Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Singapore, you would:
Health
live 11.2 years less
In Singapore, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.1 times more likely to be obese
In Singapore, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Singapore, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 97.0% less money
Singapore has a GDP per capita of $93,400 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In Singapore, there are approximately 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Singapore, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.3% less likely to be literate
In Singapore, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2019. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 9.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Singapore, approximately 1.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Singapore, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
be 71.7% less likely to have internet access
In Singapore, approximately 92.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 17.1% less on healthcare
Singapore spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 13.1 times more coastline
Singapore has a total of 193 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to Singapore? See an in-depth size comparison.