Quality of life comparison

live 9.8 years longer

In South Africa, the average life expectancy is 65 years (64 years for men, 67 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 11.0% less likely to be obese

In South Africa, 28.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

be 94.0% less likely to be unemployed

In South Africa, 28.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 75.7% less money

South Africa has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

be 39.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In South Africa, approximately 119.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

be 44.6% less likely to die during infancy

In South Africa, approximately 25.9 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.

have 16.2% more children

In South Africa, there are approximately 18.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 34.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In South Africa, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 62.9% less likely to have internet access

In South Africa, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

spend 66.2% less on education

South Africa spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 62.6% less on healthcare

South Africa spends 9.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.