Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Sudan, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 3.8 times more likely to be obese
In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 91.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Sudan, 19.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 30.0% less money
Sudan has a GDP per capita of $4,000 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 75.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sudan, approximately 295.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.2% more likely to be literate
In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 66.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 35.6% fewer children
In Sudan, there are approximately 33.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Sudan, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (71% in urban areas, and 35% 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.
Expenditures
spend 26.1% less on healthcare
Sudan spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Sudan has a total of 853 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 Sudan? See an in-depth size comparison.