Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Syria, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 96.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
Life
be 2.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 32.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Syria, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 84% 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 27.8% less likely to have internet access
In Syria, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 54.9% less on education
Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 13.1 times more coastline
Syria 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 Syria? See an in-depth size comparison.