Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Turkmenistan, you would:
Health
live 3.3 years longer
In Turkmenistan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 75 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 35.5% more likely to be obese
In Turkmenistan, 18.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 84.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkmenistan, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 81.9% less money
Turkmenistan has a GDP per capita of $15,500 as of 2019, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 61.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Turkmenistan, approximately 37.6 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.
have 23.2% more children
In Turkmenistan, there are approximately 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 10.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkmenistan, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Turkmenistan, the literacy rate is 99.7% as of 2015. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkmenistan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 62% of the population do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% less on education
Turkmenistan spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 48.5% less on healthcare
Turkmenistan spends 6.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
How big is Vanuatu compared to Turkmenistan? See an in-depth size comparison.