Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hawaii instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 13.4% more likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Hawaii, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2022.
Economy
be 56.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Hawaii, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
be 38.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Hawaii, however, that number is 9.8% as of 2023.
make 15.9 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Hawaii, the GDP per capita is $64,124 as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.5% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 69.9% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Hawaii, about 91.2% do as of 2023.
Sources: World Bank (2025), US Census Bureau (American Community Survey) (2023), World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025), The World Factbook (2020), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this
