Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Missouri instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Economy
make 18.8 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $3,000 as of 2023, while in Missouri, the GDP per capita is $56,344 as of 2024.
be 35.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Missouri, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 23.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Vanuatu, 15.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Missouri, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 33.8% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 66.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Missouri, about 88.3% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
