Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 19.1% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.
see 7.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Vanuatu spends $141 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.
have 3.4 times more doctors per person
Vanuatu has 1.6 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2019. Namibia has 5.5 as of 2022.
have 34.0% more access to essential health services
Vanuatu scores 47 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Namibia scores 63 as of 2021.
be 45.4% less likely to die by suicide
Vanuatu has a suicide rate of 15.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 90.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Vanuatu, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 9.0% of people as of 2024.
live 4.1 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 20.7% more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $4,039 as of 2025, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 5.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Namibia, that number is 19.3% as of 2025.
Life
be 39.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 100.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Namibia, 139.0 women do as of 2023.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Namibia, on the other hand, 36.4 children do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 18.8% more on education
Vanuatu spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Namibia spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 37.8% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
Safety
be 34.0 times more likely to be murdered
Vanuatu has a homicide rate of 0.3 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Namibia, that number is 11.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 76.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Vanuatu, road accidents kill 12.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Namibia, they kill 22.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.4 times more home broadband
Vanuatu has 1.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 24.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Vanuatu, air pollution causes 57.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Namibia, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
emit 37.9% more CO2
Vanuatu emits 0.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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