Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
be 61.9% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 13.0 years less
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 21.4% more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 21.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 47.5% more children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Vanuatu, approximately 14.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 65.4% less likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 38.2% less on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 69.6% more on education
Vanuatu spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.3% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
How big is Republic of the Congo compared to Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.