Quality of life comparison

live 11.2 years longer

In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Singapore, that number is 86 years (84 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2022.

be 75.8% less likely to be obese

In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Singapore, that number is 6.1% of people as of 2016.

make 33.4 times more money

Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Singapore, the GDP per capita is $93,400 as of 2020.

be 32.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Singapore, that number is 2.2% as of 2019.

be 88.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Singapore, 8.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.4% more likely to be literate

In Vanuatu, the literacy rate is 87.5% as of 2018. In Singapore, it is 97.5% as of 2019.

be 89.2% less 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 Singapore, on the other hand, 1.6 children do as of 2022.

have 58.0% fewer children

In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Singapore, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 61.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Vanuatu, approximately 62% of the population has electricity access as of 2018. In Singapore, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Singapore, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

spend 20.6% more on healthcare

Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Singapore, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 92.4% less coastline

Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Singapore, that number is 193 km.