Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka instead of Vanuatu, you would:
Health
live 2.4 years longer
In Vanuatu, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 79.4% less likely to be obese
In Vanuatu, 25.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 4.5 times more money
Vanuatu has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Vanuatu, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 1999. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 50.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Vanuatu, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 42.8% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 36.0% fewer children
In Vanuatu, there are approximately 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 61.8% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 34.6% more likely to have internet access
In Vanuatu, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.6% more on healthcare
Vanuatu spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 47.0% less coastline
Vanuatu has a total of 2,528 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
How big is Sri Lanka compared to Vanuatu? See an in-depth size comparison.