Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Vietnam, you would:

Health

be 12.0 times more likely to be obese

In Vietnam, 2.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 45.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Vietnam, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.

make 65.9% less money

Vietnam has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.

Life

have 37.5% more children

In Vietnam, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 67.4% more likely to die during childbirth

In Vietnam, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 38.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Vietnam, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.

be 62.9% less likely to have internet access

In Vietnam, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 43.9% less on education

Vietnam spends 4.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 35.8% less on healthcare

Vietnam spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Vanuatu, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 26.6% less coastline

Vietnam has a total of 3,444 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Vanuatu: At a glance

Vanuatu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 12,189 sq km. Multiple waves of colonizers, each speaking a distinct language, migrated to the New Hebrides in the millennia preceding European exploration in the 18th century. This settlement pattern accounts for the complex linguistic diversity found on the archipelago to this day. The British and French, who settled the New Hebrides in the 19th century, agreed in 1906 to an Anglo-French Condominium, which administered the islands until independence in 1980, when the new name of Vanuatu was adopted.
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