Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.5 years less

In Denmark, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.

be 27.9% more likely to be obese

In Denmark, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 95.3% less money

Denmark has a GDP per capita of $59,900 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2022.

be 17.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Denmark, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.2% as of 2022.

be 28.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Denmark, 12.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2019.

Life

have 84.1% more children

In Denmark, there are approximately 11.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 18.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Denmark, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Denmark, approximately 3.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Denmark, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, 70% of the population do as of 2021.

be 33.3% less likely to have internet access

In Denmark, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 64.1% less on education

Denmark spends 6.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 61.9% less on healthcare

Denmark spends 10.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 65.4% less coastline

Denmark has a total of 7,314 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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