Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 0.9 years longer

In Fiji, the average life expectancy is 74 years (72 years for men, 77 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 16.6% less likely to be obese

In Fiji, 30.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 46.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Fiji, 29.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Vanuatu, however, that number is 15.9% as of 2019.

make 77.4% less money

Fiji has a GDP per capita of $12,400 as of 2022, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2022.

be 14.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Fiji, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 5.2% as of 2022.

Life

have 30.8% more children

In Fiji, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Vanuatu, there are 20.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Fiji, approximately 38.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Vanuatu, 94.0 women do as of 2020.

be 10.1% less likely to be literate

In Fiji, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 89.1% as of 2021.

be 42.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Fiji, approximately 10.1 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 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Fiji, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 87% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Vanuatu, that number is 70% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 61% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 25.0% less likely to have internet access

In Fiji, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Vanuatu, about 66.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 59.6% less on education

Fiji spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.2 times more coastline

Fiji has a total of 1,129 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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