Micronesia or Vanuatu: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Vanuatu wins on more indicators: 7 of 12 against 4.
- Safety and trust: Vanuatu 0:1
- Costs and work: Micronesia 1:0
- Climate and health: Vanuatu 1:6
- Law and institutions: Micronesia 2:0
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Micronesia
Indicator
Vanuatu
Safety and trust
Better: Vanuatu (0 : 1)Organized violence
tie
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
lower is better
periods differ
✗0.9 per 100,000 residents
2019176% higher
✓0.3 per 100,000 residents
202064% lower
Costs and work
Better: Micronesia (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$4,604
20252% higher
✗$4,525
20252% lower
Climate and health
Better: Vanuatu (1 : 6)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗67.4 years
20246% lower
✓71.7 years
20246% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗63.6 years
20249% lower
✓69.6 years
20249% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗71.3 years
20244% lower
✓74.1 years
20244% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗71.6 years
20235% lower
✓75.5 years
20235% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
97.97%
2024almost equal
✓98.56%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
97.76%
2024almost equal
✓98.29%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✓3.5 µg/m³ per year
202350% lower
✗7.0 µg/m³ per year
2023100% higher
Law and institutions
Better: Micronesia (2 : 0)Rule of law
higher is better
✓0.97 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202583% higher
✗0.53 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
202545% lower
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓0.67 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-0.18 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Micronesia, Vanuatu.