How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 10 times as long as Vanuatu’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Vanuatu: 2,528 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Australia’s highest peak towers 351 m above Vanuatu’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Vanuatu: 1,877 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Australia has 82 times as many people as Vanuatu.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Vanuatu: 335,169 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vanuatu is 7.7 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Vanuatu: 27 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 18 years older than in Vanuatu.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Vanuatu: 20.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vanuatu have 2.1 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Vanuatu: 3.57 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Vanuatu.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Vanuatu: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Vanuatu: no data

How many official languages?

Vanuatu has 3 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Vanuatu: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 1,329 times the size of Vanuatu’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Vanuatu: $1.35 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 16 times as much per person as Vanuatu.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Vanuatu: Int$4,525 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Australia than in Vanuatu (Gini 1.5 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Vanuatu: 32.3 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.1% in Vanuatu, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Vanuatu: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Vanuatu: no data

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Vanuatu’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Vanuatu: 89% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 49 times as much on health per person as Vanuatu.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Vanuatu: $143 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vanuatu is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Vanuatu: 14.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 25 times as many doctors per person as Vanuatu.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Vanuatu: 0.2 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 22% in Vanuatu.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Vanuatu: 21.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Vanuatu smoke, versus 12% in Australia.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Vanuatu: 24.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Vanuatu: no data

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Vanuatu.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Vanuatu: 2.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 2.8 times as much meat per person as Vanuatu.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Vanuatu: 41 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 653 kcal more food per person per day than Vanuatu.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Vanuatu: 2,909 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Vanuatu: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 5.7 years longer than in Vanuatu.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Vanuatu: 7.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Vanuatu: 0.1 (2022)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 22% in Vanuatu.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Vanuatu: 22% (2015)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 66% in Vanuatu.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Vanuatu: 65.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 22% in Vanuatu.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Vanuatu: 22% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Australia has 113 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vanuatu 89.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Vanuatu: 89 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Vanuatu: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 2.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vanuatu.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Vanuatu: 1.07 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 36% of Vanuatu, but only 17% of Australia.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Vanuatu: 36.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 24 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vanuatu.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Vanuatu: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

39% of Australia’s electricity is renewable, versus 25% in Vanuatu.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Vanuatu: 25% (2023)

How clean is the air?

The air in Vanuatu carries 7% more fine dust than in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Vanuatu: 5.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Australia as in Vanuatu.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Vanuatu: 0.3 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vanuatu are 2.8 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Vanuatu: 12.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vanuatu is on average 2.8 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vanuatu: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vanuatu gets 5.4 times as much rain as Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vanuatu: 2,432 mm (2016–2025 avg)