How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 6 times as long as Vanuatu’s.

New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition) · Vanuatu: 2,528 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Vanuatu’s highest peak towers 1,847 m above New Zealand’s.

New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition) · Vanuatu: 1,877 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

New Zealand has 16 times as many people as Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025) · Vanuatu: 335,169 (2025)

How crowded is it?

Vanuatu is 36% more densely populated than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025) · Vanuatu: 27 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 17 years older than in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023) · Vanuatu: 20.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Vanuatu have 2.0 more children on average than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024) · Vanuatu: 3.57 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

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

New Zealand: 17.6% (2025) · Vanuatu: 4.4% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand: 5.6 (2025) · Vanuatu: no data

How many official languages?

New Zealand and Vanuatu are practically level.

New Zealand: 3 (2026) · Vanuatu: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

New Zealand’s economy is 195 times the size of Vanuatu’s.

New Zealand: $264 billion (2025) · Vanuatu: $1.35 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 13 times as much per person as Vanuatu.

New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025) · Vanuatu: Int$4,525 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

New Zealand: no data · Vanuatu: 32.3 (2019)

How many people are looking for work?

New Zealand and Vanuatu are practically level.

New Zealand: 5.1% (2025) · Vanuatu: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

New Zealand: 1.2% (2024) · Vanuatu: no data

How expensive is it?

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

New Zealand: 86% (2025) · Vanuatu: 89% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 35 times as much on health per person as Vanuatu.

New Zealand: $5,022 (2024) · Vanuatu: $143 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Vanuatu is 3.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024) · Vanuatu: 14.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 22 times as many doctors per person as Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Vanuatu: 0.2 per 1,000 (2019)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 22% in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 34.7% (2024) · Vanuatu: 21.6% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

25% of adults in Vanuatu smoke, versus 9.3% in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 9.3% (2024) · Vanuatu: 24.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

New Zealand: 7.00 (2025) · Vanuatu: no data

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023) · Vanuatu: 2.1 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 94% more meat per person than Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023) · Vanuatu: 41 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand has 213 kcal more food per person per day than Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023) · Vanuatu: 2,909 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023) · Vanuatu: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 5.7 years longer than in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023) · Vanuatu: 7.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

New Zealand welcomed 6.3 times as many tourists per resident as Vanuatu (2019).

New Zealand: 0.6 (2024) · Vanuatu: 0.1 (2022)

How many people are online?

94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 22% in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 94% (2024) · Vanuatu: 22% (2015)

Who has electricity at home?

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

New Zealand: 100% (2024) · Vanuatu: 65.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 22% in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 84% (2025) · Vanuatu: 22% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vanuatu 89.

New Zealand: 130 (2024) · Vanuatu: 89 (2023)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018) · Vanuatu: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 2.82 (2023) · Vanuatu: 1.07 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 36% of Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 37.8% (2023) · Vanuatu: 36.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024) · Vanuatu: 0.6 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

89% of New Zealand’s electricity is renewable, versus 25% in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 88.5% (2025) · Vanuatu: 25% (2023)

How clean is the air?

The air in New Zealand carries 21% more fine dust than in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Vanuatu: 5.8 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in New Zealand as in Vanuatu.

New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022) · Vanuatu: 0.3 per 100k (2020)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Vanuatu are 89% deadlier than in New Zealand.

New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021) · Vanuatu: 12.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Vanuatu is on average 14.2 °C warmer than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Vanuatu: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Vanuatu gets 52% more rain than New Zealand.

New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Vanuatu: 2,432 mm (2016–2025 avg)