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Vanuatu

East Asia & PacificLower middle incomeCapital: Port-Vila174,477 observations
Population
335,169
world rank #177 / 217
GDP
1.35B
world rank #174 / 186
GDP / capita
3,867
world rank #158 / 185
Life expectancy
71.7
world rank #141 / 217

Governance

499 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile44.8#93Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile35.5#164Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile82.3#39Rule of Law0-100 percentile64.2#75
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,554 indicators
GDPcurrent US$1.35B#174GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,867#158GDP growth%3.1%#102Inflation%0.66%#25
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

126 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$78M#185Merchandise importscurrent US$515M#188Exports of goods & services% GDP25.3%#119Imports of goods & services% GDP48%#79
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,420 indicators
Life expectancyyears71.7#141Infant mortalityper 1k births14.4#71Maternal mortalityper 100k100#58Health spending% GDP4.1%#152
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,354 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross134.7%#5Education spending% GDP7.6%#3Adult literacy%88%#22Primary enrollment% gross112.5%#18
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

419 indicators
Populationpeople335,169#177Population growth%2.2%#36Urban population%22.3%#198Fertility ratebirths/woman3.6#42
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

239 indicators
Electricity access% pop65.5%#48Renewable energy share%25%#29Forest area% land36.3%#83CO₂ per capitat0.6#166
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

199 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop58.5%#45Electricity access, urban% urban pop90.1%#32Energy use per capitakg oil eq.158.2#169Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

307 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area4.8%#142Capture fisheries productiontonnes44,422.1#107
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

263 indicators
Agricultural land% land area15.3%#165Cereal yieldkg per hectare636.2#76Aquaculture productiontonnes6#179Food production index2014-16 = 10083#185
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

51 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people89.3#141Secure internet serversper 1M people1,919#92Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.93#119
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,138 indicators
Gini indexindex32.3#28Extreme poverty% pop19.5%#34Internet users% pop22.4%#145Homicide rateper 100k0.33#7
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

355 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-104.5#34Hazard & exposure0-102.9#24Vulnerability0-105.2#41
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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