Vanuatu

East Asia & Pacific·Lower middle income

Population: 320K; 177th of 217
GDP: $1.16B; 199th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $3,543; 151st of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 71.5; 143rd of 217
Human development: 0.607; 140th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Vanuatu

Philippines

Papua New Guinea

Micronesia, Federated States of

Viet Nam

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lower-middle income Pacific island economy; extremely reliant on subsistence agriculture and tourism; environmentally fragile; struggling post-pandemic and Tropical Cyclone Harold rebound; sizeable inflation; road infrastructure aid from Australia

Area: 12,189 km²
Languages: indigenous languages (more than 100) 82.6%, Bislama (official; creole) 14.5%, English…
Resources: manganese, hardwood forests, fish

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian83.5%▲ 0.9pt
Other15.1%▼ 1.2pt
Unaffiliated1.4%

Religious diversity: 3.26 / 10 · moderate · 91st of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

VUT

PHL

PNG

FSM

GDP

current US$

$1.16B–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$9.27M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

50.8%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

24.9%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

7.5%–––

Unemployment

% of labor force

–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

320K–––

Population density

people per km²

25.7–––

Urban population

% of total

26%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.6–––

Net migration

people

-43–––

Population under 15

% of total

38.3%–––

Population 65+

% of total

4.3%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

4.1%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

10.6%–––

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

3,790.6–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

249.7–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0.1–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

3.26–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

1.4%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

theme overview →

GDP

current US$

#199/214

$1.16B2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#151/214

$3,5432024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#176/203

$3,461latest

GDP growth

annual %

#75/214

4%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#138/207

$3,9402024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#8/213

-0.8%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#171/201

$9.27M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#113/205

50.8%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#20/206

24.9%2022

Industry value added

% of GDP

#199/208

7.5%2022

Unemployment

% of labor force

#88/187

5.1%latest

Gini index

0–100

#51/168

32.3latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#124/168

19.5%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

theme overview →

Population

people

#177/217

320Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#180/216

25.7latest

Urban population

% of total

#197/215

26%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#143/217

71.5latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#43/217

3.6latest

Net migration

people

#95/217

-432024

Population under 15

% of total

#34/217

38.3%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#158/217

4.3%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#104/196

14.2latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#106/196

16.8latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#154/192

4.1%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#171/195

0.2latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#99/160

89.1%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#4/199

10.6%latest

Tertiary enrollment

% gross

#181/194

4.9%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#163/210

45.7%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#163/214

89.32023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#167/208

1.22023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#92/215

1,9192024

Access to electricity

% of population

#183/215

61.6%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#146/198

3,790.62023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#170/202

249.72023

Electricity generation

TWh

#199/202

0.12023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#111/202

25%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#120/202

75%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#11/204

0.22024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#40/204

0.62024

Share of global CO₂

#192/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#28/193

1.92023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

theme overview →

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#112/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#139/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#84/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#106/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#100/210

0.5642024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Electoral democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#48/175

0.7292025

Liberal democracy

V-Dem, 0–1

#41/175

0.6232025

Civil liberties

V-Dem, 0–1

#42/175

0.8812025

Political corruption

V-Dem, 0–1

#65/175

0.3322025

Academic freedom

V-Dem, 0–1

#16/175

0.9092025

Corruption perceptions

CPI, 0–100

#59/178

482022

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#83/193

-0.02892022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#126/193

-0.5362022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#72/193

0.3212022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#27/193

0.952022

Women's political empowerment

V-Dem, 0–1

#104/175

0.7152025

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#91/193

3.262020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#115/193

1.4%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#140/189

0.6072021

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