Countries / East Asia & Pacific

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#93 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile35.5#164 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile82.3#39 Rule of Law0-100 percentile64.2#75

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Economy

1,556 indicators

GDPcurrent US$1.35B#174 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,867#158 GDP growth%3.1%#102 Inflation%0.66%#25

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0 · updated 2027

Trade

124 indicators

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Health

1,420 indicators

Life expectancyyears71.7#141 Infant mortalityper 1k births14.4#71 Maternal mortalityper 100k100#58 Health spending% GDP4.1%#152

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Education

2,354 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross134.7%#5 Education spending% GDP7.6%#3 Adult literacy%88%#22 Primary enrollment% gross112.5%#18

World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

419 indicators

Populationpeople335,169#177 Population growth%2.2%#36 Urban population%22.3%#198 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.6#42

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Climate

239 indicators

Electricity access% pop65.5%#48 Renewable energy share%25%#29 Forest area% land36.3%#83 CO₂ per capitat0.6#166

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Energy

199 indicators

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Environment

307 indicators

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Agriculture

263 indicators

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Technology

51 indicators

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Society

1,138 indicators

Gini indexindex32.3#28 Extreme poverty% pop19.5%#34 Internet users% pop22.4%#145 Homicide rateper 100k0.33#7

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Risk

355 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1 INFORM risk score0-104.5#34 Hazard & exposure0-102.9#24 Vulnerability0-105.2#41

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Other

1 indicator

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