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Vanuatu

Vanuatu / VU

01 / BASIC INFORMATION

Vanuatu in numbers.

Area12,190 kmยฒWorld # 160 โ†’Population335.2KWorld # 176 โ†’Population density27.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 174 โ†’Life expectancy71.7 yearsWorld # 139 โ†’GDP per capitaUS$ 4,039World # 149 โ†’

02 / ALL RANKINGS

Vanuatu across 51 rankings.

Essentials

Area12,190 kmยฒWorld # 160 / 2023 โ†’Population335.2KWorld # 176 / 2025 โ†’Population density27.5 people/kmยฒWorld # 174 / Population 2025 ยท area 2023 โ†’Independence / founding reference year1,980World # 30 / CIA World Factbook 2025 archive โ†’

People & society

Population growth2.2%World # 36 / 2025 โ†’Total fertility rate3.6World # 42 / 2024 โ†’Birth rate27.7 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 40 / 2024 โ†’Death rate5 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 190 / 2024 โ†’Median age20.1 yearsWorld # 195 / 2023 โ†’Population aged 65+4.4%World # 156 / 2025 โ†’Population aged 0โ€“1438%World # 34 / 2025 โ†’Urban population22.3%World # 207 / 2025 โ†’Net migration-52World # 90 / 2025 โ†’Net migration rate-0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 97 / 2025 โ†’International migrant share1%World # 171 / 2024 โ†’

Health

Life expectancy71.7 yearsWorld # 139 / 2024 โ†’Healthy life expectancy58.7 yearsWorld # 133 / 2021 โ†’Physicians per 1,000 people0.2 per 1,000 peopleWorld # 173 / 2019 โ†’Smoking rate24.9%World # 49 / 2024 โ†’

Economy & work

GDP per capitaUS$ 4,039World # 149 / 2025 โ†’Nominal GDPUS$ 1.4BWorld # 197 / 2025 โ†’GDP per capita (PPP)US$ 4,525World # 171 / 2025 โ†’Real GDP growth3.1%World # 112 / 2025 โ†’Inflation0.7%World # 162 / 2025 โ†’Unemployment5.1%World # 97 / 2025 โ†’Youth unemployment11.3%World # 104 / 2025 โ†’Average annual working hoursNo dataNo rank โ†’Average sleep timeNo dataNo rank โ†’Income inequality (Gini index)32.3World # 113 / 2019 โ†’

Education & science

Education spending (% of GDP)7.6%World # 10 / 2024 โ†’Researchers per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’R&D spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Patent applications per million peopleNo dataNo rank โ†’

Food & agriculture

Calorie supply per person2,909 kcal/dayWorld # 101 / 2023 โ†’Meat supply per person41 kg/person/yearWorld # 116 / 2023 โ†’Rice productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Wheat productionNo dataNo rank โ†’Coffee production13.4 tWorld # 76 / 2024 โ†’Coffee consumption per personNo dataNo rank โ†’

Environment & digital

Forest area36.3%World # 83 / 2023 โ†’Electricity use per personNo dataNo rank โ†’COโ‚‚ emissions per person0.6 tWorld # 174 / 2024 โ†’Internet use22.4%World # 189 / 2015 โ†’Mobile subscriptions89.3 per 100 peopleWorld # 159 / 2023 โ†’

Safety & politics

Homicide rate0.3 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 176 / 2020 โ†’Road traffic death rate14.9 per 100,000 peopleWorld # 95 / 2019 โ†’Military spending (% of GDP)No dataNo rank โ†’Women in parliament1.9%World # 190 / 2025 โ†’

Travel & culture

International tourist arrivals82.4KWorld # 176 / 2020 โ†’International tourism receiptsUS$ 67MWorld # 155 / 2020 โ†’World Heritage sites1 sitesWorld # 138 / 2026-07 โ†’

03 / CULTURE & INDUSTRY

Society, culture and industry.

Largest religious groupChristianity2020 / 56.1%Main languagebiMain functional languageLeading electricity sourceOil2023Top export categoryAnimal products2023Most mapped OSM sportFootball and futsal84 facilities countedWriting directionLeft to rightbiLargest staple-food calorie sourceRice2023Current currencyVatuVUVDriving sideRight-hand trafficSide of the road used by trafficCountry-name originNo dataNo comparison data for this country