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Vanuatu · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Vanuatu

East Asia & Pacific Capital Port-Vila Lower middle income Nation age 46 years (since 1980) i VUT · VU
NationsTree Index 2025 i41.1126th of 196 Tree height 2025 i0.7 msee ranking Military strength i—percentile
Population i335,169177th of 217 Area i12,189 km²160th of 216 GDP i$1.35 bn195th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$1.52 bn intl.191st of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$4,525 intl.171st of 199 Life expectancy i71.7 years141st of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i34
Strength · trunk i8
Quality of life · crown i31
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i71
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i92
CSV

In short

Vanuatu is 126th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 41.1 out of 100; its tree is 0.7 m tall.

It has 335,169 people and an economy of $1.52 bn at purchasing power parity, 191st of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Government budget balance (5th of 192), Secondary enrolment (6th of 173) and Homicide rate (8th of 145).

Its weakest positions: Safely managed drinking water (138th of 150), Physicians (154th of 174) and Completed lower secondary, 25+ (133rd of 153).

Over five years it climbed from 153rd to 126th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 12,189 160th/216
Land area ikm² 12,189 158th/216
Population ipeople 335,169 177th/217
Population growth i% 2.23% 36th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 26.9 177th/216
Urban population i% 22.3% 209th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 38.0% 34th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.4% 158th/217

Economy

40
GDP iUSD $1.35 bn 195th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $1.52 bn 191st/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $1.30 bn 191st/199
GDP per person iUSD $4,039 150th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $4,525 171st/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $4,410 135th/201
GDP growth i% 3.1% 113th/210
Inflation i% 0.7% 26th/180
Unemployment i% 5.1% 90th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 67.9% 37th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 36.2% 52nd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 6.2% 5th/192

Main industries

40
Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 26.6% 17th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 10.1% 185th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 4.0% 161st/192
Services i% of GDP 56.8% 112th/200

Trade

31
Exports of goods & services iUSD $329.0 m 172nd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $623.5 m 173rd/182
Exports i% of GDP 25.3% 123rd/183
Imports i% of GDP 48.0% 84th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 73.4% 108th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.1%2011
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 8.2%2011
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 85.3%2011
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 1.6%2011
Current account balance i% of GDP -6.0% 150th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 2.4% 86th/196

Natural resources

53
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.6% 128th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.00% 68th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.00% 91st/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.57% 67th/209
Arable land i% of land area 1.6% 177th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 31,944 17th/183

Tourism

30
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 82,400 172nd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $67.0 m 149th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 50.4% 15th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 9,400 106th/107

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 71.7 141st/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 17.1 110th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.16 154th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 1.72008
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 71% 166th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 28.7% 133rd/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 134.7% 6th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 30.4% 42nd/55
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 7.6% 149th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 4.1% 153rd/193
Adult literacy i% 88.0% 57th/98
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 4.9%2004
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.621 146th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 32.32019
Extreme poverty i% of population 19.5%2019

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 65.5% 181st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 19.2% 138th/150
Internet users i% of population 22.4%2015
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 89 159th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 1.2 167th/208
Air passengers carried ipassengers 359,290 121st/161

Environment & energy

78
CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 0.87 59th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 25.0% 92nd/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 7.0 26th/200
Forest area i% of land area 74.6% 12th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1582007

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 37.0 159th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 44.4 102nd/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 67.3 71st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 82.3 46th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 49.6 122nd/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 67.8 67th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.3 8th/145

Military

28
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 7.0 m 117th/163

Science & innovation

8
Patent applications by residents iapplications 1 126th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 12 183rd/197

Compare Vanuatu with

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Vanuatu — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/vanuatu. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Vanuatu — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/vanuatu. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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