Country profile
Vanuatu
Vanuatu ranks #176 of 215 for population, #152 of 209 for gdp per capita, #140 of 216 for life expectancy, across 24 open-data indicators.
People
Population
327,777
people · 2024
Rank #176 of 215
Life expectancy
71.7
years · 2024
Rank #140 of 216
Poverty headcount
19.5%
% of population · 2019
Rank #48 of 186
Under-5 mortality
17.1
per 1,000 live births · 2024
Rank #117 of 244
Secondary school enrollment
48.9%
% net enrollment · 2015
Rank #171 of 232
Calorie supply
2,909
kcal per person per day · 2023
Rank #99 of 189
Prosperity
Tourism arrivals
82,400
arrivals · 2020
Rank #179 of 203
GDP per capita
$3,411
current US$ · 2024
Rank #152 of 209
Inflation, consumer prices
11.2
annual % growth · 2023
Rank #26 of 195
Planet
Consumer Price Indices
143
index (2015=100) · 2025
Rank #93 of 210
Forest area
36.3%
% of land area · 2023
Rank #95 of 262
PM2.5 air pollution
14.1
micrograms per cubic meter · 2020
Rank #182 of 248
Protected areas
0.1%
% of territorial area · 2025
Rank #249 of 261
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6
tonnes per person · 2024
Rank #171 of 210
Fertilizer use
10.7
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #150 of 194
Pesticide use
0.11
kg per hectare · 2023
Rank #179 of 193
Cereal yield
0.64
tonnes per hectare · 2024
Rank #176 of 182
Digital
Internet users
22.4%
% of population · 2015
Rank #190 of 213
Fixed broadband subscriptions
1.16
per 100 people · 2024
Rank #210 of 256
Mobile cellular subscriptions
89.3
per 100 people · 2023
Rank #196 of 262
Energy
Access to electricity
61.6%
% of population · 2023
Rank #183 of 215
Renewable electricity output
25.2%
% of electricity output · 2021
Rank #136 of 257
Energy use per person
3,791
kWh per person · 2023
Rank #156 of 210
Society
Electoral democracy index
0.73
index (0-1) · 2025
Rank #47 of 174
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Sources and methodology
Each value is the latest available observation for Vanuatu; years differ by indicator. Ranks compare countries and territories with data, so totals vary. Read about our methods.
- World Bank Open Data: Tourism arrivals
- World Bank Open Data: Population
- World Bank Open Data: GDP per capita
- World Bank Open Data: Access to electricity
- World Bank Open Data: Internet users
- World Bank Open Data: Life expectancy
- World Bank Data360 / FAOSTAT: Consumer Price Indices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Forest area
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: PM2.5 air pollution
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Renewable electricity output
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Protected areas
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Fixed broadband subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Mobile cellular subscriptions
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Inflation, consumer prices
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Poverty headcount
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Under-5 mortality
- World Bank Data360 / WDI: Secondary school enrollment
- Our World in Data: CO2 emissions per capita
- Our World in Data: Energy use per person
- Our World in Data: Electoral democracy index
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Fertilizer use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Pesticide use
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Calorie supply
- FAOSTAT via Our World in Data: Cereal yield