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Vanuatu
Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu, is an archipelagic country in Melanesia located in the South Pacific Ocean. The archipelago, which is of volcanic origin, is 1,750 km (1,090 mi) east of northern Australia, 540 km (340 mi) northeast of New Caledonia, east of New Guinea, southeast of Solomon Islands, and west of Fiji.
Summary from Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
The Institute's composite reading
Vigilance
4.4 /10 risk
- Security 0.0
- Legitimacy 6.7
- Economy 6.5
- Diplomacy 5.0
- Influence 0.0
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 4 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 2 (list of 2026.10.07).
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Population
- 321,409 inh.
- Area
- 12,189 km²
- Currency
- VUV
- Regime
- —
Executive in office
Head of State
Nikenike Vurobaravu
Head of Government
Bob Loughman
Government in office 1 members
Premier ministre du Vanuatu
Charlot Salwai
Parliament
Parlement du Vanuatu
52 seats
Inception 1980
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
1 G$
GDP / capita
4,039 $
Growth
3.1 %
Inflation
0.7 %
Unemployment
5.1 %
Debt / GDP
67.9 %
Life expectancy
71.7 yrs
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.73/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
82/100
Corruption (CPI)
47/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
0 Md$
Imports
0 Md$
Balance
0 Md$
Top exports
- 42% Coprah + bœuf
Top imports
- 21% Pétrole raffiné
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
31%
-
GBR
33%
-
FRA
38%
-
DEU
38%
-
RUS
51%
-
CHN
62%
-
IND
62%
Abstention: 25%
Political calendar Institute · Wikipedia · 2026-10-08
Last election
- 2025-01-16
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.621/1
Gini
32.3
Refugees originating
13
National anthem
Yumi, Yumi
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- UN
- WTO
- Commonwealth
- Francophonie (OIF)
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 3,018 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 2,902, or ×1.0.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2019 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Political calendar · Institute and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01
- Summary · Wikipédia (CC BY-SA 4.0)