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Vanuatu
Republic of Vanuatu
Quick facts
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Population
- 283,000
- Area
- 12,189 km²
- Region
- Melanesia
- Languages
- Bislama, English, French
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatu (Vt)
- Demonym
- Ni-Vanuatu
- UN member
- Yes
How Vanuatu compares
Economy size$1.1 B
177th of 178 worldwide · 5th of 5 in Melanesia
Income per person$3,411
120th of 178 worldwide · 3rd of 5 in Melanesia
Life expectancy71.7 yrs
111th of 179 worldwide · 2nd of 5 in Melanesia
Internet access22.4%
160th of 179 worldwide · 4th of 5 in Melanesia
Highlights
GDP
$1.1 B
World Bank2024
Gross Domestic Product — the total market value of all goods and services produced in a year, at current prices.
GDP per capita
$3,411
World Bank2024
GDP divided by population — a rough measure of average economic output per person.
Life expectancy
71.7 yrs
World Bank2024
Years a newborn would live if current mortality patterns held throughout its life.
Internet users
22.4%
ITU / World Bank2015
Share of the population that used the internet in the last three months.
Resource rents
0.6%
World Bank2021
Total natural-resource rents (oil, gas, mineral, forest) as a share of GDP.
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