Child mortality (under 5)
survival · World Bank
17.10 per 1,000 live births(2024)
Normalized: 85/100 · lower is better
Sworn Score
Country profile
Vanuatu
East Asia & Pacific · East Asia & Pacific · Capital: Port-Vila
Rank #124 of scored countries.
Survival
60.0
Living
45.7
Governance
53.4
Metrics
19 verified indicators
From official sources, sorted by category. Each card shows the latest value, a sparkline, and a link back to the source.
survival·7
Physicians per 1,000 people
survival · World Bank / WHO
0.16 per 1,000(2019)
Normalized: 2/100 · higher is better
Poverty rate (national line)
survival · World Bank
15.90 %(2019)
Normalized: 80/100 · lower is better
Access to safely managed drinking water
survival · World Bank / WHO-UNICEF JMP
19.20 %(2024)
Normalized: 9/100 · higher is better
Undernourishment
survival · World Bank / FAO
7.20 %(2023)
Normalized: 86/100 · lower is better
Unemployment rate (total)
survival · World Bank / ILO
5.07 %(2025)
Normalized: 80/100 · lower is better
Youth unemployment (15–24)
survival · World Bank / ILO
11.34 %(2025)
Normalized: 78/100 · lower is better
living·5
Education expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank / UNESCO
7.64 % of GDP(2024)
Normalized: 82/100 · higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)
living · World Bank
3,606 USD (PPP)(2024)
Normalized: 2/100 · higher is better
Health expenditure (% of GDP)
living · World Bank
4.12 % of GDP(2023)
Normalized: 14/100 · higher is better
Inflation (CPI, annual %)
living · World Bank / IMF
11.18 %(2023)
Normalized: 78/100 · lower is better
Life expectancy at birth
living · World Bank / WHO
71.65 years(2024)
Normalized: 52/100 · higher is better
governance·7
Corruption Perceptions Index
governance · Transparency International
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Gini coefficient
governance · World Bank
32.30 0–100 index(2019)
Normalized: 72/100 · lower is better
World Press Freedom Index
governance · Reporters Without Borders
—
Normalized: — · higher is better
Control of Corruption (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.15 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 40/100 · higher is better
Government Effectiveness (WGI)
governance · World Bank
-0.82 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 26/100 · higher is better
Rule of Law (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.42 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 63/100 · higher is better
Voice and Accountability (WGI)
governance · World Bank
0.49 WGI estimate(2024)
Normalized: 66/100 · higher is better
History
Vanuatu — Sworn Score over time
Each year is a snapshot using that year's methodology (trimmed-bounds over the trailing 5-year value pool). Click a column header to sort.
Change since 1996: -2.9 points
| Year | Score | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53.6 | 123 | 59.5 | 46.8 | 53.6 |
| 2025 | 53.3 | 124 | 60.0 | 45.7 | 53.4 |
| 2024 | 53.0 | 124 | 60.1 | 44.8 | 52.9 |
| 2023 | 52.6 | 124 | 59.9 | 44.7 | 52.1 |
| 2022 | 54.6 | 101 | 59.5 | 50.4 | 52.7 |
| 2021 | 55.7 | 93 | 59.7 | 51.9 | 54.7 |
| 2020 | 49.1 | 129 | 60.9 | 31.9 | 54.5 |
| 2019 | 47.9 | 142 | 59.4 | 31.6 | 52.3 |
| 2018 | 53.0 | 110 | 57.0 | 50.7 | 49.7 |
| 2017 | 48.4 | 136 | 57.7 | 37.7 | 48.6 |
| 2016 | 52.4 | 113 | 58.0 | 49.0 | 48.1 |
| 2015 | 50.6 | 124 | 58.2 | 44.0 | 47.7 |
| 2014 | 52.0 | 111 | 58.4 | 44.2 | 52.8 |
| 2013 | 53.0 | 104 | 58.6 | 44.5 | 55.8 |
| 2012 | 53.0 | 106 | 58.8 | 44.3 | 55.8 |
| 2011 | 53.0 | 98 | 58.8 | 44.6 | 55.5 |
| 2010 | 52.4 | 101 | 59.0 | 42.2 | 56.1 |
| 2009 | 51.8 | 107 | 59.3 | 40.9 | 55.3 |
| 2008 | 52.5 | 95 | 58.0 | 43.8 | 55.7 |
| 2007 | 53.5 | 97 | 56.8 | 49.0 | 54.6 |
| 2006 | 54.5 | 94 | 56.2 | 51.3 | 56.2 |
| 2005 | 55.0 | 90 | 56.2 | 52.3 | 56.8 |
| 2004 | 53.7 | 99 | 55.8 | 53.1 | 51.3 |
| 2003 | 56.2 | 83 | 55.1 | 52.9 | 62.7 |
| 2002 | 57.1 | 80 | 55.0 | 55.3 | 63.1 |
| 2001 | 57.0 | 77 | 54.8 | 56.0 | 61.8 |
| 2000 | 53.5 | 93 | 48.8 | 53.0 | 61.9 |
| 1999 | 58.3 | 76 | 57.5 | 60.2 | 56.8 |
| 1998 | 60.9 | 68 | 57.6 | 67.6 | 56.8 |
| 1997 | 56.4 | 91 | 57.8 | 54.4 | 56.9 |
| 1996 | 56.5 | 88 | 58.0 | 54.5 | 56.9 |
| 1995 | — | — | 57.5 | 54.7 | — |
| 1994 | — | — | 57.7 | 54.7 | — |
| 1993 | — | — | 57.3 | 57.6 | — |
| 1992 | — | — | 57.8 | 57.3 | — |
| 1991 | — | — | 57.0 | 56.3 | — |
| 1990 | — | — | 45.7 | 55.7 | — |
| 1989 | — | — | 45.5 | 80.0 | — |
| 1988 | — | — | 46.2 | 80.0 | — |
| 1987 | — | — | 46.0 | 76.1 | — |
| 1986 | — | — | 45.6 | 81.0 | — |
| 1985 | — | — | 45.0 | 82.4 | — |
| 1984 | — | — | 44.6 | 79.3 | — |
| 1983 | — | — | 43.9 | 80.9 | — |
| 1982 | — | — | 43.3 | 76.8 | — |
| 1981 | — | — | 42.7 | 60.7 | — |
| 1980 | — | — | 42.0 | 71.8 | — |
| 1979 | — | — | 44.7 | 77.6 | — |
| 1978 | — | — | 44.3 | 74.4 | — |
| 1977 | — | — | 42.8 | 75.3 | — |
| 1976 | — | — | 42.4 | 56.2 | — |
| 1975 | — | — | 42.1 | 55.3 | — |
| 1974 | — | — | 42.2 | 54.5 | — |
| 1973 | — | — | 42.3 | 53.7 | — |
| 1972 | — | — | 42.8 | 52.7 | — |
| 1971 | — | — | 43.8 | 51.7 | — |
| 1970 | — | — | 43.6 | 50.7 | — |
| 1969 | — | — | 42.7 | 49.4 | — |
| 1968 | — | — | 42.3 | 48.4 | — |
| 1967 | — | — | 42.1 | 47.4 | — |
| 1966 | — | — | 41.8 | 46.4 | — |
| 1965 | — | — | 41.2 | 45.6 | — |
Promises
What was committed, where it stands
No promises tracked yet.
No promises tracked yet for Vanuatu.