Vanuatu
Lower middle income · East Asia & Pacific · Under 1 million
61.8higher is better
Rank 129–130 of 175
Why a range? Scores within 0.5 of the best score in the band share one rank. The published rank is that full range, for example Rank 21–24 of 175.
Basics
53.8
Health
57.0
Income
69.0
Knowledge
47.9
Connection
89.3
Median score of other countries: income group 57.6, region 72.9, population band 78.7.
Colour = how this country compares with peer countries; green is better for people, red is worse; arrows show whether higher or lower is better.
| Indicator | Value | Year | World | Coverage | Extreme reported | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Safely managed drinking water % World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) | 19.2higher is better | 2024 | 73.7 · 2024 | 151 | Central African Republic Lowest reported (lowest) 6.2 · 2024 | Looks off? Fix it |
Safely managed sanitation % World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) | Not reported | — | 58.5 · 2024 | 146 | Greenland Lowest reported (lowest) 0 · 2022 | Looks off? Fix it |
Access to electricity % World Bank WDI (SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset) |
Internet users aged 16+ spend about 6 h 38 min online a day (self-reported, 2025). Source: DataReportal, Digital 2025 Global Overview Report (We Are Social, Meltwater), data from GWI.
Of 100 people
Share cardEach count rounds this country's reported share to a person out of 100. The unrounded figure and the world aggregate sit under it.
19of 100
Vanuatu reports 19.2% have safely managed drinking water.
World aggregate 73.7% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
58of 100
Vanuatu has no reported figure for safely managed sanitation.
World aggregate 58.5% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
66of 100
Vanuatu reports 65.5% have access to electricity.
World aggregate 91.9% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset) · CC-BY-4.0
22of 100
Vanuatu reports 22.4% have internet access.
World aggregate 73.6% · 2025 · World Bank WDI (ITU) · CC-BY-4.0
Vanuatu reports 0.16 physicians per 1,000 people (2019). In 77 of 208 countries with a reported figure, it is under 1 per 1,000 (1980–2023). Vanuatu is one of them.
World Bank WDI (WHO) · CC-BY-4.0
Safely managed drinking water
Vanuatu reports 19.2% have safely managed drinking water.
World aggregate 73.7% · 2024 · World Bank WDI (WHO/UNICEF JMP) · CC-BY-4.0
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Costs people reported
Official statistics stay visible. Reviewed rent, doctor visits, internet bills, and screen time show as a 25th–75th percentile range after 5 reports in a city or 10 in a country. International dollars use the PPP conversion factor when the currency is VUV.