Vanuatu
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Oceania.
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Continent
- Oceania
More Oceania quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 335,169 (2025)
- Total area
- 12,190 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 15.2° S, 166.8° E
Vanuatu at a glance
Vanuatu is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Port Vila. It has no land neighbours.
Flag of Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s flag is drawn in the proportions 3:5 (height to width), like 18 other flags in our quizzes.
Vanuatu in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 335,169 | 174thof 195 | 6thof 14 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 12,190 km² | 157thof 194 | 6thof 14 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $1.354B | 170thof 182 | 6thof 14 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $4,039 | 124thof 182 | 11thof 14 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 71.7 years | 120thof 195 | 5thof 14 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.57 | 42ndof 195 | 2ndof 14 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $143 | 134thof 191 | 12thof 14 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 22.3% | 187thof 195 | 11thof 14 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 36.3% | 75thof 191 | 9thof 13 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.87 t | 132ndof 181 | 6thof 9 |
No figure is published for Vanuatu on internet users.
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Vanuatu and its nearest countries
Vanuatu has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu | 335,169 | 12,190 km² | $4,039 | |
| Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 28,900 km² | $2,086 | about 240 km |
| Fiji | 933,154 | 18,270 km² | $6,642 | about 510 km |
| Papua New Guinea | 10,762,817 | 462,840 km² | $3,020 | about 1,370 km |
| Tuvalu | 9,492 | 30 km² | $6,041 | about 1,400 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Vanuatu · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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