Population
335.9K
Unitary parliamentary republic
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,365
in 2031
Passport power
#109
46 visa-free destinations
Cities rated
4
Top: Port Vila
Country overview
- Official name
- Republic of Vanuatu
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Continent
- Oceania / Melanesia
- Area
- 12,189 km²
- Population
- 335.9K
- Density
- 24.6/km²
- Government
- Unitary parliamentary republic
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Right
- TLD
- .vu
- Calling code
- +678
- Timezone
- UTC+11:00
Regions
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #109 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 46
- Total accessible
- 80
- Digital nomad visa
- Remote Worker Visa $2,000/month · 12 mo
- Immigration programs
- 1 Nomad 1 Citizenship
Culture and society
- Languages
- Bislama, English, French (français)
- Religions
- Christianity 93.4%, Animism 4.6%, Baháʼà faith 1.4%, Other 0.6%
- Currencies
- Vt VUV — Vanuatu vatu
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.621
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $5,365
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 71.7 yrs
- Internet users (2015)
- 22.4%
- Gini index (2010)
- 37.6
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.3%
- Unemployment (2025)
- 5.1%
- Urban population (2025)
- 22.3%
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 5.8 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2020)
- 0.3/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.46
Latest news
| Update | Category | Source | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanuatu and Australia Sign Pact to Separately Identify Investor Citizens | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |
| Citizenship-by-Investment Processing Times: Half of Programs Faster in Q1 2026 | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 3 months ago |
| Citizenship by Investment Comparison: Nauru, Vanuatu, and São Tomé and PrÃncipe | Residency & citizenship | Global Citizen Solutions | 4 months ago |
| Citizenship-by-Investment Program Cost Comparison for Families in 2026 | Residency & citizenship | Nomad Capitalist | 4 months ago |
| Vanuatu Citizenship by Investment: Agent Selection Said to Affect Processing Times | Residency & citizenship | IMI Daily | 5 months ago |