Gender in Vanuatu

197 indicators covering gender for Vanuatu.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 22.1% 58th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per unit of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 21.6% 56th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 19.7% 71st
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 index 2025 up 5.0% 42nd
Upper secondary completion rate, adjusted gender parity index 0.871 index 2025 up 9.5% 143rd
Labor force, female, annual growth rate 2.46 % change on previous year 2025 up 74.2% 51st
Share of women aged 15–49 who are married or in a union 60.5% 2050 down 6.8% 25th
Women required to obey husband, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Labor force, female, per square kilometre 4.34 units per square kilometre 2023 up 20.6% 148th
Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), per square 0.0101 units per square kilometre 2023 up 27.1% 134th
Population (UN estimates and projections), per square kilometre 0.0161 units per square kilometre 2023 up 25.1% 151st
Human Development Index vs. mean male height 0.621 2023 up 4.9% 146th
Women can apply passport same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Gross national income (GNI) per capita, males vs. females 3,940 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 5.6% 159th
Women can obtain divorce same as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 1st
Share of the population that is female 49.5% 2025 up 0.9% 171st
Primary Gross Enrollment Rate 112.49 2024 down 9.2% 29th
Gender Development Index 0.952 2023 up 2.0% 118th
Gender Development Index vs. Human Development Index 0.952 2023 up 2.0% 118th
Gender Development Index vs. GDP per capita 0.952 2023 up 2.0% 118th
Human Development Index: males vs. females 0.6346 2023 up 3.5% 142nd
Hdi male vs female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 24.8% 11th
Hdi male vs female, annual growth rate -0.3245 % change on previous year 2023 down 136.4% 176th
Mean body mass index (BMI) in women 26.8 2016 up 2.3% 70th
Access to justice for women 1 2025 1st
Gender of the chief executive 0 2025 18th
Gender of the head of government 0 2025 20th
Gender of the head of state 0 2025 18th
Share of women in parliament 1.9% 2025 172nd
Population 327,777 2024 up 26.0% 170th
Life Expectancy at Birth 71.65 2024 up 2.3% 141st
SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in managerial positions 35.87 2025 down 3.3% 71st
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia 30.4% 2023 up 16.0% 67th
Share of women of reproductive age who have anemia vs. GDP per capita 30.4% 2023 up 16.0% 67th
Anemia: share of pregnant women vs. share of children 32.3% 2023 up 0.9% 67th
Secondary Gross Enrollment Rate 134.67 2023 up 135.2% 6th
Sex ratio at birth 106.77 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 27th
Sex ratio by age 50 males per 100 females 2023 unchanged 24th
Sex ratio at age 5 106.37 males per 100 females 2023 down 0.0% 41st
Sex ratio at birth vs. at five years old 106.77 males per 100 females 2023 up 0.0% 27th
Women have full legal rights to decide where to live 0 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 155th
Women can sign a contract on the same terms as men 1 (1=yes; 0=no) 2023 unchanged 1st
Probability of dying that year, among females 1.4% 2023 down 19.4% 85th
Probability that a man will outlive a woman 40.3% 2023 up 1.1% 94th
Sex ratio at age 60 96.19 males per 100 females 2023 down 5.4% 85th
Male population by age group 22,713 people 2023 up 14.0% 170th
Female population by age group 21,287 people 2023 up 13.9% 170th
Do Men and Women Have Equal Ownership Rights to Immovable Property? 0 2023 170th
Can a Woman Register a Business in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Sign a Contract in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Entrepreneurship Score 100 2023 unchanged 1st
Is Paid Leave of at Least 14 Weeks Available to Mothers? 0 2023 123rd
Is Dismissal of Pregnant Workers Prohibited? 0 2023 154th
Is There Paid Leave Available to Fathers? 0 2023 123rd
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Parenthood Score 0 2023 175th
Can a Woman Travel Outside the Country in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Travel Outside Her Home in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Can a Woman Choose Where to Live in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 156th
Can a Woman Apply For a Passport in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st
Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Mobility Score 75 2023 unchanged 135th