Gender in Vanuatu 197 indicators covering gender for Vanuatu. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Can a Woman Work in a Job Deemed Dangerous in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work in An Industrial Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Work at Night in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 170th Does the Law Mandate Equal Remuneration For Work of Equal Value? 0 2023 — 98th Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pay Score 50 2023 unchanged 122nd Can a Woman Obtain a Judgment of Divorce in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Can a Woman Be Head of Household in the Same Way as a Man? 0 2023 — 161st Is There No Legal Provision That Requires a Married Woman to Obey Her 1 2023 unchanged 1st Does a Woman Have the Same Rights to Remarry as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is There Legislation Specifically Addressing Domestic Violence? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Marriage Score 80 2023 unchanged 105th Are Periods of Absence Due to Childcare Accounted For in Pension 0 2023 — 110th Is the Mandatory Retirement Age For Men and Women the Same? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Partial Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Is the Age at Which Men and Women Can Retire With Full Pension 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Pension Score 75 2023 unchanged 74th Can a Woman Get a Job in the Same Way as a Man? 1 2023 unchanged 1st Women Business and the Law Index (WBL), Workplace Score 25 2023 unchanged 169th Women Business and the Law Index 55.62 2023 unchanged 170th Women Business and the Law Index 55.62 2023 unchanged 170th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 135.6% 2025 up 8.7% 50th Share of female employment by economic sector 46.3% 2025 down 14.1% 34th Maternal Mortality Ratio, Modeled Estimate 100 2023 down 9.1% 66th Prevalence rate of hypertension in men aged 30-79 37.4 2019 up 5.6% 95th Prevalence rate of hypertension in women aged 30-79 41.8 2019 up 8.0% 53rd Total Fertility Rate 3.7 2022 down 10.4% 40th Tertiary Gross Enrollment Rate 4.88 2004 up 7.0% 179th Women have the same rights to remarry as men, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 — 1st School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 10.24 years 2004 up 8.9% 144th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 10.95 years 2004 up 11.0% 140th Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 0.0% 2025 — 185th Women of reproductive age 77,733 2023 up 23.2% 174th Women who have their need for family planning satisfied with modern 61.5% 2026 up 6.4% 118th Share of people who don't drink alcohol, men vs women 45.2% 2020 down 3.1% 66th Number of seats held by women in national parliaments 1 2026 — 205th Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 1.9% 2026 — 207th Share of women in ministerial positions 0.0% 2024 — 184th Share of women in parliament 1.9% 2025 — 190th Preprimary Gross Enrollment Rate 102.61 2020 up 9.6% 20th Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 68.2% 2016 up 0.5% 15th Own-account workers, male (% of male employment) 60.6% 2016 down 0.6% 12th Proportion of Seats Held By Women in National Parliaments 1.96 2024 — 187th Representation of women in the lower chamber of parliament 0.04 ratio 2026 — 169th Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (%) 93.9% 2025 down 32.9% 122nd Share of pregnant women who have anemia 32.3% 2023 up 0.9% 67th Number of women of reproductive age (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 23.6 2023 up 45.7% 167th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia 30.4% 2023 up 16.0% 69th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, pregnant 32.3% 2023 up 0.9% 69th Proportion of women aged 15-49 years with anaemia, non-pregnant 30.3% 2023 up 17.9% 69th Prevalence of anaemia in women aged 15-49 30.4 2023 up 16.0% 67th Gender Development Index 0.936 2022 up 0.5% 124th Proportion of women in managerial positions - 13th ICLS 36.4% 2020 up 65.3% 67th Adjusted gender parity index for participation rate in organized 1.02 2024 down 1.8% 48th Suicide Rate 15.73 2021 down 8.1% 22nd Female migrants 50.3% 2020 up 0.0% 83rd Age at first marriage, female 22.5 2009 down 2.2% 109th Proportion of Women in Ministerial Level Positions 0 2024 — 182nd SDG indicator 5.5.2: Proportion of women in senior and middle 37.88 2025 up 68.0% 39th Prevalence of anaemia in non-pregnant women (aged 15-49) 18.3% 2019 up 2.2% 69th Number of pregnant women (aged 15-49 years) with anaemia 0.96 2019 down 8.6% 165th ← Previous Page 3 of 4 Next →