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