Social Development in Vanuatu 124 indicators covering social development for Vanuatu. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 4,963.5% 35th Political Rights Score 32 2025 up 3.2% 71st Freedom Score 82 2025 up 5.1% 62nd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 7 2025 — 155th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per capita 0 units per person 2025 — 128th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 118th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -16.51 % change on previous year 2025 down 106.1% 73rd Full democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Equal Rights Protection Index 0.829 2025 up 5.6% 33rd Physical Integrity Rights Index 0.926 2025 down 2.1% 47th Political Corruption Index 0.332 2025 down 22.2% 110th Political Corruption Index vs. Electoral Democracy Index 0.332 2025 down 22.2% 110th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.4698 2024 up 25.6% 134th Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0595 units per square kilometre 2023 up 5,078.6% 77th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum, per square kilometre 0.0004 units per square kilometre 2023 — 142nd LGBT+ Rights Index 2.07 2019 unchanged 75th Terrorist attacks by severity 0 attacks 2021 — 1st Press freedom 2 2016 unchanged 1st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Age of electoral democracy 46 years 2025 up 27.8% 50th Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Corruption Perceptions Index 50 2024 up 16.3% 57th Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.09 2024 up 98.3% 148th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 2.14 2024 up 84.1% 123rd Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0 2024 — 176th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year -0.0433 2024 up 58.6% 142nd Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 19.0% 2024 down 41.2% 154th Age of electoral democracy 46 years 2025 up 27.8% 30th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 7.07 deaths 2021 up 8.4% 172nd Homicide rate 2.22 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 14.3% 130th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 2.25 2021 down 15.0% 124th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 59,000 2030 up 28.3% 146th States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 2.64 2030 up 28.8% 131st Age of full democracy 46 years 2025 up 27.8% 38th Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 24.8% 2030 down 1.2% 41st Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 59,000 2030 up 28.3% 148th Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 54.5% 2020 down 2.2% 70th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 71.9% 2020 down 1.2% 57th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 60.9% 2020 up 0.5% 13th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 28.1% 2020 up 3.2% 130th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 17.4% 2020 up 2.0% 52nd Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 16.5% 2020 up 3.0% 99th Alcohol, average daily intake in grams among drinkers, three-year 15.75 2020 up 18.1% 133rd Alcohol, drinkers only per capita (15+) consumption in litres of pure 7.25 2020 up 18.1% 133rd Average daily intake in grams of alcohol, population 4.42 2020 up 22.3% 134th Countries where interstate or intrastate wars took place 0 2010 — 4th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence 25.1% 2030 down 2.0% 29th Estimate of current tobacco smoking prevalence (%) 24.8% 2030 down 1.2% 36th Tobacco MPOWER overview: Monitor, Protect people, Offer help, Warn of 5 2024 unchanged 1st Tobacco Raise taxes: Inflation-adjusted prices for most sold brand of 1,000 2024 down 7.0% 34th Tobacco Raise taxes: National taxes for tobacco and nicotine products 0 2024 — 104th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →