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Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

Capital
Port Vila
Population
335,169 2025
Area
12,189 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of VanuatuVANUATUPort VilaNEW CALEDONIASouthPacific OceanCoral Sea0250 km
Vanuatu hatched, Port Vila marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 17.0°S 168.2°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

An island country in Melanesia, Vanuatu shares no land border with another country. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Port Vila is Suva, in Fiji, 1,072 km away. With 12,189 km², it is about the size of Qatar and Jamaica and ranks 157th of 195 by area.

335,169 people lived in Vanuatu in 2025, according to the World Bank; only 21 countries have fewer. On average, 28 people live on each km². Most people live outside urban areas: the urban share was 22.3% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$4,039 in current US dollars: 130th of 191 worldwide, 11th of 14 in Oceania. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 71.7 years. Forest covers 74.6% of its land (2024). The latest World Bank figure for internet use (2015) is older than 2018, so it appears in the table with its year but is not ranked or compared here.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. From 20.2°S to 13.7°S, it spans about 726 km north to south. Directly through the Earth from Port Vila, the antipode falls on land, in Mauritania.

How it compares Oceania: 14 countries

MeasureFigureWorldOceania
Population335,1692025, World Bank173rd of 1946th of 14
Area12,189 km²world-countries157th of 1956th of 14
GDPUS$1.4 billion2025, World Bank, current US$179th of 1916th of 14
GDP per capitaUS$4,0392025, World Bank, current US$130th of 19111th of 14
Population density28 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries156th of 19411th of 14
Life expectancy71.7 years2024, World Bank119th of 1945th of 14
Urban population22.3%2025, World Bank186th of 19411th of 14
Forest area74.6% of land2024, World Bank11th of 1945th of 14
Population growth+2.23% a year2025, World Bank36th of 1942nd of 14
Internet users22.4%2015, World Bank; older than 2018, not ranked——
Fertility rate3.57 births per woman2024, World Bank42nd of 1942nd of 14
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 1952nd of 14
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaQatar, Jamaica and Montenegro

Closest in populationIceland, Barbados and Bahamas

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Port Vila
17.73°S 168.32°E
Northernmost latitude
13.71°S
Southernmost latitude
20.24°S
Westernmost longitude
166.53°E
Easternmost longitude
169.90°E
North to south
about 726 km
Antipode of Port Vila
17.73°N 11.68°W
on land, in Mauritania