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Vanuatu

Vanuatu · VUT · population about 0.3 million

Of every 1,000 babies born in the world right now, 0 are born here — about one in 14414. That is 0.0 million a year, or 0.0 a minute.

This is a draw with the birthplace fixed, not weighted. Sex, family and everything after are still random.

The numbers here

16 indicators and where they rank among 237 countries and territories. Rank 1 is the better end (longer lives first, lower mortality first).

Births, deaths, income and education in Vanuatu, and where each ranks among 237 countries and territories
IndicatorValueRank
Female life expectancyhigher is better73.9yrs#160 / 237
Male life expectancyhigher is better69.4yrs#151 / 237
Dies before fivelower is better15.8‰#150 / 237
Infant mortalitylower is better13.2‰#151 / 237
GDP per person (PPP)higher is better4,525int$#206 / 237
Gini coefficientlower is more equal32.3#61 / 237
Maternal mortalitylower is better100/100k births#172 / 237
Secondary enrolmenthigher is better135%#6 / 237
Tertiary enrolmenthigher is better5%#225 / 237
Urban populationhigher is better22%#229 / 237
Agricultural employmentlower is better45%#207 / 237
Road deathslower is better14.9/100k people#110 / 237
Male smokinglower is better25%#180 / 237
Out-of-pocket healthlower is better8%#17 / 237
Internet usehigher is better22%#217 / 237
Fertility ratehigher is better3.50#40 / 237

Sources:UN World Population Prospects 2024 (births, population, life expectancy, infant and under-five mortality, fertility), World Bank WDI (income, Gini, enrolment, urbanisation, agricultural employment, internet use, out-of-pocket health spending), WHO (maternal mortality, smoking, road deaths), UNODC (homicide). Estimated values are marked. Methods and limits are inhow it is calculated.

Three questions about Vanuatu

What are the odds of being born in Vanuatu?

About 0.0 million babies are born in Vanuatu in 2026, 0.01% of the world’s 132.5 million newborns — roughly one in 14414. At 4.2 births a second worldwide, that is about 0.0 a minute here.

What is life expectancy in Vanuatu?

On the UN life table, women in Vanuatu live 73.9 years and men 69.4; female life expectancy ranks 160 of 237. Infant mortality is 13.2‰ and under-five mortality 15.8‰.

What is income per person in Vanuatu?

GDP per person (PPP) is about 4,525 international dollars, ranking 206 of 237. The Gini coefficient is 32.3 (lower is more equal), and 22% of people live in cities.