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Australia vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 6th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Vanuatu
Population
27677455
341110
Population rank 55/197 174/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 13/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 14/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$873B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 22/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Australia and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Australia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Australia

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Australia Vanuatu
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 -
1971 $45,217,767,235 -
1972 $52,042,056,075 -
1973 $63,833,440,102 -
1974 $88,965,364,775 -
1975 $97,304,383,449 -
1976 $105,060,616,985 -
1977 $110,352,144,987 -
1978 $118,492,761,338 -
1979 $134,900,602,067 $119,258,835
1980 $149,987,743,733 $121,185,498
1981 $176,895,390,688 $113,781,796
1982 $194,041,708,044 $114,501,913
1983 $177,267,290,706 $117,389,554
1984 $193,525,337,526 $144,482,515
1985 $180,643,265,927 $131,856,421
1986 $182,481,113,598 $126,498,935
1987 $189,495,764,955 $139,464,174
1988 $236,161,314,544 $158,351,368
1989 $299,875,906,679 $154,013,202
1990 $311,426,665,220 $168,879,207
1991 $325,975,319,456 $201,334,169
1992 $325,525,379,567 $209,088,825
1993 $312,133,923,553 $200,491,853
1994 $322,806,641,301 $233,701,301
1995 $368,166,023,166 $249,333,250
1996 $401,341,880,621 $261,370,044
1997 $435,642,611,297 $272,771,209
1998 $399,674,421,759 $262,293,411
1999 $389,652,212,057 $268,006,973
2000 $416,167,815,093 $272,014,628
2001 $379,629,301,675 $257,926,882
2002 $395,788,696,012 $262,596,536
2003 $467,739,079,790 $314,471,413
2004 $614,659,980,083 $364,996,869
2005 $695,692,898,677 $394,962,433
2006 $748,417,562,770 $439,358,587
2007 $855,007,458,585 $516,392,923
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $590,748,429
2009 $928,762,122,698 $592,622,319
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $670,712,980
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $770,153,588
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $747,839,698
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $758,304,466
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $773,717,011
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $759,690,181
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $804,323,577
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $880,043,284
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $914,727,908
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $936,526,268
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $909,421,044
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $982,362,212
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $1,030,654,208
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $1,126,313,359
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 $1,161,251,868

Australia and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Australia Vanuatu
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 -
1971 $3,495 -
1972 $3,949 -
1973 $4,771 -
1974 $6,483 -
1975 $7,004 -
1976 $7,487 -
1977 $7,776 -
1978 $8,253 -
1979 $9,295 $1,055
1980 $10,209 $1,048
1981 $11,854 $962
1982 $12,779 $946
1983 $11,516 $947
1984 $12,422 $1,137
1985 $11,442 $1,012
1986 $11,392 $946
1987 $11,651 $1,017
1988 $14,285 $1,125
1989 $17,834 $1,067
1990 $18,249 $1,141
1991 $18,860 $1,326
1992 $18,624 $1,344
1993 $17,700 $1,257
1994 $18,130 $1,431
1995 $20,448 $1,492
1996 $22,022 $1,529
1997 $23,647 $1,562
1998 $21,479 $1,471
1999 $20,713 $1,472
2000 $21,870 $1,460
2001 $19,696 $1,350
2002 $20,302 $1,341
2003 $23,718 $1,567
2004 $30,837 $1,774
2005 $34,480 $1,874
2006 $36,596 $2,035
2007 $41,052 $2,334
2008 $49,701 $2,604
2009 $42,817 $2,546
2010 $52,145 $2,815
2011 $62,606 $3,163
2012 $68,073 $3,005
2013 $68,191 $2,980
2014 $62,544 $2,973
2015 $56,739 $2,855
2016 $49,888 $2,956
2017 $53,902 $3,160
2018 $57,196 $3,207
2019 $54,973 $3,207
2020 $51,792 $3,043
2021 $60,608 $3,212
2022 $64,997 $3,292
2023 $64,836 $3,515
2024 $64,407 $3,543

Australia vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Vanuatu
1950 69 43.9
1951 68.7 42.2
1952 69.1 45.3
1953 69.7 45.8
1954 69.9 46.5
1955 70.2 47.1
1956 70 47.7
1957 70.3 48.2
1958 70.9 48.7
1959 70.4 49.3
1960 70.9 49.8
1961 71.1 50.4
1962 70.9 50.9
1963 71 51.5
1964 70.6 52
1965 70.8 52.5
1966 70.7 53.1
1967 71 53.7
1968 70.7 54.2
1969 71.1 54.8
1970 70.7 55.3
1971 71.5 55.9
1972 71.8 56.4
1973 72.1 57
1974 71.8 57.6
1975 72.8 58.1
1976 72.8 58.7
1977 73.5 59.2
1978 73.7 59.9
1979 74.3 60.9
1980 74.6 61.3
1981 74.8 61.9
1982 74.7 62.5
1983 75.4 63.1
1984 75.5 63.5
1985 75.4 63.9
1986 76.1 64.6
1987 76.1 64.4
1988 76.3 65.7
1989 76.2 66
1990 77 66.7
1991 77.5 67.1
1992 77.5 67.4
1993 78 67.7
1994 77.9 68
1995 78.3 68.1
1996 78.3 68.2
1997 78.6 68.3
1998 79 68.4
1999 79.3 67.9
2000 79.6 68.6
2001 80 68.7
2002 80.1 68.8
2003 80.4 68.9
2004 80.7 69
2005 81.1 69.2
2006 81.3 69.1
2007 81.2 69.1
2008 81.4 69.3
2009 81.7 69.4
2010 82 69.6
2011 82.1 69.7
2012 82.3 69.9
2013 82.6 70
2014 82.5 70
2015 82.6 70.2
2016 82.8 70.4
2017 82.7 70.5
2018 83.3 70.6
2019 83.2 70.8
2020 83.7 70.4
2021 83.6 70
2022 82.8 71.3
2023 83.9 71.5
2024 84.1 71.7
2025 84.2 71.8

Australia and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Vanuatu
Year Population
Australia Vanuatu
1960 10,276,477 64,431
1961 10,483,000 66,264
1962 10,742,000 68,174
1963 10,950,000 70,159
1964 11,167,000 72,219
1965 11,388,000 74,358
1966 11,651,000 76,590
1967 11,799,000 78,921
1968 12,009,000 81,314
1969 12,263,000 83,755
1970 12,507,000 86,266
1971 12,937,000 88,862
1972 13,177,000 91,562
1973 13,380,000 94,362
1974 13,723,000 97,260
1975 13,893,000 100,269
1976 14,033,000 103,388
1977 14,192,000 106,618
1978 14,358,000 109,963
1979 14,514,000 113,040
1980 14,692,000 115,660
1981 14,923,260 118,249
1982 15,184,247 121,035
1983 15,393,472 123,998
1984 15,579,391 127,109
1985 15,788,312 130,356
1986 16,018,350 133,720
1987 16,263,874 137,187
1988 16,532,164 140,756
1989 16,814,416 144,393
1990 17,065,128 148,063
1991 17,284,036 151,793
1992 17,478,635 155,608
1993 17,634,808 159,463
1994 17,805,468 163,314
1995 18,004,882 167,137
1996 18,224,767 170,911
1997 18,423,037 174,626
1998 18,607,584 178,313
1999 18,812,264 182,048
2000 19,028,802 186,281
2001 19,274,701 191,031
2002 19,495,210 195,863
2003 19,720,737 200,746
2004 19,932,722 205,711
2005 20,176,844 210,760
2006 20,450,966 215,923
2007 20,827,622 221,276
2008 21,249,199 226,896
2009 21,691,653 232,731
2010 22,031,750 238,248
2011 22,340,024 243,474
2012 22,733,465 248,883
2013 23,128,129 254,482
2014 23,475,686 260,240
2015 23,815,995 266,101
2016 24,190,907 272,087
2017 24,592,588 278,507
2018 24,963,258 285,259
2019 25,334,826 291,985
2020 25,649,248 298,858
2021 25,685,412 305,868
2022 26,014,399 313,046
2023 26,652,777 320,409
2024 27,204,809 327,777

Fertility rates in Australia and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Australia

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Australia Vanuatu
1960 3.45 6.78
1961 3.54 6.73
1962 3.44 6.67
1963 3.33 6.62
1964 3.15 6.57
1965 2.98 6.52
1966 2.88 6.51
1967 2.85 6.51
1968 2.89 6.46
1969 2.89 6.41
1970 2.86 6.35
1971 2.96 6.29
1972 2.74 6.23
1973 2.49 6.15
1974 2.4 6.06
1975 2.15 5.98
1976 2.06 5.89
1977 2.01 5.81
1978 1.95 5.77
1979 1.91 5.73
1980 1.89 5.69
1981 1.94 5.65
1982 1.93 5.6
1983 1.92 5.55
1984 1.84 5.49
1985 1.92 5.43
1986 1.87 5.38
1987 1.85 5.33
1988 1.83 5.27
1989 1.84 5.21
1990 1.9 5.17
1991 1.85 5.13
1992 1.89 5.09
1993 1.86 5.02
1994 1.84 4.94
1995 1.82 4.85
1996 1.8 4.75
1997 1.78 4.66
1998 1.76 4.6
1999 1.76 4.56
2000 1.76 4.54
2001 1.74 4.5
2002 1.76 4.38
2003 1.75 4.29
2004 1.77 4.21
2005 1.81 4.13
2006 1.91 4.1
2007 1.96 4.12
2008 1.98 4.16
2009 1.97 4.16
2010 1.93 4.13
2011 1.93 4.09
2012 1.92 4.06
2013 1.86 4.04
2014 1.83 4
2015 1.81 3.95
2016 1.75 3.92
2017 1.74 3.88
2018 1.74 3.83
2019 1.66 3.79
2020 1.58 3.74
2021 1.7 3.7
2022 1.63 3.65
2023 1.5 3.6

Australia and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Australia Vanuatu
1960 29.5 17.7
1961 29.3 17.6
1962 29.1 17.5
1963 28.8 17.4
1964 28.6 17.3
1965 28.3 17.2
1966 28.1 17.1
1967 28 17.1
1968 27.9 17
1969 27.8 17
1970 27.7 17
1971 27.7 17
1972 27.7 17
1973 27.8 17
1974 28 17.1
1975 28.1 17.1
1976 28.4 17.1
1977 28.6 17.2
1978 28.9 17.3
1979 29.1 17.5
1980 29.4 17.6
1981 29.6 17.7
1982 29.9 17.7
1983 30.2 17.7
1984 30.5 17.7
1985 30.8 17.7
1986 31.1 17.8
1987 31.3 17.8
1988 31.6 17.8
1989 31.8 17.8
1990 32.1 17.8
1991 32.4 17.9
1992 32.7 17.8
1993 33 17.7
1994 33.3 17.7
1995 33.6 17.8
1996 34 18
1997 34.3 18
1998 34.7 18
1999 35.1 18
2000 35.4 18.2
2001 35.6 18.5
2002 35.8 18.7
2003 36.1 18.9
2004 36.3 19.2
2005 36.5 19.4
2006 36.7 19.6
2007 36.8 19.9
2008 36.8 20.1
2009 36.9 20.3
2010 37 20.5
2011 37.1 20.6
2012 37.2 20.8
2013 37.2 20.9
2014 37.3 21
2015 37.3 21.1
2016 37.3 21.1
2017 37.4 21.2
2018 37.4 21.2
2019 37.6 21.2
2020 38 21.2
2021 38.3 21.2
2022 38.5 21.2
2023 38.8 21.2
2024 39 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
3%
2019
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Australia Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Australia Vanuatu
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
92.8%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Australia Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Vanuatu
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
665 mi
2000

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