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New Zealand vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 74th vs. 157th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Vanuatu
Population
5406623
341110
Population rank 124/197 174/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 53/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 26/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$133B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 28/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

New Zealand and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Vanuatu
Year GDP
New Zealand Vanuatu
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 -
1971 $7,911,136,757 -
1972 $9,567,331,065 -
1973 $12,802,281,898 -
1974 $13,940,981,798 -
1975 $12,861,983,284 -
1976 $13,604,832,424 -
1977 $15,446,825,318 -
1978 $18,530,518,395 -
1979 $20,731,243,113 $119,258,835
1980 $23,244,547,385 $121,185,498
1981 $24,417,617,184 $113,781,796
1982 $24,164,603,059 $114,501,913
1983 $24,309,279,706 $117,389,554
1984 $21,665,975,319 $144,482,515
1985 $24,679,795,396 $131,856,421
1986 $30,604,668,357 $126,498,935
1987 $40,376,354,070 $139,464,174
1988 $45,176,811,594 $158,351,368
1989 $43,920,222,525 $154,013,202
1990 $45,495,129,385 $168,879,207
1991 $42,745,329,732 $201,334,169
1992 $41,649,829,860 $209,088,825
1993 $46,775,620,817 $200,491,853
1994 $55,314,732,279 $233,701,301
1995 $63,918,703,507 $249,333,250
1996 $70,140,835,299 $261,370,044
1997 $66,075,143,415 $272,771,209
1998 $56,227,169,851 $262,293,411
1999 $58,762,260,626 $268,006,973
2000 $52,623,281,957 $272,014,628
2001 $53,872,425,917 $257,926,882
2002 $66,627,729,311 $262,596,536
2003 $88,250,885,550 $314,471,413
2004 $103,905,210,084 $364,996,869
2005 $114,720,129,550 $394,962,433
2006 $111,538,810,713 $439,358,587
2007 $137,188,946,866 $516,392,923
2008 $133,437,126,590 $590,748,429
2009 $121,663,439,315 $592,622,319
2010 $146,887,902,524 $670,712,980
2011 $168,484,908,960 $770,153,588
2012 $176,560,711,239 $747,839,698
2013 $191,012,364,177 $758,304,466
2014 $201,518,402,787 $773,717,011
2015 $178,224,167,088 $759,690,181
2016 $189,100,085,275 $804,323,577
2017 $206,745,969,246 $880,043,284
2018 $211,985,631,173 $914,727,908
2019 $213,006,341,102 $936,526,268
2020 $213,029,554,654 $909,421,044
2021 $253,977,931,815 $982,362,212
2022 $249,509,991,440 $1,030,654,208
2023 $255,194,972,673 $1,126,313,359
2024 $260,235,932,559 $1,161,251,868

New Zealand and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Vanuatu
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 -
1971 $2,773 -
1972 $3,295 -
1973 $4,323 -
1974 $4,611 -
1975 $4,172 -
1976 $4,374 -
1977 $4,951 -
1978 $5,937 -
1979 $6,668 $1,055
1980 $7,467 $1,048
1981 $7,814 $962
1982 $7,656 $946
1983 $7,598 $947
1984 $6,714 $1,137
1985 $7,601 $1,012
1986 $9,428 $946
1987 $12,331 $1,017
1988 $13,759 $1,125
1989 $13,312 $1,067
1990 $13,663 $1,141
1991 $12,230 $1,326
1992 $11,793 $1,344
1993 $13,094 $1,257
1994 $15,280 $1,431
1995 $17,400 $1,492
1996 $18,794 $1,529
1997 $17,474 $1,562
1998 $14,738 $1,471
1999 $15,322 $1,472
2000 $13,641 $1,460
2001 $13,883 $1,350
2002 $16,874 $1,341
2003 $21,914 $1,567
2004 $25,420 $1,774
2005 $27,751 $1,874
2006 $26,655 $2,035
2007 $32,480 $2,334
2008 $31,325 $2,604
2009 $28,277 $2,546
2010 $33,762 $2,815
2011 $38,432 $3,163
2012 $40,054 $3,005
2013 $43,000 $2,980
2014 $44,618 $2,973
2015 $38,665 $2,855
2016 $40,114 $2,956
2017 $42,950 $3,160
2018 $43,257 $3,207
2019 $42,779 $3,207
2020 $41,851 $3,043
2021 $49,689 $3,212
2022 $48,760 $3,292
2023 $48,655 $3,515
2024 $48,747 $3,543

New Zealand vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Vanuatu
1950 69.3 43.9
1951 69.1 42.2
1952 69.4 45.3
1953 70.2 45.8
1954 70.3 46.5
1955 70.5 47.1
1956 70.7 47.7
1957 70.3 48.2
1958 70.9 48.7
1959 70.8 49.3
1960 71.2 49.8
1961 70.9 50.4
1962 71.2 50.9
1963 71.3 51.5
1964 71.3 52
1965 71.2 52.5
1966 71.1 53.1
1967 71.4 53.7
1968 71.1 54.2
1969 71.5 54.8
1970 71.2 55.3
1971 71.7 55.9
1972 71.8 56.4
1973 71.7 57
1974 71.9 57.6
1975 72.2 58.1
1976 72.4 58.7
1977 72.1 59.2
1978 73 59.9
1979 73.1 60.9
1980 72.9 61.3
1981 73.6 61.9
1982 73.7 62.5
1983 73.8 63.1
1984 74.4 63.5
1985 73.9 63.9
1986 74.1 64.6
1987 74.2 64.4
1988 74.5 65.7
1989 74.9 66
1990 75.4 66.7
1991 76.1 67.1
1992 76.2 67.4
1993 76.5 67.7
1994 76.9 68
1995 76.8 68.1
1996 76.8 68.2
1997 77.3 68.3
1998 78.2 68.4
1999 77.9 67.9
2000 78.7 68.6
2001 78.7 68.7
2002 78.9 68.8
2003 79.1 68.9
2004 79.4 69
2005 80 69.2
2006 80 69.1
2007 80.1 69.1
2008 80.2 69.3
2009 80.5 69.4
2010 81.1 69.6
2011 80.8 69.7
2012 81.2 69.9
2013 81.6 70
2014 81.4 70
2015 81.6 70.2
2016 82 70.4
2017 81.6 70.5
2018 81.9 70.6
2019 81.8 70.8
2020 82.7 70.4
2021 82.3 70
2022 81 71.3
2023 82.1 71.5
2024 82.2 71.7
2025 82.4 71.8

New Zealand and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Vanuatu
Year Population
New Zealand Vanuatu
1960 2,371,800 64,431
1961 2,419,700 66,264
1962 2,482,000 68,174
1963 2,531,800 70,159
1964 2,585,400 72,219
1965 2,628,400 74,358
1966 2,675,900 76,590
1967 2,724,100 78,921
1968 2,748,100 81,314
1969 2,772,800 83,755
1970 2,810,700 86,266
1971 2,853,000 88,862
1972 2,903,900 91,562
1973 2,961,300 94,362
1974 3,023,700 97,260
1975 3,083,100 100,269
1976 3,110,500 103,388
1977 3,120,200 106,618
1978 3,121,200 109,963
1979 3,109,000 113,040
1980 3,112,900 115,660
1981 3,124,900 118,249
1982 3,156,100 121,035
1983 3,199,300 123,998
1984 3,227,100 127,109
1985 3,247,100 130,356
1986 3,246,300 133,720
1987 3,274,400 137,187
1988 3,283,400 140,756
1989 3,299,200 144,393
1990 3,329,800 148,063
1991 3,495,100 151,793
1992 3,531,700 155,608
1993 3,572,200 159,463
1994 3,620,000 163,314
1995 3,673,400 167,137
1996 3,732,000 170,911
1997 3,781,300 174,626
1998 3,815,000 178,313
1999 3,835,100 182,048
2000 3,857,700 186,281
2001 3,880,500 191,031
2002 3,948,500 195,863
2003 4,027,200 200,746
2004 4,087,500 205,711
2005 4,133,900 210,760
2006 4,184,600 215,923
2007 4,223,800 221,276
2008 4,259,800 226,896
2009 4,302,600 232,731
2010 4,350,700 238,248
2011 4,384,000 243,474
2012 4,408,100 248,883
2013 4,442,100 254,482
2014 4,516,500 260,240
2015 4,609,400 266,101
2016 4,714,100 272,087
2017 4,813,600 278,507
2018 4,900,600 285,259
2019 4,979,200 291,985
2020 5,090,200 298,858
2021 5,111,300 305,868
2022 5,117,100 313,046
2023 5,245,000 320,409
2024 5,338,500 327,777

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Vanuatu
1960 4.24 6.78
1961 4.31 6.73
1962 4.19 6.67
1963 4.05 6.62
1964 3.8 6.57
1965 3.54 6.52
1966 3.41 6.51
1967 3.35 6.51
1968 3.34 6.46
1969 3.28 6.41
1970 3.17 6.35
1971 3.18 6.29
1972 3 6.23
1973 2.76 6.15
1974 2.58 6.06
1975 2.37 5.98
1976 2.27 5.89
1977 2.21 5.81
1978 2.07 5.77
1979 2.12 5.73
1980 2.03 5.69
1981 2.01 5.65
1982 1.95 5.6
1983 1.92 5.55
1984 1.93 5.49
1985 1.93 5.43
1986 1.96 5.38
1987 2.03 5.33
1988 2.1 5.27
1989 2.12 5.21
1990 2.18 5.17
1991 2.09 5.13
1992 2.06 5.09
1993 2.04 5.02
1994 1.98 4.94
1995 1.98 4.85
1996 1.96 4.75
1997 1.96 4.66
1998 1.89 4.6
1999 1.97 4.56
2000 1.98 4.54
2001 1.97 4.5
2002 1.89 4.38
2003 1.93 4.29
2004 1.98 4.21
2005 1.97 4.13
2006 2.01 4.1
2007 2.18 4.12
2008 2.19 4.16
2009 2.13 4.16
2010 2.17 4.13
2011 2.09 4.09
2012 2.1 4.06
2013 2.01 4.04
2014 1.92 4
2015 1.99 3.95
2016 1.87 3.92
2017 1.81 3.88
2018 1.71 3.83
2019 1.72 3.79
2020 1.61 3.74
2021 1.64 3.7
2022 1.66 3.65
2023 1.56 3.6

New Zealand and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Vanuatu
1960 27.5 17.7
1961 27.1 17.6
1962 26.8 17.5
1963 26.4 17.4
1964 26.2 17.3
1965 26 17.2
1966 25.9 17.1
1967 25.8 17.1
1968 25.7 17
1969 25.7 17
1970 25.6 17
1971 25.7 17
1972 25.9 17
1973 26 17
1974 26.2 17.1
1975 26.3 17.1
1976 26.5 17.1
1977 26.8 17.2
1978 27.1 17.3
1979 27.5 17.5
1980 27.9 17.6
1981 28.2 17.7
1982 28.5 17.7
1983 28.8 17.7
1984 29.1 17.7
1985 29.4 17.7
1986 29.8 17.8
1987 30.1 17.8
1988 30.4 17.8
1989 30.8 17.8
1990 31.1 17.8
1991 31.4 17.9
1992 31.7 17.8
1993 32 17.7
1994 32.3 17.7
1995 32.6 17.8
1996 32.8 18
1997 33.2 18
1998 33.6 18
1999 34 18
2000 34.3 18.2
2001 34.6 18.5
2002 34.8 18.7
2003 35 18.9
2004 35.2 19.2
2005 35.5 19.4
2006 35.8 19.6
2007 36.1 19.9
2008 36.4 20.1
2009 36.6 20.3
2010 36.8 20.5
2011 37 20.6
2012 37.2 20.8
2013 37.4 20.9
2014 37.5 21
2015 37.4 21.1
2016 37.3 21.1
2017 37.2 21.2
2018 37.3 21.2
2019 37.3 21.2
2020 37.5 21.2
2021 37.8 21.2
2022 38.1 21.2
2023 38.3 21.2
2024 38.6 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
3%
2019
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

New Zealand Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

New Zealand Vanuatu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
91
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
88%
2023
English speaking
97.8%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

New Zealand Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Vanuatu
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
665 mi
2000

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