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Tuvalu vs Vanuatu statistics compared

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Tuvalu has a population of 9.65K (ranked 196/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Tuvalu's land area is 11.6 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 194th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Tuvalu Vanuatu
Population
9493
341110
Population rank 196/197 174/197
GDP
$62.3M
2023
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 196/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$6,345
2023
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 109/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,151
2023
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$2.84M
2023
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
3.26%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$289.4
2023
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 179/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,174
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
11.6 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
833 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Tuvalu and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Tuvalu and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Tuvalu

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Tuvalu Vanuatu
1970 $2,585,956 -
1971 $2,716,990 -
1972 $2,968,458 -
1973 $3,411,915 -
1974 $4,122,329 -
1975 $4,014,748 -
1976 $3,919,072 -
1977 $3,669,420 -
1978 $3,798,782 -
1979 $4,065,659 $119,258,835
1980 $4,206,128 $121,185,498
1981 $4,773,018 $113,781,796
1982 $4,118,945 $114,501,913
1983 $4,152,550 $117,389,554
1984 $4,481,978 $144,482,515
1985 $3,862,852 $131,856,421
1986 $4,574,706 $126,498,935
1987 $5,020,513 $139,464,174
1988 $7,011,059 $158,351,368
1989 $8,454,523 $154,013,202
1990 $9,542,901 $168,879,207
1991 $10,127,314 $201,334,169
1992 $10,535,028 $209,088,825
1993 $10,414,400 $200,491,853
1994 $11,772,611 $233,701,301
1995 $11,922,614 $249,333,250
1996 $13,338,597 $261,370,044
1997 $13,734,210 $272,771,209
1998 $13,795,146 $262,293,411
1999 $14,800,503 $268,006,973
2000 $15,073,976 $272,014,628
2001 $13,964,732 $257,926,882
2002 $16,842,673 $262,596,536
2003 $19,456,338 $314,471,413
2004 $22,798,275 $364,996,869
2005 $22,909,980 $394,962,433
2006 $24,096,875 $439,358,587
2007 $28,450,169 $516,392,923
2008 $31,874,435 $590,748,429
2009 $28,076,984 $592,622,319
2010 $32,105,408 $670,712,980
2011 $39,196,957 $770,153,588
2012 $39,345,579 $747,839,698
2013 $38,615,891 $758,304,466
2014 $38,760,983 $773,717,011
2015 $36,811,936 $759,690,181
2016 $41,629,064 $804,323,577
2017 $45,276,595 $880,043,284
2018 $48,015,260 $914,727,908
2019 $54,123,199 $936,526,268
2020 $51,746,594 $909,421,044
2021 $60,196,406 $982,362,212
2022 $59,065,982 $1,030,654,208
2023 $62,280,312 $1,126,313,359
2024 - $1,161,251,868

Tuvalu and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Tuvalu

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Tuvalu Vanuatu
1970 $457 -
1971 $478 -
1972 $522 -
1973 $601 -
1974 $708 -
1975 $656 -
1976 $612 -
1977 $549 -
1978 $546 -
1979 $566 $1,055
1980 $571 $1,048
1981 $634 $962
1982 $537 $946
1983 $533 $947
1984 $567 $1,137
1985 $480 $1,012
1986 $557 $946
1987 $600 $1,017
1988 $823 $1,125
1989 $976 $1,067
1990 $1,085 $1,141
1991 $1,134 $1,326
1992 $1,166 $1,344
1993 $1,141 $1,257
1994 $1,279 $1,431
1995 $1,285 $1,492
1996 $1,428 $1,529
1997 $1,461 $1,562
1998 $1,460 $1,471
1999 $1,559 $1,472
2000 $1,579 $1,460
2001 $1,457 $1,350
2002 $1,750 $1,341
2003 $2,007 $1,567
2004 $2,323 $1,774
2005 $2,305 $1,874
2006 $2,396 $2,035
2007 $2,794 $2,334
2008 $3,088 $2,604
2009 $2,684 $2,546
2010 $3,025 $2,815
2011 $3,636 $3,163
2012 $3,598 $3,005
2013 $3,510 $2,980
2014 $3,529 $2,973
2015 $3,358 $2,855
2016 $3,809 $2,956
2017 $4,166 $3,160
2018 $4,466 $3,207
2019 $5,115 $3,207
2020 $4,976 $3,043
2021 $5,905 $3,212
2022 $5,911 $3,292
2023 $6,345 $3,515
2024 - $3,543

Tuvalu vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tuvalu

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Tuvalu Vanuatu
1950 40 43.9
1951 40.8 42.2
1952 41.7 45.3
1953 42.5 45.8
1954 43.4 46.5
1955 44.2 47.1
1956 45 47.7
1957 45.8 48.2
1958 46.7 48.7
1959 47.5 49.3
1960 48.3 49.8
1961 49 50.4
1962 49.8 50.9
1963 50.6 51.5
1964 51.3 52
1965 52.1 52.5
1966 52.8 53.1
1967 53.5 53.7
1968 54.1 54.2
1969 54.7 54.8
1970 55.3 55.3
1971 56 55.9
1972 54.7 56.4
1973 57.2 57
1974 57.7 57.6
1975 58.3 58.1
1976 58.8 58.7
1977 59.2 59.2
1978 59.6 59.9
1979 59.9 60.9
1980 60.2 61.3
1981 60.5 61.9
1982 60.7 62.5
1983 60.9 63.1
1984 61.1 63.5
1985 61.1 63.9
1986 61.2 64.6
1987 61.3 64.4
1988 61.4 65.7
1989 61.5 66
1990 61.6 66.7
1991 61.8 67.1
1992 60.3 67.4
1993 62.1 67.7
1994 62.3 68
1995 62.5 68.1
1996 62.7 68.2
1997 62.9 68.3
1998 63.2 68.4
1999 63.3 67.9
2000 63.5 68.6
2001 63.7 68.7
2002 63.8 68.8
2003 63.9 68.9
2004 64 69
2005 64.1 69.2
2006 64.2 69.1
2007 64.4 69.1
2008 64.5 69.3
2009 64.7 69.4
2010 64.8 69.6
2011 65 69.7
2012 65.1 69.9
2013 65.2 70
2014 65.3 70
2015 65.4 70.2
2016 65.5 70.4
2017 65.7 70.5
2018 65.9 70.6
2019 66.1 70.8
2020 66.4 70.4
2021 65.8 70
2022 66.9 71.3
2023 67.1 71.5
2024 67.3 71.7
2025 67.4 71.8

Tuvalu and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Tuvalu

Vanuatu
Year Population
Tuvalu Vanuatu
1960 5,598 64,431
1961 5,648 66,264
1962 5,699 68,174
1963 5,751 70,159
1964 5,752 72,219
1965 5,715 74,358
1966 5,686 76,590
1967 5,652 78,921
1968 5,624 81,314
1969 5,631 83,755
1970 5,663 86,266
1971 5,685 88,862
1972 5,692 91,562
1973 5,681 94,362
1974 5,822 97,260
1975 6,117 100,269
1976 6,404 103,388
1977 6,686 106,618
1978 6,957 109,963
1979 7,184 113,040
1980 7,366 115,660
1981 7,526 118,249
1982 7,664 121,035
1983 7,789 123,998
1984 7,902 127,109
1985 8,046 130,356
1986 8,217 133,720
1987 8,371 137,187
1988 8,518 140,756
1989 8,662 144,393
1990 8,798 148,063
1991 8,928 151,793
1992 9,038 155,608
1993 9,126 159,463
1994 9,207 163,314
1995 9,280 167,137
1996 9,342 170,911
1997 9,400 174,626
1998 9,451 178,313
1999 9,496 182,048
2000 9,544 186,281
2001 9,586 191,031
2002 9,623 195,863
2003 9,695 200,746
2004 9,816 205,711
2005 9,940 210,760
2006 10,056 215,923
2007 10,182 221,276
2008 10,321 226,896
2009 10,461 232,731
2010 10,614 238,248
2011 10,780 243,474
2012 10,934 248,883
2013 11,001 254,482
2014 10,984 260,240
2015 10,963 266,101
2016 10,930 272,087
2017 10,869 278,507
2018 10,751 285,259
2019 10,581 291,985
2020 10,399 298,858
2021 10,194 305,868
2022 9,992 313,046
2023 9,816 320,409
2024 9,646 327,777

Fertility rates in Tuvalu and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Tuvalu

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Tuvalu Vanuatu
1960 5.15 6.78
1961 5.09 6.73
1962 5 6.67
1963 4.91 6.62
1964 4.83 6.57
1965 4.73 6.52
1966 4.64 6.51
1967 4.49 6.51
1968 4.36 6.46
1969 4.23 6.41
1970 4.08 6.35
1971 3.94 6.29
1972 3.81 6.23
1973 3.71 6.15
1974 3.63 6.06
1975 3.58 5.98
1976 3.55 5.89
1977 3.56 5.81
1978 3.59 5.77
1979 3.65 5.73
1980 3.73 5.69
1981 3.8 5.65
1982 3.88 5.6
1983 3.91 5.55
1984 3.95 5.49
1985 3.97 5.43
1986 3.97 5.38
1987 3.94 5.33
1988 3.88 5.27
1989 3.8 5.21
1990 3.75 5.17
1991 3.79 5.13
1992 3.86 5.09
1993 3.92 5.02
1994 3.92 4.94
1995 3.96 4.85
1996 3.95 4.75
1997 3.95 4.66
1998 3.95 4.6
1999 3.92 4.56
2000 3.84 4.54
2001 3.75 4.5
2002 3.64 4.38
2003 3.58 4.29
2004 3.55 4.21
2005 3.55 4.13
2006 3.53 4.1
2007 3.45 4.12
2008 3.42 4.16
2009 3.43 4.16
2010 3.44 4.13
2011 3.46 4.09
2012 3.47 4.06
2013 3.39 4.04
2014 3.33 4
2015 3.31 3.95
2016 3.3 3.92
2017 3.3 3.88
2018 3.33 3.83
2019 3.33 3.79
2020 3.31 3.74
2021 3.28 3.7
2022 3.24 3.65
2023 3.21 3.6

Tuvalu and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Tuvalu

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Tuvalu Vanuatu
1960 23.1 17.7
1961 23.1 17.6
1962 23 17.5
1963 22.6 17.4
1964 21 17.3
1965 19.3 17.2
1966 18.5 17.1
1967 18.1 17.1
1968 17.9 17
1969 18 17
1970 18.2 17
1971 18.6 17
1972 19 17
1973 19.4 17
1974 19.7 17.1
1975 19.8 17.1
1976 19.9 17.1
1977 20.2 17.2
1978 20.5 17.3
1979 20.9 17.5
1980 21 17.6
1981 21.4 17.7
1982 21.9 17.7
1983 22.5 17.7
1984 23.2 17.7
1985 23.6 17.7
1986 23.8 17.8
1987 24 17.8
1988 24.2 17.8
1989 24.5 17.8
1990 24.7 17.8
1991 24.9 17.9
1992 25 17.8
1993 25 17.7
1994 25.1 17.7
1995 25 17.8
1996 24.9 18
1997 24.6 18
1998 24.4 18
1999 24.1 18
2000 23.9 18.2
2001 23.7 18.5
2002 23.5 18.7
2003 23.5 18.9
2004 23.5 19.2
2005 23.6 19.4
2006 23.6 19.6
2007 23.7 19.9
2008 23.8 20.1
2009 23.9 20.3
2010 24 20.5
2011 24.1 20.6
2012 24.2 20.8
2013 24.3 20.9
2014 24.5 21
2015 24.7 21.1
2016 24.9 21.1
2017 25.2 21.2
2018 25.3 21.2
2019 25.3 21.2
2020 25.3 21.2
2021 25.3 21.2
2022 25.3 21.2
2023 25.3 21.2
2024 25.3 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tuvalu Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$86M
2023
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
101.4%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
12.8%
2023
7.58%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.32%
2022
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP n/a
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
7.02%
2015
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
60
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2010
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2010
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,599
2019
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
43.4%
2013
50.4%
2020

Energy

Tuvalu Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
5.2%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.8%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Tuvalu Vanuatu
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-280
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
66.9%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.7
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
50
2024
Homicides per 100K people
0
2019
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.2
2025
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
70%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
74.3%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Tuvalu Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.1%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.26
2020
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
170
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.9
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
65.3%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Tuvalu Vanuatu
% of world land
0.00002%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
1,201 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6.95 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.86 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4.97 mi
2011
665 mi
2000

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