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United Arab Emirates vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The United Arab Emirates has a population of 10.9M (ranked 88/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). The United Arab Emirates' land area is 27,421 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 117th vs. 157th).

By GDP, The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

UAE Vanuatu
Population
11372700
341110
Population rank 86/197 174/197
GDP
$537B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 29/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$49,378
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 24/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$77,959
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$172B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
32.8%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$15,857
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 39/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$40,921
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
27,421 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
397 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
32.6 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu
Year GDP
UAE Vanuatu
1970 $685,986,701 -
1971 $939,893,600 -
1972 $1,415,086,929 -
1973 $4,231,243,616 -
1974 $11,651,505,689 -
1975 $14,720,728,249 -
1976 $19,213,158,779 -
1977 $24,871,775,165 -
1978 $23,775,764,225 -
1979 $31,225,659,621 $119,258,835
1980 $43,599,160,050 $121,185,498
1981 $49,333,424,135 $113,781,796
1982 $46,622,718,605 $114,501,913
1983 $42,803,323,345 $117,389,554
1984 $41,807,954,236 $144,482,515
1985 $40,603,650,232 $131,856,421
1986 $33,943,612,095 $126,498,935
1987 $36,384,908,744 $139,464,174
1988 $36,275,674,203 $158,351,368
1989 $41,464,995,914 $154,013,202
1990 $50,701,443,748 $168,879,207
1991 $51,552,165,622 $201,334,169
1992 $54,239,171,888 $209,088,825
1993 $55,625,170,253 $200,491,853
1994 $59,305,093,980 $233,701,301
1995 $65,743,666,576 $249,333,250
1996 $73,571,233,996 $261,370,044
1997 $78,839,008,445 $272,771,209
1998 $75,674,336,283 $262,293,411
1999 $84,445,473,111 $268,006,973
2000 $104,337,372,362 $272,014,628
2001 $103,311,640,572 $257,926,882
2002 $109,816,201,498 $262,596,536
2003 $124,346,358,067 $314,471,413
2004 $147,824,370,320 $364,996,869
2005 $180,617,467,965 $394,962,433
2006 $222,116,541,865 $439,358,587
2007 $257,916,133,424 $516,392,923
2008 $315,474,615,739 $590,748,429
2009 $253,547,358,747 $592,622,319
2010 $300,189,052,689 $670,712,980
2011 $360,832,739,551 $770,153,588
2012 $384,610,125,391 $747,839,698
2013 $400,218,529,748 $758,304,466
2014 $414,105,366,753 $773,717,011
2015 $370,275,469,571 $759,690,181
2016 $369,255,326,236 $804,323,577
2017 $390,516,804,030 $880,043,284
2018 $427,049,432,158 $914,727,908
2019 $417,989,721,743 $936,526,268
2020 $349,473,015,330 $909,421,044
2021 $415,178,792,757 $982,362,212
2022 $502,731,935,194 $1,030,654,208
2023 $514,130,432,648 $1,126,313,359
2024 $537,078,829,135 $1,161,251,868

United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
UAE Vanuatu
1970 $2,394 -
1971 $2,805 -
1972 $3,675 -
1973 $9,696 -
1974 $23,823 -
1975 $27,117 -
1976 $31,197 -
1977 $35,020 -
1978 $29,379 -
1979 $34,238 $1,055
1980 $42,925 $1,048
1981 $44,854 $962
1982 $39,972 $946
1983 $34,650 $947
1984 $32,012 $1,137
1985 $29,468 $1,012
1986 $23,132 $946
1987 $23,113 $1,017
1988 $21,570 $1,125
1989 $23,167 $1,067
1990 $26,710 $1,141
1991 $25,691 $1,326
1992 $25,648 $1,344
1993 $25,033 $1,257
1994 $25,473 $1,431
1995 $27,003 $1,492
1996 $28,323 $1,529
1997 $27,983 $1,562
1998 $24,889 $1,471
1999 $25,856 $1,472
2000 $29,866 $1,460
2001 $27,745 $1,350
2002 $27,754 $1,341
2003 $29,660 $1,567
2004 $33,377 $1,774
2005 $38,719 $1,874
2006 $44,343 $2,035
2007 $45,855 $2,334
2008 $50,054 $2,604
2009 $37,803 $2,546
2010 $43,697 $2,815
2011 $50,789 $3,163
2012 $52,034 $3,005
2013 $52,024 $2,980
2014 $51,381 $2,973
2015 $43,535 $2,855
2016 $41,326 $2,956
2017 $42,341 $3,160
2018 $45,690 $3,207
2019 $44,251 $3,207
2020 $37,174 $3,043
2021 $43,360 $3,212
2022 $49,899 $3,292
2023 $49,041 $3,515
2024 $49,378 $3,543

United Arab Emirates vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
UAE Vanuatu
1950 42.1 43.9
1951 42.9 42.2
1952 43.6 45.3
1953 44.4 45.8
1954 45.2 46.5
1955 46 47.1
1956 46.9 47.7
1957 47.8 48.2
1958 48.8 48.7
1959 49.7 49.3
1960 50.7 49.8
1961 51.6 50.4
1962 52.5 50.9
1963 53.5 51.5
1964 54.5 52
1965 55.5 52.5
1966 56.6 53.1
1967 57.6 53.7
1968 58.7 54.2
1969 59.8 54.8
1970 60.8 55.3
1971 61.8 55.9
1972 62.7 56.4
1973 63.5 57
1974 64.4 57.6
1975 65.1 58.1
1976 65.8 58.7
1977 66.5 59.2
1978 67.1 59.9
1979 67.6 60.9
1980 68.2 61.3
1981 68.6 61.9
1982 69.1 62.5
1983 69.4 63.1
1984 69.8 63.5
1985 70.1 63.9
1986 70.4 64.6
1987 70.6 64.4
1988 70.8 65.7
1989 71 66
1990 71.1 66.7
1991 71.1 67.1
1992 71.2 67.4
1993 71.2 67.7
1994 71.2 68
1995 71.4 68.1
1996 71.8 68.2
1997 72.6 68.3
1998 73.7 68.4
1999 75 67.9
2000 76.3 68.6
2001 77.6 68.7
2002 78.7 68.8
2003 79.6 68.9
2004 80.3 69
2005 80.8 69.2
2006 81.2 69.1
2007 81.4 69.1
2008 81.6 69.3
2009 81.7 69.4
2010 81.9 69.6
2011 81.9 69.7
2012 81.9 69.9
2013 82 70
2014 82 70
2015 82.1 70.2
2016 82.2 70.4
2017 82.4 70.5
2018 82.4 70.6
2019 82.6 70.8
2020 81.9 70.4
2021 79.1 70
2022 80.5 71.3
2023 82.9 71.5
2024 83.1 71.7
2025 83.2 71.8

United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu
Year Population
UAE Vanuatu
1960 131,334 64,431
1961 137,989 66,264
1962 144,946 68,174
1963 152,211 70,159
1964 159,692 72,219
1965 167,103 74,358
1966 173,976 76,590
1967 179,700 78,921
1968 199,416 81,314
1969 239,660 83,755
1970 286,536 86,266
1971 335,027 88,862
1972 385,014 91,562
1973 436,399 94,362
1974 489,087 97,260
1975 542,856 100,269
1976 615,866 103,388
1977 710,209 106,618
1978 809,274 109,963
1979 912,010 113,040
1980 1,015,700 115,660
1981 1,099,855 118,249
1982 1,166,370 121,035
1983 1,235,305 123,998
1984 1,305,996 127,109
1985 1,377,911 130,356
1986 1,467,383 133,720
1987 1,574,244 137,187
1988 1,681,788 140,756
1989 1,789,851 144,393
1990 1,898,220 148,063
1991 2,006,626 151,793
1992 2,114,730 155,608
1993 2,222,093 159,463
1994 2,328,188 163,314
1995 2,434,662 167,137
1996 2,597,564 170,911
1997 2,817,410 174,626
1998 3,040,421 178,313
1999 3,266,009 182,048
2000 3,493,575 186,281
2001 3,723,590 191,031
2002 3,956,826 195,863
2003 4,192,457 200,746
2004 4,428,967 205,711
2005 4,664,790 210,760
2006 5,009,100 215,923
2007 5,624,635 221,276
2008 6,302,664 226,896
2009 6,707,058 232,731
2010 6,869,838 238,248
2011 7,104,538 243,474
2012 7,391,448 248,883
2013 7,693,031 254,482
2014 8,059,440 260,240
2015 8,505,237 266,101
2016 8,935,095 272,087
2017 9,223,225 278,507
2018 9,346,701 285,259
2019 9,445,785 291,985
2020 9,401,038 298,858
2021 9,575,152 305,868
2022 10,074,977 313,046
2023 10,483,751 320,409
2024 10,876,981 327,777

Fertility rates in United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
UAE Vanuatu
1960 6.5 6.78
1961 6.49 6.73
1962 6.49 6.67
1963 6.5 6.62
1964 6.49 6.57
1965 6.5 6.52
1966 6.5 6.51
1967 6.51 6.51
1968 6.53 6.46
1969 6.52 6.41
1970 6.52 6.35
1971 6.52 6.29
1972 6.5 6.23
1973 6.46 6.15
1974 6.41 6.06
1975 6.35 5.98
1976 6.29 5.89
1977 6.22 5.81
1978 6.15 5.77
1979 6.06 5.73
1980 5.95 5.69
1981 5.81 5.65
1982 5.66 5.6
1983 5.48 5.55
1984 5.3 5.49
1985 5.13 5.43
1986 5 5.38
1987 4.88 5.33
1988 4.77 5.27
1989 4.65 5.21
1990 4.51 5.17
1991 4.25 5.13
1992 4.09 5.09
1993 3.82 5.02
1994 3.76 4.94
1995 3.28 4.85
1996 3.06 4.75
1997 2.83 4.66
1998 2.77 4.6
1999 2.79 4.56
2000 2.73 4.54
2001 2.62 4.5
2002 2.54 4.38
2003 2.49 4.29
2004 2.38 4.21
2005 2.23 4.13
2006 1.96 4.1
2007 1.79 4.12
2008 1.52 4.16
2009 1.58 4.16
2010 1.57 4.13
2011 1.54 4.09
2012 1.53 4.06
2013 1.53 4.04
2014 1.48 4
2015 1.42 3.95
2016 1.37 3.92
2017 1.35 3.88
2018 1.29 3.83
2019 1.25 3.79
2020 1.29 3.74
2021 1.16 3.7
2022 1.15 3.65
2023 1.2 3.6

United Arab Emirates and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
United Arab Emirates

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
UAE Vanuatu
1960 19.6 17.7
1961 20.1 17.6
1962 20.6 17.5
1963 21 17.4
1964 21.5 17.3
1965 22 17.2
1966 22.6 17.1
1967 23.3 17.1
1968 23.5 17
1969 23.1 17
1970 23 17
1971 23.2 17
1972 23.6 17
1973 24.1 17
1974 24.7 17.1
1975 25.4 17.1
1976 25.6 17.1
1977 25.4 17.2
1978 25.5 17.3
1979 25.8 17.5
1980 26.2 17.6
1981 26.4 17.7
1982 26.4 17.7
1983 26.4 17.7
1984 26.4 17.7
1985 26.6 17.7
1986 26.5 17.8
1987 26.1 17.8
1988 25.9 17.8
1989 25.8 17.8
1990 25.8 17.8
1991 26 17.9
1992 26.4 17.8
1993 26.8 17.7
1994 27.4 17.7
1995 28 17.8
1996 28.1 18
1997 27.9 18
1998 27.9 18
1999 28 18
2000 28.2 18.2
2001 28.6 18.5
2002 29.1 18.7
2003 29.6 18.9
2004 30.3 19.2
2005 30.9 19.4
2006 31.4 19.6
2007 31.6 19.9
2008 31.6 20.1
2009 31.6 20.3
2010 31.7 20.5
2011 31.7 20.6
2012 31.7 20.8
2013 31.7 20.9
2014 31.8 21
2015 31.8 21.1
2016 31.8 21.1
2017 31.8 21.2
2018 31.8 21.2
2019 31.8 21.2
2020 31.8 21.2
2021 31.9 21.2
2022 31.9 21.2
2023 32.2 21.2
2024 32.6 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

UAE Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$538B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
24%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.89%
2021
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
5.64%
2014
n/a
Armed forces personnel
63,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+2.89%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.88%
2024
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
51.6%
2023
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
47.7%
2023
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
71.6
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.5%
2018
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2018
3%
2019
Number of millionaires
202,201
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.34%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
6
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00007%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
154
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.05T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$238B
2024
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received n/a
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
8,084,000
2020
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports n/a
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
85.7%
2021
n/a

Energy

UAE Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
8,336 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.85
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
206 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
19.6 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
92.7%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1%
2021
25%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.24%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-171.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,688 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.2%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
13.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

UAE Vanuatu
% of world population
0.13%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
+278,439
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
88%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.71 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
83.2
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
65
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.75
2022
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
179
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.8%
2024
88%
2023
English speaking
65%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
100%
2024
45.7%
2023

Health

UAE Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,315
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$284.4
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.91
2021
0.16
2019
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
32.6%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.7%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
11
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.08 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

UAE Vanuatu
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,521 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,512 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,225 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,535 mi
2008
665 mi
2000

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