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Vanuatu vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Vanuatu has a population of 328K (ranked 174/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Vanuatu's land area is 4,707 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 157th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Vanuatu Vatican
Population
341110
949
Population rank 174/197 197/197
GDP
$1.16B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 185/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$3,543
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 133/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,602
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$518M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.5%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,580
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 126/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,778
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
4,707 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.6
2023
n/a
Median age
21.3 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Vanuatu and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Vanuatu vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Vanuatu

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Vanuatu Vatican
1950 43.9 65.9
1951 42.2 65.3
1952 45.3 65.7
1953 45.8 66.3
1954 46.5 67.5
1955 47.1 67.8
1956 47.7 67.3
1957 48.2 67.5
1958 48.7 68.7
1959 49.3 69.2
1960 49.8 69.2
1961 50.4 69.8
1962 50.9 69.2
1963 51.5 69.3
1964 52 70.3
1965 52.5 70.1
1966 53.1 70.9
1967 53.7 70.9
1968 54.2 70.7
1969 54.8 70.7
1970 55.3 71.5
1971 55.9 71.7
1972 56.4 72
1973 57 71.9
1974 57.6 72.7
1975 58.1 72.6
1976 58.7 72.9
1977 59.2 73.3
1978 59.9 73.7
1979 60.9 74
1980 61.3 74.1
1981 61.9 74.3
1982 62.5 74.8
1983 63.1 74.7
1984 63.5 75.1
1985 63.9 75.5
1986 64.6 75.7
1987 64.4 76.2
1988 65.7 76.4
1989 66 76.8
1990 66.7 76.9
1991 67.1 76.9
1992 67.4 77.3
1993 67.7 77
1994 68 77.7
1995 68.1 77.8
1996 68.2 78.5
1997 68.3 78.2
1998 68.4 78.3
1999 67.9 78.7
2000 68.6 79.3
2001 68.7 79.9
2002 68.8 80
2003 68.9 79.8
2004 69 80.2
2005 69.2 80.6
2006 69.1 81.2
2007 69.1 81.3
2008 69.3 81.4
2009 69.4 81.3
2010 69.6 81.5
2011 69.7 81.7
2012 69.9 82
2013 70 82.5
2014 70 82.6
2015 70.2 82.5
2016 70.4 82.9
2017 70.5 82.7
2018 70.6 83.3
2019 70.8 83.6
2020 70.4 83
2021 70 82.9
2022 71.3 83.3
2023 71.5 83
2024 71.7 83.1
2025 71.8 83.3

Vanuatu and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Vanuatu

Vatican
Year Population
Vanuatu Vatican
1960 64,431 -
1961 66,264 -
1962 68,174 -
1963 70,159 -
1964 72,219 -
1965 74,358 -
1966 76,590 -
1967 78,921 -
1968 81,314 -
1969 83,755 -
1970 86,266 -
1971 88,862 -
1972 91,562 -
1973 94,362 -
1974 97,260 -
1975 100,269 -
1976 103,388 -
1977 106,618 -
1978 109,963 -
1979 113,040 -
1980 115,660 -
1981 118,249 -
1982 121,035 -
1983 123,998 -
1984 127,109 -
1985 130,356 -
1986 133,720 -
1987 137,187 -
1988 140,756 -
1989 144,393 -
1990 148,063 -
1991 151,793 -
1992 155,608 -
1993 159,463 -
1994 163,314 -
1995 167,137 -
1996 170,911 -
1997 174,626 -
1998 178,313 -
1999 182,048 -
2000 186,281 880
2001 191,031 890
2002 195,863 900
2003 200,746 911
2004 205,711 921
2005 210,760 921
2006 215,923 932
2007 221,276 821
2008 226,896 824
2009 232,731 826
2010 238,248 829
2011 243,474 832
2012 248,883 836
2013 254,482 839
2014 260,240 842
2015 266,101 1,000
2016 272,087 -
2017 278,507 1,000
2018 285,259 -
2019 291,985 1,000
2020 298,858 -
2021 305,868 -
2022 313,046 -
2023 320,409 -
2024 327,777 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Vanuatu Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$1.29B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.58%
2023
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.96%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.05%
2020
n/a
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
7.55%
2022
n/a
Economic freedom index
61.8
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$615M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$145M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
82,400
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
50.4%
2020
n/a

Energy

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

Society

Vanuatu Vatican
% of world population
0.004%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-43
2024
n/a
Urban population
26.1%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
45.1
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.32
2020
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
96
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
88%
2023
100%
2013
English speaking
83.5%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
45.7%
2023
n/a

Health

Vanuatu Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$135.4
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.3
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
49.3%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.16
2019
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
100
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.8
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
19.7%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
96
2025
72
2025
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.04 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Vanuatu Vatican
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
14,359 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
722 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
1,708 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
665 mi
2000
5.59 mi
2003

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