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Vanuatu vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Vanuatu has a population of 328K (ranked 174/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Vanuatu's land area is 4,707 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 157th vs. 37th).

By GDP, Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Vanuatu Zambia
Population
341110
22402291
Population rank 174/197 62/197
GDP
$1.16B
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 185/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$3,543
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 133/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,602
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$518M
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.5%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,580
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 126/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,778
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
4,707 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.6
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
21.3 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Vanuatu and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Vanuatu and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Vanuatu

Zambia
Year GDP
Vanuatu Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 - $1,340,639,464
1968 - $1,573,739,371
1969 - $1,926,399,230
1970 - $1,788,779,285
1971 - $1,653,259,341
1972 - $1,872,416,680
1973 - $2,434,255,237
1974 - $2,910,981,262
1975 - $2,442,672,141
1976 - $2,742,859,263
1977 - $2,515,296,940
1978 - $2,811,032,473
1979 $119,258,835 $3,353,445,378
1980 $121,185,498 $3,884,530,854
1981 $113,781,796 $4,008,126,497
1982 $114,501,913 $3,871,117,093
1983 $117,389,554 $3,321,048,451
1984 $144,482,515 $2,719,518,933
1985 $131,856,421 $2,252,454,500
1986 $126,498,935 $1,664,413,508
1987 $139,464,174 $2,265,250,972
1988 $158,351,368 $3,728,878,149
1989 $154,013,202 $3,994,673,161
1990 $168,879,207 $3,288,381,797
1991 $201,334,169 $3,376,806,697
1992 $209,088,825 $3,182,810,841
1993 $200,491,853 $3,273,505,344
1994 $233,701,301 $3,656,806,166
1995 $249,333,250 $3,806,983,413
1996 $261,370,044 $3,597,220,962
1997 $272,771,209 $4,303,288,480
1998 $262,293,411 $3,537,741,942
1999 $268,006,973 $3,404,284,891
2000 $272,014,628 $3,600,632,111
2001 $257,926,882 $4,094,441,301
2002 $262,596,536 $4,193,850,445
2003 $314,471,413 $4,901,869,764
2004 $364,996,869 $6,221,110,219
2005 $394,962,433 $8,331,870,169
2006 $439,358,587 $12,756,858,899
2007 $516,392,923 $14,056,957,976
2008 $590,748,429 $17,910,858,638
2009 $592,622,319 $15,328,342,304
2010 $670,712,980 $20,265,559,484
2011 $770,153,588 $23,459,515,276
2012 $747,839,698 $25,503,060,420
2013 $758,304,466 $28,037,239,463
2014 $773,717,011 $27,141,023,558
2015 $759,690,181 $21,251,216,799
2016 $804,323,577 $20,958,412,538
2017 $880,043,284 $25,873,601,261
2018 $914,727,908 $26,311,507,274
2019 $936,526,268 $23,308,667,781
2020 $909,421,044 $18,137,764,931
2021 $982,362,212 $22,096,416,932
2022 $1,030,654,208 $29,163,782,140
2023 $1,126,313,359 $27,577,956,471
2024 $1,161,251,868 $26,325,775,287

Vanuatu and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Vanuatu

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Vanuatu Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 - $341
1968 - $387
1969 - $459
1970 - $414
1971 - $372
1972 - $410
1973 - $518
1974 - $601
1975 - $490
1976 - $533
1977 - $474
1978 - $514
1979 $1,055 $595
1980 $1,048 $669
1981 $962 $670
1982 $946 $627
1983 $947 $520
1984 $1,137 $413
1985 $1,012 $332
1986 $946 $238.2
1987 $1,017 $315
1988 $1,125 $504
1989 $1,067 $526
1990 $1,141 $422
1991 $1,326 $423
1992 $1,344 $389
1993 $1,257 $391
1994 $1,431 $426
1995 $1,492 $433
1996 $1,529 $400
1997 $1,562 $466
1998 $1,471 $373
1999 $1,472 $350
2000 $1,460 $359
2001 $1,350 $397
2002 $1,341 $394
2003 $1,567 $446
2004 $1,774 $549
2005 $1,874 $711
2006 $2,035 $1,052
2007 $2,334 $1,119
2008 $2,604 $1,376
2009 $2,546 $1,136
2010 $2,815 $1,451
2011 $3,163 $1,625
2012 $3,005 $1,710
2013 $2,980 $1,821
2014 $2,973 $1,707
2015 $2,855 $1,296
2016 $2,956 $1,239
2017 $3,160 $1,483
2018 $3,207 $1,464
2019 $3,207 $1,259
2020 $3,043 $952
2021 $3,212 $1,127
2022 $3,292 $1,447
2023 $3,515 $1,331
2024 $3,543 $1,235

Vanuatu vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Vanuatu

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Vanuatu Zambia
1950 43.9 46.8
1951 42.2 47.2
1952 45.3 47.6
1953 45.8 48
1954 46.5 48.4
1955 47.1 48.8
1956 47.7 49.1
1957 48.2 49.5
1958 48.7 49.9
1959 49.3 50.3
1960 49.8 50.6
1961 50.4 51
1962 50.9 51.3
1963 51.5 51.6
1964 52 51.2
1965 52.5 52.1
1966 53.1 52.3
1967 53.7 52.5
1968 54.2 52.7
1969 54.8 53
1970 55.3 53.4
1971 55.9 53.9
1972 56.4 54.4
1973 57 54.9
1974 57.6 55.4
1975 58.1 55.7
1976 58.7 56.1
1977 59.2 56.3
1978 59.9 56.3
1979 60.9 56
1980 61.3 55.5
1981 61.9 55
1982 62.5 54.4
1983 63.1 53.7
1984 63.5 52.9
1985 63.9 52
1986 64.6 51.1
1987 64.4 50.4
1988 65.7 49.7
1989 66 48.9
1990 66.7 48.2
1991 67.1 47.4
1992 67.4 47
1993 67.7 46.7
1994 68 46.3
1995 68.1 46.1
1996 68.2 45.8
1997 68.3 45.7
1998 68.4 45.7
1999 67.9 45.9
2000 68.6 46.6
2001 68.7 47.4
2002 68.8 48.5
2003 68.9 49.6
2004 69 50.5
2005 69.2 51.6
2006 69.1 52.7
2007 69.1 53.7
2008 69.3 54.8
2009 69.4 55.9
2010 69.6 56.9
2011 69.7 57.8
2012 69.9 58.7
2013 70 59.4
2014 70 60.1
2015 70.2 60.7
2016 70.4 61.1
2017 70.5 61.6
2018 70.6 62.1
2019 70.8 62.9
2020 70.4 63.4
2021 70 62.4
2022 71.3 65.3
2023 71.5 66.3
2024 71.7 66.5
2025 71.8 66.7

Vanuatu and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Vanuatu

Zambia
Year Population
Vanuatu Zambia
1960 64,431 3,153,729
1961 66,264 3,254,086
1962 68,174 3,358,099
1963 70,159 3,465,907
1964 72,219 3,577,017
1965 74,358 3,692,086
1966 76,590 3,812,003
1967 78,921 3,936,343
1968 81,314 4,065,593
1969 83,755 4,197,116
1970 86,266 4,321,718
1971 88,862 4,442,525
1972 91,562 4,569,309
1973 94,362 4,702,693
1974 97,260 4,842,746
1975 100,269 4,990,086
1976 103,388 5,143,842
1977 106,618 5,302,480
1978 109,963 5,465,374
1979 113,040 5,631,728
1980 115,660 5,802,833
1981 118,249 5,983,289
1982 121,035 6,178,637
1983 123,998 6,381,038
1984 127,109 6,580,490
1985 130,356 6,780,953
1986 133,720 6,986,471
1987 137,187 7,191,282
1988 140,756 7,391,440
1989 144,393 7,589,216
1990 148,063 7,786,169
1991 151,793 7,981,650
1992 155,608 8,176,680
1993 159,463 8,373,921
1994 163,314 8,576,269
1995 167,137 8,785,763
1996 170,911 9,004,053
1997 174,626 9,237,063
1998 178,313 9,482,408
1999 182,048 9,740,005
2000 186,281 10,017,631
2001 191,031 10,325,185
2002 195,863 10,647,949
2003 200,746 10,983,595
2004 205,711 11,338,198
2005 210,760 11,718,819
2006 215,923 12,129,553
2007 221,276 12,565,085
2008 226,896 13,021,324
2009 232,731 13,490,389
2010 238,248 13,965,594
2011 243,474 14,437,796
2012 248,883 14,913,629
2013 254,482 15,398,997
2014 260,240 15,895,315
2015 266,101 16,399,089
2016 272,087 16,914,423
2017 278,507 17,441,320
2018 285,259 17,973,569
2019 291,985 18,513,839
2020 298,858 19,059,395
2021 305,868 19,603,607
2022 313,046 20,152,938
2023 320,409 20,723,965
2024 327,777 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Vanuatu and Zambia

Fertility rate
Vanuatu

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Vanuatu Zambia
1960 6.78 6.95
1961 6.73 6.98
1962 6.67 7.01
1963 6.62 7.06
1964 6.57 7.09
1965 6.52 7.12
1966 6.51 7.14
1967 6.51 7.15
1968 6.46 7.18
1969 6.41 7.18
1970 6.35 7.22
1971 6.29 7.26
1972 6.23 7.3
1973 6.15 7.34
1974 6.06 7.36
1975 5.98 7.42
1976 5.89 7.39
1977 5.81 7.35
1978 5.77 7.29
1979 5.73 7.22
1980 5.69 7.14
1981 5.65 7.07
1982 5.6 7.04
1983 5.55 7.01
1984 5.49 6.97
1985 5.43 6.93
1986 5.38 6.87
1987 5.33 6.8
1988 5.27 6.7
1989 5.21 6.64
1990 5.17 6.57
1991 5.13 6.46
1992 5.09 6.35
1993 5.02 6.3
1994 4.94 6.26
1995 4.85 6.23
1996 4.75 6.18
1997 4.66 6.12
1998 4.6 6.07
1999 4.56 6
2000 4.54 5.92
2001 4.5 5.85
2002 4.38 5.77
2003 4.29 5.71
2004 4.21 5.7
2005 4.13 5.7
2006 4.1 5.68
2007 4.12 5.61
2008 4.16 5.53
2009 4.16 5.45
2010 4.13 5.36
2011 4.09 5.26
2012 4.06 5.14
2013 4.04 5.01
2014 4 4.89
2015 3.95 4.78
2016 3.92 4.67
2017 3.88 4.57
2018 3.83 4.49
2019 3.79 4.42
2020 3.74 4.32
2021 3.7 4.25
2022 3.65 4.18
2023 3.6 4.1

Vanuatu and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Vanuatu

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Vanuatu Zambia
1960 17.7 17
1961 17.6 16.9
1962 17.5 16.8
1963 17.4 16.7
1964 17.3 16.6
1965 17.2 16.6
1966 17.1 16.5
1967 17.1 16.5
1968 17 16.4
1969 17 16.4
1970 17 16.2
1971 17 16.1
1972 17 15.9
1973 17 15.8
1974 17.1 15.7
1975 17.1 15.5
1976 17.1 15.4
1977 17.2 15.4
1978 17.3 15.3
1979 17.5 15.3
1980 17.6 15.2
1981 17.7 15.3
1982 17.7 15.3
1983 17.7 15.4
1984 17.7 15.4
1985 17.7 15.5
1986 17.8 15.5
1987 17.8 15.6
1988 17.8 15.6
1989 17.8 15.7
1990 17.8 15.7
1991 17.9 15.7
1992 17.8 15.8
1993 17.7 15.8
1994 17.7 15.8
1995 17.8 15.8
1996 18 15.8
1997 18 15.8
1998 18 15.8
1999 18 15.8
2000 18.2 15.9
2001 18.5 15.9
2002 18.7 16
2003 18.9 16.1
2004 19.2 16.2
2005 19.4 16.3
2006 19.6 16.3
2007 19.9 16.4
2008 20.1 16.5
2009 20.3 16.6
2010 20.5 16.7
2011 20.6 16.8
2012 20.8 16.9
2013 20.9 17
2014 21 17.1
2015 21.1 17.2
2016 21.1 17.4
2017 21.2 17.5
2018 21.2 17.7
2019 21.2 17.9
2020 21.2 18
2021 21.2 18.2
2022 21.2 18.4
2023 21.2 18.6
2024 21.3 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Vanuatu Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$1.29B
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.6%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.58%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.96%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.05%
2020
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2022
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
7.55%
2022
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
61.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2019
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2019
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$615M
2024
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$145M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
82,400
2020
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
50.4%
2020
n/a
Banked people share n/a
72.7%
2024

Energy

Vanuatu Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
158.2 kg
2007
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.3
2007
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.29 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.9 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2022
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
25.2%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
10.7%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.6%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Vanuatu Zambia
% of world population
0.004%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
-43
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
26.1%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.1
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
39
2024
Higher education index n/a
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.32
2020
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
96
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
88%
2023
82%
2023
English speaking
83.5%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
45.7%
2023
33%
2023

Health

Vanuatu Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$135.4
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.3
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
49.3%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.16
2019
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
100
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.8
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.7%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.04 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Vanuatu Zambia
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
14,359 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
722 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,708 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
665 mi
2000
42,049 mi
2018

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