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Vanuatu vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Vanuatu has a population of 328K (ranked 174/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Vanuatu's land area is 4,707 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 157th vs. 60th).

By GDP, Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Vanuatu Zimbabwe
Population
341110
17210092
Population rank 174/197 74/197
GDP
$1.16B
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 185/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$3,543
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 133/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,602
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$518M
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.5%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,580
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 126/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,778
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
4,707 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.6
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
21.3 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Vanuatu and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Vanuatu and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Vanuatu

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Vanuatu Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 - $1,884,206,452
1971 - $2,178,716,475
1972 - $2,677,729,616
1973 - $3,309,353,866
1974 - $3,982,161,721
1975 - $4,371,301,052
1976 - $4,318,372,348
1977 - $4,364,382,451
1978 - $4,351,600,850
1979 $119,258,835 $5,177,459,817
1980 $121,185,498 $6,678,868,738
1981 $113,781,796 $8,011,374,445
1982 $114,501,913 $8,539,701,388
1983 $117,389,554 $7,764,067,625
1984 $144,482,515 $6,352,126,411
1985 $131,856,421 $5,637,259,754
1986 $126,498,935 $6,217,524,201
1987 $139,464,174 $6,741,215,643
1988 $158,351,368 $7,814,784,729
1989 $154,013,202 $8,286,323,367
1990 $168,879,207 $8,783,817,407
1991 $201,334,169 $8,641,482,396
1992 $209,088,825 $6,751,472,744
1993 $200,491,853 $6,563,813,829
1994 $233,701,301 $6,890,675,555
1995 $249,333,250 $7,111,271,273
1996 $261,370,044 $8,553,147,289
1997 $272,771,209 $8,529,572,287
1998 $262,293,411 $6,401,968,715
1999 $268,006,973 $6,858,013,652
2000 $272,014,628 $6,689,958,139
2001 $257,926,882 $6,777,385,246
2002 $262,596,536 $6,342,116,911
2003 $314,471,413 $5,727,592,261
2004 $364,996,869 $5,805,598,867
2005 $394,962,433 $5,755,215,663
2006 $439,358,587 $5,443,896,938
2007 $516,392,923 $5,291,950,526
2008 $590,748,429 $4,415,703,156
2009 $592,622,319 $9,665,815,601
2010 $670,712,980 $12,041,602,762
2011 $770,153,588 $14,101,801,031
2012 $747,839,698 $17,114,762,914
2013 $758,304,466 $19,091,004,042
2014 $773,717,011 $19,495,547,523
2015 $759,690,181 $19,963,058,858
2016 $804,323,577 $20,548,759,858
2017 $880,043,284 $51,074,726,484
2018 $914,727,908 $34,156,057,417
2019 $936,526,268 $25,715,657,177
2020 $909,421,044 $26,868,564,055
2021 $982,362,212 $27,240,507,842
2022 $1,030,654,208 $32,789,657,378
2023 $1,126,313,359 $35,231,369,343
2024 $1,161,251,868 $44,187,704,410

Vanuatu and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Vanuatu

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Vanuatu Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 - $361
1971 - $405
1972 - $483
1973 - $579
1974 - $674
1975 - $717
1976 - $687
1977 - $677
1978 - $665
1979 $1,055 $779
1980 $1,048 $949
1981 $962 $1,068
1982 $946 $1,095
1983 $947 $959
1984 $1,137 $757
1985 $1,012 $649
1986 $946 $692
1987 $1,017 $726
1988 $1,125 $815
1989 $1,067 $840
1990 $1,141 $866
1991 $1,326 $831
1992 $1,344 $631
1993 $1,257 $604
1994 $1,431 $634
1995 $1,492 $648
1996 $1,529 $767
1997 $1,562 $750
1998 $1,471 $552
1999 $1,472 $582
2000 $1,460 $563
2001 $1,350 $566
2002 $1,341 $525
2003 $1,567 $468
2004 $1,774 $469
2005 $1,874 $461
2006 $2,035 $431
2007 $2,334 $413
2008 $2,604 $341
2009 $2,546 $735
2010 $2,815 $902
2011 $3,163 $1,037
2012 $3,005 $1,239
2013 $2,980 $1,362
2014 $2,973 $1,372
2015 $2,855 $1,386
2016 $2,956 $1,407
2017 $3,160 $3,448
2018 $3,207 $2,272
2019 $3,207 $1,684
2020 $3,043 $1,730
2021 $3,212 $1,724
2022 $3,292 $2,041
2023 $3,515 $2,156
2024 $3,543 $2,656

Vanuatu vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Vanuatu

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Vanuatu Zimbabwe
1950 43.9 49.4
1951 42.2 49.8
1952 45.3 50.2
1953 45.8 50.6
1954 46.5 51
1955 47.1 51.4
1956 47.7 51.8
1957 48.2 52.2
1958 48.7 52.6
1959 49.3 53
1960 49.8 53.5
1961 50.4 54
1962 50.9 54.5
1963 51.5 54.9
1964 52 55.4
1965 52.5 55.9
1966 53.1 56.4
1967 53.7 56.8
1968 54.2 57.1
1969 54.8 57.5
1970 55.3 57.8
1971 55.9 58
1972 56.4 58.2
1973 57 58.1
1974 57.6 58.2
1975 58.1 58.2
1976 58.7 57.6
1977 59.2 57
1978 59.9 54.7
1979 60.9 54.9
1980 61.3 59.1
1981 61.9 59.4
1982 62.5 59.9
1983 63.1 60
1984 63.5 60.6
1985 63.9 60.9
1986 64.6 61
1987 64.4 60.7
1988 65.7 60.2
1989 66 59.4
1990 66.7 58.3
1991 67.1 57
1992 67.4 55.6
1993 67.7 54
1994 68 52.5
1995 68.1 51.1
1996 68.2 49
1997 68.3 48.5
1998 68.4 47.6
1999 67.9 46.4
2000 68.6 46
2001 68.7 44.5
2002 68.8 45.9
2003 68.9 45.4
2004 69 46
2005 69.2 46.6
2006 69.1 47.1
2007 69.1 47.6
2008 69.3 48.5
2009 69.4 49.7
2010 69.6 51.9
2011 69.7 53.9
2012 69.9 55.4
2013 70 56.8
2014 70 58.1
2015 70.2 59
2016 70.4 59.8
2017 70.5 60.3
2018 70.6 60.9
2019 70.8 61.1
2020 70.4 61.5
2021 70 60.1
2022 71.3 62.4
2023 71.5 62.8
2024 71.7 63.1
2025 71.8 63.3

Vanuatu and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Vanuatu

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Vanuatu Zimbabwe
1960 64,431 3,809,389
1961 66,264 3,930,401
1962 68,174 4,055,959
1963 70,159 4,185,877
1964 72,219 4,320,006
1965 74,358 4,458,462
1966 76,590 4,601,217
1967 78,921 4,748,307
1968 81,314 4,900,440
1969 83,755 5,058,181
1970 86,266 5,215,918
1971 88,862 5,374,712
1972 91,562 5,542,445
1973 94,362 5,720,404
1974 97,260 5,908,328
1975 100,269 6,098,658
1976 103,388 6,287,105
1977 106,618 6,449,512
1978 109,963 6,543,575
1979 113,040 6,647,556
1980 115,660 7,041,303
1981 118,249 7,498,635
1982 121,035 7,796,496
1983 123,998 8,098,404
1984 127,109 8,391,488
1985 130,356 8,686,813
1986 133,720 8,982,578
1987 137,187 9,284,644
1988 140,756 9,583,094
1989 144,393 9,864,798
1990 148,063 10,137,281
1991 151,793 10,404,816
1992 155,608 10,702,700
1993 159,463 10,860,288
1994 163,314 10,873,148
1995 167,137 10,974,599
1996 170,911 11,158,360
1997 174,626 11,369,827
1998 178,313 11,594,297
1999 182,048 11,783,458
2000 186,281 11,892,055
2001 191,031 11,971,901
2002 195,863 12,087,653
2003 200,746 12,232,323
2004 205,711 12,365,896
2005 210,760 12,483,432
2006 215,923 12,636,445
2007 221,276 12,804,058
2008 226,896 12,959,149
2009 232,731 13,142,790
2010 238,248 13,356,548
2011 243,474 13,595,424
2012 248,883 13,817,887
2013 254,482 14,013,808
2014 260,240 14,207,359
2015 266,101 14,399,013
2016 272,087 14,600,294
2017 278,507 14,812,482
2018 285,259 15,034,452
2019 291,985 15,271,368
2020 298,858 15,526,888
2021 305,868 15,797,210
2022 313,046 16,069,056
2023 320,409 16,340,822
2024 327,777 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Vanuatu and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Vanuatu

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Vanuatu Zimbabwe
1960 6.78 7.2
1961 6.73 7.21
1962 6.67 7.23
1963 6.62 7.23
1964 6.57 7.23
1965 6.52 7.23
1966 6.51 7.2
1967 6.51 7.16
1968 6.46 7.11
1969 6.41 7.04
1970 6.35 6.98
1971 6.29 6.94
1972 6.23 6.94
1973 6.15 6.94
1974 6.06 6.88
1975 5.98 6.83
1976 5.89 6.77
1977 5.81 6.71
1978 5.77 6.66
1979 5.73 6.59
1980 5.69 6.52
1981 5.65 6.45
1982 5.6 6.33
1983 5.55 6.2
1984 5.49 6.04
1985 5.43 5.87
1986 5.38 5.69
1987 5.33 5.5
1988 5.27 5.28
1989 5.21 5.07
1990 5.17 4.88
1991 5.13 4.72
1992 5.09 4.57
1993 5.02 4.39
1994 4.94 4.28
1995 4.85 4.15
1996 4.75 4.11
1997 4.66 4.08
1998 4.6 4.07
1999 4.56 4.06
2000 4.54 4.01
2001 4.5 3.98
2002 4.38 3.93
2003 4.29 3.86
2004 4.21 3.78
2005 4.13 3.69
2006 4.1 3.64
2007 4.12 3.68
2008 4.16 3.78
2009 4.16 3.95
2010 4.13 4.04
2011 4.09 4.13
2012 4.06 4.13
2013 4.04 4.11
2014 4 4.01
2015 3.95 3.91
2016 3.92 3.83
2017 3.88 3.77
2018 3.83 3.74
2019 3.79 3.75
2020 3.74 3.75
2021 3.7 3.77
2022 3.65 3.77
2023 3.6 3.72

Vanuatu and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Vanuatu

Zimbabwe
Year Median age, years
Vanuatu Zimbabwe
1960 17.7 16.4
1961 17.6 16.2
1962 17.5 16
1963 17.4 15.8
1964 17.3 15.7
1965 17.2 15.7
1966 17.1 15.7
1967 17.1 15.7
1968 17 15.7
1969 17 15.7
1970 17 15.7
1971 17 15.8
1972 17 15.8
1973 17 15.8
1974 17.1 15.9
1975 17.1 15.9
1976 17.1 15.8
1977 17.2 15.8
1978 17.3 15.7
1979 17.5 15.6
1980 17.6 15.6
1981 17.7 15.7
1982 17.7 15.8
1983 17.7 15.8
1984 17.7 15.8
1985 17.7 15.9
1986 17.8 15.9
1987 17.8 15.9
1988 17.8 15.9
1989 17.8 16.1
1990 17.8 16.3
1991 17.9 16.5
1992 17.8 16.4
1993 17.7 16.3
1994 17.7 16.4
1995 17.8 16.6
1996 18 16.9
1997 18 17.2
1998 18 17.5
1999 18 17.7
2000 18.2 17.8
2001 18.5 18
2002 18.7 18.1
2003 18.9 18.2
2004 19.2 18.3
2005 19.4 18.3
2006 19.6 18.5
2007 19.9 18.5
2008 20.1 18.5
2009 20.3 18.4
2010 20.5 18.3
2011 20.6 18.2
2012 20.8 18.1
2013 20.9 18
2014 21 18
2015 21.1 18
2016 21.1 18
2017 21.2 18.1
2018 21.2 18.2
2019 21.2 18.3
2020 21.2 18.5
2021 21.2 18.6
2022 21.2 18.7
2023 21.2 18.9
2024 21.3 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Vanuatu Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$1.29B
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.6%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.58%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.96%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.05%
2020
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2022
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
7.55%
2022
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
61.8
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.7%
2019
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3%
2019
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold
$615M
2024
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$145M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
82,400
2020
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
50.4%
2020
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Vanuatu Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
158.2 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.3
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.29 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.9 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
25%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
25.2%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
10.7%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
61.6%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Vanuatu Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.004%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-43
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
26.1%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.52 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.27 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
45.1
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
50
2024
21
2024
Higher education index n/a
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.32
2020
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
14.9
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
96
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
88%
2023
89.8%
2022
English speaking
83.5%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
45.7%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Vanuatu Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$135.4
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.3
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
71.8 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
49.3%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.16
2019
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth n/a
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
100
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
16.8
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19.7%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
96
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence n/a
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.04 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Vanuatu Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.008%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
14,359 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
722 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,708 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
665 mi
2000
60,439 mi
2019

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