Vanuatu's Total Size & Land Area: rank & territory types

Vanuatu's land area is 4,707 sq mi, and the total size is 4,707 sq mi, with inland water included. Vanuatu rankes 158/197 by total surface area.

Occupies 0.008% of the land mass of all countries.
15.3% of its territory is agricultural land.
Vanuatu has 0.004% of the world's agricultural land area.
36.3% of its area is covered by forests.
Has 0.01% of the world's forests.

Vanuatu total size and land area

	Vanuatu	Rank
Total surface area	4,707 sq mi	158/197
Share all of all countries' surface area	0.002%	N/A
Land area	4,707 sq mi	157/197
Share of all countries' land area	0.008%	N/A
Population	327,777	174/197
Population density	72.8 ppl/mi²	160/197

Vanuatu's True Size on the Map

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Vanuatu's area by type

	Vanuatu	Rank
Forest area	1,708 sq mi	141/196
Forest area as share of land	36.3%	76/196
World's forests share	0.01%	N/A
Agricultural land	722 sq mi	156/194
Agricultural land share	15.3%	161/194
Share of global agricultural land	0.004%	N/A
Arable land	77.2 sq mi	165/191
Arable land share	1.64%	166/191
Permanent cropland	483 sq mi	99/192
Permanent cropland share	10.3%	29/192
Water area	0 sq mi	196/197
Water as share of total area	0%	196/197
Roads length	665 mi	161/176
Land borders length	0 mi	197/197
Coastline length	1,571 mi	42/197
Share of marine protected waters	0%	155/155

Vanuatu's size on the map

Data sources: World Bank | Agriculture & Rural Development (2026, retrieved 2026-04-06).

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