Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside Vanuatu 469 times
Tuvalu: 26 km² (2024) · Vanuatu: 12,189 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Vanuatu’s coastline is 105 times as long as Tuvalu’s
Tuvalu: 24 km (2026 edition) · Vanuatu: 2,528 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Vanuatu’s highest peak towers 1,872 m above Tuvalu’s
Tuvalu: 5 m (2026 edition) · Vanuatu: 1,877 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 100% of Tuvalu, versus 13% of Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 100% (2024) · Vanuatu: 13.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Vanuatu has 35 times as many people as Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 9,492 (2025) · Vanuatu: 335,169 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tuvalu is 13 times as densely populated as Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 365 per km² (2025) · Vanuatu: 27 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tuvalu are 3.0 cm taller than in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 171.3 cm (2019) · Vanuatu: 168.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tuvalu are 3.1 cm taller than in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 163.6 cm (2019) · Vanuatu: 160.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tuvalu is 4.1 years older than in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 24.3 years (2023) · Vanuatu: 20.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Vanuatu have 0.4 more children on average than in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Vanuatu: 3.57 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.0% of people in Tuvalu are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 7% (2025) · Vanuatu: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many official languages?
Vanuatu has 3 official languages, Tuvalu 2
Tuvalu: 2 (2026) · Vanuatu: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Vanuatu’s economy is 24 times the size of Tuvalu’s
Tuvalu: $57.3 million (2025) · Vanuatu: $1.35 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tuvalu produces 49% more per person than Vanuatu
Tuvalu: Int$6,759 (2025) · Vanuatu: Int$4,525 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 32.3 (2019)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 19.5% (2019)
How many people are looking for work?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 5.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 16.5% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Tuvalu and Vanuatu are nearly identical here
Tuvalu: 89% (2025) · Vanuatu: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tuvalu spends 12 times as much on health per person as Vanuatu
Tuvalu: $1,724 (2023) · Vanuatu: $143 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Vanuatu live 4.4 years longer than in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 67.3 years (2024) · Vanuatu: 71.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tuvalu is 15% more likely to die before turning one than in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 16.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Vanuatu: 14.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Tuvalu has 8.2 times as many doctors per person as Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Vanuatu: 0.2 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 16.4 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
65% of adults in Tuvalu are obese, versus 22% in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 64.7% (2024) · Vanuatu: 21.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
33% of adults in Tuvalu smoke, versus 25% in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 33.4% (2024) · Vanuatu: 24.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Vanuatu drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 0.8 litres (2017) · Vanuatu: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tuvalu has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 85.1 kg (2023) · Vanuatu: 41 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tuvalu has 386 kcal more food per person per day than Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 3,295 kcal (2023) · Vanuatu: 2,909 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tuvalu went to school 3.6 years longer than in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 10.8 years (2023) · Vanuatu: 7.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Vanuatu welcomed 3.9 times as many tourists per resident as Tuvalu (2019)
Tuvalu: 0.02 (2022) · Vanuatu: 0.1 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Vanuatu has 1 more World Heritage site than Tuvalu (1 against 0)
Tuvalu: 0 (2026) · Vanuatu: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Tuvalu and Vanuatu are practically level
Tuvalu: 0 (2026 edition) · Vanuatu: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
35% of people in Tuvalu are online, versus 22% in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 35% (2017) · Vanuatu: 22% (2015)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Tuvalu have electricity, versus 66% in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 100% (2024) · Vanuatu: 65.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Tuvalu live in cities, versus 22% in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 65% (2025) · Vanuatu: 22% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tuvalu has 99 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Vanuatu 89
Tuvalu: 99 (2022) · Vanuatu: 89 (2023)
How much do they fly?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 1.07 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 75% of Vanuatu, but only 40% of Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 39.6% (2024) · Vanuatu: 74.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Tuvalu emits 2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Vanuatu
Tuvalu: 1.2 t (2024) · Vanuatu: 0.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 25% (2023)
How clean is the air?
The air in Vanuatu carries 29% more fine dust than in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 4.5 µg/m³ (2024) · Vanuatu: 5.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Tuvalu: 0 per 100k (2019) · Vanuatu: 0.3 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 14.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tuvalu: no data · Vanuatu: 2,432 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Tuvalu bigger than Vanuatu?
Vanuatu is larger. Tuvalu fits inside Vanuatu 469 times.
Which has more people, Tuvalu or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu has 35 times as many people as Tuvalu (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tuvalu or Vanuatu?
People in Vanuatu live 4.4 years longer than in Tuvalu. Life expectancy at birth is 67.3 years in Tuvalu and 71.7 in Vanuatu.
Are people taller in Tuvalu or Vanuatu?
Men in Tuvalu are 3.0 cm taller than in Vanuatu (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).