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Vanuatu

Republic of Vanuatu

Capital
Port Vila
Languages
Bislama, English, French
Currency
Vanuatu vatu
People
335,169 (2025)
Neighbours
none by land
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Vanuatu

  • 9th lowest urban population 22% · #9 of 210 · 2025
  • 11th highest forest cover 74.6% · #11 of 207 · 2024
  • 13th lowest economy size (GDP) $1.35 billion · #13 of 207 · 2025

Surprising facts about Vanuatu

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Vanuatu among 213 countries & territories

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World twins

The countries most like Vanuatu across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

Nearest countries

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Vanuatu has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Vanuatu.

Natural rivals

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About as many people