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Australia vs Vanuatu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 102 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 62 of 102 metrics
Vanuatu
vut
Leads on 25 of 102 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Vanuatu: Vanuatu leads on Major Urban Areas Population (53,000 people) against Australia (5.24 people); Australia leads on Total net-migration (146,184 persons) against Vanuatu (17.30 persons); Vanuatu leads on Labor Force Participation Rate (118,100) against Australia (14.91). Across 102 compared metrics, Australia wins on 62 and Vanuatu wins on 25.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 7 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 8 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 27 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %★45.73 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 46% (2023 est.)
Radios25.567,000★
Televisions10.152,300★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★239.20M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★1.26B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %20 %★
Coal Revenue0.78★0
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP★3.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79★59.1
Electricity Consumption229.4★58.59
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels72★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables1729★
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.5637,000★
Electricity Production243★63
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita★12.93 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.3★32.3
Gross Fixed Investment27.4★21.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %★-19.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %★11.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★1,000
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★761
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty Line13.4 people★15.9 people
Public Debt58★71.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD4 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.181,100★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★1,073
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.112.9★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.130.54★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.35★25.71
Taxes and Other Revenues23.6★17.4
Unemployment Rate4.1 %★5.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M8,621★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65★292,000
Contiguous Zone1224★
Continental Shelf200edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythree quarters of the population lives in rural areas; the urban populace lives primarily in two cities, Port-Vila and Lugenville; the three largest islands -- Espiritu Santo, Malakula, and Efate -- accommodate over half of the populace
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★4.38 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★10

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.6 %★
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★1,870 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★2,528 km
Irrigated Land19,450★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★54.55 %
Administrative Divisions66
Independence130★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.419.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km★1.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★100 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %25.2 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NA11.7

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %68.06 %★
Human Capital Index0.79★0.48
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★74.94 years
Median age of population38.51 years★20.27 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★7,550.4 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★28.09 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★342,560.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.91★
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %20.36 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %★49 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %4.02 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP7.6 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★83,702.15 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.91118,100★
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★4.87 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people53,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★168.09
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %★30.17 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★0.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★1.51 %
Population living in slums0.03 %3.22 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons1,608.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★53.29 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.49 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★17.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★15.87 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.09★1.26
Airports2,257★31
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraftno major transport aircraft

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