India vs Vanuatu: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 101 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing India and Vanuatu: India leads on Carbon Dioxide Emissions (2.82) against Vanuatu (292,000); Vanuatu leads on Total net-migration (17.30 persons) against India (-632,939 persons); Vanuatu leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (8,621) against India (130.72 million). Across 101 compared metrics, India wins on 53 and Vanuatu wins on 35.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 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🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)55.9 %45.67 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 56% (2022 est.)percent of population: 46% (2023 est.)
Radios11667,000
Televisions632,300
Waterways16,180none

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country717.60B $239.20M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars4.52T $1.26B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)6 %20 %
Coal Revenue1.150
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)9.51 %3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.5 % of GDP3.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7159.1
Electricity Consumption1.1458.59
Electricity Exports5.150
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7171
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants120
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels20
Electricity from Other Renewables1629
Electricity Imports5.620
Electricity Installed Capacity367.837,000
Electricity Production1.3963
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)25.18 USD per capita12.93 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient25.532.3
Gross Fixed Investment29.521.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)5.6 %-19.7 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)5 %11.2 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.8 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption55.430
Natural Gas Exports76.450
Natural Gas Imports23.960
Natural Gas Production31.540
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.290
Oil Consumption3.181,000
Oil Exports825,6000
Oil Imports3.06761
Oil Production954,0000
Oil Proved Reserves5.680
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 peopleNA
Public Debt46.571.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)6.5 USD4 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption4.521,100
Refined Petroleum Products Exports1.310
Refined Petroleum Products Imports653,3001,073
Refined Petroleum Products Production4.90
Remittances3.512.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.140.54
Taxes and Other Revenues6.717.4
Unemployment Rate4.3 %5.1 %

Environment

7 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)130.72M8,621
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.82292,000
Contiguous Zone2424
Continental Shelfedge of continental margin or 200 nm;edge of continental margin or 200 nm;
Population Distributiona very high population density exists throughout most of the country, with the notable exception of the deserts in the northwest and the mountain fringe in the north; the core of the population is in the north along the banks of the Ganges, with other rivthree 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 Country432 Cubic meters per year4.38 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources1.9110

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization21.46 %0.6 %
Agricultural land1.78M sq. km1,870 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)7,000 km2,528 km
Irrigated Land754,5620

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.13 %54.55 %
Administrative Divisions286
Independence1530
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

8 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)10.519.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.2 %NA
Hospital Bed Density0.7 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %100 %
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)3.9 %25.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS2.3NA
Underweight Children Under 531.511.7

People and Society

27 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Currently married (Percent)71.87 %68.06 %
Human Capital Index0.520.48
Life expectancy at birth76.09 years74.94 years
Median age of population29.19 years20.27 years
Population Change14.13M persons7,550.4 persons
Population density496.42 per sq. km28.09 per sq. km
Total population1.48B persons342,560.5 persons
Academic Freedom Index0.140.91
Birth Rate (%)15.91 %20.36 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.7 %49 %
Death Rate (%)8.7 %4.02 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4.1 % of GDP7.6 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age389.10M persons83,702.15 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate607.69118,100
Learning-adjusted years of school9.6 years4.87 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population32.94 people53,000 people
Mean Male Height (cm)164.95168.09
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization84.2 %30.17 %
Physician Density0.72 people/sq km0.16 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate0.72 %1.51 %
Population living in slums5.41 %3.22 %
Total deaths8.28M persons1,608.6 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)57.51 %53.29 %
Total fertility rate1.93 per woman3.49 per woman
Total net-migration-632,939 persons17.3 persons
Under-five mortality rate26.01 per live births15.87 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇮🇳 India🇻🇺 VanuatuShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.141.26
Airports31531
Civil Air Travel93no major transport aircraft

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