Fiji vs Vanuatu: Justified Political Positions Score
Fiji
1.23
in 2025
Vanuatu
1.26
in 2025
Fiji rank
55th
Vanuatu rank
52nd
Justified Political Positions Score over time
- Fiji
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 1.26 against 1.23 in Fiji, a difference of 0.03.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 126 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 55th and Vanuatu ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 8 and Vanuatu in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | -0.597 | -2.4 | 1.8 | Fiji |
| 1910s | -0.597 | -2.4 | 1.8 | Fiji |
| 1920s | -0.597 | -2.4 | 1.8 | Fiji |
| 1930s | -0.597 | -2.4 | 1.8 | Fiji |
| 1940s | -0.597 | -2.4 | 1.8 | Fiji |
| 1950s | 0.0785 | -2.4 | 2.48 | Fiji |
| 1960s | 0.368 | -2.4 | 2.77 | Fiji |
| 1970s | 1.54 | -2.4 | 3.94 | Fiji |
| 1980s | 0.5087 | 0.649 | 0.1403 | Vanuatu |
| 1990s | 0.5598 | 0.649 | 0.0892 | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | -0.0524 | 0.928 | 0.9804 | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0.2205 | 0.9844 | 0.7639 | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 1.01 | 1.45 | 0.4452 | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher justified political positions score, Fiji or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 1.26 against 1.23 in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in justified political positions score between Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 0.03, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Vanuatu?
- 126 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Vanuatu rank globally for justified political positions score?
- Fiji ranks 55th and Vanuatu ranks 52nd of 175 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Justified Political Positions Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which political elites provide complex, nuanced, and complete justifications for their views when considering important policy changes.