Share of the population with access to basic services in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of the population with access to basic services was 65.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of the population with access to basic services in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of population.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 65.5% for share of the population with access to basic services in 2024.
The figure is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with access to basic services in Vanuatu peaked at 70.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 1995.
That places Vanuatu 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Share of the population with access to basic services in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % of population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18.0% | — |
| 1995 | 12.9% | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 14.8% | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 24.0% | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 27.5% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -14.8% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +27.3% |
| 2008 | 36.5% | +8.6% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +32.4% |
| 2011 | 42.0% | -4.8% |
| 2012 | 43.9% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 31.7% | -27.8% |
| 2014 | 49.1% | +54.9% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 62.8% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 67.3% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | -12.0% |
| 2024 | 65.5% | +6.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 65.5% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 88.7%, 74% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 65.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 100.0%, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of the population with access to basic services in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +54.9% | 31.7% | 49.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.7% | 12.9% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 22.2% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 31.7% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.9% | 61.6% | 70.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More reference data data for Vanuatu
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0174 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0819 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0994 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0658 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4612 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5857 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with access to basic services in Vanuatu?
- Share of the population with access to basic services in Vanuatu was 65.5% in 2024, according to Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 70.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with access to basic services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of the population with access to basic services?
- Vanuatu ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of the population with access to basic services rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Data compiled from multiple sources by the World Bank – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity means having an electricity source that can provide very basic lighting, and charge a phone or power a radio for 4 hours per day.