Access to basic services in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Access to basic services was 65.5 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to basic services in Vanuatu, 1994–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 65.5 for 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, access to basic services in Vanuatu peaked at 70 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.94, 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.
Access to basic services in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 18 | — |
| 1995 | 12.94 | -28.1% |
| 1996 | 14.79 | +14.3% |
| 1997 | 16.64 | +12.5% |
| 1998 | 18.48 | +11.1% |
| 1999 | 19.1 | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 22.2 | +16.2% |
| 2001 | 24 | +8.1% |
| 2002 | 25.7 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 27.5 | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 29.2 | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 31 | +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 | -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 | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 70 | +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, 66% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where 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 | 16.66 | 12.94 | 19.1 | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.94 | 22.2 | 36.5 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.98 | 31.7 | 64.5 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.88 | 61.6 | 70 | 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 access to basic services in Vanuatu?
- Access to basic services in Vanuatu was 65.5 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest access to basic services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 70 in 2021.
- What is the lowest access to basic services recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.94 in 1995.
- How does Vanuatu rank for access to basic services?
- Vanuatu ranks 180th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Access to basic services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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