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Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Civil liberties rating, gaps filled was 2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 199 countries
All-time high
4
in 1983
All-time low
2
in 1982
Years of data
46
1980–2025

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Vanuatu, 1980–2025

01234198020022025

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2025, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Vanuatu stood at 2. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Vanuatu peaked at 4 in 1983 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1982.

That places Vanuatu 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Vanuatu, year by year

Year Value Change
1980 3 —
1981 2.5 -16.7%
1982 2 -20.0%
1983 4 +100.0%
1984 4 +0.0%
1985 4 +0.0%
1986 4 +0.0%
1987 4 +0.0%
1988 4 +0.0%
1989 3 -25.0%
1990 3 +0.0%
1991 3 +0.0%
1992 3 +0.0%
1993 2 -33.3%
1994 3 +50.0%
1995 3 +0.0%
1996 3 +0.0%
1997 3 +0.0%
1998 3 +0.0%
1999 3 +0.0%
2000 3 +0.0%
2001 3 +0.0%
2002 2 -33.3%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2018 2 +0.0%
2019 2 +0.0%
2020 2 +0.0%
2021 2 +0.0%
2022 2 +0.0%
2023 2 +0.0%
2024 2 +0.0%
2025 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 3.45 2 4 10
1990s 2.9 2 3 10
2000s 2.2 2 3 10
2010s 2 2 2 10
2020s 2 2 2 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Vanuatu?
Civil liberties rating, gaps filled in Vanuatu was 2 in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 4 in 1983.
What is the lowest civil liberties rating, gaps filled recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1982.
How does Vanuatu rank for civil liberties rating, gaps filled?
Vanuatu ranks 121st out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
Is civil liberties rating, gaps filled rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Civil liberties rating, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Civil liberties rating, gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
199 places, 10,266 data points, 1972–2025
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Civil liberties rating with 183 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.