Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Democratic Electoral Institutions Score was 10 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Vanuatu, 2005–2025
Source: Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for democratic electoral institutions score in Vanuatu is 10, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, democratic electoral institutions score in Vanuatu peaked at 10 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 9, in 2005.
Vanuatu ranks 78th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Democratic Electoral Institutions Score in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 9 | — |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 10 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 4.5, 2.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 10 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.4 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
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 democratic electoral institutions score in Vanuatu?
- Democratic electoral institutions score in Vanuatu was 10 in 2025, according to Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 2016.
- What is the lowest democratic electoral institutions score recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 9 in 2005.
- How does Vanuatu rank for democratic electoral institutions score?
- Vanuatu ranks 78th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is democratic electoral institutions score rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Democratic Electoral Institutions Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The variable identifies the extent to which the chief executive and legislature are chosen in free and fair elections under universal suffrage. Higher scores indicate a freer electoral process.