How does Vanuatu rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?

Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Vanuatu?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Vanuatu data come from?

The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Vanuatu

Name: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Vanuatu
Creator: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
License: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)

Vanuatu: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index was 0.891 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)

0.891

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

42nd

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.891

in 2024

All-time low

0.821

in 1950

Years of data

120

1906–2025

Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index in Vanuatu, 1906–2025

Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for individual liberties and equality before the law index in Vanuatu is 0.891, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 120 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, individual liberties and equality before the law index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.891 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.821, in 1950.

Vanuatu ranks 42nd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1900s	0.846	0.846	0.846	4
1910s	0.846	0.846	0.846	10
1920s	0.846	0.846	0.846	10
1930s	0.846	0.846	0.846	10
1940s	0.846	0.846	0.846	10
1950s	0.8444	0.821	0.847	10
1960s	0.847	0.847	0.847	10
1970s	0.8513	0.825	0.86	10
1980s	0.862	0.862	0.862	10
1990s	0.8585	0.849	0.866	10
2000s	0.861	0.861	0.861	10
2010s	0.8633	0.848	0.874	10
2020s	0.8768	0.855	0.891	6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

39 Namibia 0.902 compare
40 Gambia 0.901 compare
41 Poland 0.895 compare
43 Ghana 0.887 compare
44 Trinidad and Tobago 0.885 compare
45 Montenegro 0.883 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

More reference data data for Vanuatu

Summer temperature anomalies -0.1753 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month 0.3744 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies 0.3923 °C (2026)
Autumn temperature anomalies 0.7024 °C (2025)
Chief executive of the government is elected 1 (2025)
Democracy 7 (2025)
Winter temperature anomalies 0.4368 °C (2025)
Elected parliament 1 (2025)
Competitive elections 1 (2025)
Universal right to vote 2 (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is individual liberties and equality before the law index in Vanuatu?: Individual liberties and equality before the law index in Vanuatu was 0.891 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Vanuatu?: The highest recorded value was 0.891 in 2024.
What is the lowest individual liberties and equality before the law index recorded in Vanuatu?: The lowest recorded value was 0.821 in 1950.
How does Vanuatu rank for individual liberties and equality before the law index?: Vanuatu ranks 42nd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is individual liberties and equality before the law index rising or falling in Vanuatu?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?: The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: Individual Liberties and Equality before the Law Index
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 176 places, 30,494 data points, 1789–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Central estimate of the extent to which extent to which citizens enjoy physical integrity rights, freedoms of religion, of movement, and from forced labor, as well as access to justice, laws are transparent, and public administration is impartial.