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Liberal Political Institutions Index in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Liberal Political Institutions Index was 0.857 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.857
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.867
in 1976
All-time low
0.561
in 1950
Years of data
120
1906–2025

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Vanuatu, 1906–2025

00.20.40.60.8190619652025

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

Analysis

In 2025, liberal political institutions index in Vanuatu stood at 0.857.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, liberal political institutions index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.867 in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.561, in 1950.

Vanuatu ranks 37th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 120 years of available data.

Liberal Political Institutions Index in Vanuatu, year by year

Year Value Change
1906 0.571 —
1907 0.571 +0.0%
1908 0.571 +0.0%
1909 0.571 +0.0%
1910 0.571 +0.0%
1911 0.571 +0.0%
1912 0.571 +0.0%
1913 0.571 +0.0%
1914 0.571 +0.0%
1915 0.571 +0.0%
1916 0.571 +0.0%
1917 0.571 +0.0%
1918 0.571 +0.0%
1919 0.571 +0.0%
1920 0.571 +0.0%
1921 0.571 +0.0%
1922 0.571 +0.0%
1923 0.571 +0.0%
1924 0.571 +0.0%
1925 0.571 +0.0%
1926 0.571 +0.0%
1927 0.571 +0.0%
1928 0.571 +0.0%
1929 0.571 +0.0%
1930 0.571 +0.0%
1931 0.571 +0.0%
1932 0.571 +0.0%
1933 0.571 +0.0%
1934 0.571 +0.0%
1935 0.571 +0.0%
1936 0.571 +0.0%
1937 0.571 +0.0%
1938 0.571 +0.0%
1939 0.571 +0.0%
1940 0.571 +0.0%
1941 0.571 +0.0%
1942 0.571 +0.0%
1943 0.571 +0.0%
1944 0.571 +0.0%
1945 0.571 +0.0%
1946 0.571 +0.0%
1947 0.571 +0.0%
1948 0.571 +0.0%
1949 0.571 +0.0%
1950 0.561 -1.8%
1951 0.572 +2.0%
1952 0.572 +0.0%
1953 0.572 +0.0%
1954 0.572 +0.0%
1955 0.572 +0.0%
1956 0.572 +0.0%
1957 0.572 +0.0%
1958 0.572 +0.0%
1959 0.572 +0.0%
1960 0.572 +0.0%
1961 0.572 +0.0%
1962 0.572 +0.0%
1963 0.572 +0.0%
1964 0.572 +0.0%
1965 0.572 +0.0%
1966 0.572 +0.0%
1967 0.572 +0.0%
1968 0.572 +0.0%
1969 0.572 +0.0%
1970 0.561 -1.9%
1971 0.597 +6.4%
1972 0.597 +0.0%
1973 0.597 +0.0%
1974 0.597 +0.0%
1975 0.597 +0.0%
1976 0.867 +45.2%
1977 0.867 +0.0%
1978 0.867 +0.0%
1979 0.867 +0.0%
1980 0.833 -3.9%
1981 0.833 +0.0%
1982 0.833 +0.0%
1983 0.833 +0.0%
1984 0.833 +0.0%
1985 0.833 +0.0%
1986 0.833 +0.0%
1987 0.833 +0.0%
1988 0.833 +0.0%
1989 0.833 +0.0%
1990 0.829 -0.5%
1991 0.829 +0.0%
1992 0.829 +0.0%
1993 0.829 +0.0%
1994 0.837 +1.0%
1995 0.838 +0.1%
1996 0.838 +0.0%
1997 0.838 +0.0%
1998 0.838 +0.0%
1999 0.838 +0.0%
2000 0.837 -0.1%
2001 0.837 +0.0%
2002 0.837 +0.0%
2003 0.837 +0.0%
2004 0.837 +0.0%
2005 0.837 +0.0%
2006 0.837 +0.0%
2007 0.837 +0.0%
2008 0.837 +0.0%
2009 0.837 +0.0%
2010 0.84 +0.4%
2011 0.84 +0.0%
2012 0.84 +0.0%
2013 0.84 +0.0%
2014 0.84 +0.0%
2015 0.859 +2.3%
2016 0.859 +0.0%
2017 0.862 +0.3%
2018 0.861 -0.1%
2019 0.847 -1.6%
2020 0.841 -0.7%
2021 0.834 -0.8%
2022 0.841 +0.8%
2023 0.858 +2.0%
2024 0.857 -0.1%
2025 0.857 +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.857 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.446, 1.9× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.857 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6895, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.571 0.571 0.571 4
1910s 0.571 0.571 0.571 10
1920s 0.571 0.571 0.571 10
1930s 0.571 0.571 0.571 10
1940s 0.571 0.571 0.571 10
1950s 0.5709 0.561 0.572 10
1960s 0.572 0.572 0.572 10
1970s 0.7014 0.561 0.867 10
1980s 0.833 0.833 0.833 10
1990s 0.8343 0.829 0.838 10
2000s 0.837 0.837 0.837 10
2010s 0.8488 0.84 0.862 10
2020s 0.848 0.834 0.858 6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 34 Italy 0.866 compare
  2. 35 Cyprus 0.861 compare
  3. 36 South Africa 0.858 compare
  4. 38 Ghana 0.855 compare
  5. 39 Slovenia 0.849 compare
  6. 40 Israel 0.847 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is liberal political institutions index in Vanuatu?
Liberal political institutions index in Vanuatu was 0.857 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest liberal political institutions index recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.867 in 1976.
What is the lowest liberal political institutions index recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.561 in 1950.
How does Vanuatu rank for liberal political institutions index?
Vanuatu ranks 37th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is liberal political institutions index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Liberal Political Institutions Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Liberal Political Institutions Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 29,207 data points, 1789–2025
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