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Political Civil Liberties Index in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Political Civil Liberties Index was 0.905 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.905
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
34th
of 176 countries
All-time high
0.939
in 2023
All-time low
0.377
in 1900
Years of data
126
1900–2025

Political Civil Liberties Index in Vanuatu, 1900–2025

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

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 0.905 for political civil liberties index in 2025.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political civil liberties index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.939 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.377, in 1900.

Vanuatu ranks 34th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 126 years of available data.

Political Civil Liberties Index in Vanuatu, year by year

Year Value Change
1900 0.377 —
1901 0.377 +0.0%
1902 0.377 +0.0%
1903 0.377 +0.0%
1904 0.377 +0.0%
1905 0.377 +0.0%
1906 0.395 +4.8%
1907 0.395 +0.0%
1908 0.395 +0.0%
1909 0.421 +6.6%
1910 0.421 +0.0%
1911 0.421 +0.0%
1912 0.421 +0.0%
1913 0.421 +0.0%
1914 0.421 +0.0%
1915 0.421 +0.0%
1916 0.421 +0.0%
1917 0.421 +0.0%
1918 0.421 +0.0%
1919 0.421 +0.0%
1920 0.421 +0.0%
1921 0.421 +0.0%
1922 0.421 +0.0%
1923 0.421 +0.0%
1924 0.421 +0.0%
1925 0.421 +0.0%
1926 0.421 +0.0%
1927 0.421 +0.0%
1928 0.421 +0.0%
1929 0.421 +0.0%
1930 0.439 +4.3%
1931 0.439 +0.0%
1932 0.439 +0.0%
1933 0.439 +0.0%
1934 0.439 +0.0%
1935 0.439 +0.0%
1936 0.439 +0.0%
1937 0.439 +0.0%
1938 0.439 +0.0%
1939 0.439 +0.0%
1940 0.439 +0.0%
1941 0.439 +0.0%
1942 0.439 +0.0%
1943 0.439 +0.0%
1944 0.439 +0.0%
1945 0.439 +0.0%
1946 0.439 +0.0%
1947 0.439 +0.0%
1948 0.439 +0.0%
1949 0.439 +0.0%
1950 0.439 +0.0%
1951 0.439 +0.0%
1952 0.439 +0.0%
1953 0.439 +0.0%
1954 0.468 +6.6%
1955 0.439 -6.2%
1956 0.439 +0.0%
1957 0.439 +0.0%
1958 0.449 +2.3%
1959 0.449 +0.0%
1960 0.449 +0.0%
1961 0.449 +0.0%
1962 0.449 +0.0%
1963 0.449 +0.0%
1964 0.449 +0.0%
1965 0.449 +0.0%
1966 0.449 +0.0%
1967 0.449 +0.0%
1968 0.449 +0.0%
1969 0.449 +0.0%
1970 0.693 +54.3%
1971 0.711 +2.6%
1972 0.711 +0.0%
1973 0.711 +0.0%
1974 0.711 +0.0%
1975 0.711 +0.0%
1976 0.684 -3.8%
1977 0.684 +0.0%
1978 0.684 +0.0%
1979 0.684 +0.0%
1980 0.897 +31.1%
1981 0.897 +0.0%
1982 0.897 +0.0%
1983 0.897 +0.0%
1984 0.897 +0.0%
1985 0.897 +0.0%
1986 0.897 +0.0%
1987 0.897 +0.0%
1988 0.897 +0.0%
1989 0.897 +0.0%
1990 0.912 +1.7%
1991 0.904 -0.9%
1992 0.915 +1.2%
1993 0.915 +0.0%
1994 0.915 +0.0%
1995 0.915 +0.0%
1996 0.915 +0.0%
1997 0.915 +0.0%
1998 0.915 +0.0%
1999 0.915 +0.0%
2000 0.917 +0.2%
2001 0.917 +0.0%
2002 0.917 +0.0%
2003 0.917 +0.0%
2004 0.917 +0.0%
2005 0.917 +0.0%
2006 0.917 +0.0%
2007 0.917 +0.0%
2008 0.917 +0.0%
2009 0.917 +0.0%
2010 0.917 +0.0%
2011 0.917 +0.0%
2012 0.917 +0.0%
2013 0.917 +0.0%
2014 0.917 +0.0%
2015 0.923 +0.7%
2016 0.923 +0.0%
2017 0.932 +1.0%
2018 0.935 +0.3%
2019 0.926 -1.0%
2020 0.904 -2.4%
2021 0.93 +2.9%
2022 0.93 +0.0%
2023 0.939 +1.0%
2024 0.938 -0.1%
2025 0.905 -3.5%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 0.905 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.5695, 1.6× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 0.905 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.666, 1.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1900s 0.3868 0.377 0.421 10
1910s 0.421 0.421 0.421 10
1920s 0.421 0.421 0.421 10
1930s 0.439 0.439 0.439 10
1940s 0.439 0.439 0.439 10
1950s 0.4439 0.439 0.468 10
1960s 0.449 0.449 0.449 10
1970s 0.6984 0.684 0.711 10
1980s 0.897 0.897 0.897 10
1990s 0.9136 0.904 0.915 10
2000s 0.917 0.917 0.917 10
2010s 0.9224 0.917 0.935 10
2020s 0.9243 0.904 0.939 6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 31 Portugal 0.914 compare
  2. 32 South Korea 0.911 compare
  3. 33 Australia 0.906 compare
  4. 35 Taiwan 0.904 compare
  5. 36 Namibia 0.896 compare
  6. 37 Sri Lanka 0.895 compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political civil liberties index in Vanuatu?
Political civil liberties index in Vanuatu was 0.905 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political civil liberties index recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 0.939 in 2023.
What is the lowest political civil liberties index recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0.377 in 1900.
How does Vanuatu rank for political civil liberties index?
Vanuatu ranks 34th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is political civil liberties index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Political Civil Liberties Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Civil Liberties Index
Source
V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
176 places, 30,211 data points, 1789–2025
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Central estimate of the extent to which people enjoy the freedoms of expression and association.