Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) was 82.3 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
82.3 0-100
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 208 countries
All-time high
91.17 0-100
in 2013
All-time low
72.94 0-100
in 2004
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Political Stability - Governance score in Vanuatu, 1996–2025

0204060801001996201020251996: 81.8 0-1001998: 81.6 0-1002000: 81.5 0-1002002: 81.7 0-1002003: 76.9 0-1002004: 72.9 0-1002005: 87.7 0-1002006: 87.8 0-1002007: 85.6 0-1002008: 84.2 0-1002009: 88.5 0-1002010: 89.2 0-1002011: 89.1 0-1002012: 91.2 0-1002013: 91.2 0-1002014: 86.7 0-1002015: 78 0-1002016: 78 0-1002017: 80.9 0-1002018: 83.7 0-1002019: 83.8 0-1002020: 82.4 0-1002021: 82.7 0-1002022: 82.7 0-1002023: 82.9 0-1002024: 82.9 0-1002025: 82.3 0-100

Source: World Bank. Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

Vanuatu recorded 82.3 0-100 for political stability - governance score in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political stability - governance score in Vanuatu peaked at 91.17 0-100 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 72.94 0-100, in 2004.

That places Vanuatu 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.

Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) (score 0-100) in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Political Stability - Governance score (0-100) in Vanuatu, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 81.76 0-100 —
1998 81.59 0-100 -0.2%
2000 81.54 0-100 -0.1%
2002 81.74 0-100 +0.3%
2003 76.94 0-100 -5.9%
2004 72.94 0-100 -5.2%
2005 87.69 0-100 +20.2%
2006 87.75 0-100 +0.1%
2007 85.64 0-100 -2.4%
2008 84.24 0-100 -1.6%
2009 88.52 0-100 +5.1%
2010 89.2 0-100 +0.8%
2011 89.13 0-100 -0.1%
2012 91.16 0-100 +2.3%
2013 91.17 0-100 +0.0%
2014 86.71 0-100 -4.9%
2015 77.98 0-100 -10.1%
2016 78.05 0-100 +0.1%
2017 80.85 0-100 +3.6%
2018 83.72 0-100 +3.5%
2019 83.81 0-100 +0.1%
2020 82.38 0-100 -1.7%
2021 82.7 0-100 +0.4%
2022 82.7 0-100 -0.0%
2023 82.87 0-100 +0.2%
2024 82.87 0-100 +0.0%
2025 82.3 0-100 -0.7%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 82.3 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 57.26 0-100, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 82.3 0-100 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 80.48 0-100, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 81.68 0-100 81.59 0-100 81.76 0-100 2
2000s 83 0-100 72.94 0-100 88.52 0-100 9
2010s 85.18 0-100 77.98 0-100 91.17 0-100 10
2020s 82.64 0-100 82.3 0-100 82.87 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 43 Fiji 82.82 0-100 compare
  2. 44 United States Virgin Islands 82.6 0-100 compare
  3. 45 Finland 82.34 0-100 compare
  4. 47 Lithuania 81.95 0-100 compare
  5. 48 Mauritius 81.93 0-100 compare
  6. 49 South Korea 81.68 0-100 compare

See the full ranking of 208 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political stability - governance score in Vanuatu?
Political stability - governance score in Vanuatu was 82.3 0-100 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest political stability - governance score recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 91.17 0-100 in 2013.
What is the lowest political stability - governance score recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 72.94 0-100 in 2004.
How does Vanuatu rank for political stability - governance score?
Vanuatu ranks 46th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is political stability - governance score rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Political Stability - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Stability - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
208 places, 5,485 data points, 1996–2025
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