Years colonized in Vanuatu

Vanuatu: Years colonized was 94 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
57th
of 159 countries
All-time high
94
in 1980
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Vanuatu, 1462–2022

020406080100146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for years colonized in Vanuatu is 94, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Vanuatu peaked at 94 in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Vanuatu ranks 57th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Vanuatu, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Vanuatu, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 0 —
1887 1 —
1888 2 +100.0%
1889 3 +50.0%
1890 4 +33.3%
1891 5 +25.0%
1892 6 +20.0%
1893 7 +16.7%
1894 8 +14.3%
1895 9 +12.5%
1896 10 +11.1%
1897 11 +10.0%
1898 12 +9.1%
1899 13 +8.3%
1900 14 +7.7%
1901 15 +7.1%
1902 16 +6.7%
1903 17 +6.2%
1904 18 +5.9%
1905 19 +5.6%
1906 20 +5.3%
1907 21 +5.0%
1908 22 +4.8%
1909 23 +4.5%
1910 24 +4.3%
1911 25 +4.2%
1912 26 +4.0%
1913 27 +3.8%
1914 28 +3.7%
1915 29 +3.6%
1916 30 +3.4%
1917 31 +3.3%
1918 32 +3.2%
1919 33 +3.1%
1920 34 +3.0%
1921 35 +2.9%
1922 36 +2.9%
1923 37 +2.8%
1924 38 +2.7%
1925 39 +2.6%
1926 40 +2.6%
1927 41 +2.5%
1928 42 +2.4%
1929 43 +2.4%
1930 44 +2.3%
1931 45 +2.3%
1932 46 +2.2%
1933 47 +2.2%
1934 48 +2.1%
1935 49 +2.1%
1936 50 +2.0%
1937 51 +2.0%
1938 52 +2.0%
1939 53 +1.9%
1940 54 +1.9%
1941 55 +1.9%
1942 56 +1.8%
1943 57 +1.8%
1944 58 +1.8%
1945 59 +1.7%
1946 60 +1.7%
1947 61 +1.7%
1948 62 +1.6%
1949 63 +1.6%
1950 64 +1.6%
1951 65 +1.6%
1952 66 +1.5%
1953 67 +1.5%
1954 68 +1.5%
1955 69 +1.5%
1956 70 +1.4%
1957 71 +1.4%
1958 72 +1.4%
1959 73 +1.4%
1960 74 +1.4%
1961 75 +1.4%
1962 76 +1.3%
1963 77 +1.3%
1964 78 +1.3%
1965 79 +1.3%
1966 80 +1.3%
1967 81 +1.2%
1968 82 +1.2%
1969 83 +1.2%
1970 84 +1.2%
1971 85 +1.2%
1972 86 +1.2%
1973 87 +1.2%
1974 88 +1.1%
1975 89 +1.1%
1976 90 +1.1%
1977 91 +1.1%
1978 92 +1.1%
1979 93 +1.1%
1980 94 +1.1%
1981 94 +0.0%
1982 94 +0.0%
1983 94 +0.0%
1984 94 +0.0%
1985 94 +0.0%
1986 94 +0.0%
1987 94 +0.0%
1988 94 +0.0%
1989 94 +0.0%
1990 94 +0.0%
1991 94 +0.0%
1992 94 +0.0%
1993 94 +0.0%
1994 94 +0.0%
1995 94 +0.0%
1996 94 +0.0%
1997 94 +0.0%
1998 94 +0.0%
1999 94 +0.0%
2000 94 +0.0%
2001 94 +0.0%
2002 94 +0.0%
2003 94 +0.0%
2004 94 +0.0%
2005 94 +0.0%
2006 94 +0.0%
2007 94 +0.0%
2008 94 +0.0%
2009 94 +0.0%
2010 94 +0.0%
2011 94 +0.0%
2012 94 +0.0%
2013 94 +0.0%
2014 94 +0.0%
2015 94 +0.0%
2016 94 +0.0%
2017 94 +0.0%
2018 94 +0.0%
2019 94 +0.0%
2020 94 +0.0%
2021 94 +0.0%
2022 94 +0.0%

Vanuatu compared with similar countries

  • Vanuatu's 94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.5, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Vanuatu's 94 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 76, 1.2× the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Vanuatu changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1888 +100.0% 1 2
1889 +50.0% 2 3
1890 +33.3% 3 4
1891 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 0.6 0 3 10
1890s 8.5 4 13 10
1900s 18.5 14 23 10
1910s 28.5 24 33 10
1920s 38.5 34 43 10
1930s 48.5 44 53 10
1940s 58.5 54 63 10
1950s 68.5 64 73 10
1960s 78.5 74 83 10
1970s 88.5 84 93 10
1980s 94 94 94 10
1990s 94 94 94 10
2000s 94 94 94 10
2010s 94 94 94 10
2020s 94 94 94 3

Countries ranked near Vanuatu

  1. 54 Brunei 97 compare
  2. 54 Fiji 97 compare
  3. 56 Guinea-Bissau 96 compare
  4. 57 Djibouti 94 compare
  5. 57 Solomon Islands 94 compare
  6. 60 Morocco 92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Vanuatu?
Years colonized in Vanuatu was 94 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Vanuatu?
The highest recorded value was 94 in 1980.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Vanuatu?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Vanuatu rank for years colonized?
Vanuatu ranks 57th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Vanuatu?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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