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Vanuatu.

Republic of Vanuatu · Port-Vila (on Efate) · 318.0K people · australia-oceania

Governmentparliamentary republicArea12.2K km²Sanctioned entities25Active conflicts1CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.

Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
95.6
Stable risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. Vanuatu becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
Vanuatu · 90-day event volume
5
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
1 of 2
BEZOS FUNDS2026-07-222026-09-052026-10-19
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
100/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 0domestic conflicts: 0max escalation score: 0
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 0actor only events: 0domestic events: 0severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.00%article coverage 90d: 177
Arms Activity
100/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 1total value usd: $0conflict amplified: no
Economic Health
83/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 3.77%inflation pct: 1.14%unemployment pct: 4.99%
Market Stress
50/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 0negative signals 30d: 0
Sanctions Exposure
95/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 25is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
78/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 71.7literacy rate: 88.00%
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political
22Stable
Security
0Stable
Economic
30Moderate
Regulatory
5Stable
Operational
11Stable
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
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Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · australia-oceania
Rank 25 of 30
01Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie, and Oeno Islands
58.6
02Republic of the Marshall Islands
66.0
03Commonwealth of Australia
66.8
04New Zealand
74.6
05Republic of Nauru
80.4
06American Samoa
84.1
07Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
84.5
08Tuvalu
86.1
25Republic of Vanuatu· this country
95.6
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 16 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024
$1.3B
▲ $109.8M YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024
$4.0K
▲ $252 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 2024
1.1%
▼ 10.0% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 2024
5.0%
▼ 0.0% YoY
Population
WB· 2024
327.8K
▲ 7.4K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB
—
Life expectancy
WB· 2024
71.7 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 2023
45.7%
▲ 0.1% YoY
Security2 recent events · 1 conflicts · 1 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
5
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-10-12
SEV 3
Foreign Military Bases
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-11
SEV 5
Bezos Funds Pacific Conservation
Humanitarian Aid
Active conflicts involving Vanuatu
Algeria-France war
War · 857 dispatches
Critical · 76.1
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
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Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Vanuatu-tagged articles · last 30 days
Jotham Napat
personlast · Oct 12
28
Ralph Regenvanu
personlast · Oct 11
21
David Bongranlie
personlast · Sep 20
2
Alatoi Ishmael Kalsakau
personlast · Oct 10
1
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+Methodology · how this profile is built

This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.

Coverage of Vanuatu will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.