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CountriesVanuatu (VU)

Vanuatu.

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

Governmentparliamentary republicArea12.2K km²Sanctioned entities23Active 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
11
total events · 90 daily data points
Annotated milestones
2 of 2
EU AMBASSADOREARTHQUAKE2026-06-022026-07-172026-08-30
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: 108
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: 23is 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 26 of 30
01Commonwealth of Australia
62.1
02Republic of the Marshall Islands
66.4
03New Zealand
67.9
04Solomon Islands
78.7
05Republic of Nauru
80.4
06Territory of New Caledonia and Dependencies
84.5
07American Samoa
85.7
08Tuvalu
86.1
26Republic 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
11
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
0
High-severity events
2026-08-12
SEV 7
Vanuatu Earthquake
Earthquake
2026-07-31
SEV 2
EU Ambassador Visits Vanuatu
Diplomatic Visit
Active conflicts involving Vanuatu
Algeria-France war
War · 853 dispatches
Elevated · 41.5
Latest dispatches10 in country corpus · sources come online as coverage grows
Other

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The Age - Latest NewsAustralia · Vanuatu · Fiji
Other
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Sydney Morning Herald - Latest News
Defense & Arms Transfers
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News
Geopolitical Economics
PACNEWS TWO, 25 AUGUST 2026 - Islands Business
Islands Business
International Relations
How Pacific nations walk a tightrope between Western security and Chinese trade
South China Morning Post
‘The most inexpensive little castle’ in South Yarra sells for $1,785,000
The Age - Latest News
Landmark geohazards meetings in Honiara aimed at strengthening and resourcing Pacific unified early warning systems
EEAS
Hong Kong student avoids jail for seditious graffiti in commercial complex toilet
South China Morning Post
Estos han sido los terremotos más fuertes reportados en 2026: sismos sucedieron en el Cinturón de Fuego del Pacífico; Colombia hace parte de esta zona
EL TIEMPO.COM -Colombia
From squid to oil: How the UK is consolidating the illegal exploitation of the Malvinas waters through to 2047
Buenos Aires Times
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in Vanuatu-tagged articles · last 30 days
Ajah Pritchard Lolo
personlast · Aug 20
2
Marc Ati
personlast · Aug 21
1
Xavier Emanuel Harry
personlast · Aug 21
1
Johnny Koanapo Rasou
personlast · Aug 21
1
Timothy Tumukon
personlast · Aug 21
1
Samson Vilvil Fare
personlast · Aug 21
1
Alan Monthouel
personlast · Aug 21
1
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
Related
Active conflicts
Algeria-France war41.5
+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.