Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita was 72.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita in Vanuatu, 2000–2024
Source: WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu stood at 72.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu peaked at 72.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 70.0%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 190th out of 232 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5% | 70.0% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.7% | 71.3% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.4% | 72.2% | 72.6% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Vanuatu
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -22.7% (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 0.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 3,249 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 4.0% (2024)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 1.09 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 3,249 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 120.33 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 21.20 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 176.23 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.82 billion current LCU (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu?
- Share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita in Vanuatu was 72.6% in 2024, according to WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 72.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.0% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita?
- Vanuatu ranks 190th out of 232 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of population with improved sanitation vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population with improved sanitation vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of people using improved sanitation facilities, such as toilets or latrines, regardless of whether they are shared with other households.