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EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE IN VANUATU
Education Expenditures: 2.2 percent of GDP (2020 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 180. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write; total population: 89.1 percent; male: 89.8 percent; female: 88.4 percent (2021). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Youth Unemployment Rate (ages 15-24): total: 5.4 percent; male: 5.2 percent; female: 5.6 percent (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 186
Health Expenditures: 4 percent of GDP (2020). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Number of Doctors: 0.17 physicians per 1,000 people (2016). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Sanitation Access: improved: urban: 91.1 percent of population; rural: 60.4 percent of population; total: 68.2 percent of population; unimproved: urban: 8.9 percent of population; rural: 39.6 percent of population; total: 31.8 percent of population (2020 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Energy in Vanuatu
Energy Consumption Per Capita: 10.878 million Btu/person (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 153. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Carbon Dioxide Emissions: 225,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from coal and metallurgical coke: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from petroleum and other liquids: 225,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from consumed natural gas: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: emissions 201.
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Electricity in Vanuatu
Access to Electricity: electrification: total population: 70 percent (2021); electrification: urban areas: 97 percent (2021); electrification: rural areas: 60.7 percent (2021). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Electricity Consumption and Production: installed generating capacity: 35,000 kW (2020 estimate)
consumption: 62.926 million kWh (2019 estimate)
exports: 0 kWh (2020 estimate)
imports: 0 kWh (2020 estimate)
transmission/distribution losses: 5 million kWh (2019 estimate)
comparison rankings: installed generating capacity 198; consumption 200; exports 141; imports 153; transmission/distribution losses 202. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Sources of Electricity Generation: fossil fuels: 84.5 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
nuclear: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
solar: 8.2 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
wind: 7.4 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
hydroelectricity: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
tide and wave: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
geothermal: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
biomass and waste: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Oil, Coal and Natural Gas in Vanuatu
Coal: production: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
consumption: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
exports: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
imports: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
proven reserves: 0 metric tons (2019 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Petroleum: total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2021 estimate)
refined petroleum consumption: 1,500 bbl/day (2019 estimate)
crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 bbl/day (2018 estimate)
crude oil and lease condensate imports: 0 bbl/day (2018 estimate)
crude oil estimated reserves: 0 barrels (2021 estimate)
Refined petroleum products: production
0 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 207.
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Refined Petroleum Products: Exports: 0 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 144. Imports: 1,073 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 200. Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Natural Gas: production: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
consumption: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
exports: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
imports: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
proven reserves: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Communications in Vanuatu
Telephones: Fixed Lines: total subscriptions: 3,600 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 210. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Mobile Telephones: total subscriptions: 250,000 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 78 (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 182. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Telecommunication Systems: general assessment: for many years, 2G Global System for Mobile Communications was the primary mobile technology for Vanuatu’s 300,000 people; recent infrastructure projects have improved access technologies, with a transition to 3G and, to a limited degree, to LTE; Vanuatu has also benefited from the ICN1 submarine cable and the launch of the Kacific-1 satellite, both of which have considerably improved access to telecom services in recent years; Vanuatu’s telecom sector is liberalized, with the two prominent mobile operators; while fixed broadband penetration remains low, the incumbent operator is slowly exchanging copper fixed-lines for fiber; a number of ongoing submarine cable developments will also assist in increasing data rates and reduce internet pricing in coming years (2021). Domestic: fixed-line teledensity is 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular 78 per 100 (2021). International: country code: 678; landing points for the ICN1 & ICN2 submarine cables providing connectivity to the Solomon Islands and Fiji; cables helped end-users with Internet bandwidth; satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2020). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Broadcast Media: 1 state-owned TV station; multi-channel pay TV is available; state-owned Radio Vanuatu operates 2 radio stations; 2 privately owned radio broadcasters; programming from multiple international broadcasters is available. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Internet Users: total: 211,200 (2021 estimate); Percent of the Population: 66 percent (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 181; Broadband: Fixed Subscriptions: total: 2,785 (2020 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 1 (2020 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 194. Internet Country Code: .vu [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Transportation in Vanuatu
Roads: total: 1,070 kilometers (2000); paved: 256 kilometers (2000); unpaved: 814 kilometers (2000); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 184. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Water Transport: Merchant Marine: total: 331; By Type: bulk carrier 16, container ship 4, general cargo 87, oil tanker 2, other 222 (2022); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 51; Ports and Terminals: major seaport(s): Forari Bay, Luganville (Santo, Espiritu Santo), Port-Vila
National Air Transport System: number of registered air carriers: 1 (2020); inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8; annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 374,603 (2018); annual freight traffic on registered air carriers: 1.66 million (2018) mt-km; Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: YJ. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Airports: 31 (2021); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 113; Airports: with paved runways: 3. Paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 meters (16,000 feet), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 meters (8,000-13,000 feet); Airports with Unpaved Runways: 28. Unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
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Text Sources: CIA World Factbook, 2023; “Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 2: Oceania,” edited by Terence E. Hays, 1991, Wikipedia, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times of London, Lonely Planet Guides, Library of Congress, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian magazine, The New Yorker, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, BBC, CNN, and various books, websites and other publications.
Last updated August 2023