Gender Inequality Index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Gender Inequality Index was 0.556 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Gender Inequality Index in Vanuatu, 2010–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.556 for gender inequality index in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender inequality index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.536, in 2010.
Vanuatu ranks 24th of 169 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Gender Inequality Index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 0.536 | — |
| 2011 | 0.576 | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 0.799 | +38.7% |
| 2013 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.799 | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.799 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.799 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.797 | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.796 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.795 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.562 | -29.3% |
| 2023 | 0.556 | -1.1% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.556 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.492, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.556 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.35, 1.6× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender Inequality Index 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +38.7% | 0.576 | 0.799 |
| 2022 | -29.3% | 0.795 | 0.562 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7504 | 0.536 | 0.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6773 | 0.556 | 0.796 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More poverty & inequality data for Vanuatu
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 3.6 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 636.2 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0.6009 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 18.11 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 18.1% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender inequality index in Vanuatu?
- Gender inequality index in Vanuatu was 0.556 in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest gender inequality index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest gender inequality index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.536 in 2010.
- How does Vanuatu rank for gender inequality index?
- Vanuatu ranks 24th out of 169 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gender inequality index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Gender Inequality Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This index captures gender-based disadvantage in reproductive health, empowerment and the labor market; ranges from 0 (full equality) to 1 (maximum inequality), representing the share of potential human development lost because of gender gaps.