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Vanuatu

Name: World Residence Index 2026 scores for Vanuatu
Published: 2026

Region: Oceania
Capital: Port Vila
Currency: Vanuatu Vatu (VUV)
Density: 25 / km²

WRI Score 2026

73.64

scale 1–100 · higher is better

Global rank: 49th
In Oceania: 3rd
Ranked: 211

Parameter Breakdown · 2026

The nine components behind the score.

Every parameter is scored 1–100, higher is better, equally weighted; their sum normalises to the 0–100 WRI Score.

Personal Income Tax · 100 = no income tax Top rate 0%· KPMG / EY
100.0
No personal income tax is levied.
Population Density · 100 = uncrowded 25 / km²· UN WPP
100.0
Sparsely populated, well below global norms.
GDP per Capita · 100 = highest output per resident $3,185· IMF WEO 2026
12.8
Among the lowest per-capita output levels on this list.
Life Expectancy · 100 = longest life expectancy 70.5 years· WHO / UN
42.6
Below-average life expectancy.
Tourism & Lifestyle · 100 = strongest lifestyle appeal 0.3 arrivals per capita· UNWTO
55.1
Moderate tourism activity relative to population.
Unemployment · 100 = lowest unemployment 4.5%· ILO / SECO
89.2
Low, stable labour market.
Warmongering · 100 = least militarised 0% of GDP· SIPRI
100.0
Minimal defence spending relative to output.
Safety & Rule of Law · 100 = safest Composite· UNODC · WJP · TI
69.4
Moderate safety and rule-of-law composite.
Ideological Neutrality · 100 = most ideologically neutral WRI rubric composite· WRI rubric
96.0
Among the highest ideological-neutrality scores on this list.

Where it sits

Among the world's elite tier.

Vanuatu holds 49th of 211 with a WRI Score of 73.64 — holds a strong position in the upper tier. Its strength lies in its tax treatment (100) and population density (100); GDP per capita remains its clearest structural constraint.