Red List Index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Red List Index was 0.7273 index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
0.7273 index
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
224th
of 261 countries
All-time high
0.8113 index
in 1980
All-time low
0.7273 index
in 2025
Years of data
46
1980–2025
Red List Index in Vanuatu, 1980–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in index.
Analysis
Vanuatu recorded 0.7273 index for red list index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, red list index in Vanuatu peaked at 0.8113 index in 1980 and was at its lowest, 0.7273 index, in 2025.
That places Vanuatu 224th out of 261 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Red List Index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8113 index | — |
| 1981 | 0.8111 index | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8109 index | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8107 index | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.8106 index | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8104 index | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.8101 index | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.81 index | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.8097 index | -0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.8096 index | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8094 index | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.8092 index | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.809 index | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8088 index | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8086 index | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8084 index | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8082 index | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8058 index | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.8034 index | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.8009 index | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.7985 index | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.7961 index | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.7937 index | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.7912 index | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.789 index | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7864 index | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.7839 index | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7818 index | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.7794 index | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.7763 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7729 index | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.77 index | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7668 index | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7635 index | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.7606 index | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7576 index | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7543 index | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7513 index | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7483 index | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7449 index | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.742 index | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 0.7389 index | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7357 index | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.7322 index | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7295 index | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 0.7273 index | -0.3% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 0.7273 index is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.8827 index, 82% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 0.7273 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8085 index, 90% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8104 index | 0.8096 index | 0.8113 index | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8072 index | 0.8009 index | 0.8094 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7876 index | 0.7763 index | 0.7985 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.759 index | 0.7449 index | 0.7729 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7343 index | 0.7273 index | 0.742 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 221 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0.7297 index compare
- 222 United States Virgin Islands 0.729 index compare
- 223 Guyana 0.7279 index compare
- 225 Mexico 0.727 index compare
- 226 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0.7257 index compare
- 227 Madagascar 0.724 index compare
More development goals data for Vanuatu
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 5.07 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 70.05 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 5 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 5 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 6 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 6 (2025)
- Infant deaths 130 (2024)
- Neonatal deaths 81 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is red list index in Vanuatu?
- Red list index in Vanuatu was 0.7273 index in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest red list index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8113 index in 1980.
- What is the lowest red list index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7273 index in 2025.
- How does Vanuatu rank for red list index?
- Vanuatu ranks 224th out of 261 countries with data for 2025.
- Is red list index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Red List Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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