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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Vanuatu: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 22.4% (2015). Mobile subscriptions is 89.3 (2023), 159th of 210 in the world and 24th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 1.2 (2024), 167th of 208 in the world and 29th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
VanuatuEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
VanuatuEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Digital & energy access: Vanuatu in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 22.4%2015 | — | — | 2.1% | 8.0% | · | +17.3 ppsince 2005 | 88.4% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 89.32023 | 159/210 | 24/34 | 0.2 | 71.3 | 82.4 | +79%since 2013 | 135.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 1.22024 | 167/208 | 29/34 | · | 0.2 | 0.9 | −34%since 2014 | 36.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.92024 | 170/213 | 32/37 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.2 | −58%since 2014 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 1,9192024 | 92/215 | 16/37 | · | 42 | 375 | +1,565%since 2014 | 5,322 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 65.5%2024 | 181/215 | 34/36 | 22.2% | 44.1% | 67.3% | +16.4 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 58.5%2024 | 173/211 | 34/35 | 6.8% | 31.7% | 57.5% | +22.3 ppsince 2014 | 97.3% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 90.1%2024 | 178/213 | 33/35 | 77.9% | 82.3% | 95.8% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 20.0%2024 | 161/192 | 26/30 | 13.0% | 13.0% | 17.0% | +6.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 158 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 2,488 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+17.3 pp22.4% in 2015
- Secure servers+1,565%1,919 in 2024
- Electricity access+16.4 pp65.5% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+22.3 pp58.5% in 2024
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−34%1.2 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Vanuatu and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Vanuatu. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Vanuatu | Australia | Solomon Islands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 22.4%2015 | 96.1%2024 | 29.0%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 89.32023 | 112.62024 | 62.12022 |
| Fixed broadband | 1.22024 | 36.52024 | 0.12022 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.92024 | 22.32024 | 0.92022 |
| Secure servers | 1,9192024 | 44,2992024 | 812024 |
| Electricity access | 65.5%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 81.5%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 58.5%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 81.1%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 90.1%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 82.3%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 20.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 14.0%2024 |