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Vanuatu at a glance

The atlas follows 1,904 places here month by month, with 57 mountains and 1 monuments; across the most visited of them, the best months are July, August and September.

Vanuatu's population

Every five years from 1950; from 2030 the projection.

+550%52k in 1950 → 335k in 2025 → 534k in 2050
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Vanuatu · In numbers

GDP per person (PPP)$4,5002025 · 155/181 among countries · World: $25,700
Life expectancy71.72024 · 139/212 among countries · World: 73.5
Living in towns and cities22 %2025 · 204/212 among countries · World: 58 %
Using the internet22 %2015 · 145/198 among countries · World: 40 %
Children per woman3.572024 · 40/212 among countries · World: 2.19
Forest cover75 %2024 · 12/206 among countries

The latest year each series has; the line is the whole series since 1960.

When to go to Vanuatu

The places with the best weather in each month, scored from their climate.

Where to go, month by month

For the beach in August

Places and regions of Vanuatu

The most visited places with their score this month, then every region with what the atlas follows there.

6 regions

Vanuatu from above

Every place scored for the month you pick: comfortable temperatures, dry days and clear skies.

OctoberMonth scores for Vanuatu
Photo: Nikdarlington at English Wikipedia · Public domain · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Luganvillebest Jul–Sep55Luganville
Photo: Phillip Capper from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia CommonsReport this photo · linked, not stored
Port Vilabest Aug–Oct67Port Vila
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Lenakelbest Jul–Sep62Lenakel
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Melsisibest Jul–Sep65Melsisi

Nature in Vanuatu

All nature

Wildlife in October

The birds and mammals seen most this month, compared with the rest of their year.

Outdoors in Vanuatu

Hiking routes, ski areas and everything to do outdoors, counted.

Culture in Vanuatu

1 monuments and 2 museums; the best known first.

All monuments

What's on in Vanuatu

Event calendar

The ground and the sky in Vanuatu

Earthquakes since 1950 and in the last month; eclipses, meteors and the moon as seen from the capital.

Earthquakes

Getting to Vanuatu

1 large airports, 6 ferry ports; the ones closest to the most visited places.

Practical information

Plugs, money, phone numbers and the side of the road: the things to know before you land.

PlugsCG220 V
Emergency112Calling code +678
TrafficOn the rightside of the road
CurrencyVanuatu VatuVUV
LanguagesBislama · English · French
Local time00:31Port Vila