Women, Business and the Law Index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Women, Business and the Law Index was 55.62 index (0–100) in 2023. ▲ Rising
Women, Business and the Law Index in Vanuatu, 1970–2023
Source: Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index (0–100).
Analysis
The most recent figure for women, business and the law index in Vanuatu is 55.62 index (0–100), measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, women, business and the law index in Vanuatu peaked at 55.62 index (0–100) in 2009 and was at its lowest, 41.25 index (0–100), in 1970.
Vanuatu ranks 169th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Women, Business and the Law Index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | index (0–100) | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.25 index (0–100) | — |
| 1971 | 41.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 41.25 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +6.1% |
| 1974 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 43.75 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 46.88 index (0–100) | +7.1% |
| 1983 | 46.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 46.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 46.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 46.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 46.88 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +13.3% |
| 1989 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 53.12 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 55.62 index (0–100) | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43 index (0–100) | 41.25 index (0–100) | 43.75 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.5 index (0–100) | 43.75 index (0–100) | 53.12 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.12 index (0–100) | 53.12 index (0–100) | 53.12 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.38 index (0–100) | 53.12 index (0–100) | 55.62 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.62 index (0–100) | 55.62 index (0–100) | 55.62 index (0–100) | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.62 index (0–100) | 55.62 index (0–100) | 55.62 index (0–100) | 4 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
- 166 Algeria 57.5 index (0–100) compare
- 167 Solomon Islands 56.88 index (0–100) compare
- 168 Palau 56.25 index (0–100) compare
- 170 Niger 53.75 index (0–100) compare
- 171 Brunei Darussalam 53.12 index (0–100) compare
- 172 Guinea-Bissau 51.88 index (0–100) compare
More gender data for Vanuatu
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 133.22 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 0.7563 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 4,343 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 4,637 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 4,300 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 4,590 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 4,274 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 4,562 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 4,265 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 4,552 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is women, business and the law index in Vanuatu?
- Women, business and the law index in Vanuatu was 55.62 index (0–100) in 2023, according to Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest women, business and the law index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 55.62 index (0–100) in 2009.
- What is the lowest women, business and the law index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.25 index (0–100) in 1970.
- How does Vanuatu rank for women, business and the law index?
- Vanuatu ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2023.
- Is women, business and the law index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Women, Business and the Law; World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Women, Business and the Law Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
The index measures how laws and regulations affect women’s economic opportunity on a scale from 0 to 100, where 100 means equal legal rights for men and women. It is the average score of eight categories: mobility, workplace, pay, marriage, parenthood, entrepreneurship, assets, and pension.