LGBT+ Rights Index in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: LGBT+ Rights Index was 2 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
LGBT+ Rights Index in Vanuatu, 1991–2025
Source: Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, lgbt+ rights index in Vanuatu stood at 2. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, lgbt+ rights index in Vanuatu peaked at 2 in 2014 and was at its lowest, -0.4875, in 1991.
That places Vanuatu 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
LGBT+ Rights Index in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -0.4875 | — |
| 1992 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 1993 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 1994 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 1995 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 1996 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 1998 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 1999 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 2000 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 2005 | -0.4875 | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9167 | -288.0% |
| 2007 | 1.25 | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.25 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 2 | +60.0% |
| 2015 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2 | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 2 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0521, 38.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 2 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.25, 1.6× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4875 | -0.4875 | -0.4875 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1742 | -0.4875 | 1.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7 | 1.25 | 2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More social development data for Vanuatu
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 2 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 1 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 2 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 13 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lgbt+ rights index in Vanuatu?
- Lgbt+ rights index in Vanuatu was 2 in 2025, according to Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2014.
- What is the lowest lgbt+ rights index recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.4875 in 1991.
- How does Vanuatu rank for lgbt+ rights index?
- Vanuatu ranks 88th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lgbt+ rights index rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Vanuatu data come from?
- The figures come from Velasco (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of LGBT+ Rights Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Summary measure of a country's LGBTI-related laws, calculated by subtracting the sum of its regressive policy scores from the sum of its progressive policy scores.