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    Vanuatu

    Vanuatu at a glance

    Capital city

    Port Vila

    Population

    335K

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    Cost of living (monthly, one person)

    $1,850/month for one person including rent (Numbeo, 2025)

    Freedom score

    Free, score 82/100 (Freedom House, 2024)

    Safety (Global Peace Index)

    Data not available — please verify directly at https://www.visionofhumanity.org/ (IEP, 2024)

    Language

    Bislama, English, French

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    People & culture

    Daily life follows the rhythm of the garden, where families work together to unearth heavy yams and harvest laplap, ensuring no one in the community ever goes hungry. Even in the capital, people navigate the high cost of imported goods by relying on deep-rooted kinship ties that bridge the gap between cash and custom.