Vanuatu
Country in Melanesia
Vanuatu is a country in Melanesia, with its capital in Port Vila. About 335,169 people live there (2025), making it the 173rd most populous of the 195 countries. At 12,189 km², it is the 157th largest country by area. It has no land borders.
Vanuatu at a glance
- Capital
- Port Vila
- Population (2025)
- 335,169
- Area
- 12,189 km²
- Density
- 27 per km²
- Official languages
- Bislama, English, French
- Currency
- Vanuatu vatu
- People
- Ni-Vanuatu
- Calling code
- +678
- Internet domain
- .vu
- Coast
- Surrounded by sea
Where is Vanuatu?
How Vanuatu compares
Population rank
173rd of 195
6th of 14 in Oceania
Size rank
157th of 195
6th of 14 in Oceania
Crowding
27 per km²
More crowded than 19% of countries
- Similar in size: Qatar (11,586 km²).
- Similar population: Iceland (392,404).
- Vanuatu is the only place that uses the Vanuatu vatu.
- Bislama is not an official language anywhere else.
- English is also an official language in 58 other countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana and 52 more.
- French is also an official language in 30 other countries: Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada and 24 more.
The flag of Vanuatu
Would you recognise Vanuatu?
How players do with Vanuatu
Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Vanuatu so far, from 26 answers up to November 2026.
On the map
39% right
31st hardest of 176 · 26 answers
- Players find Vanuatu on the map in 39% of tries, which makes it one of the harder places to find. The most common wrong answer is Fiji.
Vanuatu has no land borders
Vanuatu shares no land border with another country.
Quick quiz: Vanuatu
3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.
1. Which is the flag of Vanuatu?
That's the flag of Vanuatu.
2. What is the capital of Vanuatu?
Port Vila is the capital of Vanuatu.
3. Which has more people?
Vanuatu has about 335,169 people and Iceland about 392,404.
Questions about Vanuatu
Is Vanuatu a country?
Yes. Vanuatu is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.
What is the capital of Vanuatu?
The capital of Vanuatu is Port Vila.
Does Vanuatu have any land borders?
No. Vanuatu is surrounded by sea and shares no land border with another country.
How big is Vanuatu?
Vanuatu covers 12,189 km², about the same size as Qatar (11,586 km²).
Is Vanuatu hard to find on a map?
Yes, for many players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Vanuatu in 39% of 26 tries, 31st hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Fiji.
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