Vanuatu is a unitary parliamentary republic of 83 islands whose governments often change through no-confidence votes. Customary land law and Christian principles shape the state.
In the 12 Axes register, Vanuatu leans hardest on Democratic – Autocratic: Democratic 68%; the register median is balanced 50%.
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Where Vanuatu sits on each of the twelve axes, in four categories. The label is our estimate; the line under it says why.
Unitary
Unitary state with six provinces
Representative Democracy
Parliament elects prime minister
Liberal
Free press, frequent no-confidence votes
Non-Interventionist
Climate diplomacy, non-aligned
Non-Aggressive
No army, paramilitary mobile force
Centrist
Melanesian custom and land tenure
Economic Liberal
Private tourism and agriculture
Markets
Small private economy, tourism
Free Trade
Open island economy, WTO member
Spiritual
Constitution invokes Christian principles
Conservative
Customary and church-based social norms
Neutral
No distinct state stance
Set against the median of all 195 countries in the register.
Democratic – Autocratic
On Democratic – Autocratic, Vanuatu is at Democratic 68%. The register median is balanced 50%.
Federal – Unitary
On Federal – Unitary, Vanuatu is at Unitary 68%, almost the register median of Unitary 68%.
Closeness is 100 minus the root-mean-square distance on all twelve axes.
Sources: en.wikipedia.org · freedomhouse.org
Map: TUBS, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and resized.
Last updated: 2026-10-15
The tiers on this page are our estimates from public positions and policies. They are not an official statement by the person or the government concerned. Two independent passes scored every axis and a third settled the differences. How the register works. Found a mistake? Write to [email protected].
