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Vanuatu

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  • Deaths 30 d

    0

    UCDP up to 2026-08-31

  • Per million 90 d

    —

    last 90 days

  • Civilians

    —

    last 90 days

  • Incidents 30 d

    0

  • Population

    0.3 M

    World Bank

  • Plants near violence

    0 / 0

    near violence / total; 0 nuclear

Why this level0

Nothing in the open sources stands out.

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Every monitored signal

The last 60 days, each on its own scale.

  • Refugees who fled

    974

Source: ARMSMA situation watch

Deaths in organised violence, per week

Vanuatu, UCDP best estimates. The red bar is the latest week.

The latest week may be incomplete.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Who the violence is between

Deaths by kind of violence, last 90 days of data.

  • State-based conflict · 0%
  • Non-state conflict · 0%
  • Against civilians · 0%

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Food, displacement, sanctions

People in food crisis (IPC 3+)
—
2026-08
Share in food crisis
—
2026-08
Undernourishment
7.2%
2023
Refugees who fled
—
Refugees hosted
—
Internally displaced
—
Sanctions designations
16
2026-09-29
GDP per person
$4,039
2025

FEWS NET · World Bank / FAO · UNHCR · OpenSanctions

People in crisis-level food insecurity

FEWS NET does not cover this country.

Latest incidents of organised violence0

No organised violence recorded in the current data.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate, Uppsala University (CC BY 4.0), data up to 2026-08-31

Conflicts, 90 days0

No organised violence recorded in the current data.

Source: UCDP GED Candidate (CC BY 4.0)

Natural hazards, 30 days2

  • WildfireForest fires in Vanuatu · Sep 19, 2026
  • EarthquakeEarthquake in Vanuatu · Sep 5, 2026

GDACS · USGS · NASA EONET

Warnings and notices

UK FCDO: Vanuatu: No specific restriction

No severe weather warning in force.

UK FCDO · WMO · WHO · Copernicus EMS

Next 7 days in Port Vila

Day°CRainGustsWatch
Tue, Sep 2921…253.0 mm46 km/h
Wed, Sep 3021…281.2 mm47 km/h
Thu, Oct 121…304.7 mm36 km/h
Fri, Oct 221…2936.3 mm50 km/hthunderstorm
Sat, Oct 321…2624.6 mm40 km/hthunderstorm
Sun, Oct 421…262.4 mm32 km/h
Mon, Oct 521…266.9 mm38 km/h

Forecast for the capital only; marks: heat ≥38 °C, frost ≤−20 °C, rain ≥50 mm, gusts ≥75 km/h, thunderstorms. Official warnings are above.

Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)

Disasters since 20007

042000: 020002001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 020052006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 020102011: 02012: 02013: 02014: 02015: 020152016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 02020: Tropical cyclones 120202021: Tropical cyclones 12022: 02023: Tropical cyclones 3, Earthquakes 12024: Earthquakes 12025: 020252026: 02026

EarthquakesTropical cyclones

  • Earthquake in Vanuatu · Dec 17, 2024 · Magnitude 7.3M, Depth:57.094km
  • Tropical Cyclone LOLA-23 · Oct 21, 2023 · Tropical Depression (maximum wind speed of 222 km/h)
  • Tropical Cyclone KEVIN-23 · Mar 1, 2023 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 250 km/h)
  • Tropical Cyclone JUDY-23 · Feb 27, 2023 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 204 km/h)
  • Earthquake in Vanuatu · Jan 8, 2023 · Magnitude 7M, Depth:27.719km
  • Tropical Cyclone NIRAN-21 · Mar 1, 2021 · Tropical Storm (maximum wind speed of 259 km/h)
  • Tropical Cyclone HAROLD-20 · Apr 2, 2020 · Hurricane/Typhoon > 74 mph (maximum wind speed of 269 km/h)

GDACS (orange and red alerts since 2000)