Government of Canada
Level 1Exercise normal security precautions
Updated: Sep 24, 2026 Source
Last successfully checked: Oct 1, 2026
Last update: October 15, 2026
Score recalculated dailyIs It Safe to Travel to Vanuatu Right Now?
Generally safe
77.2 out of 10
Safety Score
Last updated: October 15, 202670% data coverage
Vanuatu has a safety score of 7.2/10 as of October 15, 2026, rated as low risk and ranking 80th of the 192 countries with an official score. The main concern is poor access to health care: 6.5 out of 10 on the INFORM scale, where 10 is the worst access (INFORM Risk 2026). Its best-rated area is conflict (8.8/10). Of the 19 governments that publish a travel advisory for Vanuatu, 14 advise normal precautions and 5 advise increased caution. It combines 19 government travel advisories and 6 other public datasets and is recalculated daily.
What are the safety risk areas?
Crime 5.7/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded.
Health 6.1/10
Governance 6.3/10
Natural hazards 6.9/10
Conflict 8.8/10
Indicator-level detail
Crime 5.7/10 When a pillar has low data coverage, its contribution to the overall score is reduced or excluded. · Moderate · Coverage: 0%
Health 6.1/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to health care (INFORM) | 6.5 / 10 INFORM risk, higher is worse | INFORM Risk 2026 | 2026 |
| Epidemic risk (INFORM) | 4.3 / 10 INFORM risk, higher is worse | INFORM Risk 2026 | 2026 |
Governance 6.3/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rule of law (V-Dem) | 0.82 scale 0–1, higher is better | V-Dem v16 | 2025 |
| Impartial public administration (V-Dem) | 1.29 scale about −4 to +4, higher is better | V-Dem v16 | 2025 |
| Political corruption (V-Dem) | 0.33 scale 0–1, lower is better | V-Dem v16 | 2025 |
| Governance (INFORM) | 6.0 / 10 INFORM risk, higher is worse | INFORM Risk 2026 | 2026 |
Natural hazards 6.9/10 · Moderate · Coverage: 100%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural hazard exposure (INFORM) | 5.1 / 10 INFORM risk, higher is worse | INFORM Risk 2026 | 2026 |
| Ongoing disasters (ReliefWeb) | 1 ongoing disaster | ReliefWeb | 2026 |
| Orange and red disaster alerts (GDACS) | 1 orange or red alert | GDACS | 2026 |
Conflict 8.8/10 · Low · Coverage: 50%
| Indicators | Value | Source | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conflict deaths (UCDP) | 0 conflict deaths | UCDP | 2025 |
Score recalculated daily; government advisories and disaster alerts change daily, international indices once or twice a year.
See how these scores are calculated on the Methodology page.
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What do governments say?
Sources (19)
Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Level 2Fokozott óvatossággal látogatható
Updated: Sep 19, 2022 Source
Frequently Asked Questions
Is it safe to travel to Vanuatu in 2026?
Yes, generally — Vanuatu is considered a safe destination: as of October 2026 it scores 7.2/10 on our safety index, classified as Low risk. The score is an uncertainty-weighted (Bayesian shrinkage) geometric mean of five pillars: conflict (30%), crime (25%), health (20%), governance (15%) and natural hazards (10%).
A weak pillar drags the overall score down more than a strong one lifts it, and the mix also folds in a calibrated consensus of government travel advisories. Thin or stale data pulls a country's score toward a cautious regional baseline instead of guessing — see our methodology page for the full statistical detail.
conflict (8.8/10) is Vanuatu's strongest pillar, while the score is pulled down by governance (6.3/10) and above all by health (6.1/10). This pillar covers healthcare quality, disease risk and emergency response capacity — a low score means reliable medical help may be hard to reach outside major cities.
It combines 19 government travel advisories and 6 other public datasets and is recalculated daily.
What is the biggest risk when traveling to Vanuatu?
No single factor stands out as critical for Vanuatu: the area that needs the most attention is health, at 6.1/10. This pillar covers healthcare quality, disease risk and emergency response capacity — a low score means reliable medical help may be hard to reach outside major cities.
The lowest-scoring signals here are access to health care (INFORM) and epidemic and disease risk (INFORM). Its strongest pillar is conflict at 8.8/10.
What do government travel advisories say about Vanuatu?
As of October 2026, Vanuatu has 19 government travel advisories on record. The overall picture is reassuring: most governments advise only normal precautions for Vanuatu, and none currently raises it above a low-level advisory.
How does Vanuatu compare to neighbouring and nearby countries?
| Country | Score | Conflict | Crime | Health | Governance | Natural hazards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 7.9 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| Naurunearby | 7.4 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 8.1 |
| Tuvalunearby | 7.2 | 8.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 4.7 | 7.8 |
| Vanuatu | 7.2 | 8.8 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| Solomon Islands | 6.8 | 8.4 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
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How has the safety score changed over time?
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The dashed line marks October 15, 2026, when the score moved to formula v10; earlier points were computed with the previous formula.
Where does the data come from?
- advisoriesFresh
Travel advisories from 19 governments: US State Department, UK FCDO, Government of Canada, Australian Government, German Federal Foreign Office, Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, New Zealand SafeTravel, Ireland Department of Foreign Affairs, Austrian Federal Ministry (BMEIA), Serbia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Estonia Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Italy Viaggiare Sicuri, Spain Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Bureau of Consular Affairs, Poland Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Czech Republic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Hungary Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Checked: Oct 15, 2026
- gdacsFresh
Global Disaster Alerting Coordination System -- natural disaster alerts
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026
- informFresh
INFORM Risk Index (European Commission JRC) -- natural hazards, epidemic risk, access to health care and governance
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026
- reliefwebFresh
ReliefWeb -- humanitarian situation reports and disaster alerts
Data vintage: 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026
- ucdpFresh
UCDP Georeferenced Event Dataset (Uppsala Conflict Data Program) -- state-based and one-sided conflict deaths, via the Our World in Data mirror (CC-BY)
Data vintage: 2025Checked: Oct 15, 2026
- vdemFresh
V-Dem Institute Country-Year Dataset v16 (CC-BY-SA 4.0) -- Rule of Law, Political Corruption, and Public Administration indices (Coppedge et al., DOI 10.23696/vdemds26)
Data vintage: 2025Checked: Oct 15, 2026
- worldbankFresh
World Bank Development Indicators -- intentional homicide rate (with population)
Checked: Oct 15, 2026