Travel Risk Atlas

Vanuatu

Melanesia · Capital Port Vila

Level 1 United States Exercise Normal Precautions FCDO United Kingdom No advisory against travel Green Netherlands Green — you can travel Level 1 Canada Take normal security precautions AA Germany No warning in force

Each opens that government's own advisory for Vanuatu — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.

26.1 Low risk
Atlas Risk Score · 96th safest of 220
aerial view of green trees and body of water during daytime
Photo: Seiji Seiji / Unsplash

Where the risk actually is

Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Vanuatu as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.

Malampa — No specific warningMalampa — No specific warningMalampa — No specific warningMalampa — No specific warningPenama — No specific warningPenama — No specific warningPenama — No specific warningSanma — No specific warningSanma — No specific warningSanma — No specific warningSanma — No specific warningShefa — No specific warningShefa — No specific warningShefa — No specific warningShefa — No specific warningShefa — No specific warningShefa — No specific warningTafea — No specific warningTafea — No specific warningTafea — No specific warningTorba — No specific warningTorba — No specific warningTorba — No specific warningTorba — No specific warningTorba — No specific warningTorba — No specific warningTorba — No specific warning
What governments advise No specific warning

This map reads milder than the world map's colour, and both are right. The world map shades Vanuatu by its Atlas Risk Score — 26, Low — which blends government advice with crime, health, roads and natural hazards. This map shows the advice alone, and the strongest level anywhere in Vanuatu is no specific warning.

What the warnings actually cover

  • Whole country — No specific warning. No government currently advises against travel to any part of this country. The colour reflects general caution levels only, not a warned area.

Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.

What drives the score

Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.

Health & medical
15% of score
57/100
170th of 220
Natural hazards
10% of score · mainly tsunami, cyclones, earthquakes, drought
51/100
174th of 220
Political stability
10% of score
41/100
116th of 220
Road & transport
10% of score
37/100
119th of 220
Crime
15% of score
30/100
81st of 220
Official advisories
25% of score
0/100
64th of 220
Conflict & terrorism
15% of score
0/100
22nd of 220
Women's safety
not in the score
34/100

Biggest factor here: health & medical. Disease environment plus how good the care is if you need it.

Practical facts

The things worth knowing before you land.

Emergency number
111
Police 111 · Ambulance 112 · Fire 113
Currency
VUV Vt
Languages
Bislama
English, French
Visa (EU passport)
120 days visa-free
US: 120 days visa-free · UK: 120 days visa-free
Population
335k
World Bank 2025
Capital
Port Vila
Driving
On the right
14.9 road deaths per 100k
Power
Type I
220-240V
Safely managed water
19%
Most households lack it · of residents, not a tap-water verdict
Dialling code
+678
GDP per capita
$4k
A rough guide to price levels
Visitors a year
256k
International arrivals, 2019
Malaria risk
8.8/10
INFORM exposure score — see a travel clinic

When to go

Average daytime high and nightly low for Port Vila, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.

Mildest and driest around May to November.

Daytime high warm hot
Top figure is the average daytime high, below it the average nightly low, and millimetres of rain under each bar. Figures are the average daytime high; bar heights are the month's rainfall. Shaded months are the mild, drier ones. Source: NASA POWER daily observations, 2010-2019, public domain.

Sources for this page

Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Vanuatu:

CDC Travelers' HealthTravelHealthPro (NHS/UKHSA)

Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.