Falkland Islands vs Vanuatu
Falkland Islands and Vanuatu are almost exactly the same size.
Falkland IslandsVanuatuFalkland Islands moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 1.0× the area of Vanuatu.
 Falkland Islands |  Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaAbout the same area | 12,200 km² | 12,190 km²#158 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationVanuatu: 73.7× the population | 4,5502018 | 335,169#173 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityVanuatu: 73.7× the density | 0.37 / km² | 27 / km²#156 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 22%#184 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 3.57 per woman#42 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +2.23%#35 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 27.7 per 1,000#40 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 5.0 per 1,000#171 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 38.0%#33 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 4.4%#134 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | −0.2 per 1,000#84 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.04 per 1,000#134 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 71.7 years#119 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 14.4 per 1,000 births#87 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 0.16 per 1,000#158 of 178 · 2019 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.621#143 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $4,410#120 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $1.35B2025 |
| Income group | — | Lower-middle income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $4,525#156 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +3.1%#96 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +0.7%#149 of 176 · 2025 |
| Unemployment | — | 5.1%#88 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 19.5%#36 of 149 · 2019 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 32.3#100 of 149 · 2019 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 44.5% of jobs#31 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 10.0% of jobs#155 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 45.4% of jobs#136 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 2.4% of GDP#78 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 25.3% of GDP#113 of 168 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 89 per 100#142 of 191 · 2023 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 36% of land#80 of 192 · 2023 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 0.87 t a year#133 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 25.0%#92 of 190 · 2022 |
| Access to electricity | — | 65.5%#158 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 7.0 µg/m³#173 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 4.8% of land#165 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 1.6% of land#167 of 190 · 2024 |
| Precipitation | — | 2,000 mm#32 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +0.95#39 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | −0.18#91 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 0.3 per 100,000#139 of 146 · 2020 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK | Parliamentary republic |
| Capital | Stanley | Port-Vila |
| Currency | Falkland Islands pound (FKP) | Vanuatu vatus (VUV) |
| Official languages | British English | English, French, Bislama |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−3 | UTC+11 |
| Calling code | +500 | +678 |
| Region | South America | Melanesia, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52° S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Vanuatu. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Falkland Islands bigger than Vanuatu?
- Yes. Falkland Islands and Vanuatu are almost exactly the same size. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Falkland Islands?
- About 1.0 times: Falkland Islands has 1.0× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Vanuatu look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Vanuatu about 1.08×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Vanuatu. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu: 335,169 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².
- What kind of government do Falkland Islands and Vanuatu have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Falkland Islands: dependent territory; Vanuatu: parliamentary republic.