2007 Assessment

This peer-reviewed country report includes:

Integrity Indicators Scorecard: Scores, scoring criteria, commentary, references, and peer review perspectives for more than 300 Integrity Indicators.

Reporter's Notebook: An on-the-ground look at corruption and integrity from a leading local journalist.

Corruption Timeline: Ten years of political context to today's corruption and integrity issues.

Country Facts: Statistical context for each country.

Vanuatu has several key institutions that receive moderate-to-strong ratings, however performance is mixed; judicial accountability, freedom of information and political financing all receive very weak ratings. Lack of citizen access to financial disclosure records of members of the executive, legislative and judicial branches further decreases Vanuatu's scores. On the positive side, Vanuatu hosts strong whistleblower protections and an active civil society.