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Australia vs Tuvalu statistics compared

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Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 6th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Tuvalu
Population
27677455
9493
Population rank 55/197 196/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 13/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 14/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$873B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 22/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Australia and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Australia and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Australia

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Australia Tuvalu
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 $2,585,956
1971 $45,217,767,235 $2,716,990
1972 $52,042,056,075 $2,968,458
1973 $63,833,440,102 $3,411,915
1974 $88,965,364,775 $4,122,329
1975 $97,304,383,449 $4,014,748
1976 $105,060,616,985 $3,919,072
1977 $110,352,144,987 $3,669,420
1978 $118,492,761,338 $3,798,782
1979 $134,900,602,067 $4,065,659
1980 $149,987,743,733 $4,206,128
1981 $176,895,390,688 $4,773,018
1982 $194,041,708,044 $4,118,945
1983 $177,267,290,706 $4,152,550
1984 $193,525,337,526 $4,481,978
1985 $180,643,265,927 $3,862,852
1986 $182,481,113,598 $4,574,706
1987 $189,495,764,955 $5,020,513
1988 $236,161,314,544 $7,011,059
1989 $299,875,906,679 $8,454,523
1990 $311,426,665,220 $9,542,901
1991 $325,975,319,456 $10,127,314
1992 $325,525,379,567 $10,535,028
1993 $312,133,923,553 $10,414,400
1994 $322,806,641,301 $11,772,611
1995 $368,166,023,166 $11,922,614
1996 $401,341,880,621 $13,338,597
1997 $435,642,611,297 $13,734,210
1998 $399,674,421,759 $13,795,146
1999 $389,652,212,057 $14,800,503
2000 $416,167,815,093 $15,073,976
2001 $379,629,301,675 $13,964,732
2002 $395,788,696,012 $16,842,673
2003 $467,739,079,790 $19,456,338
2004 $614,659,980,083 $22,798,275
2005 $695,692,898,677 $22,909,980
2006 $748,417,562,770 $24,096,875
2007 $855,007,458,585 $28,450,169
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $31,874,435
2009 $928,762,122,698 $28,076,984
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $32,105,408
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $39,196,957
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $39,345,579
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $38,615,891
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $38,760,983
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $36,811,936
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $41,629,064
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $45,276,595
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $48,015,260
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $54,123,199
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $51,746,594
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $60,196,406
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $59,065,982
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $62,280,312
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 -

Australia and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Australia Tuvalu
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 $457
1971 $3,495 $478
1972 $3,949 $522
1973 $4,771 $601
1974 $6,483 $708
1975 $7,004 $656
1976 $7,487 $612
1977 $7,776 $549
1978 $8,253 $546
1979 $9,295 $566
1980 $10,209 $571
1981 $11,854 $634
1982 $12,779 $537
1983 $11,516 $533
1984 $12,422 $567
1985 $11,442 $480
1986 $11,392 $557
1987 $11,651 $600
1988 $14,285 $823
1989 $17,834 $976
1990 $18,249 $1,085
1991 $18,860 $1,134
1992 $18,624 $1,166
1993 $17,700 $1,141
1994 $18,130 $1,279
1995 $20,448 $1,285
1996 $22,022 $1,428
1997 $23,647 $1,461
1998 $21,479 $1,460
1999 $20,713 $1,559
2000 $21,870 $1,579
2001 $19,696 $1,457
2002 $20,302 $1,750
2003 $23,718 $2,007
2004 $30,837 $2,323
2005 $34,480 $2,305
2006 $36,596 $2,396
2007 $41,052 $2,794
2008 $49,701 $3,088
2009 $42,817 $2,684
2010 $52,145 $3,025
2011 $62,606 $3,636
2012 $68,073 $3,598
2013 $68,191 $3,510
2014 $62,544 $3,529
2015 $56,739 $3,358
2016 $49,888 $3,809
2017 $53,902 $4,166
2018 $57,196 $4,466
2019 $54,973 $5,115
2020 $51,792 $4,976
2021 $60,608 $5,905
2022 $64,997 $5,911
2023 $64,836 $6,345
2024 $64,407 -

Australia vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Tuvalu
1950 69 40
1951 68.7 40.8
1952 69.1 41.7
1953 69.7 42.5
1954 69.9 43.4
1955 70.2 44.2
1956 70 45
1957 70.3 45.8
1958 70.9 46.7
1959 70.4 47.5
1960 70.9 48.3
1961 71.1 49
1962 70.9 49.8
1963 71 50.6
1964 70.6 51.3
1965 70.8 52.1
1966 70.7 52.8
1967 71 53.5
1968 70.7 54.1
1969 71.1 54.7
1970 70.7 55.3
1971 71.5 56
1972 71.8 54.7
1973 72.1 57.2
1974 71.8 57.7
1975 72.8 58.3
1976 72.8 58.8
1977 73.5 59.2
1978 73.7 59.6
1979 74.3 59.9
1980 74.6 60.2
1981 74.8 60.5
1982 74.7 60.7
1983 75.4 60.9
1984 75.5 61.1
1985 75.4 61.1
1986 76.1 61.2
1987 76.1 61.3
1988 76.3 61.4
1989 76.2 61.5
1990 77 61.6
1991 77.5 61.8
1992 77.5 60.3
1993 78 62.1
1994 77.9 62.3
1995 78.3 62.5
1996 78.3 62.7
1997 78.6 62.9
1998 79 63.2
1999 79.3 63.3
2000 79.6 63.5
2001 80 63.7
2002 80.1 63.8
2003 80.4 63.9
2004 80.7 64
2005 81.1 64.1
2006 81.3 64.2
2007 81.2 64.4
2008 81.4 64.5
2009 81.7 64.7
2010 82 64.8
2011 82.1 65
2012 82.3 65.1
2013 82.6 65.2
2014 82.5 65.3
2015 82.6 65.4
2016 82.8 65.5
2017 82.7 65.7
2018 83.3 65.9
2019 83.2 66.1
2020 83.7 66.4
2021 83.6 65.8
2022 82.8 66.9
2023 83.9 67.1
2024 84.1 67.3
2025 84.2 67.4

Australia and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Tuvalu
Year Population
Australia Tuvalu
1960 10,276,477 5,598
1961 10,483,000 5,648
1962 10,742,000 5,699
1963 10,950,000 5,751
1964 11,167,000 5,752
1965 11,388,000 5,715
1966 11,651,000 5,686
1967 11,799,000 5,652
1968 12,009,000 5,624
1969 12,263,000 5,631
1970 12,507,000 5,663
1971 12,937,000 5,685
1972 13,177,000 5,692
1973 13,380,000 5,681
1974 13,723,000 5,822
1975 13,893,000 6,117
1976 14,033,000 6,404
1977 14,192,000 6,686
1978 14,358,000 6,957
1979 14,514,000 7,184
1980 14,692,000 7,366
1981 14,923,260 7,526
1982 15,184,247 7,664
1983 15,393,472 7,789
1984 15,579,391 7,902
1985 15,788,312 8,046
1986 16,018,350 8,217
1987 16,263,874 8,371
1988 16,532,164 8,518
1989 16,814,416 8,662
1990 17,065,128 8,798
1991 17,284,036 8,928
1992 17,478,635 9,038
1993 17,634,808 9,126
1994 17,805,468 9,207
1995 18,004,882 9,280
1996 18,224,767 9,342
1997 18,423,037 9,400
1998 18,607,584 9,451
1999 18,812,264 9,496
2000 19,028,802 9,544
2001 19,274,701 9,586
2002 19,495,210 9,623
2003 19,720,737 9,695
2004 19,932,722 9,816
2005 20,176,844 9,940
2006 20,450,966 10,056
2007 20,827,622 10,182
2008 21,249,199 10,321
2009 21,691,653 10,461
2010 22,031,750 10,614
2011 22,340,024 10,780
2012 22,733,465 10,934
2013 23,128,129 11,001
2014 23,475,686 10,984
2015 23,815,995 10,963
2016 24,190,907 10,930
2017 24,592,588 10,869
2018 24,963,258 10,751
2019 25,334,826 10,581
2020 25,649,248 10,399
2021 25,685,412 10,194
2022 26,014,399 9,992
2023 26,652,777 9,816
2024 27,204,809 9,646

Fertility rates in Australia and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Australia

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Australia Tuvalu
1960 3.45 5.15
1961 3.54 5.09
1962 3.44 5
1963 3.33 4.91
1964 3.15 4.83
1965 2.98 4.73
1966 2.88 4.64
1967 2.85 4.49
1968 2.89 4.36
1969 2.89 4.23
1970 2.86 4.08
1971 2.96 3.94
1972 2.74 3.81
1973 2.49 3.71
1974 2.4 3.63
1975 2.15 3.58
1976 2.06 3.55
1977 2.01 3.56
1978 1.95 3.59
1979 1.91 3.65
1980 1.89 3.73
1981 1.94 3.8
1982 1.93 3.88
1983 1.92 3.91
1984 1.84 3.95
1985 1.92 3.97
1986 1.87 3.97
1987 1.85 3.94
1988 1.83 3.88
1989 1.84 3.8
1990 1.9 3.75
1991 1.85 3.79
1992 1.89 3.86
1993 1.86 3.92
1994 1.84 3.92
1995 1.82 3.96
1996 1.8 3.95
1997 1.78 3.95
1998 1.76 3.95
1999 1.76 3.92
2000 1.76 3.84
2001 1.74 3.75
2002 1.76 3.64
2003 1.75 3.58
2004 1.77 3.55
2005 1.81 3.55
2006 1.91 3.53
2007 1.96 3.45
2008 1.98 3.42
2009 1.97 3.43
2010 1.93 3.44
2011 1.93 3.46
2012 1.92 3.47
2013 1.86 3.39
2014 1.83 3.33
2015 1.81 3.31
2016 1.75 3.3
2017 1.74 3.3
2018 1.74 3.33
2019 1.66 3.33
2020 1.58 3.31
2021 1.7 3.28
2022 1.63 3.24
2023 1.5 3.21

Australia and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Australia Tuvalu
1960 29.5 23.1
1961 29.3 23.1
1962 29.1 23
1963 28.8 22.6
1964 28.6 21
1965 28.3 19.3
1966 28.1 18.5
1967 28 18.1
1968 27.9 17.9
1969 27.8 18
1970 27.7 18.2
1971 27.7 18.6
1972 27.7 19
1973 27.8 19.4
1974 28 19.7
1975 28.1 19.8
1976 28.4 19.9
1977 28.6 20.2
1978 28.9 20.5
1979 29.1 20.9
1980 29.4 21
1981 29.6 21.4
1982 29.9 21.9
1983 30.2 22.5
1984 30.5 23.2
1985 30.8 23.6
1986 31.1 23.8
1987 31.3 24
1988 31.6 24.2
1989 31.8 24.5
1990 32.1 24.7
1991 32.4 24.9
1992 32.7 25
1993 33 25
1994 33.3 25.1
1995 33.6 25
1996 34 24.9
1997 34.3 24.6
1998 34.7 24.4
1999 35.1 24.1
2000 35.4 23.9
2001 35.6 23.7
2002 35.8 23.5
2003 36.1 23.5
2004 36.3 23.5
2005 36.5 23.6
2006 36.7 23.6
2007 36.8 23.7
2008 36.8 23.8
2009 36.9 23.9
2010 37 24
2011 37.1 24.1
2012 37.2 24.2
2013 37.2 24.3
2014 37.3 24.5
2015 37.3 24.7
2016 37.3 24.9
2017 37.4 25.2
2018 37.4 25.3
2019 37.6 25.3
2020 38 25.3
2021 38.3 25.3
2022 38.5 25.3
2023 38.8 25.3
2024 39 25.3

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Finance

Australia Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
2.7%
2010
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Australia Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
5.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Australia Tuvalu
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
170
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2022
English speaking
92.8%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Australia Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Tuvalu
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
4.97 mi
2011

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