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Canada vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Canada has a population of 41.3M (ranked 37/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Canada's land area is 3,393,336 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 4th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Canada ranks 9/197 ($2.24T) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Canada ranks 19/197 ($54,283), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Canada Nauru
Population
41972421
12088
Population rank 38/197 195/197
GDP
$2.24T
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 9/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$54,283
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 19/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$65,463
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$2.48T
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
112.5%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$60,128
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 4/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,544
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
3,393,336 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
12.2 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.26
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
41.5 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Canada and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Canada and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Canada

Nauru
Year GDP
Canada Nauru
1960 $40,563,768,947 -
1961 $41,038,192,838 -
1962 $42,336,211,556 -
1963 $45,140,337,827 -
1964 $49,503,663,836 -
1965 $54,649,410,479 -
1966 $61,252,415,405 -
1967 $65,856,924,424 -
1968 $72,048,833,006 -
1969 $79,405,011,125 -
1970 $88,192,257,632 $17,570,366
1971 $99,606,454,744 $19,009,433
1972 $113,463,848,874 $21,734,269
1973 $131,764,343,566 $26,529,817
1974 $160,949,188,139 $35,994,511
1975 $174,419,757,177 $40,106,776
1976 $207,271,612,576 $40,287,427
1977 $212,325,176,305 $40,444,702
1978 $219,369,542,386 $41,754,147
1979 $243,891,124,296 $44,431,330
1980 $274,776,566,028 $46,947,124
1981 $307,246,642,756 $51,689,637
1982 $314,647,807,409 $52,877,742
1983 $341,866,277,183 $48,439,093
1984 $356,718,400,124 $47,363,231
1985 $366,186,012,450 $41,548,741
1986 $379,006,836,992 $39,939,391
1987 $433,134,238,311 $40,118,410
1988 $509,380,027,627 $45,931,134
1989 $567,211,993,243 $53,736,786
1990 $596,075,591,361 $55,572,376
1991 $612,527,712,316 $52,533,789
1992 $594,387,358,319 $51,133,123
1993 $579,053,561,739 $43,542,088
1994 $579,944,346,807 $39,742,511
1995 $605,961,090,061 $39,969,706
1996 $630,607,994,133 $37,458,801
1997 $654,986,999,856 $37,331,507
1998 $634,000,000,000 $29,664,451
1999 $678,412,196,271 $27,328,613
2000 $744,773,415,932 $26,930,980
2001 $738,981,792,355 $22,613,288
2002 $760,649,334,098 $21,017,424
2003 $895,540,646,635 $24,778,160
2004 $1,026,690,238,278 $30,587,566
2005 $1,173,108,598,779 $30,282,840
2006 $1,319,264,809,591 $29,183,627
2007 $1,468,820,407,783 $23,068,623
2008 $1,552,989,690,722 $37,184,925
2009 $1,374,625,142,157 $44,024,970
2010 $1,617,343,367,486 $47,442,299
2011 $1,793,326,630,175 $65,444,174
2012 $1,828,366,481,522 $100,794,925
2013 $1,846,597,421,835 $94,385,015
2014 $1,805,749,878,440 $98,752,257
2015 $1,556,508,816,217 $84,383,389
2016 $1,527,994,741,907 $97,276,023
2017 $1,649,265,644,244 $108,862,279
2018 $1,725,329,192,783 $130,937,590
2019 $1,743,725,183,673 $124,871,111
2020 $1,655,684,730,000 $124,530,027
2021 $2,022,378,748,423 $175,513,985
2022 $2,190,411,080,134 $152,190,819
2023 $2,173,339,670,064 $151,455,968
2024 $2,241,253,230,970 $160,350,640

Canada and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Canada

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Canada Nauru
1960 $2,265 -
1961 $2,246 -
1962 $2,274 -
1963 $2,380 -
1964 $2,562 -
1965 $2,777 -
1966 $3,055 -
1967 $3,226 -
1968 $3,473 -
1969 $3,776 -
1970 $4,136 $2,619
1971 $4,535 $2,811
1972 $5,107 $3,191
1973 $5,858 $3,864
1974 $7,057 $5,199
1975 $7,537 $5,740
1976 $8,839 $5,703
1977 $8,949 $5,646
1978 $9,154 $5,721
1979 $10,078 $5,950
1980 $11,208 $6,138
1981 $12,379 $6,594
1982 $12,527 $6,577
1983 $13,477 $5,896
1984 $13,930 $5,654
1985 $14,170 $4,859
1986 $14,521 $4,569
1987 $16,378 $4,485
1988 $19,013 $5,012
1989 $20,795 $5,723
1990 $21,526 $5,776
1991 $21,847 $5,333
1992 $20,950 $5,103
1993 $20,187 $4,310
1994 $19,998 $3,921
1995 $20,680 $3,932
1996 $21,297 $3,679
1997 $21,902 $3,661
1998 $21,025 $2,909
1999 $22,315 $2,683
2000 $24,271 $2,649
2001 $23,822 $2,232
2002 $24,256 $2,085
2003 $28,302 $2,463
2004 $32,146 $3,041
2005 $36,384 $3,014
2006 $40,504 $2,908
2007 $44,660 $2,302
2008 $46,710 $3,715
2009 $40,875 $4,395
2010 $47,561 $4,724
2011 $52,224 $6,481
2012 $52,670 $9,817
2013 $52,638 $8,975
2014 $50,961 $9,193
2015 $43,594 $7,703
2016 $42,314 $8,724
2017 $45,130 $9,613
2018 $46,539 $11,409
2019 $46,353 $10,777
2020 $43,538 $10,696
2021 $52,887 $14,990
2022 $56,257 $12,896
2023 $54,220 $12,754
2024 $54,283 $13,422

Canada vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Canada

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Canada Nauru
1950 68.2 56.6
1951 68.5 56.8
1952 68.7 57
1953 69.1 57.2
1954 69.9 57.4
1955 70 57.5
1956 70 57.6
1957 69.9 57.7
1958 70.6 57.8
1959 70.6 57.9
1960 71 57.9
1961 71.2 58
1962 71.2 58
1963 71.3 58.1
1964 71.6 58.2
1965 71.7 58.3
1966 71.9 58.4
1967 72.1 58.6
1968 72.2 58.6
1969 72.4 58.4
1970 72.6 58.4
1971 72.9 58.4
1972 72.8 58.4
1973 73.1 58.4
1974 73.1 58.3
1975 73.4 58.3
1976 73.9 58.2
1977 74.2 58.1
1978 74.5 58.3
1979 74.8 58.4
1980 75.1 58.5
1981 75.5 58.6
1982 75.7 58.6
1983 76.1 58.7
1984 76.4 58.7
1985 76.3 58.6
1986 76.5 58.6
1987 76.8 58.6
1988 76.9 58.7
1989 77.1 58.9
1990 77.4 59.1
1991 77.6 59.3
1992 77.9 59.5
1993 77.7 59.8
1994 77.9 60
1995 78 60.1
1996 78.3 60.1
1997 78.5 60
1998 78.7 59.9
1999 78.9 59.7
2000 79.2 59.6
2001 79.4 59.5
2002 79.6 59.4
2003 79.7 59.4
2004 80 59.3
2005 80.1 59.4
2006 80.5 59.4
2007 80.5 59.5
2008 80.7 59.7
2009 81.1 59.9
2010 81.3 60.1
2011 81.5 60.3
2012 81.7 60.5
2013 81.8 60.7
2014 81.8 60.8
2015 81.9 60.9
2016 82 61
2017 81.9 61.1
2018 81.9 61.2
2019 82.3 61.4
2020 81.7 61.5
2021 82 61.3
2022 81.2 61.9
2023 82.6 62.1
2024 82.7 62.3
2025 82.9 62.4

Canada and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Canada

Nauru
Year Population
Canada Nauru
1960 17,909,356 4,607
1961 18,271,000 4,774
1962 18,614,000 4,979
1963 18,964,000 5,226
1964 19,325,000 5,515
1965 19,678,000 5,832
1966 20,048,000 6,043
1967 20,412,000 6,135
1968 20,744,000 6,328
1969 21,028,000 6,581
1970 21,324,000 6,710
1971 21,962,032 6,762
1972 22,218,463 6,812
1973 22,491,777 6,866
1974 22,807,969 6,923
1975 23,143,275 6,987
1976 23,449,808 7,064
1977 23,725,843 7,163
1978 23,963,203 7,298
1979 24,201,544 7,468
1980 24,515,667 7,649
1981 24,819,915 7,839
1982 25,116,942 8,040
1983 25,366,451 8,216
1984 25,607,053 8,377
1985 25,842,116 8,551
1986 26,100,278 8,742
1987 26,446,601 8,946
1988 26,791,747 9,165
1989 27,276,781 9,390
1990 27,691,138 9,622
1991 28,037,420 9,850
1992 28,371,264 10,021
1993 28,684,764 10,102
1994 29,000,663 10,137
1995 29,302,311 10,165
1996 29,610,218 10,183
1997 29,905,948 10,197
1998 30,155,173 10,198
1999 30,401,286 10,187
2000 30,685,730 10,168
2001 31,020,855 10,130
2002 31,359,199 10,082
2003 31,642,461 10,059
2004 31,938,807 10,060
2005 32,242,732 10,049
2006 32,571,193 10,034
2007 32,888,886 10,020
2008 33,247,298 10,009
2009 33,630,069 10,016
2010 34,005,902 10,043
2011 34,339,221 10,098
2012 34,713,395 10,267
2013 35,080,992 10,517
2014 35,434,066 10,742
2015 35,704,498 10,954
2016 36,110,803 11,150
2017 36,545,075 11,324
2018 37,072,620 11,477
2019 37,618,495 11,587
2020 38,028,638 11,643
2021 38,239,864 11,709
2022 38,935,934 11,801
2023 40,083,484 11,875
2024 41,288,599 11,947

Fertility rates in Canada and Nauru

Fertility rate
Canada

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Canada Nauru
1960 3.81 5.34
1961 3.75 5.38
1962 3.68 5.42
1963 3.61 5.44
1964 3.46 5.47
1965 3.12 5.48
1966 2.75 5.41
1967 2.53 5.29
1968 2.39 5.14
1969 2.33 4.94
1970 2.26 4.74
1971 2.14 4.54
1972 1.98 4.36
1973 1.89 4.19
1974 1.84 4.07
1975 1.82 3.97
1976 1.8 3.9
1977 1.78 3.86
1978 1.77 3.84
1979 1.75 3.85
1980 1.74 3.88
1981 1.7 3.94
1982 1.69 3.99
1983 1.68 4.06
1984 1.65 4.11
1985 1.67 4.14
1986 1.68 4.15
1987 1.68 4.14
1988 1.68 4.11
1989 1.77 4.07
1990 1.83 4.02
1991 1.72 3.99
1992 1.71 3.95
1993 1.69 3.89
1994 1.69 3.84
1995 1.67 3.81
1996 1.63 3.78
1997 1.57 3.74
1998 1.56 3.68
1999 1.55 3.64
2000 1.51 3.54
2001 1.54 3.46
2002 1.52 3.4
2003 1.55 3.39
2004 1.56 3.38
2005 1.58 3.38
2006 1.63 3.4
2007 1.67 3.5
2008 1.7 3.67
2009 1.69 3.85
2010 1.65 4.02
2011 1.63 4.12
2012 1.63 4.12
2013 1.61 4.1
2014 1.61 4.09
2015 1.6 4.08
2016 1.59 4.03
2017 1.55 3.88
2018 1.51 3.68
2019 1.47 3.53
2020 1.41 3.47
2021 1.44 3.43
2022 1.33 3.38
2023 1.26 3.33

Canada and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Canada

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Canada Nauru
1960 26.4 23.8
1961 26.3 24
1962 26 23.9
1963 25.8 23.7
1964 25.6 23.4
1965 25.5 23.1
1966 25.5 22.9
1967 25.5 22.9
1968 25.7 21.2
1969 25.8 18.9
1970 26 18.7
1971 26.3 19.1
1972 26.6 19.4
1973 26.9 19.8
1974 27.2 20.4
1975 27.4 21
1976 27.7 21.5
1977 28.1 22.1
1978 28.5 22.9
1979 28.8 23.6
1980 29.2 24.2
1981 29.5 24.7
1982 29.8 25.1
1983 30.2 25.2
1984 30.6 24.5
1985 31 23.7
1986 31.4 22.8
1987 31.8 22.1
1988 32.2 21.4
1989 32.5 20.8
1990 32.9 20.2
1991 33.2 19.7
1992 33.6 19.4
1993 33.9 19.3
1994 34.3 19.3
1995 34.7 19.3
1996 35.1 19.4
1997 35.5 19.5
1998 36 19.6
1999 36.4 19.8
2000 36.7 20.1
2001 37.1 20.4
2002 37.4 20.6
2003 37.8 20.8
2004 38.1 21
2005 38.5 21.2
2006 38.8 21.3
2007 39.1 21.5
2008 39.3 21.7
2009 39.5 21.8
2010 39.7 21.8
2011 39.9 21.8
2012 40.1 21.7
2013 40.3 21.6
2014 40.5 21.5
2015 40.6 21.4
2016 40.7 21.5
2017 40.8 21.6
2018 40.8 21.8
2019 40.8 21.9
2020 40.9 21.8
2021 41.1 21.7
2022 41.3 21.6
2023 41.4 21.5
2024 41.5 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Canada Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$2.2T
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.2%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.88%
2022
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.29%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
72,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.35%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
66.4%
2021
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
25.3%
2021
n/a
Economic freedom index
75.5
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2021
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.3%
2021
3.4%
2012
Number of millionaires
1,991,416
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.07%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
76
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
4,226
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$3.37T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$120B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$851M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
32,430,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
3.66%
2011
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
98.4%
2024
n/a

Energy

Canada Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
7,336 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$8.79
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
575 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14.3 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
76.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
23.8%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
19.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-89.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
14,460 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
67%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
57%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
14.1%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Canada Nauru
% of world population
0.51%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+368,599
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
82%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89.6
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
75
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
99
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.27
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.3
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
170
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
96.6%
2023
English speaking
82.1%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
94%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Canada Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,112
2023
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$935
2023
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.9 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2023
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.5
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
30 years
2021
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
12
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
5.1
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
26.7%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
85
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.89 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Canada Nauru
% of world land
5.9%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
82,186 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
219,596 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,339,068 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
647,655 mi
2014
18.6 mi
2002

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