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Denmark vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Denmark has a population of 5.98M (ranked 114/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Denmark's land area is 15,444 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 130th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Denmark ranks 38/197 ($429B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Denmark ranks 12/197 ($71,852), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Denmark Nauru
Population
6018959
12088
Population rank 114/197 195/197
GDP
$429B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 38/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$71,852
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 12/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$79,514
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$120B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
26.6%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$20,114
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 31/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$50,067
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
15,444 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
387 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
42.3 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Denmark and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Denmark and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Denmark

Nauru
Year GDP
Denmark Nauru
1960 $6,361,166,545 -
1961 $7,058,361,229 -
1962 $7,953,274,741 -
1963 $8,466,044,980 -
1964 $9,677,401,337 -
1965 $10,870,670,865 -
1966 $11,931,740,293 -
1967 $13,059,064,806 -
1968 $13,505,574,133 -
1969 $15,414,902,667 -
1970 $17,075,457,733 $17,570,366
1971 $19,086,192,720 $19,009,433
1972 $23,230,667,549 $21,734,269
1973 $30,718,181,337 $26,529,817
1974 $34,125,712,481 $35,994,511
1975 $40,418,967,666 $40,106,776
1976 $44,503,607,444 $40,287,427
1977 $49,711,709,588 $40,444,702
1978 $60,320,089,218 $41,754,147
1979 $70,393,030,603 $44,431,330
1980 $70,811,287,816 $46,947,124
1981 $61,459,941,461 $51,689,637
1982 $60,084,214,872 $52,877,742
1983 $60,331,158,447 $48,439,093
1984 $58,868,891,335 $47,363,231
1985 $62,452,421,011 $41,548,741
1986 $87,748,695,217 $39,939,391
1987 $109,183,446,340 $40,118,410
1988 $115,540,189,705 $45,931,134
1989 $112,312,200,761 $53,736,786
1990 $138,217,740,684 $55,572,376
1991 $139,180,507,778 $52,533,789
1992 $152,966,494,260 $51,133,123
1993 $143,111,306,004 $43,542,088
1994 $156,017,919,221 $39,742,511
1995 $184,848,481,008 $39,969,706
1996 $187,481,157,846 $37,458,801
1997 $173,241,365,735 $37,331,507
1998 $176,877,077,513 $29,664,451
1999 $177,887,720,536 $27,328,613
2000 $164,043,817,224 $26,930,980
2001 $164,881,594,415 $22,613,288
2002 $178,788,209,558 $21,017,424
2003 $218,421,193,436 $24,778,160
2004 $251,986,155,631 $30,587,566
2005 $265,150,087,712 $30,282,840
2006 $283,386,151,544 $29,183,627
2007 $320,213,157,595 $23,068,623
2008 $354,979,471,960 $37,184,925
2009 $322,619,152,195 $44,024,970
2010 $322,345,594,075 $47,442,299
2011 $344,315,595,263 $65,444,174
2012 $326,792,574,245 $100,794,925
2013 $344,631,016,965 $94,385,015
2014 $352,832,602,064 $98,752,257
2015 $301,758,922,338 $84,383,389
2016 $312,181,849,372 $97,276,023
2017 $331,610,593,962 $108,862,279
2018 $355,293,374,912 $130,937,590
2019 $345,401,473,013 $124,871,111
2020 $355,631,021,932 $124,530,027
2021 $408,378,204,640 $175,513,985
2022 $401,945,576,108 $152,190,819
2023 $407,091,920,305 $151,455,968
2024 $429,457,372,072 $160,350,640

Denmark and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Denmark

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Denmark Nauru
1960 $1,389 -
1961 $1,531 -
1962 $1,711 -
1963 $1,807 -
1964 $2,049 -
1965 $2,284 -
1966 $2,487 -
1967 $2,701 -
1968 $2,776 -
1969 $3,151 -
1970 $3,464 $2,619
1971 $3,846 $2,811
1972 $4,654 $3,191
1973 $6,117 $3,864
1974 $6,764 $5,199
1975 $7,988 $5,740
1976 $8,773 $5,703
1977 $9,770 $5,646
1978 $11,818 $5,721
1979 $13,757 $5,950
1980 $13,822 $6,138
1981 $12,000 $6,594
1982 $11,740 $6,577
1983 $11,797 $5,896
1984 $11,517 $5,654
1985 $12,213 $4,859
1986 $17,137 $4,569
1987 $21,296 $4,485
1988 $22,525 $5,012
1989 $21,882 $5,723
1990 $26,886 $5,776
1991 $27,003 $5,333
1992 $29,579 $5,103
1993 $27,582 $4,310
1994 $29,968 $3,921
1995 $35,321 $3,932
1996 $35,622 $3,679
1997 $32,780 $3,661
1998 $33,346 $2,909
1999 $33,426 $2,683
2000 $30,722 $2,649
2001 $30,768 $2,232
2002 $33,257 $2,085
2003 $40,519 $2,463
2004 $46,625 $3,041
2005 $48,926 $3,014
2006 $52,119 $2,908
2007 $58,632 $2,302
2008 $64,617 $3,715
2009 $58,413 $4,395
2010 $58,105 $4,724
2011 $61,810 $6,481
2012 $58,444 $9,817
2013 $61,378 $8,975
2014 $62,520 $9,193
2015 $53,094 $7,703
2016 $54,501 $8,724
2017 $57,522 $9,613
2018 $61,325 $11,409
2019 $59,404 $10,777
2020 $60,985 $10,696
2021 $69,728 $14,990
2022 $68,091 $12,896
2023 $68,454 $12,754
2024 $71,852 $13,422

Denmark vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Denmark

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Denmark Nauru
1950 70.3 56.6
1951 70.9 56.8
1952 70.8 57
1953 71.2 57.2
1954 71.3 57.4
1955 71.9 57.5
1956 72 57.6
1957 71.8 57.7
1958 72.2 57.8
1959 72.2 57.9
1960 72.2 57.9
1961 72.5 58
1962 72.4 58
1963 72.4 58.1
1964 72.5 58.2
1965 72.4 58.3
1966 72.5 58.4
1967 73 58.6
1968 73.1 58.6
1969 73.2 58.4
1970 73.4 58.4
1971 73.4 58.4
1972 73.5 58.4
1973 73.7 58.4
1974 73.8 58.3
1975 74.1 58.3
1976 73.8 58.2
1977 74.7 58.1
1978 74.4 58.3
1979 74.2 58.4
1980 74.1 58.5
1981 74.3 58.6
1982 74.6 58.6
1983 74.5 58.7
1984 74.6 58.7
1985 74.5 58.6
1986 74.6 58.6
1987 74.7 58.6
1988 74.8 58.7
1989 74.9 58.9
1990 74.9 59.1
1991 75.2 59.3
1992 75.3 59.5
1993 75.2 59.8
1994 75.4 60
1995 75.3 60.1
1996 75.7 60.1
1997 76 60
1998 76.4 59.9
1999 76.6 59.7
2000 76.8 59.6
2001 77 59.5
2002 77.1 59.4
2003 77.4 59.4
2004 77.8 59.3
2005 78.2 59.4
2006 78.2 59.4
2007 78.3 59.5
2008 78.7 59.7
2009 79 59.9
2010 79.2 60.1
2011 79.8 60.3
2012 80.1 60.5
2013 80.3 60.7
2014 80.6 60.8
2015 80.7 60.9
2016 80.9 61
2017 81.1 61.1
2018 81 61.2
2019 81.4 61.4
2020 81.5 61.5
2021 81.4 61.3
2022 81.3 61.9
2023 81.9 62.1
2024 82.1 62.3
2025 82.2 62.4

Denmark and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Denmark

Nauru
Year Population
Denmark Nauru
1960 4,579,603 4,607
1961 4,611,687 4,774
1962 4,647,727 4,979
1963 4,684,483 5,226
1964 4,722,072 5,515
1965 4,759,012 5,832
1966 4,797,381 6,043
1967 4,835,354 6,135
1968 4,864,883 6,328
1969 4,891,860 6,581
1970 4,928,757 6,710
1971 4,963,126 6,762
1972 4,991,596 6,812
1973 5,021,861 6,866
1974 5,045,297 6,923
1975 5,059,862 6,987
1976 5,072,596 7,064
1977 5,088,419 7,163
1978 5,104,248 7,298
1979 5,116,801 7,468
1980 5,123,027 7,649
1981 5,121,572 7,839
1982 5,117,810 8,040
1983 5,114,297 8,216
1984 5,111,619 8,377
1985 5,113,691 8,551
1986 5,120,534 8,742
1987 5,127,024 8,946
1988 5,129,516 9,165
1989 5,132,594 9,390
1990 5,140,939 9,622
1991 5,154,298 9,850
1992 5,171,370 10,021
1993 5,188,628 10,102
1994 5,206,180 10,137
1995 5,233,373 10,165
1996 5,263,074 10,183
1997 5,284,991 10,197
1998 5,304,219 10,198
1999 5,321,799 10,187
2000 5,339,616 10,168
2001 5,358,783 10,130
2002 5,375,931 10,082
2003 5,390,574 10,059
2004 5,404,523 10,060
2005 5,419,432 10,049
2006 5,437,272 10,034
2007 5,461,438 10,020
2008 5,493,621 10,009
2009 5,523,095 10,016
2010 5,547,683 10,043
2011 5,570,572 10,098
2012 5,591,572 10,267
2013 5,614,932 10,517
2014 5,643,475 10,742
2015 5,683,483 10,954
2016 5,728,010 11,150
2017 5,764,980 11,324
2018 5,793,636 11,477
2019 5,814,422 11,587
2020 5,831,404 11,643
2021 5,856,733 11,709
2022 5,903,037 11,801
2023 5,946,952 11,875
2024 5,976,992 11,947

Fertility rates in Denmark and Nauru

Fertility rate
Denmark

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Denmark Nauru
1960 2.57 5.34
1961 2.55 5.38
1962 2.55 5.42
1963 2.67 5.44
1964 2.6 5.47
1965 2.61 5.48
1966 2.62 5.41
1967 2.35 5.29
1968 2.12 5.14
1969 2 4.94
1970 1.95 4.74
1971 2.04 4.54
1972 2.03 4.36
1973 1.92 4.19
1974 1.9 4.07
1975 1.92 3.97
1976 1.75 3.9
1977 1.66 3.86
1978 1.67 3.84
1979 1.6 3.85
1980 1.55 3.88
1981 1.44 3.94
1982 1.43 3.99
1983 1.38 4.06
1984 1.4 4.11
1985 1.45 4.14
1986 1.48 4.15
1987 1.5 4.14
1988 1.56 4.11
1989 1.62 4.07
1990 1.67 4.02
1991 1.68 3.99
1992 1.76 3.95
1993 1.75 3.89
1994 1.81 3.84
1995 1.8 3.81
1996 1.75 3.78
1997 1.75 3.74
1998 1.72 3.68
1999 1.73 3.64
2000 1.77 3.54
2001 1.74 3.46
2002 1.72 3.4
2003 1.76 3.39
2004 1.78 3.38
2005 1.8 3.38
2006 1.85 3.4
2007 1.84 3.5
2008 1.89 3.67
2009 1.84 3.85
2010 1.87 4.02
2011 1.75 4.12
2012 1.73 4.12
2013 1.67 4.1
2014 1.69 4.09
2015 1.71 4.08
2016 1.79 4.03
2017 1.75 3.88
2018 1.73 3.68
2019 1.7 3.53
2020 1.68 3.47
2021 1.72 3.43
2022 1.55 3.38
2023 1.5 3.33

Denmark and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Denmark

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Denmark Nauru
1960 33 23.8
1961 33.1 24
1962 33 23.9
1963 33 23.7
1964 32.9 23.4
1965 32.8 23.1
1966 32.6 22.9
1967 32.5 22.9
1968 32.5 21.2
1969 32.5 18.9
1970 32.5 18.7
1971 32.5 19.1
1972 32.6 19.4
1973 32.7 19.8
1974 32.8 20.4
1975 33 21
1976 33.2 21.5
1977 33.4 22.1
1978 33.7 22.9
1979 33.9 23.6
1980 34.3 24.2
1981 34.7 24.7
1982 35.1 25.1
1983 35.5 25.2
1984 35.7 24.5
1985 36 23.7
1986 36.2 22.8
1987 36.5 22.1
1988 36.7 21.4
1989 36.9 20.8
1990 37.1 20.2
1991 37.3 19.7
1992 37.4 19.4
1993 37.5 19.3
1994 37.6 19.3
1995 37.7 19.3
1996 37.7 19.4
1997 37.9 19.5
1998 38 19.6
1999 38.2 19.8
2000 38.4 20.1
2001 38.6 20.4
2002 38.8 20.6
2003 39 20.8
2004 39.2 21
2005 39.5 21.2
2006 39.8 21.3
2007 40.1 21.5
2008 40.2 21.7
2009 40.4 21.8
2010 40.5 21.8
2011 40.7 21.8
2012 41 21.7
2013 41.2 21.6
2014 41.4 21.5
2015 41.5 21.4
2016 41.6 21.5
2017 41.7 21.6
2018 41.8 21.8
2019 41.9 21.9
2020 42.1 21.8
2021 42.2 21.7
2022 42.1 21.6
2023 42.2 21.5
2024 42.3 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Denmark Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$441B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
48.4%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.36%
2022
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.95%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
15,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.2%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.15%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
64%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
79.1
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2023
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.6%
2023
3.4%
2012
Number of billionaires
9
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
178
2004
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$151B
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$108B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.52B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
15,595,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
4.5%
2018
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
98.7%
2024
n/a

Energy

Denmark Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,483 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$29.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
26.8 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
4.5 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
50%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
39.5%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
13.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
43.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
5,878 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
79%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.06%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Denmark Nauru
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+25,639
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
88.6%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.56 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
95.5
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
90
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
97
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.7
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
96.6%
2023
English speaking
86.1%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2024
81.7%
2020

Health

Denmark Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,432
2023
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$890
2023
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.2 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.38
2020
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
30.1 years
2023
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.4
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
13.6%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.4%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
84
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
16.2%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.49 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Denmark Nauru
% of world land
0.03%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
2,584 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
10,120 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,437 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
45,717 mi
2010
18.6 mi
2002

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