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East Timor vs Nauru statistics compared

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East Timor has a population of 1.4M (ranked 152/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). East Timor's land area is 5,741 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 155th vs. 195th).

By GDP, East Timor ranks 180/197 ($1.88B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, East Timor ranks 166/197 ($1,343), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

East Timor Nauru
Population
1433311
12088
Population rank 152/197 195/197
GDP
$1.88B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 180/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$1,343
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 166/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$4,758
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$249M
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
13.9%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$177.7
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 182/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,668
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
5,741 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
244 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.71
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
22.4 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

East Timor and Nauru: Comparison Charts

East Timor and Nauru economies compared

GDP
East Timor

Nauru
Year GDP
East Timor Nauru
1970 - $17,570,366
1971 - $19,009,433
1972 - $21,734,269
1973 - $26,529,817
1974 - $35,994,511
1975 - $40,106,776
1976 - $40,287,427
1977 - $40,444,702
1978 - $41,754,147
1979 - $44,431,330
1980 - $46,947,124
1981 - $51,689,637
1982 - $52,877,742
1983 - $48,439,093
1984 - $47,363,231
1985 - $41,548,741
1986 - $39,939,391
1987 - $40,118,410
1988 - $45,931,134
1989 - $53,736,786
1990 $128,210,142 $55,572,376
1991 $147,713,000 $52,533,789
1992 $187,891,500 $51,133,123
1993 $216,914,400 $43,542,088
1994 $239,040,500 $39,742,511
1995 $262,819,900 $39,969,706
1996 $306,956,900 $37,458,801
1997 $319,972,700 $37,331,507
1998 $325,729,800 $29,664,451
1999 $225,357,600 $27,328,613
2000 $366,924,300 $26,930,980
2001 $477,443,500 $22,613,288
2002 $469,455,500 $21,017,424
2003 $490,439,100 $24,778,160
2004 $440,772,000 $30,587,566
2005 $462,268,000 $30,282,840
2006 $453,792,400 $29,183,627
2007 $542,795,400 $23,068,623
2008 $648,523,600 $37,184,925
2009 $726,937,800 $44,024,970
2010 $881,909,300 $47,442,299
2011 $1,042,534,600 $65,444,174
2012 $1,160,555,000 $100,794,925
2013 $1,395,727,400 $94,385,015
2014 $1,447,535,200 $98,752,257
2015 $1,590,282,400 $84,383,389
2016 $1,640,464,600 $97,276,023
2017 $1,584,878,400 $108,862,279
2018 $1,555,988,614 $130,937,590
2019 $2,032,550,389 $124,871,111
2020 $2,162,619,241 $124,530,027
2021 $3,624,889,673 $175,513,985
2022 $3,208,593,982 $152,190,819
2023 $2,079,916,909 $151,455,968
2024 $1,881,265,333 $160,350,640

East Timor and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
East Timor

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
East Timor Nauru
1970 - $2,619
1971 - $2,811
1972 - $3,191
1973 - $3,864
1974 - $5,199
1975 - $5,740
1976 - $5,703
1977 - $5,646
1978 - $5,721
1979 - $5,950
1980 - $6,138
1981 - $6,594
1982 - $6,577
1983 - $5,896
1984 - $5,654
1985 - $4,859
1986 - $4,569
1987 - $4,485
1988 - $5,012
1989 - $5,723
1990 $168.6 $5,776
1991 $189.8 $5,333
1992 $235.1 $5,103
1993 $264.1 $4,310
1994 $283.1 $3,921
1995 $303 $3,932
1996 $344 $3,679
1997 $349 $3,661
1998 $346 $2,909
1999 $270 $2,683
2000 $492 $2,649
2001 $588 $2,232
2002 $534 $2,085
2003 $535 $2,463
2004 $474 $3,041
2005 $487 $3,014
2006 $465 $2,908
2007 $540 $2,302
2008 $628 $3,715
2009 $687 $4,395
2010 $813 $4,724
2011 $939 $6,481
2012 $1,023 $9,817
2013 $1,205 $8,975
2014 $1,225 $9,193
2015 $1,320 $7,703
2016 $1,336 $8,724
2017 $1,266 $9,613
2018 $1,219 $11,409
2019 $1,562 $10,777
2020 $1,631 $10,696
2021 $2,685 $14,990
2022 $2,343 $12,896
2023 $1,503 $12,754
2024 $1,343 $13,422

East Timor vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
East Timor

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
East Timor Nauru
1950 29.2 56.6
1951 29.5 56.8
1952 29.8 57
1953 30.1 57.2
1954 30.4 57.4
1955 30.7 57.5
1956 31 57.6
1957 31.3 57.7
1958 31.7 57.8
1959 32 57.9
1960 32.4 57.9
1961 32.8 58
1962 33.2 58
1963 33.7 58.1
1964 34.1 58.2
1965 34.7 58.3
1966 35.2 58.4
1967 35.7 58.6
1968 36.2 58.6
1969 36.8 58.4
1970 37.4 58.4
1971 37.9 58.4
1972 38.4 58.4
1973 39 58.4
1974 36.5 58.3
1975 24.3 58.3
1976 25.9 58.2
1977 24.9 58.1
1978 22.9 58.3
1979 24.2 58.4
1980 30.2 58.5
1981 31.2 58.6
1982 32.2 58.6
1983 32.7 58.7
1984 34.5 58.7
1985 34.3 58.6
1986 34.8 58.6
1987 36 58.6
1988 36 58.7
1989 44.8 58.9
1990 45.2 59.1
1991 45.1 59.3
1992 46.2 59.5
1993 47 59.8
1994 47.9 60
1995 47.5 60.1
1996 48.3 60.1
1997 49 60
1998 48.6 59.9
1999 45.2 59.7
2000 58.1 59.6
2001 58.8 59.5
2002 59.5 59.4
2003 60.1 59.4
2004 60.7 59.3
2005 61.3 59.4
2006 61.9 59.4
2007 62.4 59.5
2008 62.9 59.7
2009 63.3 59.9
2010 63.7 60.1
2011 64 60.3
2012 64.4 60.5
2013 64.7 60.7
2014 65 60.8
2015 65.3 60.9
2016 65.6 61
2017 65.9 61.1
2018 66.2 61.2
2019 66.5 61.4
2020 66.9 61.5
2021 66.2 61.3
2022 67.4 61.9
2023 67.7 62.1
2024 67.9 62.3
2025 68.1 62.4

East Timor and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
East Timor

Nauru
Year Population
East Timor Nauru
1960 468,118 4,607
1961 475,291 4,774
1962 482,774 4,979
1963 490,564 5,226
1964 498,659 5,515
1965 507,034 5,832
1966 515,696 6,043
1967 524,648 6,135
1968 533,875 6,328
1969 543,356 6,581
1970 553,069 6,710
1971 562,966 6,762
1972 572,962 6,812
1973 582,855 6,866
1974 590,827 6,923
1975 598,158 6,987
1976 607,620 7,064
1977 618,315 7,163
1978 628,775 7,298
1979 638,719 7,468
1980 649,871 7,649
1981 660,493 7,839
1982 669,149 8,040
1983 677,707 8,216
1984 686,777 8,377
1985 696,665 8,551
1986 707,185 8,742
1987 718,476 8,946
1988 730,745 9,165
1989 744,856 9,390
1990 760,345 9,622
1991 778,278 9,850
1992 799,318 10,021
1993 821,437 10,102
1994 844,493 10,137
1995 868,146 10,165
1996 892,282 10,183
1997 917,184 10,197
1998 942,530 10,198
1999 834,697 10,187
2000 745,088 10,168
2001 812,249 10,130
2002 879,159 10,082
2003 916,878 10,059
2004 929,074 10,060
2005 948,311 10,049
2006 976,597 10,034
2007 1,004,889 10,020
2008 1,032,429 10,009
2009 1,058,782 10,016
2010 1,084,679 10,043
2011 1,110,207 10,098
2012 1,134,885 10,267
2013 1,158,695 10,517
2014 1,181,903 10,742
2015 1,205,131 10,954
2016 1,228,312 11,150
2017 1,251,703 11,324
2018 1,275,959 11,477
2019 1,300,945 11,587
2020 1,326,053 11,643
2021 1,350,139 11,709
2022 1,369,295 11,801
2023 1,384,286 11,875
2024 1,400,638 11,947

Fertility rates in East Timor and Nauru

Fertility rate
East Timor

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
East Timor Nauru
1960 6.32 5.34
1961 6.27 5.38
1962 6.22 5.42
1963 6.16 5.44
1964 6.08 5.47
1965 6.01 5.48
1966 5.93 5.41
1967 5.86 5.29
1968 5.79 5.14
1969 5.72 4.94
1970 5.66 4.74
1971 5.58 4.54
1972 5.49 4.36
1973 5.39 4.19
1974 5.29 4.07
1975 5.19 3.97
1976 5.12 3.9
1977 5.09 3.86
1978 5.09 3.84
1979 5.14 3.85
1980 5.22 3.88
1981 5.53 3.94
1982 5.56 3.99
1983 5.59 4.06
1984 5.61 4.11
1985 5.65 4.14
1986 5.67 4.15
1987 5.68 4.14
1988 5.72 4.11
1989 5.76 4.07
1990 5.81 4.02
1991 5.84 3.99
1992 5.87 3.95
1993 5.88 3.89
1994 5.91 3.84
1995 5.94 3.81
1996 5.94 3.78
1997 5.96 3.74
1998 5.96 3.68
1999 5.97 3.64
2000 5.93 3.54
2001 5.92 3.46
2002 5.9 3.4
2003 5.85 3.39
2004 5.74 3.38
2005 5.61 3.38
2006 5.47 3.4
2007 5.33 3.5
2008 5.17 3.67
2009 4.99 3.85
2010 4.82 4.02
2011 4.61 4.12
2012 4.4 4.12
2013 4.21 4.1
2014 4 4.09
2015 3.78 4.08
2016 3.58 4.03
2017 3.4 3.88
2018 3.24 3.68
2019 3.12 3.53
2020 3.01 3.47
2021 2.89 3.43
2022 2.8 3.38
2023 2.71 3.33

East Timor and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
East Timor

Nauru
Year Median age, years
East Timor Nauru
1960 19.3 23.8
1961 19.4 24
1962 19.5 23.9
1963 19.6 23.7
1964 19.8 23.4
1965 19.9 23.1
1966 20 22.9
1967 20.2 22.9
1968 20.3 21.2
1969 20.4 18.9
1970 20.5 18.7
1971 20.4 19.1
1972 20.4 19.4
1973 20.4 19.8
1974 20.3 20.4
1975 20.4 21
1976 20.6 21.5
1977 20.7 22.1
1978 20.9 22.9
1979 21.1 23.6
1980 21.1 24.2
1981 20.9 24.7
1982 20.5 25.1
1983 20.3 25.2
1984 20 24.5
1985 19.8 23.7
1986 19.7 22.8
1987 19.5 22.1
1988 19.3 21.4
1989 19.1 20.8
1990 19 20.2
1991 19 19.7
1992 19 19.4
1993 19 19.3
1994 18.9 19.3
1995 18.9 19.3
1996 18.8 19.4
1997 18.8 19.5
1998 18.7 19.6
1999 18.7 19.8
2000 18.6 20.1
2001 18.6 20.4
2002 18.6 20.6
2003 18.6 20.8
2004 18.7 21
2005 18.7 21.2
2006 18.7 21.3
2007 18.7 21.5
2008 18.7 21.7
2009 18.8 21.8
2010 18.9 21.8
2011 19 21.8
2012 19.2 21.7
2013 19.3 21.6
2014 19.5 21.5
2015 19.7 21.4
2016 20 21.5
2017 20.3 21.6
2018 20.6 21.8
2019 20.9 21.9
2020 21.2 21.8
2021 21.4 21.7
2022 21.7 21.6
2023 22.1 21.5
2024 22.4 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

East Timor Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$2.18B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
96.6%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.24%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.26%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
2,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-51%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.54%
2022
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
61%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
23.9%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
47.9
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24%
2014
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2014
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$780M
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$220M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
74,800
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
64%
2018
2.32%
2018

Energy

East Timor Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
60.7 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.7 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.51 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.4%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
0.37%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.27%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

East Timor Nauru
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,552
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
32.8%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.25 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.01 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
33
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
44
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
5
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.06
2015
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
11.9
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
103
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
72.5%
2022
96.6%
2023
English speaking
9%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
34%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

East Timor Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$174.9
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.58
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
68.1 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
22.6%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.77
2020
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
23 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
192
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
50
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
2.41%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.2%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
56
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
38.7%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.17 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

East Timor Nauru
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,099 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,318 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,540 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
3,753 mi
2008
18.6 mi
2002

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