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Eswatini vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Eswatini has a population of 1.24M (ranked 157/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Eswatini's land area is 6,641 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 154th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Eswatini ranks 162/197 ($4.89B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Eswatini ranks 131/197 ($3,936), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Eswatini Nauru
Population
1267161
12088
Population rank 156/197 195/197
GDP
$4.89B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 162/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$3,936
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 131/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,784
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$1.82B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
38.7%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,465
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 129/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$3,418
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
6,641 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
187.1 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.75
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
23.2 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Eswatini and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Eswatini and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Eswatini

Nauru
Year GDP
Eswatini Nauru
1960 $35,076,846 -
1961 $43,026,043 -
1962 $45,927,962 -
1963 $54,129,438 -
1964 $64,980,554 -
1965 $70,279,972 -
1966 $76,859,969 -
1967 $74,759,970 -
1968 $79,799,968 -
1969 $105,419,958 -
1970 $112,139,955 $17,570,366
1971 $136,462,081 $19,009,433
1972 $146,736,479 $21,734,269
1973 $221,915,128 $26,529,817
1974 $264,320,941 $35,994,511
1975 $288,299,789 $40,106,776
1976 $272,550,068 $40,287,427
1977 $304,060,076 $40,444,702
1978 $340,630,085 $41,754,147
1979 $412,093,134 $44,431,330
1980 $541,976,853 $46,947,124
1981 $570,774,825 $51,689,637
1982 $537,568,059 $52,877,742
1983 $555,336,146 $48,439,093
1984 $494,483,409 $47,363,231
1985 $360,079,419 $41,548,741
1986 $449,140,318 $39,939,391
1987 $584,126,092 $40,118,410
1988 $692,026,455 $45,931,134
1989 $696,921,542 $53,736,786
1990 $1,114,694,041 $55,572,376
1991 $1,156,135,718 $52,533,789
1992 $1,284,759,928 $51,133,123
1993 $1,357,189,552 $43,542,088
1994 $1,419,294,254 $39,742,511
1995 $1,698,989,464 $39,969,706
1996 $1,602,741,834 $37,458,801
1997 $1,716,714,070 $37,331,507
1998 $1,576,908,856 $29,664,451
1999 $1,547,888,496 $27,328,613
2000 $1,738,093,840 $26,930,980
2001 $1,542,477,309 $22,613,288
2002 $1,432,221,739 $21,017,424
2003 $2,197,598,466 $24,778,160
2004 $2,770,082,792 $30,587,566
2005 $3,178,112,499 $30,282,840
2006 $3,291,330,019 $29,183,627
2007 $3,469,381,231 $23,068,623
2008 $3,294,084,314 $37,184,925
2009 $3,580,428,053 $44,024,970
2010 $4,438,765,086 $47,442,299
2011 $4,820,478,680 $65,444,174
2012 $4,886,551,484 $100,794,925
2013 $4,464,726,181 $94,385,015
2014 $4,286,015,248 $98,752,257
2015 $3,909,281,650 $84,383,389
2016 $3,724,180,911 $97,276,023
2017 $4,463,673,661 $108,862,279
2018 $4,644,696,656 $130,937,590
2019 $4,616,996,145 $124,871,111
2020 $4,120,621,325 $124,530,027
2021 $4,785,708,166 $175,513,985
2022 $4,741,163,885 $152,190,819
2023 $4,604,172,127 $151,455,968
2024 $4,891,883,720 $160,350,640

Eswatini and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Eswatini

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Eswatini Nauru
1960 $101.6 -
1961 $121.8 -
1962 $127.1 -
1963 $146.4 -
1964 $171.6 -
1965 $181 -
1966 $192.7 -
1967 $182.8 -
1968 $190.4 -
1969 $245.2 -
1970 $254.2 $2,619
1971 $301 $2,811
1972 $315 $3,191
1973 $463 $3,864
1974 $536 $5,199
1975 $568 $5,740
1976 $521 $5,703
1977 $563 $5,646
1978 $610 $5,721
1979 $714 $5,950
1980 $908 $6,138
1981 $925 $6,594
1982 $843 $6,577
1983 $843 $5,896
1984 $726 $5,654
1985 $510 $4,859
1986 $611 $4,569
1987 $765 $4,485
1988 $865 $5,012
1989 $832 $5,723
1990 $1,278 $5,776
1991 $1,273 $5,333
1992 $1,362 $5,103
1993 $1,397 $4,310
1994 $1,461 $3,921
1995 $1,751 $3,932
1996 $1,619 $3,679
1997 $1,705 $3,661
1998 $1,547 $2,909
1999 $1,502 $2,683
2000 $1,669 $2,649
2001 $1,468 $2,232
2002 $1,352 $2,085
2003 $2,060 $2,463
2004 $2,581 $3,041
2005 $2,945 $3,014
2006 $3,035 $2,908
2007 $3,181 $2,302
2008 $3,000 $3,715
2009 $3,240 $4,395
2010 $3,993 $4,724
2011 $4,312 $6,481
2012 $4,348 $9,817
2013 $3,951 $8,975
2014 $3,772 $9,193
2015 $3,421 $7,703
2016 $3,240 $8,724
2017 $3,854 $9,613
2018 $3,973 $11,409
2019 $3,913 $10,777
2020 $3,455 $10,696
2021 $3,966 $14,990
2022 $3,890 $12,896
2023 $3,742 $12,754
2024 $3,936 $13,422

Eswatini vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Eswatini

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Eswatini Nauru
1950 43.4 56.6
1951 43.7 56.8
1952 44 57
1953 44.3 57.2
1954 44.6 57.4
1955 44.8 57.5
1956 45.1 57.6
1957 45.4 57.7
1958 45.8 57.8
1959 46.1 57.9
1960 46.4 57.9
1961 46.7 58
1962 47.1 58
1963 47.5 58.1
1964 47.9 58.2
1965 48.4 58.3
1966 49 58.4
1967 49.5 58.6
1968 50.1 58.6
1969 50.6 58.4
1970 51.2 58.4
1971 51.8 58.4
1972 52.4 58.4
1973 53 58.4
1974 53.7 58.3
1975 54.4 58.3
1976 55.2 58.2
1977 56 58.1
1978 56.8 58.3
1979 57.5 58.4
1980 58.2 58.5
1981 58.8 58.6
1982 59.5 58.6
1983 58.4 58.7
1984 60.4 58.7
1985 61.2 58.6
1986 61.6 58.6
1987 61.9 58.6
1988 61.9 58.7
1989 61.7 58.9
1990 61.2 59.1
1991 60.4 59.3
1992 59.3 59.5
1993 58.1 59.8
1994 56.6 60
1995 55.1 60.1
1996 53.3 60.1
1997 51.7 60
1998 50.1 59.9
1999 48.8 59.7
2000 47.6 59.6
2001 46.3 59.5
2002 45.4 59.4
2003 44.6 59.4
2004 43.9 59.3
2005 44 59.4
2006 44.6 59.4
2007 45.2 59.5
2008 45.9 59.7
2009 46.9 59.9
2010 48.3 60.1
2011 49.1 60.3
2012 50.7 60.5
2013 52.1 60.7
2014 53.5 60.8
2015 54.9 60.9
2016 56.2 61
2017 57.6 61.1
2018 58.7 61.2
2019 59.8 61.4
2020 59.9 61.5
2021 58.2 61.3
2022 63 61.9
2023 64.1 62.1
2024 64.3 62.3
2025 64.4 62.4

Eswatini and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Eswatini

Nauru
Year Population
Eswatini Nauru
1960 345,337 4,607
1961 353,264 4,774
1962 361,365 4,979
1963 369,759 5,226
1964 378,656 5,515
1965 388,336 5,832
1966 398,766 6,043
1967 409,031 6,135
1968 419,147 6,328
1969 429,875 6,581
1970 441,216 6,710
1971 453,183 6,762
1972 465,788 6,812
1973 479,038 6,866
1974 492,988 6,923
1975 507,673 6,987
1976 523,330 7,064
1977 540,348 7,163
1978 558,446 7,298
1979 577,199 7,468
1980 596,644 7,649
1981 616,808 7,839
1982 637,652 8,040
1983 658,957 8,216
1984 680,783 8,377
1985 706,196 8,551
1986 734,732 8,742
1987 763,811 8,946
1988 799,798 9,165
1989 837,800 9,390
1990 872,428 9,622
1991 908,189 9,850
1992 943,416 10,021
1993 971,318 10,102
1994 971,212 10,137
1995 970,433 10,165
1996 989,841 10,183
1997 1,006,635 10,197
1998 1,019,653 10,198
1999 1,030,782 10,187
2000 1,041,414 10,168
2001 1,051,064 10,130
2002 1,059,441 10,082
2003 1,066,700 10,059
2004 1,073,159 10,060
2005 1,079,022 10,049
2006 1,084,436 10,034
2007 1,090,705 10,020
2008 1,098,091 10,009
2009 1,105,153 10,016
2010 1,111,650 10,043
2011 1,117,833 10,098
2012 1,123,863 10,267
2013 1,129,990 10,517
2014 1,136,299 10,742
2015 1,142,813 10,954
2016 1,149,507 11,150
2017 1,158,195 11,324
2018 1,168,929 11,477
2019 1,179,874 11,587
2020 1,192,729 11,643
2021 1,206,593 11,709
2022 1,218,917 11,801
2023 1,230,506 11,875
2024 1,242,822 11,947

Fertility rates in Eswatini and Nauru

Fertility rate
Eswatini

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Eswatini Nauru
1960 6.75 5.34
1961 6.77 5.38
1962 6.79 5.42
1963 6.8 5.44
1964 6.79 5.47
1965 6.79 5.48
1966 6.8 5.41
1967 6.77 5.29
1968 6.76 5.14
1969 6.76 4.94
1970 6.75 4.74
1971 6.74 4.54
1972 6.72 4.36
1973 6.72 4.19
1974 6.71 4.07
1975 6.71 3.97
1976 6.7 3.9
1977 6.68 3.86
1978 6.65 3.84
1979 6.61 3.85
1980 6.57 3.88
1981 6.54 3.94
1982 6.49 3.99
1983 6.43 4.06
1984 6.36 4.11
1985 6.28 4.14
1986 6.11 4.15
1987 5.9 4.14
1988 5.69 4.11
1989 5.48 4.07
1990 5.3 4.02
1991 5.13 3.99
1992 4.98 3.95
1993 4.82 3.89
1994 4.66 3.84
1995 4.52 3.81
1996 4.38 3.78
1997 4.24 3.74
1998 4.13 3.68
1999 4.09 3.64
2000 4.03 3.54
2001 3.94 3.46
2002 3.85 3.4
2003 3.8 3.39
2004 3.76 3.38
2005 3.7 3.38
2006 3.63 3.4
2007 3.58 3.5
2008 3.57 3.67
2009 3.5 3.85
2010 3.38 4.02
2011 3.32 4.12
2012 3.27 4.12
2013 3.24 4.1
2014 3.18 4.09
2015 3.12 4.08
2016 3.07 4.03
2017 3.02 3.88
2018 2.97 3.68
2019 2.93 3.53
2020 2.89 3.47
2021 2.84 3.43
2022 2.8 3.38
2023 2.75 3.33

Eswatini and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Eswatini

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Eswatini Nauru
1960 16.6 23.8
1961 16.4 24
1962 16.3 23.9
1963 16.1 23.7
1964 16.1 23.4
1965 16.1 23.1
1966 16.1 22.9
1967 16.1 22.9
1968 16.2 21.2
1969 16.2 18.9
1970 16.3 18.7
1971 16.3 19.1
1972 16.3 19.4
1973 16.2 19.8
1974 16.2 20.4
1975 16.1 21
1976 16 21.5
1977 15.9 22.1
1978 15.8 22.9
1979 15.7 23.6
1980 15.6 24.2
1981 15.5 24.7
1982 15.4 25.1
1983 15.3 25.2
1984 15.3 24.5
1985 15.2 23.7
1986 15.3 22.8
1987 15.3 22.1
1988 15.6 21.4
1989 15.9 20.8
1990 16.1 20.2
1991 16.3 19.7
1992 16.5 19.4
1993 16.7 19.3
1994 16.3 19.3
1995 16.1 19.3
1996 16.3 19.4
1997 16.6 19.5
1998 16.9 19.6
1999 17.3 19.8
2000 17.6 20.1
2001 17.8 20.4
2002 18.1 20.6
2003 18.3 20.8
2004 18.5 21
2005 18.6 21.2
2006 18.7 21.3
2007 18.9 21.5
2008 19.1 21.7
2009 19.4 21.8
2010 19.6 21.8
2011 19.9 21.8
2012 20.2 21.7
2013 20.5 21.6
2014 20.7 21.5
2015 21 21.4
2016 21.2 21.5
2017 21.5 21.6
2018 21.8 21.8
2019 22.1 21.9
2020 22.4 21.8
2021 22.6 21.7
2022 22.8 21.6
2023 23 21.5
2024 23.2 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Eswatini Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$4.45B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
32.8%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.03%
2024
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.57%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
1999
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.51%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
34.6%
2023
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
51.7%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
34.7%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
56.4
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
42.7%
2016
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
1.4%
2016
3.4%
2012
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
6
2007
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$234M
2007
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$479M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$33.3M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
345,299
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.4%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
65.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Eswatini Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
959 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.1
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
1.39 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.13 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
64.7%
2022
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.99%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,137 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.1%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
60.4%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
86.4%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Eswatini Nauru
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-6,754
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
25%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
30.5
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
27
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
28
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
12.7
2021
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
33.5
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
81
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
90.8%
2022
96.6%
2023
English speaking
48.2%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
57.6%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Eswatini Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$283.9
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$29.4
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
64.4 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
28%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.59
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
19.5 years
2017
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
118
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
45
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
30.6%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.9%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
36
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.5%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.79 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Eswatini Nauru
% of world land
0.01%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
5,343 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
4,614 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
1,935 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
2,342 mi
2019
18.6 mi
2002

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