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India vs Nauru statistics compared

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India has a population of 1.45B (ranked 1/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). India's land area is 1,147,955 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 7th vs. 195th).

By GDP, India ranks 5/197 ($3.91T) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, India ranks 143/197 ($2,697), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

India Nauru
Population
1474115403
12088
Population rank 1/197 195/197
GDP
$3.91T
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 5/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$2,697
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 143/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$11,159
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$3.18T
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
80.4%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,192
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 116/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,011
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
1,147,955 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,264 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
29.5 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

India and Nauru: Comparison Charts

India and Nauru economies compared

GDP
India

Nauru
Year GDP
India Nauru
1960 $37,029,883,876 -
1961 $39,232,435,784 -
1962 $42,161,481,858 -
1963 $48,421,923,459 -
1964 $56,480,289,941 -
1965 $59,556,105,229 -
1966 $45,581,230,504 -
1967 $50,134,942,204 -
1968 $53,085,455,871 -
1969 $58,447,995,017 -
1970 $62,422,483,055 $17,570,366
1971 $67,351,404,352 $19,009,433
1972 $71,464,700,667 $21,734,269
1973 $85,517,673,173 $26,529,817
1974 $99,526,597,934 $35,994,511
1975 $98,473,832,017 $40,106,776
1976 $102,716,451,980 $40,287,427
1977 $121,486,641,441 $40,444,702
1978 $137,302,319,829 $41,754,147
1979 $152,995,442,498 $44,431,330
1980 $186,328,579,302 $46,947,124
1981 $193,491,368,446 $51,689,637
1982 $200,715,624,831 $52,877,742
1983 $218,262,146,413 $48,439,093
1984 $212,157,645,178 $47,363,231
1985 $232,511,554,840 $41,548,741
1986 $248,985,994,041 $39,939,391
1987 $279,033,584,092 $40,118,410
1988 $296,589,670,896 $45,931,134
1989 $296,042,052,945 $53,736,786
1990 $320,979,026,420 $55,572,376
1991 $270,105,341,879 $52,533,789
1992 $288,208,070,278 $51,133,123
1993 $279,295,648,983 $43,542,088
1994 $327,274,843,459 $39,742,511
1995 $360,281,909,643 $39,969,706
1996 $392,896,866,205 $37,458,801
1997 $415,867,563,593 $37,331,507
1998 $421,351,317,225 $29,664,451
1999 $458,821,052,616 $27,328,613
2000 $468,395,521,654 $26,930,980
2001 $485,440,139,204 $22,613,288
2002 $514,939,140,319 $21,017,424
2003 $607,700,687,237 $24,778,160
2004 $709,152,728,831 $30,587,566
2005 $820,383,763,511 $30,282,840
2006 $940,259,888,788 $29,183,627
2007 $1,216,736,438,835 $23,068,623
2008 $1,198,895,139,006 $37,184,925
2009 $1,341,888,016,995 $44,024,970
2010 $1,675,615,519,485 $47,442,299
2011 $1,823,051,829,895 $65,444,174
2012 $1,827,637,590,410 $100,794,925
2013 $1,856,721,507,622 $94,385,015
2014 $2,039,126,479,155 $98,752,257
2015 $2,103,588,360,045 $84,383,389
2016 $2,294,796,885,663 $97,276,023
2017 $2,651,474,262,755 $108,862,279
2018 $2,702,929,641,649 $130,937,590
2019 $2,835,606,256,558 $124,871,111
2020 $2,674,851,578,587 $124,530,027
2021 $3,167,270,623,260 $175,513,985
2022 $3,346,107,287,731 $152,190,819
2023 $3,638,489,096,034 $151,455,968
2024 $3,912,686,168,582 $160,350,640

India and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
India

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
India Nauru
1960 $84.9 -
1961 $87.9 -
1962 $92.2 -
1963 $103.4 -
1964 $117.9 -
1965 $121.5 -
1966 $91 -
1967 $98 -
1968 $101.6 -
1969 $109.5 -
1970 $114.4 $2,619
1971 $120.7 $2,811
1972 $125.3 $3,191
1973 $146.6 $3,864
1974 $166.7 $5,199
1975 $161.1 $5,740
1976 $164.1 $5,703
1977 $189.6 $5,646
1978 $209.4 $5,721
1979 $228 $5,950
1980 $271.1 $6,138
1981 $275 $6,594
1982 $278.7 $6,577
1983 $296 $5,896
1984 $281 $5,654
1985 $301 $4,859
1986 $315 $4,569
1987 $345 $4,485
1988 $358 $5,012
1989 $350 $5,723
1990 $371 $5,776
1991 $306 $5,333
1992 $319 $5,103
1993 $303 $4,310
1994 $348 $3,921
1995 $375 $3,932
1996 $401 $3,679
1997 $416 $3,661
1998 $414 $2,909
1999 $442 $2,683
2000 $443 $2,649
2001 $450 $2,232
2002 $469 $2,085
2003 $544 $2,463
2004 $624 $3,041
2005 $710 $3,014
2006 $802 $2,908
2007 $1,022 $2,302
2008 $993 $3,715
2009 $1,095 $4,395
2010 $1,348 $4,724
2011 $1,445 $6,481
2012 $1,429 $9,817
2013 $1,433 $8,975
2014 $1,554 $9,193
2015 $1,584 $7,703
2016 $1,708 $8,724
2017 $1,950 $9,613
2018 $1,966 $11,409
2019 $2,041 $10,777
2020 $1,907 $10,696
2021 $2,240 $14,990
2022 $2,347 $12,896
2023 $2,530 $12,754
2024 $2,697 $13,422

India vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
India

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
India Nauru
1950 41.2 56.6
1951 41.6 56.8
1952 42.1 57
1953 42.4 57.2
1954 43.2 57.4
1955 43.7 57.5
1956 44.1 57.6
1957 44.4 57.7
1958 44.8 57.8
1959 45.3 57.9
1960 45.6 57.9
1961 45.8 58
1962 46.1 58
1963 46.5 58.1
1964 46.7 58.2
1965 45.6 58.3
1966 45.9 58.4
1967 46.2 58.6
1968 47.9 58.6
1969 48.3 58.4
1970 48.6 58.4
1971 48.9 58.4
1972 49.2 58.4
1973 49.6 58.4
1974 50.3 58.3
1975 50.8 58.3
1976 51.3 58.2
1977 51.8 58.1
1978 52.4 58.3
1979 53 58.4
1980 53.6 58.5
1981 54.2 58.6
1982 54.7 58.6
1983 55.3 58.7
1984 55.8 58.7
1985 56.3 58.6
1986 56.8 58.6
1987 57.3 58.6
1988 57.7 58.7
1989 58.2 58.9
1990 58.6 59.1
1991 59 59.3
1992 59.4 59.5
1993 59.8 59.8
1994 60.2 60
1995 60.6 60.1
1996 61 60.1
1997 61.4 60
1998 61.9 59.9
1999 62.3 59.7
2000 62.7 59.6
2001 63.2 59.5
2002 63.6 59.4
2003 64.1 59.4
2004 64.5 59.3
2005 64.9 59.4
2006 65.4 59.4
2007 65.8 59.5
2008 66.2 59.7
2009 66.7 59.9
2010 67.2 60.1
2011 67.6 60.3
2012 68.1 60.5
2013 68.5 60.7
2014 68.9 60.8
2015 69.3 60.9
2016 69.7 61
2017 70.1 61.1
2018 70.4 61.2
2019 70.7 61.4
2020 70.2 61.5
2021 67.3 61.3
2022 71.7 61.9
2023 72 62.1
2024 72.2 62.3
2025 72.5 62.4

India and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
India

Nauru
Year Population
India Nauru
1960 435,990,338 4,607
1961 446,564,729 4,774
1962 457,283,090 4,979
1963 468,138,575 5,226
1964 479,229,598 5,515
1965 490,140,146 5,832
1966 500,740,247 6,043
1967 511,606,372 6,135
1968 522,716,889 6,328
1969 533,880,544 6,581
1970 545,864,268 6,710
1971 558,096,387 6,762
1972 570,482,142 6,812
1973 583,465,598 6,866
1974 597,041,391 6,923
1975 611,309,535 6,987
1976 625,861,883 7,064
1977 640,801,103 7,163
1978 655,728,229 7,298
1979 671,155,747 7,468
1980 687,354,025 7,649
1981 703,696,250 7,839
1982 720,313,473 8,040
1983 737,372,681 8,216
1984 754,875,449 8,377
1985 772,647,793 8,551
1986 790,689,978 8,742
1987 808,931,270 8,946
1988 827,342,990 9,165
1989 846,039,529 9,390
1990 864,972,221 9,622
1991 883,927,600 9,850
1992 902,957,070 10,021
1993 922,118,387 10,102
1994 941,163,767 10,137
1995 960,301,044 10,165
1996 979,678,458 10,183
1997 999,133,762 10,197
1998 1,018,665,080 10,198
1999 1,038,225,823 10,187
2000 1,057,922,733 10,168
2001 1,077,898,575 10,130
2002 1,097,600,380 10,082
2003 1,116,803,006 10,059
2004 1,135,991,513 10,060
2005 1,154,676,322 10,049
2006 1,172,878,890 10,034
2007 1,190,676,021 10,020
2008 1,207,930,964 10,009
2009 1,225,524,753 10,016
2010 1,243,481,564 10,043
2011 1,261,224,954 10,098
2012 1,278,674,502 10,267
2013 1,295,829,511 10,517
2014 1,312,277,191 10,742
2015 1,328,024,498 10,954
2016 1,343,944,296 11,150
2017 1,359,657,400 11,324
2018 1,374,659,064 11,477
2019 1,389,030,312 11,587
2020 1,402,617,695 11,643
2021 1,414,203,896 11,709
2022 1,425,423,212 11,801
2023 1,438,069,596 11,875
2024 1,450,935,791 11,947

Fertility rates in India and Nauru

Fertility rate
India

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
India Nauru
1960 5.92 5.34
1961 5.94 5.38
1962 5.95 5.42
1963 5.97 5.44
1964 5.98 5.47
1965 5.94 5.48
1966 5.88 5.41
1967 5.83 5.29
1968 5.76 5.14
1969 5.68 4.94
1970 5.62 4.74
1971 5.57 4.54
1972 5.48 4.36
1973 5.4 4.19
1974 5.33 4.07
1975 5.2 3.97
1976 5.13 3.9
1977 5.01 3.86
1978 4.89 3.84
1979 4.81 3.85
1980 4.78 3.88
1981 4.7 3.94
1982 4.62 3.99
1983 4.57 4.06
1984 4.52 4.11
1985 4.43 4.14
1986 4.4 4.15
1987 4.31 4.14
1988 4.22 4.11
1989 4.13 4.07
1990 4.05 4.02
1991 3.96 3.99
1992 3.88 3.95
1993 3.8 3.89
1994 3.72 3.84
1995 3.65 3.81
1996 3.58 3.78
1997 3.51 3.74
1998 3.45 3.68
1999 3.38 3.64
2000 3.35 3.54
2001 3.3 3.46
2002 3.22 3.4
2003 3.12 3.39
2004 3.05 3.38
2005 2.96 3.38
2006 2.87 3.4
2007 2.78 3.5
2008 2.71 3.67
2009 2.67 3.85
2010 2.6 4.02
2011 2.53 4.12
2012 2.47 4.12
2013 2.4 4.1
2014 2.29 4.09
2015 2.29 4.08
2016 2.28 4.03
2017 2.19 3.88
2018 2.18 3.68
2019 2.12 3.53
2020 2.05 3.47
2021 2.01 3.43
2022 1.99 3.38
2023 1.98 3.33

India and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
India

Nauru
Year Median age, years
India Nauru
1960 20.2 23.8
1961 20.1 24
1962 19.9 23.9
1963 19.8 23.7
1964 19.6 23.4
1965 19.5 23.1
1966 19.4 22.9
1967 19.3 22.9
1968 19.2 21.2
1969 19.2 18.9
1970 19.2 18.7
1971 19.2 19.1
1972 19.2 19.4
1973 19.3 19.8
1974 19.3 20.4
1975 19.4 21
1976 19.5 21.5
1977 19.6 22.1
1978 19.7 22.9
1979 19.8 23.6
1980 19.9 24.2
1981 20 24.7
1982 20 25.1
1983 20.1 25.2
1984 20.2 24.5
1985 20.3 23.7
1986 20.4 22.8
1987 20.4 22.1
1988 20.5 21.4
1989 20.6 20.8
1990 20.7 20.2
1991 20.8 19.7
1992 21 19.4
1993 21.1 19.3
1994 21.2 19.3
1995 21.4 19.3
1996 21.6 19.4
1997 21.7 19.5
1998 21.9 19.6
1999 22.1 19.8
2000 22.3 20.1
2001 22.5 20.4
2002 22.7 20.6
2003 22.9 20.8
2004 23.1 21
2005 23.3 21.2
2006 23.6 21.3
2007 23.8 21.5
2008 24.1 21.7
2009 24.4 21.8
2010 24.7 21.8
2011 25 21.8
2012 25.3 21.7
2013 25.6 21.6
2014 26 21.5
2015 26.3 21.4
2016 26.6 21.5
2017 27 21.6
2018 27.3 21.8
2019 27.7 21.9
2020 28.1 21.8
2021 28.4 21.7
2022 28.7 21.6
2023 29.1 21.5
2024 29.5 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

India Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$3.84T
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.1%
2022
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.44%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,068,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-6.86%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.17%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
49.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
24.5%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
53
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.1%
2022
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2022
3.4%
2012
Number of millionaires
868,660
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
0.09%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
205
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
2,673
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$5.13T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$643B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$138B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
17,914,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.77%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
89%
2024
n/a

Energy

India Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.7
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
2,955 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.05 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
74.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
34.9%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
4.12%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
36.1%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,182 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
19.1%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
7.24%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.41%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
99.5%
2023
100%
2023

Society

India Nauru
% of world population
17.8%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-630,830
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
36.9%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.46 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.09 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
38
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
70
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.83
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
15.6
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
74
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
81.7%
2023
96.6%
2023
English speaking
15.8%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
55.9%
2022
81.7%
2020

Health

India Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$79.5
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$36.6
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
72.5 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
1.17%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.73
2020
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
21.2 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
27.7
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.51%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
10.5%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
24.3%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
4.1 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

India Nauru
% of world land
2%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
791 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
689,466 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
281,697 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,111,675 mi
2024
18.6 mi
2002

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