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Iran vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 17th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Nauru
Population
93020793
12088
Population rank 17/197 195/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 37/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Iran and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Iran and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Iran

Nauru
Year GDP
Iran Nauru
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 $17,570,366
1971 $13,731,802,833 $19,009,433
1972 $17,153,463,263 $21,734,269
1973 $27,081,698,250 $26,529,817
1974 $46,209,092,072 $35,994,511
1975 $51,776,222,350 $40,106,776
1976 $68,055,295,081 $40,287,427
1977 $80,600,122,702 $40,444,702
1978 $77,994,316,621 $41,754,147
1979 $90,391,877,326 $44,431,330
1980 $94,362,275,580 $46,947,124
1981 $100,499,312,750 $51,689,637
1982 $125,948,756,439 $52,877,742
1983 $156,365,156,618 $48,439,093
1984 $162,276,728,620 $47,363,231
1985 $180,183,629,600 $41,548,741
1986 $209,094,561,833 $39,939,391
1987 $134,009,995,923 $40,118,410
1988 $123,057,861,334 $45,931,134
1989 $120,496,362,916 $53,736,786
1990 $124,813,263,926 $55,572,376
1991 $131,637,664,958 $52,533,789
1992 $119,768,691,217 $51,133,123
1993 $63,743,623,231 $43,542,088
1994 $71,841,461,172 $39,742,511
1995 $96,419,225,745 $39,969,706
1996 $120,403,931,883 $37,458,801
1997 $113,919,163,421 $37,331,507
1998 $110,276,913,362 $29,664,451
1999 $113,848,450,089 $27,328,613
2000 $109,591,707,801 $26,930,980
2001 $126,878,750,296 $22,613,288
2002 $128,626,917,504 $21,017,424
2003 $151,911,222,120 $24,778,160
2004 $187,754,571,247 $30,587,566
2005 $224,970,371,329 $30,282,840
2006 $265,602,187,406 $29,183,627
2007 $349,736,591,836 $23,068,623
2008 $406,070,949,551 $37,184,925
2009 $414,059,094,950 $44,024,970
2010 $487,069,570,461 $47,442,299
2011 $629,082,257,472 $65,444,174
2012 $644,019,315,004 $100,794,925
2013 $500,399,839,840 $94,385,015
2014 $462,284,793,281 $98,752,257
2015 $409,191,686,497 $84,383,389
2016 $459,042,684,193 $97,276,023
2017 $489,168,731,811 $108,862,279
2018 $398,880,231,367 $130,937,590
2019 $333,519,146,339 $124,871,111
2020 $262,186,179,356 $124,530,027
2021 $383,436,202,447 $175,513,985
2022 $394,362,621,793 $152,190,819
2023 $404,625,655,076 $151,455,968
2024 $436,906,331,672 $160,350,640

Iran and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Iran Nauru
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 $2,619
1971 $457 $2,811
1972 $555 $3,191
1973 $851 $3,864
1974 $1,409 $5,199
1975 $1,532 $5,740
1976 $1,954 $5,703
1977 $2,243 $5,646
1978 $2,101 $5,721
1979 $2,352 $5,950
1980 $2,368 $6,138
1981 $2,393 $6,594
1982 $2,845 $6,577
1983 $3,397 $5,896
1984 $3,395 $5,654
1985 $3,634 $4,859
1986 $4,064 $4,569
1987 $2,513 $4,485
1988 $2,234 $5,012
1989 $2,125 $5,723
1990 $2,138 $5,776
1991 $2,194 $5,333
1992 $1,957 $5,103
1993 $1,038 $4,310
1994 $1,168 $3,921
1995 $1,550 $3,932
1996 $1,915 $3,679
1997 $1,790 $3,661
1998 $1,709 $2,909
1999 $1,740 $2,683
2000 $1,650 $2,649
2001 $1,881 $2,232
2002 $1,891 $2,085
2003 $2,209 $2,463
2004 $2,672 $3,041
2005 $3,132 $3,014
2006 $3,619 $2,908
2007 $4,688 $2,302
2008 $5,377 $3,715
2009 $5,416 $4,395
2010 $6,291 $4,724
2011 $8,026 $6,481
2012 $8,114 $9,817
2013 $6,223 $8,975
2014 $5,672 $9,193
2015 $4,953 $7,703
2016 $5,477 $8,724
2017 $5,753 $9,613
2018 $4,632 $11,409
2019 $3,831 $10,777
2020 $2,989 $10,696
2021 $4,335 $14,990
2022 $4,405 $12,896
2023 $4,466 $12,754
2024 $4,771 $13,422

Iran vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Nauru
1950 38.2 56.6
1951 38.7 56.8
1952 39.2 57
1953 39.5 57.2
1954 40 57.4
1955 40.6 57.5
1956 41.1 57.6
1957 41.3 57.7
1958 42.2 57.8
1959 42.8 57.9
1960 43.3 57.9
1961 43.9 58
1962 43.8 58
1963 45.1 58.1
1964 45.7 58.2
1965 46.4 58.3
1966 47.1 58.4
1967 47.8 58.6
1968 47.9 58.6
1969 49.4 58.4
1970 50.2 58.4
1971 51.1 58.4
1972 51.7 58.4
1973 52.9 58.4
1974 53.9 58.3
1975 54.8 58.3
1976 55.8 58.2
1977 56.7 58.1
1978 56 58.3
1979 58.5 58.4
1980 58.4 58.5
1981 56.6 58.6
1982 57.6 58.6
1983 58.5 58.7
1984 60.9 58.7
1985 61.5 58.6
1986 62.1 58.6
1987 62.7 58.6
1988 63.3 58.7
1989 65.3 58.9
1990 64.1 59.1
1991 66.2 59.3
1992 66.7 59.5
1993 67 59.8
1994 67.5 60
1995 67.9 60.1
1996 68.3 60.1
1997 68.6 60
1998 69.2 59.9
1999 69.7 59.7
2000 70.2 59.6
2001 70.6 59.5
2002 71.1 59.4
2003 70.5 59.4
2004 72 59.3
2005 72.4 59.4
2006 72.9 59.4
2007 73.3 59.5
2008 73.7 59.7
2009 74 59.9
2010 74.4 60.1
2011 74.7 60.3
2012 75 60.5
2013 75.3 60.7
2014 75.6 60.8
2015 75.9 60.9
2016 76.2 61
2017 76.4 61.1
2018 76.6 61.2
2019 76.9 61.4
2020 74.1 61.5
2021 73.8 61.3
2022 76.8 61.9
2023 77.7 62.1
2024 77.9 62.3
2025 78.1 62.4

Iran and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Nauru
Year Population
Iran Nauru
1960 21,470,434 4,607
1961 22,125,726 4,774
1962 22,807,907 4,979
1963 23,519,005 5,226
1964 24,262,859 5,515
1965 25,036,978 5,832
1966 25,829,270 6,043
1967 26,628,432 6,135
1968 27,437,391 6,328
1969 28,273,482 6,581
1970 29,145,100 6,710
1971 30,029,071 6,762
1972 30,921,179 6,812
1973 31,839,838 6,866
1974 32,796,463 6,923
1975 33,802,973 6,987
1976 34,837,271 7,064
1977 35,933,181 7,163
1978 37,126,535 7,298
1979 38,424,952 7,468
1980 39,842,324 7,649
1981 41,989,312 7,839
1982 44,272,141 8,040
1983 46,029,535 8,216
1984 47,793,998 8,377
1985 49,582,289 8,551
1986 51,446,045 8,742
1987 53,323,493 8,946
1988 55,072,694 9,165
1989 56,704,914 9,390
1990 58,380,092 9,622
1991 59,986,931 9,850
1992 61,184,983 10,021
1993 61,403,543 10,102
1994 61,520,598 10,137
1995 62,205,567 10,165
1996 62,881,300 10,183
1997 63,639,638 10,197
1998 64,519,859 10,198
1999 65,445,391 10,187
2000 66,418,659 10,168
2001 67,452,005 10,130
2002 68,011,317 10,082
2003 68,769,340 10,059
2004 70,256,316 10,060
2005 71,828,455 10,049
2006 73,392,747 10,034
2007 74,602,648 10,020
2008 75,514,204 10,009
2009 76,457,825 10,016
2010 77,420,842 10,043
2011 78,383,598 10,098
2012 79,370,580 10,267
2013 80,414,686 10,517
2014 81,502,045 10,742
2015 82,619,362 10,954
2016 83,812,228 11,150
2017 85,026,754 11,324
2018 86,117,998 11,477
2019 87,051,648 11,587
2020 87,723,443 11,643
2021 88,455,488 11,709
2022 89,524,246 11,801
2023 90,608,707 11,875
2024 91,567,738 11,947

Fertility rates in Iran and Nauru

Fertility rate
Iran

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Iran Nauru
1960 7.52 5.34
1961 7.46 5.38
1962 7.4 5.42
1963 7.32 5.44
1964 7.24 5.47
1965 7.22 5.48
1966 7.21 5.41
1967 7.19 5.29
1968 7.12 5.14
1969 7.01 4.94
1970 6.8 4.74
1971 6.55 4.54
1972 6.26 4.36
1973 6.06 4.19
1974 5.97 4.07
1975 5.95 3.97
1976 6.07 3.9
1977 6.18 3.86
1978 6.34 3.84
1979 6.55 3.85
1980 6.63 3.88
1981 6.62 3.94
1982 6.59 3.99
1983 6.53 4.06
1984 6.43 4.11
1985 6.24 4.14
1986 6.01 4.15
1987 5.72 4.14
1988 5.43 4.11
1989 5.17 4.07
1990 4.93 4.02
1991 4.57 3.99
1992 4.1 3.95
1993 3.67 3.89
1994 3.24 3.84
1995 2.85 3.81
1996 2.54 3.78
1997 2.32 3.74
1998 2.19 3.68
1999 2.09 3.64
2000 2 3.54
2001 1.92 3.46
2002 1.84 3.4
2003 1.8 3.39
2004 1.78 3.38
2005 1.76 3.38
2006 1.76 3.4
2007 1.75 3.5
2008 1.74 3.67
2009 1.74 3.85
2010 1.75 4.02
2011 1.79 4.12
2012 1.85 4.12
2013 1.91 4.1
2014 1.98 4.09
2015 2.02 4.08
2016 2.05 4.03
2017 2.02 3.88
2018 1.92 3.68
2019 1.77 3.53
2020 1.7 3.47
2021 1.71 3.43
2022 1.7 3.38
2023 1.7 3.33

Iran and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Iran Nauru
1960 19.1 23.8
1961 18.7 24
1962 18.4 23.9
1963 18.1 23.7
1964 17.9 23.4
1965 17.8 23.1
1966 17.7 22.9
1967 17.7 22.9
1968 17.6 21.2
1969 17.6 18.9
1970 17.6 18.7
1971 17.7 19.1
1972 17.8 19.4
1973 17.9 19.8
1974 18 20.4
1975 18.1 21
1976 18.2 21.5
1977 18.3 22.1
1978 18.3 22.9
1979 18.3 23.6
1980 18.2 24.2
1981 18.4 24.7
1982 18.6 25.1
1983 18.5 25.2
1984 18.4 24.5
1985 18.3 23.7
1986 18.2 22.8
1987 18.2 22.1
1988 18.2 21.4
1989 18.1 20.8
1990 18.2 20.2
1991 18.3 19.7
1992 18.4 19.4
1993 18.3 19.3
1994 18.4 19.3
1995 18.7 19.3
1996 19.1 19.4
1997 19.5 19.5
1998 20 19.6
1999 20.7 19.8
2000 21.4 20.1
2001 22 20.4
2002 22.6 20.6
2003 23.1 20.8
2004 23.7 21
2005 24.3 21.2
2006 24.8 21.3
2007 25.5 21.5
2008 26.1 21.7
2009 26.6 21.8
2010 27.2 21.8
2011 27.7 21.8
2012 28.2 21.7
2013 28.7 21.6
2014 29.2 21.5
2015 29.7 21.4
2016 30.2 21.5
2017 30.7 21.6
2018 31.2 21.8
2019 31.7 21.9
2020 32.3 21.8
2021 32.8 21.7
2022 33.3 21.6
2023 33.8 21.5
2024 34.3 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
3.4%
2012
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iran Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Iran Nauru
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
78
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
55
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
96.6%
2023
English speaking
12%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Iran Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Nauru
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
18.6 mi
2002

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