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Ireland vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 119th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Nauru
Population
5474763
12088
Population rank 121/197 195/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 26/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Ireland and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Nauru
Year GDP
Ireland Nauru
1960 $1,998,550,222 -
1961 $2,151,772,980 -
1962 $2,329,372,972 -
1963 $2,505,073,358 -
1964 $2,851,091,646 -
1965 $3,035,655,794 -
1966 $3,198,820,904 -
1967 $3,445,739,915 -
1968 $3,378,701,147 -
1969 $3,902,721,632 -
1970 $4,395,995,086 $17,570,366
1971 $5,098,250,287 $19,009,433
1972 $6,318,060,582 $21,734,269
1973 $7,481,173,066 $26,529,817
1974 $7,896,860,615 $35,994,511
1975 $9,483,808,362 $40,106,776
1976 $9,453,756,015 $40,287,427
1977 $11,248,340,431 $40,444,702
1978 $14,647,996,074 $41,754,147
1979 $18,319,334,300 $44,431,330
1980 $21,747,855,640 $46,947,124
1981 $20,670,190,138 $51,689,637
1982 $21,474,754,080 $52,877,742
1983 $20,766,047,764 $48,439,093
1984 $20,106,648,455 $47,363,231
1985 $21,270,013,326 $41,548,741
1986 $28,714,571,852 $39,939,391
1987 $33,920,518,493 $40,118,410
1988 $37,772,897,421 $45,931,134
1989 $39,238,392,678 $53,736,786
1990 $49,305,632,408 $55,572,376
1991 $49,787,502,852 $52,533,789
1992 $55,918,538,121 $51,133,123
1993 $52,417,477,614 $43,542,088
1994 $57,097,656,066 $39,742,511
1995 $69,139,823,232 $39,969,706
1996 $75,790,785,030 $37,458,801
1997 $82,856,648,758 $37,331,507
1998 $90,199,410,116 $29,664,451
1999 $98,893,958,263 $27,328,613
2000 $100,207,610,430 $26,930,980
2001 $109,346,669,230 $22,613,288
2002 $128,596,035,288 $21,017,424
2003 $164,670,771,260 $24,778,160
2004 $194,372,115,041 $30,587,566
2005 $211,876,989,656 $30,282,840
2006 $232,180,617,162 $29,183,627
2007 $270,079,279,420 $23,068,623
2008 $275,447,471,451 $37,184,925
2009 $236,443,117,248 $44,024,970
2010 $221,985,621,538 $47,442,299
2011 $241,337,364,610 $65,444,174
2012 $227,270,922,957 $100,794,925
2013 $243,301,556,085 $94,385,015
2014 $266,787,238,499 $98,752,257
2015 $302,391,428,540 $84,383,389
2016 $305,733,136,181 $97,276,023
2017 $348,532,394,024 $108,862,279
2018 $395,461,216,460 $130,937,590
2019 $407,124,824,065 $124,871,111
2020 $436,555,518,400 $124,530,027
2021 $531,306,516,908 $175,513,985
2022 $548,570,250,342 $152,190,819
2023 $551,394,889,340 $151,455,968
2024 $577,389,475,010 $160,350,640

Ireland and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Nauru
1960 $707 -
1961 $762 -
1962 $821 -
1963 $878 -
1964 $995 -
1965 $1,055 -
1966 $1,107 -
1967 $1,187 -
1968 $1,159 -
1969 $1,331 -
1970 $1,487 $2,619
1971 $1,704 $2,811
1972 $2,080 $3,191
1973 $2,424 $3,864
1974 $2,517 $5,199
1975 $2,973 $5,740
1976 $2,920 $5,703
1977 $3,427 $5,646
1978 $4,400 $5,721
1979 $5,430 $5,950
1980 $6,372 $6,138
1981 $5,986 $6,594
1982 $6,161 $6,577
1983 $5,915 $5,896
1984 $5,692 $5,654
1985 $6,012 $4,859
1986 $8,112 $4,569
1987 $9,582 $4,485
1988 $10,716 $5,012
1989 $11,176 $5,723
1990 $14,031 $5,776
1991 $14,087 $5,333
1992 $15,714 $5,103
1993 $14,657 $4,310
1994 $15,903 $3,921
1995 $19,158 $3,932
1996 $20,836 $3,679
1997 $22,551 $3,661
1998 $24,295 $2,909
1999 $26,338 $2,683
2000 $26,335 $2,649
2001 $28,282 $2,232
2002 $32,705 $2,085
2003 $41,204 $2,463
2004 $47,754 $3,041
2005 $50,933 $3,014
2006 $54,329 $2,908
2007 $61,396 $2,302
2008 $61,353 $3,715
2009 $52,133 $4,395
2010 $48,679 $4,724
2011 $52,693 $6,481
2012 $49,412 $9,817
2013 $52,619 $8,975
2014 $57,278 $9,193
2015 $64,312 $7,703
2016 $64,193 $8,724
2017 $72,198 $9,613
2018 $80,739 $11,409
2019 $81,810 $10,777
2020 $86,623 $10,696
2021 $103,962 $14,990
2022 $105,235 $12,896
2023 $103,888 $12,754
2024 $107,316 $13,422

Ireland vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Nauru
1950 65.6 56.6
1951 64.8 56.8
1952 67.2 57
1953 67.9 57.2
1954 68 57.4
1955 68 57.5
1956 69 57.6
1957 69 57.7
1958 69.3 57.8
1959 69.4 57.9
1960 70.2 57.9
1961 69.6 58
1962 69.9 58
1963 70.2 58.1
1964 70.4 58.2
1965 70.6 58.3
1966 70.2 58.4
1967 71.2 58.6
1968 70.9 58.6
1969 70.8 58.4
1970 70.8 58.4
1971 71.6 58.4
1972 71 58.4
1973 71.2 58.4
1974 71.1 58.3
1975 71.7 58.3
1976 71.8 58.2
1977 71.9 58.1
1978 71.9 58.3
1979 72.2 58.4
1980 72.5 58.5
1981 72.9 58.6
1982 73.2 58.6
1983 73.2 58.7
1984 73.6 58.7
1985 73.6 58.6
1986 73.6 58.6
1987 74.4 58.6
1988 74.4 58.7
1989 74.5 58.9
1990 74.8 59.1
1991 75 59.3
1992 75.4 59.5
1993 75.3 59.8
1994 75.8 60
1995 75.5 60.1
1996 75.8 60.1
1997 76 60
1998 76.2 59.9
1999 76.1 59.7
2000 76.5 59.6
2001 77.1 59.5
2002 77.6 59.4
2003 78.1 59.4
2004 78.5 59.3
2005 78.9 59.4
2006 79.2 59.4
2007 79.6 59.5
2008 79.8 59.7
2009 80.1 59.9
2010 80.6 60.1
2011 80.7 60.3
2012 80.9 60.5
2013 81.1 60.7
2014 81.4 60.8
2015 81.5 60.9
2016 81.7 61
2017 82.1 61.1
2018 82.1 61.2
2019 82.4 61.4
2020 82.4 61.5
2021 81.9 61.3
2022 82.1 61.9
2023 82.4 62.1
2024 82.6 62.3
2025 82.7 62.4

Ireland and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Nauru
Year Population
Ireland Nauru
1960 2,828,600 4,607
1961 2,824,400 4,774
1962 2,836,050 4,979
1963 2,852,650 5,226
1964 2,866,550 5,515
1965 2,877,300 5,832
1966 2,888,800 6,043
1967 2,902,450 6,135
1968 2,915,550 6,328
1969 2,932,650 6,581
1970 2,957,250 6,710
1971 2,992,050 6,762
1972 3,036,850 6,812
1973 3,085,950 6,866
1974 3,137,500 6,923
1975 3,189,550 6,987
1976 3,238,050 7,064
1977 3,282,200 7,163
1978 3,329,100 7,298
1979 3,373,750 7,468
1980 3,412,800 7,649
1981 3,453,000 7,839
1982 3,485,800 8,040
1983 3,510,600 8,216
1984 3,532,423 8,377
1985 3,538,082 8,551
1986 3,539,690 8,742
1987 3,540,057 8,946
1988 3,524,949 9,165
1989 3,511,009 9,390
1990 3,513,974 9,622
1991 3,534,235 9,850
1992 3,558,430 10,021
1993 3,576,261 10,102
1994 3,590,386 10,137
1995 3,608,841 10,165
1996 3,637,510 10,183
1997 3,674,171 10,197
1998 3,712,696 10,198
1999 3,754,786 10,187
2000 3,805,174 10,168
2001 3,866,243 10,130
2002 3,931,947 10,082
2003 3,996,521 10,059
2004 4,070,262 10,060
2005 4,159,914 10,049
2006 4,273,591 10,034
2007 4,398,942 10,020
2008 4,489,544 10,009
2009 4,535,375 10,016
2010 4,560,155 10,043
2011 4,580,084 10,098
2012 4,599,533 10,267
2013 4,623,816 10,517
2014 4,657,740 10,742
2015 4,701,957 10,954
2016 4,762,722 11,150
2017 4,827,445 11,324
2018 4,898,022 11,477
2019 4,976,456 11,587
2020 5,039,747 11,643
2021 5,110,585 11,709
2022 5,212,836 11,801
2023 5,307,600 11,875
2024 5,380,257 11,947

Fertility rates in Ireland and Nauru

Fertility rate
Ireland

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Nauru
1960 3.78 5.34
1961 3.78 5.38
1962 3.92 5.42
1963 4.01 5.44
1964 4.07 5.47
1965 4.04 5.48
1966 3.94 5.41
1967 3.84 5.29
1968 3.77 5.14
1969 3.83 4.94
1970 3.85 4.74
1971 3.93 4.54
1972 3.84 4.36
1973 3.71 4.19
1974 3.59 4.07
1975 3.37 3.97
1976 3.29 3.9
1977 3.24 3.86
1978 3.21 3.84
1979 3.21 3.85
1980 3.21 3.88
1981 3.05 3.94
1982 2.94 3.99
1983 2.74 4.06
1984 2.58 4.11
1985 2.48 4.14
1986 2.44 4.15
1987 2.32 4.14
1988 2.17 4.11
1989 2.08 4.07
1990 2.11 4.02
1991 2.08 3.99
1992 1.99 3.95
1993 1.9 3.89
1994 1.85 3.84
1995 1.84 3.81
1996 1.88 3.78
1997 1.93 3.74
1998 1.94 3.68
1999 1.9 3.64
2000 1.89 3.54
2001 1.94 3.46
2002 1.97 3.4
2003 1.96 3.39
2004 1.93 3.38
2005 1.86 3.38
2006 1.91 3.4
2007 2.01 3.5
2008 2.06 3.67
2009 2.06 3.85
2010 2.05 4.02
2011 2.03 4.12
2012 1.98 4.12
2013 1.93 4.1
2014 1.89 4.09
2015 1.85 4.08
2016 1.81 4.03
2017 1.77 3.88
2018 1.75 3.68
2019 1.71 3.53
2020 1.63 3.47
2021 1.78 3.43
2022 1.54 3.38
2023 1.5 3.33

Ireland and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Ireland Nauru
1960 30.1 23.8
1961 29.8 24
1962 29.5 23.9
1963 29.2 23.7
1964 28.9 23.4
1965 28.6 23.1
1966 28.2 22.9
1967 28 22.9
1968 27.8 21.2
1969 27.6 18.9
1970 27.4 18.7
1971 27.1 19.1
1972 26.9 19.4
1973 26.7 19.8
1974 26.5 20.4
1975 26.5 21
1976 26.4 21.5
1977 26.5 22.1
1978 26.5 22.9
1979 26.5 23.6
1980 26.5 24.2
1981 26.6 24.7
1982 26.7 25.1
1983 26.9 25.2
1984 27.1 24.5
1985 27.3 23.7
1986 27.6 22.8
1987 27.9 22.1
1988 28.4 21.4
1989 28.8 20.8
1990 29.2 20.2
1991 29.6 19.7
1992 29.9 19.4
1993 30.2 19.3
1994 30.6 19.3
1995 30.9 19.3
1996 31.3 19.4
1997 31.6 19.5
1998 31.9 19.6
1999 32.2 19.8
2000 32.5 20.1
2001 32.7 20.4
2002 33 20.6
2003 33.2 20.8
2004 33.4 21
2005 33.4 21.2
2006 33.4 21.3
2007 33.4 21.5
2008 33.5 21.7
2009 33.9 21.8
2010 34.3 21.8
2011 34.8 21.8
2012 35.2 21.7
2013 35.6 21.6
2014 36 21.5
2015 36.4 21.4
2016 36.8 21.5
2017 37.1 21.6
2018 37.4 21.8
2019 37.8 21.9
2020 38.2 21.8
2021 38.6 21.7
2022 38.9 21.6
2023 39.4 21.5
2024 39.7 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
3.4%
2012
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ireland Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Ireland Nauru
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
64.8%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
93.2
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
87
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
175
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
96.6%
2023
English speaking
98.4%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Ireland Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
31.6 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
3.8
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Nauru
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
18.6 mi
2002

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