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Japan vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 61st vs. 195th).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Nauru
Population
123324642
12088
Population rank 12/197 195/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 4/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Japan and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Japan and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Japan

Nauru
Year GDP
Japan Nauru
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 $17,570,366
1971 $245,364,056,622 $19,009,433
1972 $324,933,841,269 $21,734,269
1973 $441,460,582,536 $26,529,817
1974 $490,035,789,970 $35,994,511
1975 $532,861,438,885 $40,106,776
1976 $598,883,902,156 $40,287,427
1977 $737,069,290,928 $40,444,702
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 $41,754,147
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 $44,431,330
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 $46,947,124
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 $51,689,637
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 $52,877,742
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 $48,439,093
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 $47,363,231
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 $41,548,741
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 $39,939,391
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 $40,118,410
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 $45,931,134
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 $53,736,786
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $55,572,376
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $52,533,789
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $51,133,123
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $43,542,088
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $39,742,511
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $39,969,706
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $37,458,801
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $37,331,507
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $29,664,451
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $27,328,613
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $26,930,980
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $22,613,288
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $21,017,424
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $24,778,160
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $30,587,566
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $30,282,840
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $29,183,627
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $23,068,623
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $37,184,925
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $44,024,970
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $47,442,299
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $65,444,174
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $100,794,925
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $94,385,015
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $98,752,257
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $84,383,389
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $97,276,023
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $108,862,279
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $130,937,590
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $124,871,111
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $124,530,027
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $175,513,985
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $152,190,819
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $151,455,968
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $160,350,640

Japan and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Japan Nauru
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 $2,619
1971 $2,321 $2,811
1972 $3,031 $3,191
1973 $4,061 $3,864
1974 $4,448 $5,199
1975 $4,776 $5,740
1976 $5,310 $5,703
1977 $6,473 $5,646
1978 $9,012 $5,721
1979 $9,301 $5,950
1980 $9,669 $6,138
1981 $10,583 $6,594
1982 $9,780 $6,577
1983 $10,652 $5,896
1984 $11,207 $5,654
1985 $11,809 $4,859
1986 $17,452 $4,569
1987 $21,142 $4,485
1988 $25,500 $5,012
1989 $25,266 $5,723
1990 $25,801 $5,776
1991 $29,428 $5,333
1992 $31,993 $5,103
1993 $36,345 $4,310
1994 $39,934 $3,921
1995 $44,198 $3,932
1996 $39,150 $3,679
1997 $35,638 $3,661
1998 $32,424 $2,909
1999 $36,610 $2,683
2000 $39,169 $2,649
2001 $34,406 $2,232
2002 $32,821 $2,085
2003 $35,387 $2,463
2004 $38,299 $3,041
2005 $37,813 $3,014
2006 $35,992 $2,908
2007 $35,779 $2,302
2008 $39,876 $3,715
2009 $41,309 $4,395
2010 $44,968 $4,724
2011 $48,760 $6,481
2012 $49,145 $9,817
2013 $40,899 $8,975
2014 $38,475 $9,193
2015 $34,961 $7,703
2016 $39,375 $8,724
2017 $38,834 $9,613
2018 $39,751 $11,409
2019 $40,416 $10,777
2020 $40,029 $10,696
2021 $40,095 $14,990
2022 $34,066 $12,896
2023 $33,836 $12,754
2024 $32,476 $13,422

Japan vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Nauru
1950 59.3 56.6
1951 61 56.8
1952 63 57
1953 63.3 57.2
1954 64.5 57.4
1955 65.7 57.5
1956 65.6 57.6
1957 65.4 57.7
1958 67 57.8
1959 67.5 57.9
1960 67.7 57.9
1961 68.4 58
1962 68.7 58
1963 69.7 58.1
1964 70.2 58.2
1965 70.3 58.3
1966 71.1 58.4
1967 71.4 58.6
1968 71.7 58.6
1969 71.9 58.4
1970 72 58.4
1971 72.8 58.4
1972 73.3 58.4
1973 73.4 58.4
1974 73.8 58.3
1975 74.4 58.3
1976 74.8 58.2
1977 75.3 58.1
1978 75.7 58.3
1979 76.2 58.4
1980 76.1 58.5
1981 76.6 58.6
1982 77.1 58.6
1983 77.1 58.7
1984 77.5 58.7
1985 77.8 58.6
1986 78.2 58.6
1987 78.6 58.6
1988 78.5 58.7
1989 79 58.9
1990 79 59.1
1991 79.3 59.3
1992 79.3 59.5
1993 79.4 59.8
1994 79.8 60
1995 79.7 60.1
1996 80.4 60.1
1997 80.6 60
1998 80.6 59.9
1999 80.6 59.7
2000 81.2 59.6
2001 81.5 59.5
2002 81.8 59.4
2003 81.9 59.4
2004 82.1 59.3
2005 82 59.4
2006 82.4 59.4
2007 82.5 59.5
2008 82.6 59.7
2009 83 59.9
2010 82.9 60.1
2011 82.7 60.3
2012 83.2 60.5
2013 83.4 60.7
2014 83.6 60.8
2015 83.9 60.9
2016 84.1 61
2017 84.2 61.1
2018 84.3 61.2
2019 84.4 61.4
2020 84.7 61.5
2021 84.6 61.3
2022 84.1 61.9
2023 84.7 62.1
2024 84.9 62.3
2025 85 62.4

Japan and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Nauru
Year Population
Japan Nauru
1960 93,216,000 4,607
1961 94,055,000 4,774
1962 94,933,000 4,979
1963 95,900,000 5,226
1964 96,903,000 5,515
1965 97,952,000 5,832
1966 98,851,000 6,043
1967 99,879,000 6,135
1968 101,011,000 6,328
1969 102,219,000 6,581
1970 103,403,000 6,710
1971 105,697,000 6,762
1972 107,188,000 6,812
1973 108,707,000 6,866
1974 110,162,000 6,923
1975 111,573,000 6,987
1976 112,775,000 7,064
1977 113,872,000 7,163
1978 114,913,000 7,298
1979 115,890,000 7,468
1980 116,807,000 7,649
1981 117,661,000 7,839
1982 118,480,000 8,040
1983 119,307,000 8,216
1984 120,083,000 8,377
1985 120,837,000 8,551
1986 121,482,000 8,742
1987 122,069,000 8,946
1988 122,578,000 9,165
1989 123,069,000 9,390
1990 123,478,000 9,622
1991 123,964,000 9,850
1992 124,425,000 10,021
1993 124,829,000 10,102
1994 125,178,000 10,137
1995 125,472,000 10,165
1996 125,757,000 10,183
1997 126,057,000 10,197
1998 126,400,000 10,198
1999 126,631,000 10,187
2000 126,843,000 10,168
2001 127,149,000 10,130
2002 127,445,000 10,082
2003 127,718,000 10,059
2004 127,761,000 10,060
2005 127,773,000 10,049
2006 127,854,000 10,034
2007 128,001,000 10,020
2008 128,063,000 10,009
2009 128,047,000 10,016
2010 128,070,000 10,043
2011 127,833,000 10,098
2012 127,629,000 10,267
2013 127,445,000 10,517
2014 127,276,000 10,742
2015 127,141,000 10,954
2016 127,076,000 11,150
2017 126,972,000 11,324
2018 126,811,000 11,477
2019 126,633,000 11,587
2020 126,261,000 11,643
2021 125,681,593 11,709
2022 125,124,989 11,801
2023 124,516,650 11,875
2024 123,975,371 11,947

Fertility rates in Japan and Nauru

Fertility rate
Japan

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Japan Nauru
1960 2 5.34
1961 1.96 5.38
1962 1.98 5.42
1963 2 5.44
1964 2.05 5.47
1965 2.14 5.48
1966 1.58 5.41
1967 2.23 5.29
1968 2.13 5.14
1969 2.13 4.94
1970 2.13 4.74
1971 2.16 4.54
1972 2.14 4.36
1973 2.14 4.19
1974 2.05 4.07
1975 1.91 3.97
1976 1.85 3.9
1977 1.8 3.86
1978 1.79 3.84
1979 1.77 3.85
1980 1.75 3.88
1981 1.74 3.94
1982 1.77 3.99
1983 1.8 4.06
1984 1.81 4.11
1985 1.76 4.14
1986 1.72 4.15
1987 1.69 4.14
1988 1.66 4.11
1989 1.57 4.07
1990 1.54 4.02
1991 1.53 3.99
1992 1.5 3.95
1993 1.46 3.89
1994 1.5 3.84
1995 1.42 3.81
1996 1.43 3.78
1997 1.39 3.74
1998 1.38 3.68
1999 1.34 3.64
2000 1.36 3.54
2001 1.33 3.46
2002 1.32 3.4
2003 1.29 3.39
2004 1.29 3.38
2005 1.26 3.38
2006 1.32 3.4
2007 1.34 3.5
2008 1.37 3.67
2009 1.37 3.85
2010 1.39 4.02
2011 1.39 4.12
2012 1.41 4.12
2013 1.43 4.1
2014 1.42 4.09
2015 1.45 4.08
2016 1.44 4.03
2017 1.43 3.88
2018 1.42 3.68
2019 1.36 3.53
2020 1.33 3.47
2021 1.3 3.43
2022 1.26 3.38
2023 1.2 3.33

Japan and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Japan Nauru
1960 25.8 23.8
1961 26.2 24
1962 26.5 23.9
1963 26.9 23.7
1964 27.2 23.4
1965 27.6 23.1
1966 28 22.9
1967 28.4 22.9
1968 28.6 21.2
1969 28.9 18.9
1970 29.2 18.7
1971 29.6 19.1
1972 29.9 19.4
1973 30.2 19.8
1974 30.4 20.4
1975 30.6 21
1976 30.9 21.5
1977 31.5 22.1
1978 32 22.9
1979 32.4 23.6
1980 32.8 24.2
1981 33.1 24.7
1982 33.7 25.1
1983 34.3 25.2
1984 34.9 24.5
1985 35.4 23.7
1986 35.9 22.8
1987 36.3 22.1
1988 36.8 21.4
1989 37.2 20.8
1990 37.7 20.2
1991 38.2 19.7
1992 38.7 19.4
1993 39.2 19.3
1994 39.6 19.3
1995 40 19.3
1996 40.3 19.4
1997 40.7 19.5
1998 41 19.6
1999 41.4 19.8
2000 41.8 20.1
2001 42.1 20.4
2002 42.5 20.6
2003 42.8 20.8
2004 43.2 21
2005 43.6 21.2
2006 43.9 21.3
2007 44.2 21.5
2008 44.6 21.7
2009 44.9 21.8
2010 45.2 21.8
2011 45.5 21.8
2012 45.8 21.7
2013 46.2 21.6
2014 46.6 21.5
2015 47 21.4
2016 47.3 21.5
2017 47.6 21.6
2018 48 21.8
2019 48.3 21.9
2020 48.7 21.8
2021 49.1 21.7
2022 49.5 21.6
2023 50 21.5
2024 50.4 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
n/a
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
3.4%
2012
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Japan Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Japan Nauru
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
173
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
96.6%
2023
English speaking
15%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
87%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Japan Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Nauru
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
18.6 mi
2002

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