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Japan vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 61st vs. 194th).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Tuvalu
Population
123324642
9493
Population rank 12/197 196/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 4/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 37/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 3/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Japan and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Japan and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Japan

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Japan Tuvalu
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 $2,585,956
1971 $245,364,056,622 $2,716,990
1972 $324,933,841,269 $2,968,458
1973 $441,460,582,536 $3,411,915
1974 $490,035,789,970 $4,122,329
1975 $532,861,438,885 $4,014,748
1976 $598,883,902,156 $3,919,072
1977 $737,069,290,928 $3,669,420
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 $3,798,782
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 $4,065,659
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 $4,206,128
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 $4,773,018
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 $4,118,945
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 $4,152,550
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 $4,481,978
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 $3,862,852
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 $4,574,706
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 $5,020,513
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 $7,011,059
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 $8,454,523
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $9,542,901
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $10,127,314
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $10,535,028
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $10,414,400
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $11,772,611
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $11,922,614
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $13,338,597
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $13,734,210
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $13,795,146
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $14,800,503
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $15,073,976
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $13,964,732
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $16,842,673
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $19,456,338
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $22,798,275
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $22,909,980
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $24,096,875
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $28,450,169
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $31,874,435
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $28,076,984
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $32,105,408
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $39,196,957
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $39,345,579
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $38,615,891
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $38,760,983
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $36,811,936
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $41,629,064
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $45,276,595
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $48,015,260
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $54,123,199
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $51,746,594
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $60,196,406
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $59,065,982
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $62,280,312
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 -

Japan and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Japan Tuvalu
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 $457
1971 $2,321 $478
1972 $3,031 $522
1973 $4,061 $601
1974 $4,448 $708
1975 $4,776 $656
1976 $5,310 $612
1977 $6,473 $549
1978 $9,012 $546
1979 $9,301 $566
1980 $9,669 $571
1981 $10,583 $634
1982 $9,780 $537
1983 $10,652 $533
1984 $11,207 $567
1985 $11,809 $480
1986 $17,452 $557
1987 $21,142 $600
1988 $25,500 $823
1989 $25,266 $976
1990 $25,801 $1,085
1991 $29,428 $1,134
1992 $31,993 $1,166
1993 $36,345 $1,141
1994 $39,934 $1,279
1995 $44,198 $1,285
1996 $39,150 $1,428
1997 $35,638 $1,461
1998 $32,424 $1,460
1999 $36,610 $1,559
2000 $39,169 $1,579
2001 $34,406 $1,457
2002 $32,821 $1,750
2003 $35,387 $2,007
2004 $38,299 $2,323
2005 $37,813 $2,305
2006 $35,992 $2,396
2007 $35,779 $2,794
2008 $39,876 $3,088
2009 $41,309 $2,684
2010 $44,968 $3,025
2011 $48,760 $3,636
2012 $49,145 $3,598
2013 $40,899 $3,510
2014 $38,475 $3,529
2015 $34,961 $3,358
2016 $39,375 $3,809
2017 $38,834 $4,166
2018 $39,751 $4,466
2019 $40,416 $5,115
2020 $40,029 $4,976
2021 $40,095 $5,905
2022 $34,066 $5,911
2023 $33,836 $6,345
2024 $32,476 -

Japan vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Tuvalu
1950 59.3 40
1951 61 40.8
1952 63 41.7
1953 63.3 42.5
1954 64.5 43.4
1955 65.7 44.2
1956 65.6 45
1957 65.4 45.8
1958 67 46.7
1959 67.5 47.5
1960 67.7 48.3
1961 68.4 49
1962 68.7 49.8
1963 69.7 50.6
1964 70.2 51.3
1965 70.3 52.1
1966 71.1 52.8
1967 71.4 53.5
1968 71.7 54.1
1969 71.9 54.7
1970 72 55.3
1971 72.8 56
1972 73.3 54.7
1973 73.4 57.2
1974 73.8 57.7
1975 74.4 58.3
1976 74.8 58.8
1977 75.3 59.2
1978 75.7 59.6
1979 76.2 59.9
1980 76.1 60.2
1981 76.6 60.5
1982 77.1 60.7
1983 77.1 60.9
1984 77.5 61.1
1985 77.8 61.1
1986 78.2 61.2
1987 78.6 61.3
1988 78.5 61.4
1989 79 61.5
1990 79 61.6
1991 79.3 61.8
1992 79.3 60.3
1993 79.4 62.1
1994 79.8 62.3
1995 79.7 62.5
1996 80.4 62.7
1997 80.6 62.9
1998 80.6 63.2
1999 80.6 63.3
2000 81.2 63.5
2001 81.5 63.7
2002 81.8 63.8
2003 81.9 63.9
2004 82.1 64
2005 82 64.1
2006 82.4 64.2
2007 82.5 64.4
2008 82.6 64.5
2009 83 64.7
2010 82.9 64.8
2011 82.7 65
2012 83.2 65.1
2013 83.4 65.2
2014 83.6 65.3
2015 83.9 65.4
2016 84.1 65.5
2017 84.2 65.7
2018 84.3 65.9
2019 84.4 66.1
2020 84.7 66.4
2021 84.6 65.8
2022 84.1 66.9
2023 84.7 67.1
2024 84.9 67.3
2025 85 67.4

Japan and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Tuvalu
Year Population
Japan Tuvalu
1960 93,216,000 5,598
1961 94,055,000 5,648
1962 94,933,000 5,699
1963 95,900,000 5,751
1964 96,903,000 5,752
1965 97,952,000 5,715
1966 98,851,000 5,686
1967 99,879,000 5,652
1968 101,011,000 5,624
1969 102,219,000 5,631
1970 103,403,000 5,663
1971 105,697,000 5,685
1972 107,188,000 5,692
1973 108,707,000 5,681
1974 110,162,000 5,822
1975 111,573,000 6,117
1976 112,775,000 6,404
1977 113,872,000 6,686
1978 114,913,000 6,957
1979 115,890,000 7,184
1980 116,807,000 7,366
1981 117,661,000 7,526
1982 118,480,000 7,664
1983 119,307,000 7,789
1984 120,083,000 7,902
1985 120,837,000 8,046
1986 121,482,000 8,217
1987 122,069,000 8,371
1988 122,578,000 8,518
1989 123,069,000 8,662
1990 123,478,000 8,798
1991 123,964,000 8,928
1992 124,425,000 9,038
1993 124,829,000 9,126
1994 125,178,000 9,207
1995 125,472,000 9,280
1996 125,757,000 9,342
1997 126,057,000 9,400
1998 126,400,000 9,451
1999 126,631,000 9,496
2000 126,843,000 9,544
2001 127,149,000 9,586
2002 127,445,000 9,623
2003 127,718,000 9,695
2004 127,761,000 9,816
2005 127,773,000 9,940
2006 127,854,000 10,056
2007 128,001,000 10,182
2008 128,063,000 10,321
2009 128,047,000 10,461
2010 128,070,000 10,614
2011 127,833,000 10,780
2012 127,629,000 10,934
2013 127,445,000 11,001
2014 127,276,000 10,984
2015 127,141,000 10,963
2016 127,076,000 10,930
2017 126,972,000 10,869
2018 126,811,000 10,751
2019 126,633,000 10,581
2020 126,261,000 10,399
2021 125,681,593 10,194
2022 125,124,989 9,992
2023 124,516,650 9,816
2024 123,975,371 9,646

Fertility rates in Japan and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Japan

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Japan Tuvalu
1960 2 5.15
1961 1.96 5.09
1962 1.98 5
1963 2 4.91
1964 2.05 4.83
1965 2.14 4.73
1966 1.58 4.64
1967 2.23 4.49
1968 2.13 4.36
1969 2.13 4.23
1970 2.13 4.08
1971 2.16 3.94
1972 2.14 3.81
1973 2.14 3.71
1974 2.05 3.63
1975 1.91 3.58
1976 1.85 3.55
1977 1.8 3.56
1978 1.79 3.59
1979 1.77 3.65
1980 1.75 3.73
1981 1.74 3.8
1982 1.77 3.88
1983 1.8 3.91
1984 1.81 3.95
1985 1.76 3.97
1986 1.72 3.97
1987 1.69 3.94
1988 1.66 3.88
1989 1.57 3.8
1990 1.54 3.75
1991 1.53 3.79
1992 1.5 3.86
1993 1.46 3.92
1994 1.5 3.92
1995 1.42 3.96
1996 1.43 3.95
1997 1.39 3.95
1998 1.38 3.95
1999 1.34 3.92
2000 1.36 3.84
2001 1.33 3.75
2002 1.32 3.64
2003 1.29 3.58
2004 1.29 3.55
2005 1.26 3.55
2006 1.32 3.53
2007 1.34 3.45
2008 1.37 3.42
2009 1.37 3.43
2010 1.39 3.44
2011 1.39 3.46
2012 1.41 3.47
2013 1.43 3.39
2014 1.42 3.33
2015 1.45 3.31
2016 1.44 3.3
2017 1.43 3.3
2018 1.42 3.33
2019 1.36 3.33
2020 1.33 3.31
2021 1.3 3.28
2022 1.26 3.24
2023 1.2 3.21

Japan and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Japan Tuvalu
1960 25.8 23.1
1961 26.2 23.1
1962 26.5 23
1963 26.9 22.6
1964 27.2 21
1965 27.6 19.3
1966 28 18.5
1967 28.4 18.1
1968 28.6 17.9
1969 28.9 18
1970 29.2 18.2
1971 29.6 18.6
1972 29.9 19
1973 30.2 19.4
1974 30.4 19.7
1975 30.6 19.8
1976 30.9 19.9
1977 31.5 20.2
1978 32 20.5
1979 32.4 20.9
1980 32.8 21
1981 33.1 21.4
1982 33.7 21.9
1983 34.3 22.5
1984 34.9 23.2
1985 35.4 23.6
1986 35.9 23.8
1987 36.3 24
1988 36.8 24.2
1989 37.2 24.5
1990 37.7 24.7
1991 38.2 24.9
1992 38.7 25
1993 39.2 25
1994 39.6 25.1
1995 40 25
1996 40.3 24.9
1997 40.7 24.6
1998 41 24.4
1999 41.4 24.1
2000 41.8 23.9
2001 42.1 23.7
2002 42.5 23.5
2003 42.8 23.5
2004 43.2 23.5
2005 43.6 23.6
2006 43.9 23.6
2007 44.2 23.7
2008 44.6 23.8
2009 44.9 23.9
2010 45.2 24
2011 45.5 24.1
2012 45.8 24.2
2013 46.2 24.3
2014 46.6 24.5
2015 47 24.7
2016 47.3 24.9
2017 47.6 25.2
2018 48 25.3
2019 48.3 25.3
2020 48.7 25.3
2021 49.1 25.3
2022 49.5 25.3
2023 50 25.3
2024 50.4 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
12.8%
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
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
2.7%
2010
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
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Japan Tuvalu
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
5.2%
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
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Japan Tuvalu
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
173
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
100%
2022
English speaking
15%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
87%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Japan Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Tuvalu
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
4.97 mi
2011

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