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Jordan vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 110th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Nauru
Population
11575983
12088
Population rank 85/197 195/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 91/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Jordan and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Nauru
Year GDP
Jordan Nauru
1965 $599,759,760 -
1966 $657,999,737 -
1967 $631,679,747 -
1968 $561,119,776 -
1969 $698,879,720 -
1970 $639,519,744 $17,570,366
1971 $678,159,729 $19,009,433
1972 $788,479,685 $21,734,269
1973 $943,783,840 $26,529,817
1974 $1,197,483,949 $35,994,511
1975 $1,363,073,498 $40,106,776
1976 $1,708,521,219 $40,287,427
1977 $2,096,778,602 $40,444,702
1978 $2,602,208,589 $41,754,147
1979 $3,271,368,781 $44,431,330
1980 $3,910,044,474 $46,947,124
1981 $4,383,944,703 $51,689,637
1982 $4,681,240,993 $52,877,742
1983 $4,920,692,191 $48,439,093
1984 $4,967,162,160 $47,363,231
1985 $4,993,601,520 $41,548,741
1986 $6,402,050,485 $39,939,391
1987 $6,756,209,762 $40,118,410
1988 $6,277,451,829 $45,931,134
1989 $4,221,373,674 $53,736,786
1990 $4,160,087,508 $55,572,376
1991 $4,344,467,193 $52,533,789
1992 $5,310,833,194 $51,133,123
1993 $5,606,400,222 $43,542,088
1994 $6,236,295,978 $39,742,511
1995 $6,727,597,032 $39,969,706
1996 $6,927,503,526 $37,458,801
1997 $7,245,839,210 $37,331,507
1998 $7,912,270,804 $29,664,451
1999 $8,149,929,478 $27,328,613
2000 $8,460,789,845 $26,930,980
2001 $8,975,814,653 $22,613,288
2002 $9,582,510,578 $21,017,424
2003 $10,195,627,645 $24,778,160
2004 $11,411,706,629 $30,587,566
2005 $12,588,998,590 $30,282,840
2006 $15,056,981,664 $29,183,627
2007 $17,110,437,236 $23,068,623
2008 $22,658,715,989 $37,184,925
2009 $24,537,876,056 $44,024,970
2010 $27,133,804,225 $47,442,299
2011 $29,524,149,155 $65,444,174
2012 $31,634,561,690 $100,794,925
2013 $34,454,440,141 $94,385,015
2014 $36,847,643,521 $98,752,257
2015 $38,587,017,887 $84,383,389
2016 $39,892,551,127 $97,276,023
2017 $41,608,435,915 $108,862,279
2018 $43,370,860,704 $130,937,590
2019 $44,503,006,338 $124,871,111
2020 $43,700,383,099 $124,530,027
2021 $46,296,100,141 $175,513,985
2022 $48,764,963,380 $152,190,819
2023 $51,088,476,338 $151,455,968
2024 $53,352,289,577 $160,350,640

Jordan and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Nauru
1965 $546 -
1966 $558 -
1967 $497 -
1968 $409 -
1969 $474 -
1970 $409 $2,619
1971 $412 $2,811
1972 $460 $3,191
1973 $531 $3,864
1974 $651 $5,199
1975 $718 $5,740
1976 $873 $5,703
1977 $1,039 $5,646
1978 $1,249 $5,721
1979 $1,519 $5,950
1980 $1,750 $6,138
1981 $1,885 $6,594
1982 $1,929 $6,577
1983 $1,939 $5,896
1984 $1,871 $5,654
1985 $1,797 $4,859
1986 $2,200 $4,569
1987 $2,217 $4,485
1988 $1,966 $5,012
1989 $1,260 $5,723
1990 $1,149 $5,776
1991 $1,110 $5,333
1992 $1,287 $5,103
1993 $1,289 $4,310
1994 $1,367 $3,921
1995 $1,416 $3,932
1996 $1,410 $3,679
1997 $1,436 $3,661
1998 $1,532 $2,909
1999 $1,545 $2,683
2000 $1,571 $2,649
2001 $1,632 $2,232
2002 $1,706 $2,085
2003 $1,776 $2,463
2004 $1,940 $3,041
2005 $2,088 $3,014
2006 $2,343 $2,908
2007 $2,506 $2,302
2008 $3,242 $3,715
2009 $3,436 $4,395
2010 $3,718 $4,724
2011 $3,947 $6,481
2012 $4,170 $9,817
2013 $4,311 $8,975
2014 $4,191 $9,193
2015 $4,043 $7,703
2016 $3,987 $8,724
2017 $4,066 $9,613
2018 $4,145 $11,409
2019 $4,170 $10,777
2020 $4,022 $10,696
2021 $4,183 $14,990
2022 $4,332 $12,896
2023 $4,466 $12,754
2024 $4,618 $13,422

Jordan vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Nauru
1950 40.9 56.6
1951 42 56.8
1952 43.2 57
1953 44.4 57.2
1954 45.6 57.4
1955 46.8 57.5
1956 48 57.6
1957 49.2 57.7
1958 50.4 57.8
1959 51.6 57.9
1960 52.7 57.9
1961 53.7 58
1962 54.6 58
1963 55.5 58.1
1964 56.5 58.2
1965 57.3 58.3
1966 57.8 58.4
1967 59 58.6
1968 59.8 58.6
1969 60.5 58.4
1970 59.8 58.4
1971 61.8 58.4
1972 62.5 58.4
1973 63.1 58.4
1974 63.6 58.3
1975 64.1 58.3
1976 64.7 58.2
1977 65.1 58.1
1978 65.6 58.3
1979 66 58.4
1980 66.5 58.5
1981 66.9 58.6
1982 67.4 58.6
1983 67.8 58.7
1984 68.2 58.7
1985 68.6 58.6
1986 69 58.6
1987 69.3 58.6
1988 69.6 58.7
1989 69.9 58.9
1990 70.1 59.1
1991 70.2 59.3
1992 70.4 59.5
1993 70.6 59.8
1994 70.7 60
1995 70.9 60.1
1996 71.1 60.1
1997 71.3 60
1998 71.5 59.9
1999 71.7 59.7
2000 71.9 59.6
2001 72.1 59.5
2002 72.4 59.4
2003 72.6 59.4
2004 72.8 59.3
2005 73 59.4
2006 73.2 59.4
2007 73.4 59.5
2008 73.6 59.7
2009 73.7 59.9
2010 73.8 60.1
2011 73.9 60.3
2012 74.1 60.5
2013 74.3 60.7
2014 74.6 60.8
2015 75.1 60.9
2016 75.6 61
2017 76.1 61.1
2018 76.5 61.2
2019 76.9 61.4
2020 75.6 61.5
2021 74.2 61.3
2022 77.1 61.9
2023 77.8 62.1
2024 78 62.3
2025 78.1 62.4

Jordan and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Nauru
Year Population
Jordan Nauru
1960 853,471 4,607
1961 897,591 4,774
1962 940,554 4,979
1963 984,714 5,226
1964 1,035,640 5,515
1965 1,099,440 5,832
1966 1,178,360 6,043
1967 1,271,183 6,135
1968 1,372,460 6,328
1969 1,473,100 6,581
1970 1,565,163 6,710
1971 1,645,145 6,762
1972 1,714,555 6,812
1973 1,778,094 6,866
1974 1,839,182 6,923
1975 1,899,055 6,987
1976 1,958,177 7,064
1977 2,019,002 7,163
1978 2,083,595 7,298
1979 2,153,882 7,468
1980 2,234,186 7,649
1981 2,325,517 7,839
1982 2,426,927 8,040
1983 2,537,307 8,216
1984 2,654,688 8,377
1985 2,778,810 8,551
1986 2,909,887 8,742
1987 3,047,634 8,946
1988 3,193,039 9,165
1989 3,349,627 9,390
1990 3,621,908 9,622
1991 3,915,149 9,850
1992 4,127,693 10,021
1993 4,348,020 10,102
1994 4,561,406 10,137
1995 4,752,096 10,165
1996 4,912,516 10,183
1997 5,046,285 10,197
1998 5,164,284 10,198
1999 5,276,444 10,187
2000 5,386,945 10,168
2001 5,498,894 10,130
2002 5,616,066 10,082
2003 5,741,828 10,059
2004 5,882,061 10,060
2005 6,029,587 10,049
2006 6,427,371 10,034
2007 6,827,227 10,020
2008 6,989,866 10,009
2009 7,141,753 10,016
2010 7,297,043 10,043
2011 7,480,424 10,098
2012 7,587,127 10,267
2013 7,991,809 10,517
2014 8,791,710 10,742
2015 9,544,729 10,954
2016 10,006,367 11,150
2017 10,234,226 11,324
2018 10,462,306 11,477
2019 10,671,891 11,587
2020 10,865,228 11,643
2021 11,066,356 11,709
2022 11,256,263 11,801
2023 11,439,213 11,875
2024 11,552,876 11,947

Fertility rates in Jordan and Nauru

Fertility rate
Jordan

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Nauru
1960 7.6 5.34
1961 7.7 5.38
1962 7.79 5.42
1963 7.85 5.44
1964 7.91 5.47
1965 7.93 5.48
1966 7.99 5.41
1967 8.06 5.29
1968 8.14 5.14
1969 8.19 4.94
1970 8.18 4.74
1971 8.15 4.54
1972 8.12 4.36
1973 8.06 4.19
1974 8 4.07
1975 7.93 3.97
1976 7.83 3.9
1977 7.72 3.86
1978 7.59 3.84
1979 7.45 3.85
1980 7.29 3.88
1981 7.12 3.94
1982 6.96 3.99
1983 6.81 4.06
1984 6.67 4.11
1985 6.53 4.14
1986 6.39 4.15
1987 6.2 4.14
1988 6.01 4.11
1989 5.8 4.07
1990 5.54 4.02
1991 5.33 3.99
1992 5.14 3.95
1993 4.97 3.89
1994 4.82 3.84
1995 4.68 3.81
1996 4.51 3.78
1997 4.32 3.74
1998 4.11 3.68
1999 3.97 3.64
2000 3.86 3.54
2001 3.8 3.46
2002 3.81 3.4
2003 3.82 3.39
2004 3.73 3.38
2005 3.65 3.38
2006 3.71 3.4
2007 3.8 3.5
2008 3.88 3.67
2009 3.84 3.85
2010 3.78 4.02
2011 3.69 4.12
2012 3.57 4.12
2013 3.45 4.1
2014 3.3 4.09
2015 3.14 4.08
2016 3.07 4.03
2017 2.99 3.88
2018 2.92 3.68
2019 2.86 3.53
2020 2.79 3.47
2021 2.74 3.43
2022 2.68 3.38
2023 2.64 3.33

Jordan and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Jordan Nauru
1960 17 23.8
1961 16.8 24
1962 16.5 23.9
1963 16.2 23.7
1964 16 23.4
1965 15.7 23.1
1966 15.5 22.9
1967 15.3 22.9
1968 15.1 21.2
1969 15 18.9
1970 14.9 18.7
1971 14.8 19.1
1972 14.8 19.4
1973 14.8 19.8
1974 14.8 20.4
1975 14.8 21
1976 14.8 21.5
1977 14.9 22.1
1978 14.9 22.9
1979 15 23.6
1980 15.1 24.2
1981 15.2 24.7
1982 15.4 25.1
1983 15.5 25.2
1984 15.6 24.5
1985 15.8 23.7
1986 15.9 22.8
1987 16.1 22.1
1988 16.2 21.4
1989 16.4 20.8
1990 17.2 20.2
1991 18.1 19.7
1992 18.5 19.4
1993 18.9 19.3
1994 19.3 19.3
1995 19.5 19.3
1996 19.7 19.4
1997 19.8 19.5
1998 19.8 19.6
1999 19.9 19.8
2000 20 20.1
2001 20.1 20.4
2002 20.2 20.6
2003 20.3 20.8
2004 20.5 21
2005 20.8 21.2
2006 21 21.3
2007 21.2 21.5
2008 21.4 21.7
2009 21.5 21.8
2010 21.7 21.8
2011 21.9 21.8
2012 22.1 21.7
2013 22.3 21.6
2014 22.4 21.5
2015 22.6 21.4
2016 22.9 21.5
2017 23.2 21.6
2018 23.5 21.8
2019 23.9 21.9
2020 24.2 21.8
2021 24.6 21.7
2022 24.9 21.6
2023 25.3 21.5
2024 25.5 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
3.4%
2012
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Jordan Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Jordan Nauru
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
66
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
65
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
96.6%
2023
English speaking
45%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Jordan Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Nauru
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
18.6 mi
2002

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