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Mauritius vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Mauritius has a population of 1.26M (ranked 156/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). Mauritius' land area is 771 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 170th vs. 195th).

By GDP, Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

Mauritius Nauru
Population
1256649
12088
Population rank 157/197 195/197
GDP
$15B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 143/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$11,872
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 79/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$31,051
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
93.2%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$10,846
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 54/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$7,323
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
771 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.39
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
38.5 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

Mauritius and Nauru: Comparison Charts

Mauritius and Nauru economies compared

GDP
Mauritius

Nauru
Year GDP
Mauritius Nauru
1960 $162,089,564 -
1961 $191,757,729 -
1962 $197,738,208 -
1963 $253,839,558 -
1964 $218,914,569 -
1965 $230,024,161 -
1966 $227,534,083 -
1967 $238,439,291 -
1968 $206,576,631 -
1969 $221,553,613 -
1970 $224,125,805 $17,570,366
1971 $251,437,338 $19,009,433
1972 $318,664,900 $21,734,269
1973 $404,285,775 $26,529,817
1974 $669,894,030 $35,994,511
1975 $673,311,287 $40,106,776
1976 $713,510,052 $40,287,427
1977 $834,722,972 $40,444,702
1978 $1,029,040,323 $41,754,147
1979 $1,227,446,632 $44,431,330
1980 $1,147,027,924 $46,947,124
1981 $1,157,769,444 $51,689,637
1982 $1,092,923,636 $52,877,742
1983 $1,104,956,573 $48,439,093
1984 $1,054,564,759 $47,363,231
1985 $1,090,611,325 $41,548,741
1986 $1,482,601,552 $39,939,391
1987 $1,906,174,438 $40,118,410
1988 $2,163,252,449 $45,931,134
1989 $2,211,312,823 $53,736,786
1990 $2,689,212,760 $55,572,376
1991 $2,895,354,736 $52,533,789
1992 $3,267,677,814 $51,133,123
1993 $3,307,302,126 $43,542,088
1994 $3,606,050,873 $39,742,511
1995 $4,094,741,652 $39,969,706
1996 $4,481,489,762 $37,458,801
1997 $4,243,755,308 $37,331,507
1998 $4,225,813,976 $29,664,451
1999 $4,402,193,195 $27,328,613
2000 $4,726,108,622 $26,930,980
2001 $4,675,755,867 $22,613,288
2002 $4,906,494,249 $21,017,424
2003 $5,894,873,920 $24,778,160
2004 $6,667,418,752 $30,587,566
2005 $6,576,108,447 $30,282,840
2006 $7,028,810,681 $29,183,627
2007 $8,150,150,209 $23,068,623
2008 $9,990,356,674 $37,184,925
2009 $9,128,843,109 $44,024,970
2010 $10,003,670,690 $47,442,299
2011 $11,518,413,430 $65,444,174
2012 $11,668,696,397 $100,794,925
2013 $12,292,974,141 $94,385,015
2014 $13,074,129,952 $98,752,257
2015 $12,007,291,046 $84,383,389
2016 $12,594,155,464 $97,276,023
2017 $13,713,506,131 $108,862,279
2018 $14,735,695,931 $130,937,590
2019 $14,436,346,980 $124,871,111
2020 $11,408,106,446 $124,530,027
2021 $11,484,348,858 $175,513,985
2022 $12,907,767,790 $152,190,819
2023 $14,101,195,733 $151,455,968
2024 $14,952,555,415 $160,350,640

Mauritius and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
Mauritius

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
Mauritius Nauru
1960 $238.3 -
1961 $281.7 -
1962 $282.3 -
1963 $353 -
1964 $297.3 -
1965 $305 -
1966 $296 -
1967 $304 -
1968 $258.7 -
1969 $272.7 -
1970 $271.3 $2,619
1971 $299.6 $2,811
1972 $374 $3,191
1973 $467 $3,864
1974 $763 $5,199
1975 $755 $5,740
1976 $787 $5,703
1977 $906 $5,646
1978 $1,102 $5,721
1979 $1,292 $5,950
1980 $1,187 $6,138
1981 $1,181 $6,594
1982 $1,101 $6,577
1983 $1,103 $5,896
1984 $1,042 $5,654
1985 $1,069 $4,859
1986 $1,442 $4,569
1987 $1,840 $4,485
1988 $2,074 $5,012
1989 $2,103 $5,723
1990 $2,540 $5,776
1991 $2,705 $5,333
1992 $3,013 $5,103
1993 $3,014 $4,310
1994 $3,240 $3,921
1995 $3,648 $3,932
1996 $3,952 $3,679
1997 $3,696 $3,661
1998 $3,642 $2,909
1999 $3,746 $2,683
2000 $3,982 $2,649
2001 $3,909 $2,232
2002 $4,073 $2,085
2003 $4,858 $2,463
2004 $5,461 $3,041
2005 $5,354 $3,014
2006 $5,696 $2,908
2007 $6,575 $2,302
2008 $8,030 $3,715
2009 $7,318 $4,395
2010 $8,000 $4,724
2011 $9,197 $6,481
2012 $9,291 $9,817
2013 $9,765 $8,975
2014 $10,366 $9,193
2015 $9,508 $7,703
2016 $9,966 $8,724
2017 $10,842 $9,613
2018 $11,643 $11,409
2019 $11,403 $10,777
2020 $9,011 $10,696
2021 $9,069 $14,990
2022 $10,224 $12,896
2023 $11,182 $12,754
2024 $11,872 $13,422

Mauritius vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Mauritius

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
Mauritius Nauru
1950 51.9 56.6
1951 52.5 56.8
1952 52.1 57
1953 51.5 57.2
1954 52.2 57.4
1955 53.8 57.5
1956 55.1 57.6
1957 55.7 57.7
1958 56.4 57.8
1959 57.4 57.9
1960 58.4 57.9
1961 59.5 58
1962 60.5 58
1963 61.1 58.1
1964 61.5 58.2
1965 62.1 58.3
1966 62.1 58.4
1967 61.7 58.6
1968 62.1 58.6
1969 62.7 58.4
1970 63.7 58.4
1971 63.8 58.4
1972 63.8 58.4
1973 64.3 58.4
1974 64.2 58.3
1975 64.4 58.3
1976 64 58.2
1977 64.8 58.1
1978 65.3 58.3
1979 66 58.4
1980 66.5 58.5
1981 67.2 58.6
1982 67.9 58.6
1983 68.4 58.7
1984 68.6 58.7
1985 68.7 58.6
1986 68.9 58.6
1987 69.2 58.6
1988 69.4 58.7
1989 69.5 58.9
1990 69.8 59.1
1991 70.1 59.3
1992 70.2 59.5
1993 70.4 59.8
1994 70.4 60
1995 70.6 60.1
1996 70.5 60.1
1997 70.7 60
1998 70.9 59.9
1999 71.4 59.7
2000 71.8 59.6
2001 72 59.5
2002 72.1 59.4
2003 72.3 59.4
2004 72.5 59.3
2005 72.6 59.4
2006 72.8 59.4
2007 72.9 59.5
2008 73.1 59.7
2009 73.3 59.9
2010 73.6 60.1
2011 74.1 60.3
2012 74.3 60.5
2013 74.4 60.7
2014 74.6 60.8
2015 74.7 60.9
2016 74.9 61
2017 75 61.1
2018 74.5 61.2
2019 74.2 61.4
2020 74.7 61.5
2021 72.9 61.3
2022 73.5 61.9
2023 74.9 62.1
2024 75.1 62.3
2025 75.3 62.4

Mauritius and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
Mauritius

Nauru
Year Population
Mauritius Nauru
1960 680,331 4,607
1961 680,757 4,774
1962 700,349 4,979
1963 718,861 5,226
1964 736,381 5,515
1965 753,000 5,832
1966 768,813 6,043
1967 783,917 6,135
1968 798,413 6,328
1969 812,405 6,581
1970 826,000 6,710
1971 839,230 6,762
1972 852,053 6,812
1973 864,819 6,866
1974 878,042 6,923
1975 892,000 6,987
1976 906,507 7,064
1977 921,379 7,163
1978 933,499 7,298
1979 949,888 7,468
1980 966,039 7,649
1981 980,462 7,839
1982 992,521 8,040
1983 1,001,691 8,216
1984 1,012,221 8,377
1985 1,020,528 8,551
1986 1,028,360 8,742
1987 1,036,082 8,946
1988 1,043,239 9,165
1989 1,051,260 9,390
1990 1,058,775 9,622
1991 1,070,266 9,850
1992 1,084,441 10,021
1993 1,097,374 10,102
1994 1,112,846 10,137
1995 1,122,457 10,165
1996 1,133,996 10,183
1997 1,148,284 10,197
1998 1,160,421 10,198
1999 1,175,267 10,187
2000 1,186,873 10,168
2001 1,196,287 10,130
2002 1,204,621 10,082
2003 1,213,370 10,059
2004 1,221,003 10,060
2005 1,228,254 10,049
2006 1,233,996 10,034
2007 1,239,630 10,020
2008 1,244,121 10,009
2009 1,247,429 10,016
2010 1,250,400 10,043
2011 1,252,404 10,098
2012 1,255,882 10,267
2013 1,258,927 10,517
2014 1,261,208 10,742
2015 1,262,879 10,954
2016 1,263,747 11,150
2017 1,264,887 11,324
2018 1,265,577 11,477
2019 1,265,985 11,587
2020 1,266,014 11,643
2021 1,266,334 11,709
2022 1,262,523 11,801
2023 1,261,041 11,875
2024 1,259,509 11,947

Fertility rates in Mauritius and Nauru

Fertility rate
Mauritius

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
Mauritius Nauru
1960 5.9 5.34
1961 5.98 5.38
1962 5.88 5.42
1963 6.18 5.44
1964 5.96 5.47
1965 5.51 5.48
1966 5.46 5.41
1967 4.63 5.29
1968 4.6 5.14
1969 3.97 4.94
1970 3.82 4.74
1971 3.51 4.54
1972 3.41 4.36
1973 3.07 4.19
1974 3.45 4.07
1975 3.2 3.97
1976 3.13 3.9
1977 3.07 3.86
1978 3.01 3.84
1979 2.91 3.85
1980 2.8 3.88
1981 2.67 3.94
1982 2.53 3.99
1983 2.4 4.06
1984 2.16 4.11
1985 2.02 4.14
1986 1.99 4.15
1987 2.05 4.14
1988 2.14 4.11
1989 2.23 4.07
1990 2.32 4.02
1991 2.3 3.99
1992 2.37 3.95
1993 2.21 3.89
1994 2.25 3.84
1995 2.14 3.81
1996 2.12 3.78
1997 2.04 3.74
1998 1.97 3.68
1999 2.05 3.64
2000 1.99 3.54
2001 1.91 3.46
2002 1.94 3.4
2003 1.87 3.39
2004 1.92 3.38
2005 1.88 3.38
2006 1.77 3.4
2007 1.74 3.5
2008 1.67 3.67
2009 1.59 3.85
2010 1.57 4.02
2011 1.55 4.12
2012 1.54 4.12
2013 1.44 4.1
2014 1.43 4.09
2015 1.36 4.08
2016 1.4 4.03
2017 1.44 3.88
2018 1.41 3.68
2019 1.4 3.53
2020 1.44 3.47
2021 1.41 3.43
2022 1.32 3.38
2023 1.39 3.33

Mauritius and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
Mauritius

Nauru
Year Median age, years
Mauritius Nauru
1960 17.4 23.8
1961 17.5 24
1962 17.6 23.9
1963 17.6 23.7
1964 17.6 23.4
1965 17.7 23.1
1966 17.8 22.9
1967 17.9 22.9
1968 18.1 21.2
1969 18.3 18.9
1970 18.5 18.7
1971 18.8 19.1
1972 19.1 19.4
1973 19.5 19.8
1974 19.8 20.4
1975 20.2 21
1976 20.6 21.5
1977 21 22.1
1978 21.3 22.9
1979 21.6 23.6
1980 21.9 24.2
1981 22.1 24.7
1982 22.4 25.1
1983 22.8 25.2
1984 23.2 24.5
1985 23.5 23.7
1986 23.9 22.8
1987 24.3 22.1
1988 24.7 21.4
1989 25.2 20.8
1990 25.6 20.2
1991 26 19.7
1992 26.3 19.4
1993 26.6 19.3
1994 26.9 19.3
1995 27.3 19.3
1996 27.6 19.4
1997 28 19.5
1998 28.4 19.6
1999 28.7 19.8
2000 29 20.1
2001 29.4 20.4
2002 29.7 20.6
2003 30 20.8
2004 30.3 21
2005 30.7 21.2
2006 31.1 21.3
2007 31.6 21.5
2008 32 21.7
2009 32.5 21.8
2010 32.9 21.8
2011 33.4 21.8
2012 33.8 21.7
2013 34.2 21.6
2014 34.6 21.5
2015 35 21.4
2016 35.4 21.5
2017 35.8 21.6
2018 36.2 21.8
2019 36.5 21.9
2020 36.8 21.8
2021 37.1 21.7
2022 37.5 21.6
2023 38 21.5
2024 38.5 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Mauritius Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$16.2B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.9%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.09%
2024
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.15%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
3,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.75%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.57%
2023
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
64.4%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
17.8%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
75
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
29.9%
2017
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2017
3.4%
2012
Listed domestic companies
93
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$9.12B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.51B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$287M
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
316,000
2020
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
12.9%
2020
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
89.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Mauritius Nauru
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,155 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$25
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
4.21 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.34 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
88.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
8.6%
2021
1.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.48%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
2,441 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.7%
2021
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
2.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Mauritius Nauru
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,787
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
40.9%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.68 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
61.4
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
51
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
40
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.23
2022
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
12.2
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
141
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.3%
2023
96.6%
2023
English speaking
16%
2023
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
79.5%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

Mauritius Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$591
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$260.1
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
75.3 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.62%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.2
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth n/a
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
66
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
15.2
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
19.6%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.1%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
20.9%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.86 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

Mauritius Nauru
% of world land
0.001%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
612 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
332 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
150.2 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,509 mi
2015
18.6 mi
2002

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