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Nauru vs Nepal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 29.7M in Nepal (ranked 51/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 55,348 sq mi for Nepal (ranked 195th vs. 92nd).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Nepal
Population
12088
29627185
Population rank 195/197 52/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$42.9B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 101/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$1,447
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 164/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$5,737
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$20.5B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
49.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$693
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 155/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$2,569
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
55,348 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
536 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.98
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
26 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
70.9 years
2025

Nauru and Nepal: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Nepal economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Nepal
Year GDP
Nauru Nepal
1960 - $508,334,414
1961 - $531,959,562
1962 - $574,091,101
1963 - $496,947,904
1964 - $496,098,775
1965 - $735,267,082
1966 - $906,811,944
1967 - $841,974,025
1968 - $772,231,387
1969 - $788,641,965
1970 $17,570,366 $865,975,309
1971 $19,009,433 $882,765,472
1972 $21,734,269 $1,024,098,400
1973 $26,529,817 $972,101,725
1974 $35,994,511 $1,217,953,547
1975 $40,106,776 $1,575,789,254
1976 $40,287,427 $1,452,788,985
1977 $40,444,702 $1,382,400,000
1978 $41,754,147 $1,604,162,497
1979 $44,431,330 $1,851,250,008
1980 $46,947,124 $1,945,916,583
1981 $51,689,637 $2,275,583,317
1982 $52,877,742 $2,395,423,742
1983 $48,439,093 $2,447,174,803
1984 $47,363,231 $2,581,207,388
1985 $41,548,741 $2,619,913,956
1986 $39,939,391 $2,850,782,044
1987 $40,118,410 $2,957,255,380
1988 $45,931,134 $3,487,009,748
1989 $53,736,786 $3,525,225,787
1990 $55,572,376 $3,627,560,239
1991 $52,533,789 $3,921,476,085
1992 $51,133,123 $3,401,211,581
1993 $43,542,088 $3,660,041,667
1994 $39,742,511 $4,066,775,510
1995 $39,969,706 $4,401,104,418
1996 $37,458,801 $4,521,580,381
1997 $37,331,507 $4,918,691,917
1998 $29,664,451 $4,856,255,044
1999 $27,328,613 $5,033,642,384
2000 $26,930,980 $5,494,252,208
2001 $22,613,288 $6,007,055,042
2002 $21,017,424 $6,050,875,807
2003 $24,778,160 $6,330,473,097
2004 $30,587,566 $7,273,938,315
2005 $30,282,840 $8,130,258,378
2006 $29,183,627 $9,043,715,356
2007 $23,068,623 $10,325,618,017
2008 $37,184,925 $12,545,438,605
2009 $44,024,970 $12,854,985,464
2010 $47,442,299 $16,002,656,434
2011 $65,444,174 $21,573,872,421
2012 $100,794,925 $21,703,100,877
2013 $94,385,015 $22,162,204,925
2014 $98,752,257 $22,731,612,922
2015 $84,383,389 $24,360,801,287
2016 $97,276,023 $24,524,109,484
2017 $108,862,279 $28,971,588,940
2018 $130,937,590 $33,111,525,237
2019 $124,871,111 $34,186,180,699
2020 $124,530,027 $33,433,659,301
2021 $175,513,985 $36,924,841,394
2022 $152,190,819 $41,182,939,601
2023 $151,455,968 $41,047,772,331
2024 $160,350,640 $42,914,268,287

Nauru and Nepal economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Nepal
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Nepal
1960 - $50.2
1961 - $51.6
1962 - $54.6
1963 - $46.3
1964 - $45.3
1965 - $65.8
1966 - $79.5
1967 - $72.3
1968 - $64.9
1969 - $64.8
1970 $2,619 $69.6
1971 $2,811 $69.5
1972 $3,191 $78.8
1973 $3,864 $73.2
1974 $5,199 $89.8
1975 $5,740 $113.6
1976 $5,703 $102.5
1977 $5,646 $95.3
1978 $5,721 $108.1
1979 $5,950 $121.9
1980 $6,138 $125.1
1981 $6,594 $142.9
1982 $6,577 $147
1983 $5,896 $146.6
1984 $5,654 $151.1
1985 $4,859 $149.9
1986 $4,569 $159.5
1987 $4,485 $162
1988 $5,012 $187.1
1989 $5,723 $185
1990 $5,776 $185.8
1991 $5,333 $195.7
1992 $5,103 $165
1993 $4,310 $172.8
1994 $3,921 $187.3
1995 $3,932 $197.8
1996 $3,679 $198.8
1997 $3,661 $211.8
1998 $2,909 $205.1
1999 $2,683 $208.6
2000 $2,649 $223.8
2001 $2,232 $240.8
2002 $2,085 $238.9
2003 $2,463 $246.4
2004 $3,041 $279.6
2005 $3,014 $309
2006 $2,908 $340
2007 $2,302 $385
2008 $3,715 $465
2009 $4,395 $473
2010 $4,724 $585
2011 $6,481 $786
2012 $9,817 $788
2013 $8,975 $803
2014 $9,193 $821
2015 $7,703 $876
2016 $8,724 $877
2017 $9,613 $1,034
2018 $11,409 $1,179
2019 $10,777 $1,203
2020 $10,696 $1,154
2021 $14,990 $1,253
2022 $12,896 $1,386
2023 $12,754 $1,382
2024 $13,422 $1,447

Nauru vs. Nepal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Nepal
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Nepal
1950 56.6 37.6
1951 56.8 37.6
1952 57 37.7
1953 57.2 37.7
1954 57.4 37.8
1955 57.5 37.9
1956 57.6 37.9
1957 57.7 38
1958 57.8 38.1
1959 57.9 38.4
1960 57.9 38.7
1961 58 39
1962 58 39.3
1963 58.1 39.6
1964 58.2 40.2
1965 58.3 40.7
1966 58.4 41.2
1967 58.6 41.7
1968 58.6 42.2
1969 58.4 42.7
1970 58.4 43.2
1971 58.4 43.6
1972 58.4 44.1
1973 58.4 44.5
1974 58.3 44.9
1975 58.3 45.5
1976 58.2 46
1977 58.1 46.6
1978 58.3 47.2
1979 58.4 47.8
1980 58.5 48.3
1981 58.6 48.7
1982 58.6 49.2
1983 58.7 49.7
1984 58.7 50.2
1985 58.6 50.9
1986 58.6 51.6
1987 58.6 52.4
1988 58.7 53.1
1989 58.9 54
1990 59.1 54.8
1991 59.3 55.6
1992 59.5 56.7
1993 59.8 57.6
1994 60 58.6
1995 60.1 59.3
1996 60.1 60
1997 60 60.8
1998 59.9 61.5
1999 59.7 62
2000 59.6 62.6
2001 59.5 63.3
2002 59.4 63.5
2003 59.4 64.2
2004 59.3 64.7
2005 59.4 65.3
2006 59.4 65.9
2007 59.5 66.2
2008 59.7 66.4
2009 59.9 66.6
2010 60.1 66.8
2011 60.3 67.1
2012 60.5 67.4
2013 60.7 67.6
2014 60.8 67.8
2015 60.9 67.4
2016 61 68.4
2017 61.1 68.7
2018 61.2 69
2019 61.4 69.3
2020 61.5 69.1
2021 61.3 68.4
2022 61.9 70.1
2023 62.1 70.4
2024 62.3 70.6
2025 62.4 70.9

Nauru and Nepal population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Nepal
Year Population
Nauru Nepal
1960 4,607 10,123,658
1961 4,774 10,318,396
1962 4,979 10,521,116
1963 5,226 10,729,818
1964 5,515 10,946,392
1965 5,832 11,173,411
1966 6,043 11,408,710
1967 6,135 11,652,716
1968 6,328 11,906,266
1969 6,581 12,167,036
1970 6,710 12,436,190
1971 6,762 12,710,061
1972 6,812 12,989,099
1973 6,866 13,275,239
1974 6,923 13,568,435
1975 6,987 13,870,695
1976 7,064 14,177,649
1977 7,163 14,499,175
1978 7,298 14,839,695
1979 7,468 15,190,590
1980 7,649 15,553,105
1981 7,839 15,922,423
1982 8,040 16,297,987
1983 8,216 16,689,119
1984 8,377 17,085,242
1985 8,551 17,477,692
1986 8,742 17,868,124
1987 8,946 18,250,505
1988 9,165 18,638,661
1989 9,390 19,057,807
1990 9,622 19,524,573
1991 9,850 20,036,500
1992 10,021 20,609,707
1993 10,102 21,180,159
1994 10,137 21,717,479
1995 10,165 22,245,439
1996 10,183 22,741,862
1997 10,197 23,219,463
1998 10,198 23,680,357
1999 10,187 24,125,199
2000 10,168 24,546,509
2001 10,130 24,946,748
2002 10,082 25,328,981
2003 10,059 25,688,758
2004 10,060 26,016,656
2005 10,049 26,309,458
2006 10,034 26,565,425
2007 10,020 26,788,492
2008 10,009 26,990,037
2009 10,016 27,173,035
2010 10,043 27,341,952
2011 10,098 27,464,494
2012 10,267 27,534,915
2013 10,517 27,589,996
2014 10,742 27,672,370
2015 10,954 27,823,629
2016 11,150 27,955,462
2017 11,324 28,011,258
2018 11,477 28,079,689
2019 11,587 28,414,064
2020 11,643 28,966,574
2021 11,709 29,475,010
2022 11,801 29,715,436
2023 11,875 29,694,614
2024 11,947 29,651,054

Fertility rates in Nauru and Nepal

Fertility rate
Nauru

Nepal
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Nepal
1960 5.34 6.07
1961 5.38 6.09
1962 5.42 6.08
1963 5.44 6.06
1964 5.47 6.04
1965 5.48 6.01
1966 5.41 5.98
1967 5.29 5.95
1968 5.14 5.94
1969 4.94 5.89
1970 4.74 5.87
1971 4.54 5.85
1972 4.36 5.8
1973 4.19 5.7
1974 4.07 5.75
1975 3.97 5.73
1976 3.9 5.72
1977 3.86 5.69
1978 3.84 5.68
1979 3.85 5.64
1980 3.88 5.6
1981 3.94 5.58
1982 3.99 5.55
1983 4.06 5.54
1984 4.11 5.51
1985 4.14 5.46
1986 4.15 5.4
1987 4.14 5.35
1988 4.11 5.31
1989 4.07 5.26
1990 4.02 5.21
1991 3.99 5.15
1992 3.95 5.07
1993 3.89 5.04
1994 3.84 4.96
1995 3.81 4.87
1996 3.78 4.67
1997 3.74 4.44
1998 3.68 4.28
1999 3.64 4.13
2000 3.54 3.98
2001 3.46 3.79
2002 3.4 3.6
2003 3.39 3.44
2004 3.38 3.28
2005 3.38 3.12
2006 3.4 2.97
2007 3.5 2.86
2008 3.67 2.74
2009 3.85 2.63
2010 4.02 2.54
2011 4.12 2.46
2012 4.12 2.42
2013 4.1 2.36
2014 4.09 2.32
2015 4.08 2.27
2016 4.03 2.23
2017 3.88 2.17
2018 3.68 2.12
2019 3.53 2.08
2020 3.47 2.05
2021 3.43 2.03
2022 3.38 2
2023 3.33 1.98

Nauru and Nepal demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Nepal
Year Median age, years
Nauru Nepal
1960 23.8 19.5
1961 24 19.5
1962 23.9 19.6
1963 23.7 19.6
1964 23.4 19.6
1965 23.1 19.6
1966 22.9 19.6
1967 22.9 19.7
1968 21.2 19.7
1969 18.9 19.7
1970 18.7 19.7
1971 19.1 19.7
1972 19.4 19.7
1973 19.8 19.7
1974 20.4 19.7
1975 21 19.7
1976 21.5 19.7
1977 22.1 19.7
1978 22.9 19.6
1979 23.6 19.6
1980 24.2 19.6
1981 24.7 19.5
1982 25.1 19.5
1983 25.2 19.5
1984 24.5 19.5
1985 23.7 19.4
1986 22.8 19.4
1987 22.1 19.3
1988 21.4 19.2
1989 20.8 19.2
1990 20.2 19.2
1991 19.7 19.2
1992 19.4 19.2
1993 19.3 19.2
1994 19.3 19.2
1995 19.3 19.2
1996 19.4 19.2
1997 19.5 19.2
1998 19.6 19.2
1999 19.8 19.3
2000 20.1 19.3
2001 20.4 19.4
2002 20.6 19.5
2003 20.8 19.7
2004 21 19.8
2005 21.2 20
2006 21.3 20.3
2007 21.5 20.5
2008 21.7 20.8
2009 21.8 21
2010 21.8 21.3
2011 21.8 21.6
2012 21.7 21.8
2013 21.6 22
2014 21.5 22.2
2015 21.4 22.4
2016 21.5 22.7
2017 21.6 22.9
2018 21.8 23.2
2019 21.9 23.7
2020 21.8 24.5
2021 21.7 25
2022 21.6 25.4
2023 21.5 25.7
2024 21.4 26

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Nepal
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$43.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
23.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
3.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.08%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
112,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-3.98%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
10.7%
2017
Services, % of GDP n/a
55.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
52.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
24.2%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
3.7%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Total reserves including gold n/a
$12.5B
2023
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$28.4B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
230,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
13.4%
2020
Banked people share n/a
60%
2024

Energy

Nauru Nepal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
520 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$9.81
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
17.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
26.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
73.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.78%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
27.4%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
321 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
83.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
94%
2023

Society

Nauru Nepal
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.36%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-401,282
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
22.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
34.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
45
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
2.1
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
16.3
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
71.2%
2021
English speaking
96.7%
2023
3%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
55.8%
2023

Health

Nauru Nepal
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$88.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$49.2
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
70.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
10.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
0.87
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
142
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
26.5
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
7.18%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
4
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
1.06 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Nepal
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.1%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
1,867 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
14,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
23,020 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
49,758 mi
2015

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