Nauru vs Nigeria statistics compared

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 195th vs. 30th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Nauru and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Nigeria economies compared

GDP

Nauru

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP
	Nauru	Nigeria
1960	-	$4,196,174,502
1961	-	$4,467,287,893
1962	-	$4,909,399,176
1963	-	$5,165,590,254
1964	-	$5,552,931,319
1965	-	$5,874,537,650
1966	-	$6,366,917,453
1967	-	$5,203,237,919
1968	-	$5,200,997,920
1969	-	$6,634,317,346
1970	$17,570,366	$12,546,094,982
1971	$19,009,433	$9,181,769,912
1972	$21,734,269	$12,274,416,018
1973	$26,529,817	$15,162,871,287
1974	$35,994,511	$24,846,641,318
1975	$40,106,776	$27,778,934,625
1976	$40,287,427	$36,308,883,249
1977	$40,444,702	$36,035,407,725
1978	$41,754,147	$36,527,862,209
1979	$44,431,330	$47,259,911,894
1980	$46,947,124	$64,201,788,123
1981	$51,689,637	$164,475,209,516
1982	$52,877,742	$142,769,363,314
1983	$48,439,093	$97,094,911,792
1984	$47,363,231	$73,484,359,521
1985	$41,548,741	$73,745,821,158
1986	$39,939,391	$54,805,852,581
1987	$40,118,410	$52,676,041,931
1988	$45,931,134	$49,648,470,440
1989	$53,736,786	$44,003,061,108
1990	$55,572,376	$54,035,795,388
1991	$52,533,789	$59,526,833,412
1992	$51,133,123	$52,058,181,854
1993	$43,542,088	$56,721,051,402
1994	$39,742,511	$80,399,613,064
1995	$39,969,706	$140,919,776,986
1996	$37,458,801	$185,730,236,700
1997	$37,331,507	$200,850,397,618
1998	$29,664,451	$218,416,200,673
1999	$27,328,613	$59,145,077,039
2000	$26,930,980	$69,171,451,627
2001	$22,613,288	$73,557,840,064
2002	$21,017,424	$95,054,059,303
2003	$24,778,160	$104,738,954,264
2004	$30,587,566	$135,764,731,646
2005	$30,282,840	$175,670,569,969
2006	$29,183,627	$238,454,997,161
2007	$23,068,623	$278,260,846,800
2008	$37,184,925	$339,476,276,258
2009	$44,024,970	$295,008,835,381
2010	$47,442,299	$366,990,417,129
2011	$65,444,174	$414,466,676,831
2012	$100,794,925	$463,971,018,239
2013	$94,385,015	$520,117,180,314
2014	$98,752,257	$574,183,763,412
2015	$84,383,389	$493,026,682,801
2016	$97,276,023	$404,649,125,252
2017	$108,862,279	$375,745,731,053
2018	$130,937,590	$421,739,251,509
2019	$124,871,111	$474,517,490,844
2020	$124,530,027	$432,198,898,468
2021	$175,513,985	$440,833,635,874
2022	$152,190,819	$477,403,400,101
2023	$151,455,968	$363,846,332,835
2024	$160,350,640	$187,759,703,100

Nauru and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita

Nauru

Nigeria

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nauru	Nigeria
1960	-	$93.1
1961	-	$97.1
1962	-	$104.5
1963	-	$107.7
1964	-	$113.3
1965	-	$117.3
1966	-	$124.4
1967	-	$99.5
1968	-	$97.3
1969	-	$121.4
1970	$2,619	$224.5
1971	$2,811	$160.5
1972	$3,191	$209.5
1973	$3,864	$252.4
1974	$5,199	$403
1975	$5,740	$438
1976	$5,703	$556
1977	$5,646	$536
1978	$5,721	$527
1979	$5,950	$661
1980	$6,138	$870
1981	$6,594	$2,162
1982	$6,577	$1,822
1983	$5,896	$1,207
1984	$5,654	$890
1985	$4,859	$869
1986	$4,569	$628
1987	$4,485	$588
1988	$5,012	$540
1989	$5,723	$465
1990	$5,776	$556
1991	$5,333	$597
1992	$5,103	$509
1993	$4,310	$540
1994	$3,921	$745
1995	$3,932	$1,272
1996	$3,679	$1,633
1997	$3,661	$1,720
1998	$2,909	$1,822
1999	$2,683	$481
2000	$2,649	$547
2001	$2,232	$566
2002	$2,085	$712
2003	$2,463	$763
2004	$3,041	$962
2005	$3,014	$1,211
2006	$2,908	$1,600
2007	$2,302	$1,816
2008	$3,715	$2,154
2009	$4,395	$1,820
2010	$4,724	$2,202
2011	$6,481	$2,418
2012	$9,817	$2,633
2013	$8,975	$2,873
2014	$9,193	$3,089
2015	$7,703	$2,586
2016	$8,724	$2,070
2017	$9,613	$1,876
2018	$11,409	$2,058
2019	$10,777	$2,265
2020	$10,696	$2,020
2021	$14,990	$2,017
2022	$12,896	$2,139
2023	$12,754	$1,597
2024	$13,422	$807

Nauru vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nauru

Nigeria

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nauru	Nigeria
1950	56.6	35.5
1951	56.8	35.7
1952	57	35.9
1953	57.2	36
1954	57.4	36.2
1955	57.5	36.3
1956	57.6	36.5
1957	57.7	36.6
1958	57.8	36.8
1959	57.9	37
1960	57.9	37.2
1961	58	37.4
1962	58	37.6
1963	58.1	37.8
1964	58.2	38
1965	58.3	38.2
1966	58.4	38.4
1967	58.6	37.5
1968	58.6	38.6
1969	58.4	38.9
1970	58.4	40
1971	58.4	40.6
1972	58.4	41.3
1973	58.4	41.8
1974	58.3	42.5
1975	58.3	43.1
1976	58.2	44.2
1977	58.1	44.8
1978	58.3	45.3
1979	58.4	45.7
1980	58.5	46
1981	58.6	46.3
1982	58.6	46.4
1983	58.7	46.4
1984	58.7	46.3
1985	58.6	46.2
1986	58.6	46
1987	58.6	45.9
1988	58.7	45.8
1989	58.9	45.8
1990	59.1	45.7
1991	59.3	45.5
1992	59.5	45.6
1993	59.8	45.8
1994	60	45.7
1995	60.1	45.9
1996	60.1	45.8
1997	60	46
1998	59.9	46.1
1999	59.7	46.6
2000	59.6	47.1
2001	59.5	47.5
2002	59.4	48
2003	59.4	48.6
2004	59.3	49.1
2005	59.4	49.5
2006	59.4	49.9
2007	59.5	50.4
2008	59.7	50.7
2009	59.9	51.1
2010	60.1	51.3
2011	60.3	51.5
2012	60.5	51.7
2013	60.7	51.8
2014	60.8	51.9
2015	60.9	51.9
2016	61	52.2
2017	61.1	52.4
2018	61.2	52.7
2019	61.4	53
2020	61.5	53.1
2021	61.3	53.5
2022	61.9	54.1
2023	62.1	54.5
2024	62.3	54.6
2025	62.4	54.8

Nauru and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population

Nauru

Nigeria

Table

Year	Population
	Nauru	Nigeria
1960	4,607	45,053,782
1961	4,774	45,989,310
1962	4,979	46,965,292
1963	5,226	47,973,575
1964	5,515	49,012,016
1965	5,832	50,086,764
1966	6,043	51,188,234
1967	6,135	52,293,065
1968	6,328	53,432,783
1969	6,581	54,631,914
1970	6,710	55,893,838
1971	6,762	57,214,684
1972	6,812	58,601,748
1973	6,866	60,082,139
1974	6,923	61,679,144
1975	6,987	63,410,815
1976	7,064	65,258,009
1977	7,163	67,234,590
1978	7,298	69,326,532
1979	7,468	71,498,242
1980	7,649	73,764,641
1981	7,839	76,068,103
1982	8,040	78,378,701
1983	8,216	80,438,260
1984	8,377	82,526,443
1985	8,551	84,897,973
1986	8,742	87,235,953
1987	8,946	89,591,716
1988	9,165	92,020,090
1989	9,390	94,531,014
1990	9,622	97,120,925
1991	9,850	99,720,162
1992	10,021	102,372,770
1993	10,102	105,122,069
1994	10,137	107,935,714
1995	10,165	110,819,428
1996	10,183	113,754,779
1997	10,197	116,754,792
1998	10,198	119,846,254
1999	10,187	123,047,320
2000	10,168	126,382,494
2001	10,130	129,862,595
2002	10,082	133,471,989
2003	10,059	137,202,644
2004	10,060	141,057,045
2005	10,049	145,017,253
2006	10,034	149,077,334
2007	10,020	153,267,261
2008	10,009	157,595,014
2009	10,016	162,049,464
2010	10,043	166,642,886
2011	10,098	171,379,598
2012	10,267	176,200,625
2013	10,517	181,049,443
2014	10,742	185,896,915
2015	10,954	190,671,878
2016	11,150	195,443,700
2017	11,324	200,254,579
2018	11,477	204,938,755
2019	11,587	209,485,641
2020	11,643	213,996,181
2021	11,709	218,529,286
2022	11,801	223,150,896
2023	11,875	227,882,945
2024	11,947	232,679,478

Fertility rates in Nauru and Nigeria

Fertility rate

Nauru

Nigeria

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nauru	Nigeria
1960	5.34	6.36
1961	5.38	6.35
1962	5.42	6.36
1963	5.44	6.35
1964	5.47	6.36
1965	5.48	6.37
1966	5.41	6.39
1967	5.29	6.4
1968	5.14	6.42
1969	4.94	6.44
1970	4.74	6.47
1971	4.54	6.53
1972	4.36	6.58
1973	4.19	6.63
1974	4.07	6.7
1975	3.97	6.77
1976	3.9	6.81
1977	3.86	6.86
1978	3.84	6.92
1979	3.85	6.89
1980	3.88	6.85
1981	3.94	6.82
1982	3.99	6.8
1983	4.06	6.78
1984	4.11	6.7
1985	4.14	6.62
1986	4.15	6.56
1987	4.14	6.5
1988	4.11	6.5
1989	4.07	6.49
1990	4.02	6.46
1991	3.99	6.43
1992	3.95	6.39
1993	3.89	6.35
1994	3.84	6.32
1995	3.81	6.27
1996	3.78	6.22
1997	3.74	6.14
1998	3.68	6.07
1999	3.64	6.08
2000	3.54	6.12
2001	3.46	6.13
2002	3.4	6.12
2003	3.39	6.1
2004	3.38	6.09
2005	3.38	6.06
2006	3.4	6.05
2007	3.5	6.03
2008	3.67	6.02
2009	3.85	5.99
2010	4.02	5.95
2011	4.12	5.89
2012	4.12	5.8
2013	4.1	5.69
2014	4.09	5.62
2015	4.08	5.5
2016	4.03	5.34
2017	3.88	5.18
2018	3.68	5.02
2019	3.53	4.86
2020	3.47	4.7
2021	3.43	4.64
2022	3.38	4.55
2023	3.33	4.48

Nauru and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age

Nauru

Nigeria

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nauru	Nigeria
1960	23.8	19.3
1961	24	19.3
1962	23.9	19.3
1963	23.7	19.3
1964	23.4	19.3
1965	23.1	19.3
1966	22.9	19.3
1967	22.9	19.2
1968	21.2	19.2
1969	18.9	19.1
1970	18.7	18.9
1971	19.1	18.8
1972	19.4	18.7
1973	19.8	18.6
1974	20.4	18.5
1975	21	18.4
1976	21.5	18.3
1977	22.1	18.2
1978	22.9	18
1979	23.6	17.9
1980	24.2	17.8
1981	24.7	17.7
1982	25.1	17.6
1983	25.2	17.5
1984	24.5	17.4
1985	23.7	17.3
1986	22.8	17.3
1987	22.1	17.3
1988	21.4	17.3
1989	20.8	17.3
1990	20.2	17.3
1991	19.7	17.3
1992	19.4	17.4
1993	19.3	17.4
1994	19.3	17.5
1995	19.3	17.6
1996	19.4	17.6
1997	19.5	17.7
1998	19.6	17.8
1999	19.8	17.9
2000	20.1	17.9
2001	20.4	17.9
2002	20.6	17.9
2003	20.8	17.9
2004	21	17.9
2005	21.2	17.9
2006	21.3	17.9
2007	21.5	17.9
2008	21.7	17.8
2009	21.8	17.8
2010	21.8	17.8
2011	21.8	17.7
2012	21.7	17.7
2013	21.6	17.7
2014	21.5	17.7
2015	21.4	17.8
2016	21.5	17.8
2017	21.6	17.9
2018	21.8	18
2019	21.9	18.2
2020	21.8	18.3
2021	21.7	18.5
2022	21.6	18.7
2023	21.5	18.8
2024	21.4	19

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