Nauru vs North Korea statistics compared

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 195th vs. 97th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Nauru and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Nauru and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Nauru

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Nauru	North Korea
1970	$17,570,366	-
1971	$19,009,433	-
1972	$21,734,269	-
1973	$26,529,817	-
1974	$35,994,511	-
1975	$40,106,776	-
1976	$40,287,427	-
1977	$40,444,702	-
1978	$41,754,147	-
1979	$44,431,330	-
1980	$46,947,124	-
1981	$51,689,637	-
1982	$52,877,742	-
1983	$48,439,093	-
1984	$47,363,231	-
1985	$41,548,741	-
1986	$39,939,391	-
1987	$40,118,410	-
1988	$45,931,134	-
1989	$53,736,786	-
1990	$55,572,376	-
1991	$52,533,789	-
1992	$51,133,123	-
1993	$43,542,088	-
1994	$39,742,511	-
1995	$39,969,706	-
1996	$37,458,801	-
1997	$37,331,507	-
1998	$29,664,451	-
1999	$27,328,613	-
2000	$26,930,980	-
2001	$22,613,288	-
2002	$21,017,424	-
2003	$24,778,160	-
2004	$30,587,566	-
2005	$30,282,840	-
2006	$29,183,627	-
2007	$23,068,623	-
2008	$37,184,925	-
2009	$44,024,970	$23,356,470,000
2010	$47,442,299	$25,995,513,000
2011	$65,444,174	$29,005,020,000
2012	$100,794,925	$29,890,710,000
2013	$94,385,015	$30,588,922,000
2014	$98,752,257	$30,554,460,000
2015	$84,383,389	$30,723,030,000
2016	$97,276,023	$28,882,640,000
2017	$108,862,279	$29,105,440,000
2018	$130,937,590	$28,536,400,000
2019	$124,871,111	$28,222,880,000
2020	$124,530,027	$27,728,240,000
2021	$175,513,985	$32,301,720,000
2022	$152,190,819	$28,971,360,000
2023	$151,455,968	$32,155,360,000
2024	$160,350,640	$34,943,120,000

Nauru and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Nauru

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Nauru	North Korea
1970	$2,619	-
1971	$2,811	-
1972	$3,191	-
1973	$3,864	-
1974	$5,199	-
1975	$5,740	-
1976	$5,703	-
1977	$5,646	-
1978	$5,721	-
1979	$5,950	-
1980	$6,138	-
1981	$6,594	-
1982	$6,577	-
1983	$5,896	-
1984	$5,654	-
1985	$4,859	-
1986	$4,569	-
1987	$4,485	-
1988	$5,012	-
1989	$5,723	-
1990	$5,776	-
1991	$5,333	-
1992	$5,103	-
1993	$4,310	-
1994	$3,921	-
1995	$3,932	-
1996	$3,679	-
1997	$3,661	-
1998	$2,909	-
1999	$2,683	-
2000	$2,649	-
2001	$2,232	-
2002	$2,085	-
2003	$2,463	-
2004	$3,041	-
2005	$3,014	-
2006	$2,908	-
2007	$2,302	-
2008	$3,715	-
2009	$4,395	$939
2010	$4,724	$1,040
2011	$6,481	$1,156
2012	$9,817	$1,186
2013	$8,975	$1,208
2014	$9,193	$1,201
2015	$7,703	$1,201
2016	$8,724	$1,124
2017	$9,613	$1,127
2018	$11,409	$1,100
2019	$10,777	$1,084
2020	$10,696	$1,061
2021	$14,990	$1,231
2022	$12,896	$1,100
2023	$12,754	$1,217
2024	$13,422	$1,319

Nauru vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Nauru

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Nauru	North Korea
1950	56.6	14.2
1951	56.8	17.7
1952	57	32.8
1953	57.2	40.3
1954	57.4	50.6
1955	57.5	51.8
1956	57.6	52.8
1957	57.7	53.7
1958	57.8	54.5
1959	57.9	55.2
1960	57.9	55.8
1961	58	56.4
1962	58	57
1963	58.1	57.6
1964	58.2	58.2
1965	58.3	58.8
1966	58.4	59.4
1967	58.6	60.1
1968	58.6	60.8
1969	58.4	61.4
1970	58.4	62
1971	58.4	62.7
1972	58.4	63.3
1973	58.4	63.8
1974	58.3	64.3
1975	58.3	64.8
1976	58.2	65.3
1977	58.1	65.8
1978	58.3	66.3
1979	58.4	66.7
1980	58.5	67.2
1981	58.6	67.7
1982	58.6	68.1
1983	58.7	68.5
1984	58.7	68.9
1985	58.6	69.2
1986	58.6	69.5
1987	58.6	69.8
1988	58.7	70.1
1989	58.9	70.3
1990	59.1	70.5
1991	59.3	70.7
1992	59.5	71
1993	59.8	70.8
1994	60	70.5
1995	60.1	60.8
1996	60.1	60.8
1997	60	60.9
1998	59.9	60.9
1999	59.7	60.9
2000	59.6	60.9
2001	59.5	60.9
2002	59.4	60.9
2003	59.4	69.4
2004	59.3	69.3
2005	59.4	69.2
2006	59.4	69.1
2007	59.5	69
2008	59.7	69.3
2009	59.9	69.7
2010	60.1	70.2
2011	60.3	70.8
2012	60.5	71.3
2013	60.7	71.9
2014	60.8	72.5
2015	60.9	72.8
2016	61	73
2017	61.1	73
2018	61.2	73
2019	61.4	72.9
2020	61.5	72.8
2021	61.3	73.4
2022	61.9	73.6
2023	62.1	73.6
2024	62.3	73.7
2025	62.4	73.9

Nauru and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Nauru

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Nauru	North Korea
1960	4,607	11,722,953
1961	4,774	11,990,713
1962	4,979	12,262,882
1963	5,226	12,567,057
1964	5,515	12,889,770
1965	5,832	13,219,369
1966	6,043	13,569,094
1967	6,135	13,958,350
1968	6,328	14,365,596
1969	6,581	14,767,615
1970	6,710	15,172,775
1971	6,762	15,572,457
1972	6,812	15,975,069
1973	6,866	16,350,367
1974	6,923	16,673,121
1975	6,987	16,971,055
1976	7,064	17,243,450
1977	7,163	17,492,798
1978	7,298	17,735,995
1979	7,468	17,983,470
1980	7,649	18,236,786
1981	7,839	18,501,295
1982	8,040	18,776,357
1983	8,216	19,054,034
1984	8,377	19,335,043
1985	8,551	19,620,388
1986	8,742	19,910,855
1987	8,946	20,205,483
1988	9,165	20,503,161
1989	9,390	20,804,367
1990	9,622	21,112,137
1991	9,850	21,428,638
1992	10,021	21,750,911
1993	10,102	22,073,352
1994	10,137	22,393,975
1995	10,165	22,669,304
1996	10,183	22,895,746
1997	10,197	23,110,830
1998	10,198	23,311,564
1999	10,187	23,497,599
2000	10,168	23,665,910
2001	10,130	23,815,358
2002	10,082	23,943,973
2003	10,059	24,090,380
2004	10,060	24,254,943
2005	10,049	24,396,433
2006	10,034	24,524,507
2007	10,020	24,646,383
2008	10,009	24,764,618
2009	10,016	24,878,332
2010	10,043	24,987,258
2011	10,098	25,097,874
2012	10,267	25,211,728
2013	10,517	25,329,451
2014	10,742	25,451,262
2015	10,954	25,575,350
2016	11,150	25,698,326
2017	11,324	25,817,709
2018	11,477	25,931,147
2019	11,587	26,037,632
2020	11,643	26,136,312
2021	11,709	26,232,534
2022	11,801	26,328,845
2023	11,875	26,418,204
2024	11,947	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Nauru and North Korea

Fertility rate

Nauru

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Nauru	North Korea
1960	5.34	3.57
1961	5.38	3.26
1962	5.42	3.41
1963	5.44	3.63
1964	5.47	3.55
1965	5.48	3.56
1966	5.41	3.71
1967	5.29	4.05
1968	5.14	3.87
1969	4.94	3.86
1970	4.74	3.85
1971	4.54	3.74
1972	4.36	3.89
1973	4.19	3.35
1974	4.07	3.14
1975	3.97	3.05
1976	3.9	2.84
1977	3.86	2.77
1978	3.84	2.79
1979	3.85	2.85
1980	3.88	2.84
1981	3.94	2.92
1982	3.99	2.85
1983	4.06	2.78
1984	4.11	2.71
1985	4.14	2.65
1986	4.15	2.59
1987	4.14	2.53
1988	4.11	2.47
1989	4.07	2.41
1990	4.02	2.39
1991	3.99	2.35
1992	3.95	2.29
1993	3.89	2.22
1994	3.84	2.18
1995	3.81	2.15
1996	3.78	2.09
1997	3.74	2.03
1998	3.68	1.99
1999	3.64	1.97
2000	3.54	1.94
2001	3.46	1.94
2002	3.4	1.92
2003	3.39	1.91
2004	3.38	1.9
2005	3.38	1.87
2006	3.4	1.94
2007	3.5	1.94
2008	3.67	1.97
2009	3.85	1.91
2010	4.02	1.89
2011	4.12	1.88
2012	4.12	1.88
2013	4.1	1.88
2014	4.09	1.87
2015	4.08	1.86
2016	4.03	1.86
2017	3.88	1.85
2018	3.68	1.83
2019	3.53	1.83
2020	3.47	1.82
2021	3.43	1.81
2022	3.38	1.8
2023	3.33	1.78

Nauru and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Nauru

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Nauru	North Korea
1960	23.8	19.9
1961	24	20.2
1962	23.9	20.6
1963	23.7	20.8
1964	23.4	21
1965	23.1	21.2
1966	22.9	21.3
1967	22.9	21.4
1968	21.2	21.4
1969	18.9	21.4
1970	18.7	21.4
1971	19.1	21.2
1972	19.4	20.9
1973	19.8	20.7
1974	20.4	20.7
1975	21	20.9
1976	21.5	21.1
1977	22.1	21.4
1978	22.9	21.8
1979	23.6	22.2
1980	24.2	22.5
1981	24.7	22.8
1982	25.1	23.1
1983	25.2	23.5
1984	24.5	23.9
1985	23.7	24.2
1986	22.8	24.5
1987	22.1	24.8
1988	21.4	25.1
1989	20.8	25.6
1990	20.2	26
1991	19.7	26.4
1992	19.4	26.8
1993	19.3	27.2
1994	19.3	27.6
1995	19.3	28
1996	19.4	28.3
1997	19.5	28.8
1998	19.6	29.2
1999	19.8	29.6
2000	20.1	30.1
2001	20.4	30.5
2002	20.6	31
2003	20.8	31.4
2004	21	31.8
2005	21.2	32.1
2006	21.3	32.5
2007	21.5	32.9
2008	21.7	33.3
2009	21.8	33.7
2010	21.8	34
2011	21.8	34.3
2012	21.7	34.5
2013	21.6	34.7
2014	21.5	35
2015	21.4	35.2
2016	21.5	35.4
2017	21.6	35.7
2018	21.8	35.9
2019	21.9	36.2
2020	21.8	36.4
2021	21.7	36.6
2022	21.6	36.8
2023	21.5	37.1
2024	21.4	37.3

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