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Nauru vs North Macedonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 1.79M in North Macedonia (ranked 150/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 9,737 sq mi for North Macedonia (ranked 195th vs. 145th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and North Macedonia ranks 138/197 ($16.7B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while North Macedonia ranks 88/197 ($9,310).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru North Macedonia
Population
12088
1783115
Population rank 195/197 150/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$16.7B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 138/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$9,310
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 88/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$26,587
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$9.15B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$5,105
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 78/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$8,472
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
9,737 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
184 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.5
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
41.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025

Nauru and North Macedonia: Comparison Charts

Nauru and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP
Nauru

North Macedonia
Year GDP
Nauru North Macedonia
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 $4,699,646,643
1991 $52,533,789 $4,938,775,510
1992 $51,133,123 $2,436,849,342
1993 $43,542,088 $2,682,456,897
1994 $39,742,511 $3,559,608,640
1995 $39,969,706 $4,707,041,315
1996 $37,458,801 $4,642,021,256
1997 $37,331,507 $3,912,986,091
1998 $29,664,451 $3,765,745,023
1999 $27,328,613 $3,863,619,285
2000 $26,930,980 $3,772,859,034
2001 $22,613,288 $3,709,636,031
2002 $21,017,424 $4,018,365,747
2003 $24,778,160 $4,946,296,599
2004 $30,587,566 $5,682,784,472
2005 $30,282,840 $6,258,602,873
2006 $29,183,627 $6,861,226,972
2007 $23,068,623 $8,336,474,974
2008 $37,184,925 $9,909,552,435
2009 $44,024,970 $9,401,736,825
2010 $47,442,299 $9,407,170,321
2011 $65,444,174 $10,494,626,768
2012 $100,794,925 $9,745,261,301
2013 $94,385,015 $10,817,702,346
2014 $98,752,257 $11,362,265,253
2015 $84,383,389 $10,064,519,963
2016 $97,276,023 $10,672,467,073
2017 $108,862,279 $11,307,067,070
2018 $130,937,590 $12,683,068,114
2019 $124,871,111 $12,606,338,449
2020 $124,530,027 $12,361,036,914
2021 $175,513,985 $14,000,283,827
2022 $152,190,819 $13,932,436,550
2023 $151,455,968 $15,763,604,288
2024 $160,350,640 $16,685,236,492

Nauru and North Macedonia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

North Macedonia
Year GDP per capita
Nauru North Macedonia
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 $2,277
1991 $5,333 $2,402
1992 $5,103 $1,199
1993 $4,310 $1,337
1994 $3,921 $1,786
1995 $3,932 $2,355
1996 $3,679 $2,307
1997 $3,661 $1,960
1998 $2,909 $1,876
1999 $2,683 $1,915
2000 $2,649 $1,862
2001 $2,232 $1,823
2002 $2,085 $1,989
2003 $2,463 $2,445
2004 $3,041 $2,819
2005 $3,014 $3,121
2006 $2,908 $3,440
2007 $2,302 $4,204
2008 $3,715 $5,026
2009 $4,395 $4,800
2010 $4,724 $4,833
2011 $6,481 $5,417
2012 $9,817 $5,050
2013 $8,975 $5,626
2014 $9,193 $5,925
2015 $7,703 $5,263
2016 $8,724 $5,598
2017 $9,613 $5,955
2018 $11,409 $6,714
2019 $10,777 $6,719
2020 $10,696 $6,660
2021 $14,990 $7,621
2022 $12,896 $7,606
2023 $12,754 $8,624
2024 $13,422 $9,310

Nauru vs. North Macedonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

North Macedonia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru North Macedonia
1950 56.6 50.6
1951 56.8 48.5
1952 57 52.5
1953 57.2 53.2
1954 57.4 55.7
1955 57.5 55.4
1956 57.6 58.5
1957 57.7 55.7
1958 57.8 60.3
1959 57.9 59.5
1960 57.9 60.5
1961 58 61.8
1962 58 59.3
1963 58.1 61.4
1964 58.2 61.5
1965 58.3 62.6
1966 58.4 63.5
1967 58.6 63.8
1968 58.6 64.6
1969 58.4 64
1970 58.4 65
1971 58.4 65.2
1972 58.4 65.6
1973 58.4 67.1
1974 58.3 67.1
1975 58.3 67.3
1976 58.2 67.9
1977 58.1 68.2
1978 58.3 69.1
1979 58.4 69.2
1980 58.5 69.1
1981 58.6 69.4
1982 58.6 69.8
1983 58.7 69.7
1984 58.7 70.2
1985 58.6 70.2
1986 58.6 70.3
1987 58.6 70.4
1988 58.7 70.5
1989 58.9 71.1
1990 59.1 71.3
1991 59.3 71.8
1992 59.5 71.3
1993 59.8 71.7
1994 60 71.5
1995 60.1 72
1996 60.1 71.9
1997 60 71.9
1998 59.9 71.8
1999 59.7 72.3
2000 59.6 72.6
2001 59.5 73
2002 59.4 72.7
2003 59.4 73
2004 59.3 73.4
2005 59.4 73.6
2006 59.4 73.8
2007 59.5 73.7
2008 59.7 74.4
2009 59.9 74.5
2010 60.1 75
2011 60.3 75.1
2012 60.5 75
2013 60.7 75.6
2014 60.8 75.6
2015 60.9 75.6
2016 61 75.6
2017 61.1 76.2
2018 61.2 76.9
2019 61.4 76.8
2020 61.5 74.5
2021 61.3 73.3
2022 61.9 76.6
2023 62.1 77.4
2024 62.3 77.5
2025 62.4 77.7

Nauru and North Macedonia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

North Macedonia
Year Population
Nauru North Macedonia
1960 4,607 1,435,059
1961 4,774 1,455,171
1962 4,979 1,471,745
1963 5,226 1,488,737
1964 5,515 1,510,900
1965 5,832 1,533,466
1966 6,043 1,557,349
1967 6,135 1,582,492
1968 6,328 1,608,930
1969 6,581 1,636,345
1970 6,710 1,664,208
1971 6,762 1,691,216
1972 6,812 1,717,395
1973 6,866 1,743,816
1974 6,923 1,770,545
1975 6,987 1,797,972
1976 7,064 1,825,830
1977 7,163 1,853,138
1978 7,298 1,879,847
1979 7,468 1,906,523
1980 7,649 1,933,038
1981 7,839 1,959,065
1982 8,040 1,978,956
1983 8,216 1,991,901
1984 8,377 2,003,399
1985 8,551 2,014,331
1986 8,742 2,024,732
1987 8,946 2,035,157
1988 9,165 2,045,737
1989 9,390 2,055,649
1990 9,622 2,063,689
1991 9,850 2,055,994
1992 10,021 2,032,523
1993 10,102 2,006,854
1994 10,137 1,992,666
1995 10,165 1,998,534
1996 10,183 2,012,553
1997 10,197 1,996,869
1998 10,198 2,007,523
1999 10,187 2,017,142
2000 10,168 2,026,350
2001 10,130 2,034,882
2002 10,082 2,020,157
2003 10,059 2,022,725
2004 10,060 2,016,186
2005 10,049 2,005,330
2006 10,034 1,994,287
2007 10,020 1,982,933
2008 10,009 1,971,493
2009 10,016 1,958,782
2010 10,043 1,946,298
2011 10,098 1,937,398
2012 10,267 1,929,821
2013 10,517 1,922,716
2014 10,742 1,917,557
2015 10,954 1,912,430
2016 11,150 1,906,313
2017 11,324 1,898,657
2018 11,477 1,889,051
2019 11,587 1,876,262
2020 11,643 1,856,124
2021 11,709 1,837,114
2022 11,801 1,831,712
2023 11,875 1,827,816
2024 11,947 1,792,179

Fertility rates in Nauru and North Macedonia

Fertility rate
Nauru

North Macedonia
Year Fertility rate
Nauru North Macedonia
1960 5.34 3.83
1961 5.38 3.62
1962 5.42 3.5
1963 5.44 3.62
1964 5.47 3.56
1965 5.48 3.52
1966 5.41 3.43
1967 5.29 3.33
1968 5.14 3.22
1969 4.94 3.1
1970 4.74 3.01
1971 4.54 2.93
1972 4.36 2.87
1973 4.19 2.72
1974 4.07 2.7
1975 3.97 2.69
1976 3.9 2.62
1977 3.86 2.49
1978 3.84 2.42
1979 3.85 2.4
1980 3.88 2.36
1981 3.94 2.29
1982 3.99 2.29
1983 4.06 2.25
1984 4.11 2.24
1985 4.14 2.25
1986 4.15 2.25
1987 4.14 2.32
1988 4.11 2.32
1989 4.07 2.25
1990 4.02 2.27
1991 3.99 2.31
1992 3.95 2.28
1993 3.89 2.26
1994 3.84 2.23
1995 3.81 2.13
1996 3.78 2.06
1997 3.74 1.92
1998 3.68 1.89
1999 3.64 1.77
2000 3.54 1.86
2001 3.46 1.73
2002 3.4 1.79
2003 3.39 1.75
2004 3.38 1.52
2005 3.38 1.5
2006 3.4 1.46
2007 3.5 1.46
2008 3.67 1.47
2009 3.85 1.5
2010 4.02 1.6
2011 4.12 1.46
2012 4.12 1.5
2013 4.1 1.5
2014 4.09 1.5
2015 4.08 1.49
2016 4.03 1.5
2017 3.88 1.43
2018 3.68 1.42
2019 3.53 1.34
2020 3.47 1.31
2021 3.43 1.6
2022 3.38 1.6
2023 3.33 1.5

Nauru and North Macedonia demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

North Macedonia
Year Median age, years
Nauru North Macedonia
1960 23.8 21.8
1961 24 21.8
1962 23.9 21.9
1963 23.7 21.9
1964 23.4 21.9
1965 23.1 21.9
1966 22.9 22
1967 22.9 22.2
1968 21.2 22.4
1969 18.9 22.6
1970 18.7 22.8
1971 19.1 23.1
1972 19.4 23.3
1973 19.8 23.6
1974 20.4 23.9
1975 21 24.2
1976 21.5 24.5
1977 22.1 24.8
1978 22.9 25.2
1979 23.6 25.5
1980 24.2 25.9
1981 24.7 26.2
1982 25.1 26.5
1983 25.2 26.8
1984 24.5 27.2
1985 23.7 27.5
1986 22.8 27.8
1987 22.1 28
1988 21.4 28.3
1989 20.8 28.6
1990 20.2 28.9
1991 19.7 29.2
1992 19.4 29.6
1993 19.3 29.9
1994 19.3 30.3
1995 19.3 30.5
1996 19.4 30.8
1997 19.5 31
1998 19.6 31.2
1999 19.8 31.5
2000 20.1 31.9
2001 20.4 32.2
2002 20.6 32.6
2003 20.8 32.8
2004 21 33.2
2005 21.2 33.5
2006 21.3 33.9
2007 21.5 34.3
2008 21.7 34.7
2009 21.8 35.1
2010 21.8 35.5
2011 21.8 36
2012 21.7 36.4
2013 21.6 36.9
2014 21.5 37.3
2015 21.4 37.8
2016 21.5 38.3
2017 21.6 38.8
2018 21.8 39.4
2019 21.9 39.9
2020 21.8 40.3
2021 21.7 40.7
2022 21.6 40.9
2023 21.5 41.3
2024 21.4 41.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru North Macedonia
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
39.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
3.3%
2002
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.7%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-5.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
12.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
63.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
22.9%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
1.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.25B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$458M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
118,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
3.52%
2020
Banked people share n/a
84.3%
2024

Energy

Nauru North Macedonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,450 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.8
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
8.76 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
4.79 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
82.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
19.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
63.8%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,320 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
31%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
23.6%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru North Macedonia
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-5,728
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
59.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
57.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
63
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
1.53
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
5.1
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
132
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
97.6%
2012
English speaking
96.7%
2023
5%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
87.2%
2023

Health

Nauru North Macedonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$562
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$225.9
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
77.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
0.002%
2018
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
2.96
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
27.4 years
2022
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
3.3
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
28.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
32
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
4.36 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru North Macedonia
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
5,433 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
4,830 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
3,867 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
8,812 mi
2017

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