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Nauru vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 195th vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Norway
Population
12088
5642662
Population rank 195/197 119/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Nauru and Norway: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Norway economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Norway
Year GDP
Nauru Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 $17,570,366 $12,814,123,115
1971 $19,009,433 $14,583,114,840
1972 $21,734,269 $17,358,610,850
1973 $26,529,817 $22,534,253,703
1974 $35,994,511 $27,145,693,810
1975 $40,106,776 $32,877,805,200
1976 $40,287,427 $35,942,270,686
1977 $40,444,702 $41,508,030,431
1978 $41,754,147 $46,522,900,254
1979 $44,431,330 $53,132,244,624
1980 $46,947,124 $64,439,382,896
1981 $51,689,637 $63,596,654,761
1982 $52,877,742 $62,647,195,538
1983 $48,439,093 $61,627,240,831
1984 $47,363,231 $62,057,955,033
1985 $41,548,741 $65,416,879,914
1986 $39,939,391 $78,693,118,044
1987 $40,118,410 $94,229,907,236
1988 $45,931,134 $101,900,260,856
1989 $53,736,786 $102,633,934,391
1990 $55,572,376 $119,791,843,060
1991 $52,533,789 $121,872,464,483
1992 $51,133,123 $130,838,040,068
1993 $43,542,088 $120,579,213,713
1994 $39,742,511 $127,131,319,429
1995 $39,969,706 $152,029,612,325
1996 $37,458,801 $163,520,109,151
1997 $37,331,507 $161,356,631,888
1998 $29,664,451 $154,230,295,158
1999 $27,328,613 $162,383,706,021
2000 $26,930,980 $171,457,201,936
2001 $22,613,288 $174,239,354,071
2002 $21,017,424 $195,914,852,576
2003 $24,778,160 $229,385,469,337
2004 $30,587,566 $265,268,662,473
2005 $30,282,840 $309,978,579,744
2006 $29,183,627 $346,915,160,682
2007 $23,068,623 $402,643,260,488
2008 $37,184,925 $464,917,553,191
2009 $44,024,970 $387,976,400,617
2010 $47,442,299 $431,052,143,940
2011 $65,444,174 $501,360,549,669
2012 $100,794,925 $512,777,309,841
2013 $94,385,015 $526,014,468,085
2014 $98,752,257 $501,736,471,833
2015 $84,383,389 $388,159,512,246
2016 $97,276,023 $370,956,547,619
2017 $108,862,279 $401,745,275,035
2018 $130,937,590 $439,788,625,884
2019 $124,871,111 $408,742,840,909
2020 $124,530,027 $367,633,418,887
2021 $175,513,985 $503,367,986,030
2022 $152,190,819 $596,297,651,036
2023 $151,455,968 $482,949,731,777
2024 $160,350,640 $483,727,398,216

Nauru and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 $2,619 $3,306
1971 $2,811 $3,736
1972 $3,191 $4,414
1973 $3,864 $5,690
1974 $5,199 $6,812
1975 $5,740 $8,204
1976 $5,703 $8,927
1977 $5,646 $10,266
1978 $5,721 $11,463
1979 $5,950 $13,047
1980 $6,138 $15,772
1981 $6,594 $15,513
1982 $6,577 $15,225
1983 $5,896 $14,928
1984 $5,654 $14,989
1985 $4,859 $15,754
1986 $4,569 $18,883
1987 $4,485 $22,506
1988 $5,012 $24,207
1989 $5,723 $24,281
1990 $5,776 $28,243
1991 $5,333 $28,597
1992 $5,103 $30,524
1993 $4,310 $27,964
1994 $3,921 $29,316
1995 $3,932 $34,876
1996 $3,679 $37,322
1997 $3,661 $36,629
1998 $2,909 $34,803
1999 $2,683 $36,393
2000 $2,649 $38,178
2001 $2,232 $38,602
2002 $2,085 $43,171
2003 $2,463 $50,250
2004 $3,041 $57,769
2005 $3,014 $67,047
2006 $2,908 $74,434
2007 $2,302 $85,502
2008 $3,715 $97,504
2009 $4,395 $80,348
2010 $4,724 $88,163
2011 $6,481 $101,222
2012 $9,817 $102,176
2013 $8,975 $103,554
2014 $9,193 $97,667
2015 $7,703 $74,810
2016 $8,724 $70,867
2017 $9,613 $76,132
2018 $11,409 $82,793
2019 $10,777 $76,431
2020 $10,696 $68,340
2021 $14,990 $93,073
2022 $12,896 $109,270
2023 $12,754 $87,497
2024 $13,422 $86,810

Nauru vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Norway
1950 56.6 71.6
1951 56.8 72.5
1952 57 72.7
1953 57.2 73.1
1954 57.4 73.2
1955 57.5 73.4
1956 57.6 73.5
1957 57.7 73.4
1958 57.8 73.4
1959 57.9 73.6
1960 57.9 73.6
1961 58 73.6
1962 58 73.5
1963 58.1 73.1
1964 58.2 73.6
1965 58.3 73.7
1966 58.4 74
1967 58.6 74.1
1968 58.6 73.9
1969 58.4 73.7
1970 58.4 74.1
1971 58.4 74.2
1972 58.4 74.3
1973 58.4 74.4
1974 58.3 74.8
1975 58.3 74.8
1976 58.2 75
1977 58.1 75.4
1978 58.3 75.4
1979 58.4 75.4
1980 58.5 75.7
1981 58.6 75.9
1982 58.6 76
1983 58.7 76.1
1984 58.7 76.2
1985 58.6 75.9
1986 58.6 76.3
1987 58.6 76.1
1988 58.7 76.3
1989 58.9 76.5
1990 59.1 76.6
1991 59.3 77
1992 59.5 77.2
1993 59.8 77.2
1994 60 77.8
1995 60.1 77.8
1996 60.1 78.2
1997 60 78.2
1998 59.9 78.4
1999 59.7 78.4
2000 59.6 78.7
2001 59.5 78.9
2002 59.4 79
2003 59.4 79.5
2004 59.3 80
2005 59.4 80.2
2006 59.4 80.4
2007 59.5 80.5
2008 59.7 80.7
2009 59.9 80.9
2010 60.1 81
2011 60.3 81.2
2012 60.5 81.4
2013 60.7 81.7
2014 60.8 82.1
2015 60.9 82.3
2016 61 82.4
2017 61.1 82.6
2018 61.2 82.8
2019 61.4 83
2020 61.5 83.2
2021 61.3 83.2
2022 61.9 82.6
2023 62.1 83.3
2024 62.3 83.5
2025 62.4 83.6

Nauru and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Norway
Year Population
Nauru Norway
1960 4,607 3,581,239
1961 4,774 3,609,800
1962 4,979 3,638,918
1963 5,226 3,666,537
1964 5,515 3,694,339
1965 5,832 3,723,168
1966 6,043 3,753,012
1967 6,135 3,784,539
1968 6,328 3,816,486
1969 6,581 3,847,707
1970 6,710 3,875,763
1971 6,762 3,903,039
1972 6,812 3,933,004
1973 6,866 3,960,612
1974 6,923 3,985,258
1975 6,987 4,007,313
1976 7,064 4,026,152
1977 7,163 4,043,205
1978 7,298 4,058,671
1979 7,468 4,072,517
1980 7,649 4,085,620
1981 7,839 4,099,702
1982 8,040 4,114,787
1983 8,216 4,128,432
1984 8,377 4,140,099
1985 8,551 4,152,516
1986 8,742 4,167,354
1987 8,946 4,186,905
1988 9,165 4,209,488
1989 9,390 4,226,901
1990 9,622 4,241,473
1991 9,850 4,261,732
1992 10,021 4,286,401
1993 10,102 4,311,991
1994 10,137 4,336,613
1995 10,165 4,359,184
1996 10,183 4,381,336
1997 10,197 4,405,157
1998 10,198 4,431,464
1999 10,187 4,461,913
2000 10,168 4,490,967
2001 10,130 4,513,751
2002 10,082 4,538,159
2003 10,059 4,564,855
2004 10,060 4,591,910
2005 10,049 4,623,291
2006 10,034 4,660,677
2007 10,020 4,709,153
2008 10,009 4,768,212
2009 10,016 4,828,726
2010 10,043 4,889,252
2011 10,098 4,953,088
2012 10,267 5,018,573
2013 10,517 5,079,623
2014 10,742 5,137,232
2015 10,954 5,188,607
2016 11,150 5,234,519
2017 11,324 5,276,968
2018 11,477 5,311,916
2019 11,587 5,347,896
2020 11,643 5,379,475
2021 11,709 5,408,320
2022 11,801 5,457,127
2023 11,875 5,519,594
2024 11,947 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Nauru and Norway

Fertility rate
Nauru

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Norway
1960 5.34 2.85
1961 5.38 2.94
1962 5.42 2.91
1963 5.44 2.93
1964 5.47 2.98
1965 5.48 2.94
1966 5.41 2.9
1967 5.29 2.81
1968 5.14 2.75
1969 4.94 2.7
1970 4.74 2.5
1971 4.54 2.49
1972 4.36 2.38
1973 4.19 2.23
1974 4.07 2.13
1975 3.97 1.98
1976 3.9 1.86
1977 3.86 1.75
1978 3.84 1.77
1979 3.85 1.75
1980 3.88 1.72
1981 3.94 1.7
1982 3.99 1.71
1983 4.06 1.66
1984 4.11 1.66
1985 4.14 1.68
1986 4.15 1.71
1987 4.14 1.74
1988 4.11 1.84
1989 4.07 1.89
1990 4.02 1.93
1991 3.99 1.92
1992 3.95 1.88
1993 3.89 1.86
1994 3.84 1.87
1995 3.81 1.87
1996 3.78 1.89
1997 3.74 1.86
1998 3.68 1.81
1999 3.64 1.85
2000 3.54 1.85
2001 3.46 1.78
2002 3.4 1.75
2003 3.39 1.8
2004 3.38 1.83
2005 3.38 1.84
2006 3.4 1.9
2007 3.5 1.9
2008 3.67 1.96
2009 3.85 1.98
2010 4.02 1.95
2011 4.12 1.88
2012 4.12 1.85
2013 4.1 1.78
2014 4.09 1.75
2015 4.08 1.72
2016 4.03 1.71
2017 3.88 1.62
2018 3.68 1.56
2019 3.53 1.53
2020 3.47 1.48
2021 3.43 1.55
2022 3.38 1.41
2023 3.33 1.4

Nauru and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Norway
Year Median age, years
Nauru Norway
1960 23.8 34.3
1961 24 34.4
1962 23.9 34.4
1963 23.7 34.3
1964 23.4 34.2
1965 23.1 34.1
1966 22.9 33.9
1967 22.9 33.7
1968 21.2 33.5
1969 18.9 33.2
1970 18.7 32.9
1971 19.1 32.7
1972 19.4 32.5
1973 19.8 32.4
1974 20.4 32.4
1975 21 32.5
1976 21.5 32.6
1977 22.1 32.7
1978 22.9 32.9
1979 23.6 33.1
1980 24.2 33.3
1981 24.7 33.6
1982 25.1 33.9
1983 25.2 34.1
1984 24.5 34.4
1985 23.7 34.6
1986 22.8 34.8
1987 22.1 34.9
1988 21.4 35.1
1989 20.8 35.2
1990 20.2 35.4
1991 19.7 35.5
1992 19.4 35.7
1993 19.3 35.8
1994 19.3 35.9
1995 19.3 36.1
1996 19.4 36.2
1997 19.5 36.4
1998 19.6 36.5
1999 19.8 36.7
2000 20.1 36.9
2001 20.4 37.1
2002 20.6 37.3
2003 20.8 37.5
2004 21 37.7
2005 21.2 37.9
2006 21.3 38.1
2007 21.5 38.3
2008 21.7 38.4
2009 21.8 38.5
2010 21.8 38.6
2011 21.8 38.7
2012 21.7 38.8
2013 21.6 38.9
2014 21.5 39
2015 21.4 39.2
2016 21.5 39.3
2017 21.6 39.4
2018 21.8 39.6
2019 21.9 39.8
2020 21.8 40
2021 21.7 40.3
2022 21.6 40.4
2023 21.5 40.5
2024 21.4 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
1.86%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Nauru Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Norway
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
81
2024
Higher education index n/a
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
95%
2013
English speaking
96.7%
2023
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
99%
2023

Health

Nauru Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Norway
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
n/a

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