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Nauru vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 195th vs. 108th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Portugal
Population
12088
10687819
Population rank 195/197 92/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$309B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$50,617
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Nauru and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Portugal
Year GDP
Nauru Portugal
1960 - $3,339,150,158
1961 - $3,573,719,085
1962 - $3,835,883,663
1963 - $4,084,251,593
1964 - $4,429,202,657
1965 - $4,901,711,248
1966 - $5,370,108,031
1967 - $6,002,607,030
1968 - $6,644,693,214
1969 - $7,287,555,035
1970 $17,570,366 $8,108,235,704
1971 $19,009,433 $9,201,604,240
1972 $21,734,269 $11,239,117,865
1973 $26,529,817 $15,090,564,186
1974 $35,994,511 $17,512,391,476
1975 $40,106,776 $19,347,607,843
1976 $40,287,427 $20,332,831,565
1977 $40,444,702 $21,439,523,311
1978 $41,754,147 $23,487,614,051
1979 $44,431,330 $26,622,819,672
1980 $46,947,124 $32,896,519,824
1981 $51,689,637 $31,977,276,873
1982 $52,877,742 $30,527,754,793
1983 $48,439,093 $27,239,650,742
1984 $47,363,231 $25,217,969,050
1985 $41,548,741 $27,115,807,742
1986 $39,939,391 $38,745,901,354
1987 $40,118,410 $48,182,925,857
1988 $45,931,134 $56,347,250,696
1989 $53,736,786 $60,594,092,182
1990 $55,572,376 $78,713,860,217
1991 $52,533,789 $89,233,599,278
1992 $51,133,123 $107,592,098,307
1993 $43,542,088 $95,009,751,901
1994 $39,742,511 $99,688,641,304
1995 $39,969,706 $118,122,007,430
1996 $37,458,801 $122,630,089,680
1997 $37,331,507 $117,016,535,163
1998 $29,664,451 $123,946,327,916
1999 $27,328,613 $127,470,385,557
2000 $26,930,980 $118,605,192,877
2001 $22,613,288 $121,604,107,165
2002 $21,017,424 $134,795,565,549
2003 $24,778,160 $165,226,175,537
2004 $30,587,566 $189,382,122,532
2005 $30,282,840 $197,253,876,705
2006 $29,183,627 $208,756,449,276
2007 $23,068,623 $240,496,147,317
2008 $37,184,925 $263,416,394,624
2009 $44,024,970 $244,667,762,836
2010 $47,442,299 $238,443,864,993
2011 $65,444,174 $245,426,767,676
2012 $100,794,925 $216,536,676,772
2013 $94,385,015 $226,677,408,292
2014 $98,752,257 $230,078,616,300
2015 $84,383,389 $199,038,523,120
2016 $97,276,023 $206,305,431,242
2017 $108,862,279 $220,862,990,767
2018 $130,937,590 $242,092,894,543
2019 $124,871,111 $240,115,970,063
2020 $124,530,027 $229,618,773,423
2021 $175,513,985 $256,055,879,091
2022 $152,190,819 $256,898,675,069
2023 $151,455,968 $289,696,962,620
2024 $160,350,640 $308,683,317,393

Nauru and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Portugal
1960 - $377
1961 - $400
1962 - $426
1963 - $452
1964 - $490
1965 - $545
1966 - $601
1967 - $676
1968 - $752
1969 - $832
1970 $2,619 $934
1971 $2,811 $1,065
1972 $3,191 $1,302
1973 $3,864 $1,748
1974 $5,199 $2,000
1975 $5,740 $2,128
1976 $5,703 $2,173
1977 $5,646 $2,267
1978 $5,721 $2,457
1979 $5,950 $2,756
1980 $6,138 $3,368
1981 $6,594 $3,246
1982 $6,577 $3,080
1983 $5,896 $2,735
1984 $5,654 $2,523
1985 $4,859 $2,705
1986 $4,569 $3,862
1987 $4,485 $4,804
1988 $5,012 $5,624
1989 $5,723 $6,056
1990 $5,776 $7,885
1991 $5,333 $8,959
1992 $5,103 $10,811
1993 $4,310 $9,535
1994 $3,921 $9,977
1995 $3,932 $11,781
1996 $3,679 $12,185
1997 $3,661 $11,576
1998 $2,909 $12,199
1999 $2,683 $12,475
2000 $2,649 $11,526
2001 $2,232 $11,735
2002 $2,085 $12,937
2003 $2,463 $15,798
2004 $3,041 $18,064
2005 $3,014 $18,780
2006 $2,908 $19,839
2007 $2,302 $22,811
2008 $3,715 $24,949
2009 $4,395 $23,151
2010 $4,724 $22,552
2011 $6,481 $23,247
2012 $9,817 $20,593
2013 $8,975 $21,676
2014 $9,193 $22,121
2015 $7,703 $19,216
2016 $8,724 $19,980
2017 $9,613 $21,442
2018 $11,409 $23,541
2019 $10,777 $23,343
2020 $10,696 $22,299
2021 $14,990 $24,711
2022 $12,896 $24,621
2023 $12,754 $27,386
2024 $13,422 $28,844

Nauru vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Portugal
1950 56.6 58.5
1951 56.8 58.7
1952 57 59.8
1953 57.2 61.1
1954 57.4 62.2
1955 57.5 61.4
1956 57.6 61.2
1957 57.7 61.4
1958 57.8 63.7
1959 57.9 62.9
1960 57.9 64.1
1961 58 62.8
1962 58 64.3
1963 58.1 64.9
1964 58.2 65.1
1965 58.3 66.1
1966 58.4 65.6
1967 58.6 66.5
1968 58.6 66.8
1969 58.4 66.4
1970 58.4 67.1
1971 58.4 66.8
1972 58.4 69.2
1973 58.4 68.6
1974 58.3 69.1
1975 58.3 68.8
1976 58.2 69.1
1977 58.1 70.3
1978 58.3 70.8
1979 58.4 71.6
1980 58.5 71.7
1981 58.6 71.9
1982 58.6 72.7
1983 58.7 72.7
1984 58.7 72.9
1985 58.6 73.2
1986 58.6 73.6
1987 58.6 74.1
1988 58.7 74.1
1989 58.9 74.7
1990 59.1 74.3
1991 59.3 74.2
1992 59.5 74.9
1993 59.8 74.8
1994 60 75.7
1995 60.1 75.5
1996 60.1 75.5
1997 60 75.9
1998 59.9 76.1
1999 59.7 76.3
2000 59.6 76.8
2001 59.5 77.2
2002 59.4 77.4
2003 59.4 77.6
2004 59.3 78.4
2005 59.4 78.3
2006 59.4 79.1
2007 59.5 79.3
2008 59.7 79.6
2009 59.9 79.8
2010 60.1 80.1
2011 60.3 80.6
2012 60.5 80.6
2013 60.7 80.9
2014 60.8 81.3
2015 60.9 81.3
2016 61 81.4
2017 61.1 81.7
2018 61.2 81.6
2019 61.4 82
2020 61.5 81.4
2021 61.3 81.4
2022 61.9 81.2
2023 62.1 82.4
2024 62.3 82.6
2025 62.4 82.7

Nauru and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Portugal
Year Population
Nauru Portugal
1960 4,607 8,857,716
1961 4,774 8,929,316
1962 4,979 8,993,985
1963 5,226 9,030,355
1964 5,515 9,035,365
1965 5,832 8,998,595
1966 6,043 8,930,990
1967 6,135 8,874,520
1968 6,328 8,836,650
1969 6,581 8,757,705
1970 6,710 8,680,431
1971 6,762 8,643,756
1972 6,812 8,630,430
1973 6,866 8,633,100
1974 6,923 8,754,365
1975 6,987 9,093,470
1976 7,064 9,355,810
1977 7,163 9,455,675
1978 7,298 9,558,250
1979 7,468 9,661,265
1980 7,649 9,766,312
1981 7,839 9,851,362
1982 8,040 9,911,771
1983 8,216 9,957,865
1984 8,377 9,996,232
1985 8,551 10,023,613
1986 8,742 10,032,734
1987 8,946 10,030,031
1988 9,165 10,019,610
1989 9,390 10,005,000
1990 9,622 9,983,218
1991 9,850 9,960,235
1992 10,021 9,952,494
1993 10,102 9,964,675
1994 10,137 9,991,525
1995 10,165 10,026,176
1996 10,183 10,063,945
1997 10,197 10,108,977
1998 10,198 10,160,196
1999 10,187 10,217,828
2000 10,168 10,289,898
2001 10,130 10,362,722
2002 10,082 10,419,631
2003 10,059 10,458,821
2004 10,060 10,483,861
2005 10,049 10,503,330
2006 10,034 10,522,288
2007 10,020 10,542,964
2008 10,009 10,558,177
2009 10,016 10,568,247
2010 10,043 10,573,100
2011 10,098 10,557,560
2012 10,267 10,514,844
2013 10,517 10,457,295
2014 10,742 10,401,062
2015 10,954 10,358,076
2016 11,150 10,325,452
2017 11,324 10,300,300
2018 11,477 10,283,822
2019 11,587 10,286,263
2020 11,643 10,297,081
2021 11,709 10,361,831
2022 11,801 10,434,332
2023 11,875 10,578,174
2024 11,947 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Nauru and Portugal

Fertility rate
Nauru

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Portugal
1960 5.34 3.16
1961 5.38 3.21
1962 5.42 3.23
1963 5.44 3.12
1964 5.47 3.21
1965 5.48 3.15
1966 5.41 3.16
1967 5.29 3.16
1968 5.14 3.12
1969 4.94 3.12
1970 4.74 3.01
1971 4.54 3
1972 4.36 2.86
1973 4.19 2.77
1974 4.07 2.7
1975 3.97 2.75
1976 3.9 2.82
1977 3.86 2.69
1978 3.84 2.45
1979 3.85 2.31
1980 3.88 2.25
1981 3.94 2.13
1982 3.99 2.07
1983 4.06 1.95
1984 4.11 1.9
1985 4.14 1.72
1986 4.15 1.66
1987 4.14 1.62
1988 4.11 1.61
1989 4.07 1.57
1990 4.02 1.56
1991 3.99 1.56
1992 3.95 1.54
1993 3.89 1.52
1994 3.84 1.45
1995 3.81 1.41
1996 3.78 1.44
1997 3.74 1.47
1998 3.68 1.47
1999 3.64 1.5
2000 3.54 1.55
2001 3.46 1.45
2002 3.4 1.46
2003 3.39 1.44
2004 3.38 1.4
2005 3.38 1.41
2006 3.4 1.37
2007 3.5 1.35
2008 3.67 1.39
2009 3.85 1.34
2010 4.02 1.39
2011 4.12 1.35
2012 4.12 1.28
2013 4.1 1.21
2014 4.09 1.24
2015 4.08 1.31
2016 4.03 1.37
2017 3.88 1.38
2018 3.68 1.42
2019 3.53 1.44
2020 3.47 1.42
2021 3.43 1.35
2022 3.38 1.43
2023 3.33 1.44

Nauru and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Nauru Portugal
1960 23.8 27.9
1961 24 28.1
1962 23.9 28.3
1963 23.7 28.5
1964 23.4 28.7
1965 23.1 28.8
1966 22.9 29
1967 22.9 29.1
1968 21.2 29.2
1969 18.9 29.4
1970 18.7 29.6
1971 19.1 29.7
1972 19.4 29.6
1973 19.8 29.6
1974 20.4 29.7
1975 21 29.7
1976 21.5 29.8
1977 22.1 29.9
1978 22.9 30
1979 23.6 30.3
1980 24.2 30.6
1981 24.7 30.8
1982 25.1 31.1
1983 25.2 31.4
1984 24.5 31.7
1985 23.7 32.1
1986 22.8 32.5
1987 22.1 32.9
1988 21.4 33.3
1989 20.8 33.7
1990 20.2 34.2
1991 19.7 34.6
1992 19.4 35
1993 19.3 35.4
1994 19.3 35.7
1995 19.3 36.1
1996 19.4 36.4
1997 19.5 36.8
1998 19.6 37.1
1999 19.8 37.4
2000 20.1 37.7
2001 20.4 38
2002 20.6 38.3
2003 20.8 38.6
2004 21 39
2005 21.2 39.4
2006 21.3 39.8
2007 21.5 40.2
2008 21.7 40.6
2009 21.8 41
2010 21.8 41.5
2011 21.8 41.9
2012 21.7 42.4
2013 21.6 42.9
2014 21.5 43.4
2015 21.4 43.8
2016 21.5 44.3
2017 21.6 44.7
2018 21.8 45.2
2019 21.9 45.6
2020 21.8 46.1
2021 21.7 46.5
2022 21.6 46.8
2023 21.5 47.2
2024 21.4 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
12.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.4%
2024

Energy

Nauru Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Portugal
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
57
2024
Higher education index n/a
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
96.8%
2021
English speaking
96.7%
2023
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
88.5%
2024

Health

Nauru Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Portugal
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
n/a

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