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Nauru vs Qatar statistics compared

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Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 195th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Qatar
Population
12088
2964497
Population rank 195/197 137/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Nauru and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Qatar
Year GDP
Nauru Qatar
1970 $17,570,366 $301,791,302
1971 $19,009,433 $387,703,106
1972 $21,734,269 $510,262,500
1973 $26,529,817 $793,885,560
1974 $35,994,511 $2,401,403,227
1975 $40,106,776 $2,512,773,166
1976 $40,287,427 $3,284,273,987
1977 $40,444,702 $3,617,564,638
1978 $41,754,147 $4,052,000,413
1979 $44,431,330 $5,632,962,997
1980 $46,947,124 $7,829,165,262
1981 $51,689,637 $8,661,263,764
1982 $52,877,742 $7,596,703,214
1983 $48,439,093 $6,467,582,308
1984 $47,363,231 $6,704,395,824
1985 $41,548,741 $6,153,296,456
1986 $39,939,391 $5,053,021,951
1987 $40,118,410 $5,446,428,681
1988 $45,931,134 $6,038,187,033
1989 $53,736,786 $6,487,912,088
1990 $55,572,376 $7,360,439,423
1991 $52,533,789 $6,883,516,484
1992 $51,133,123 $7,646,153,984
1993 $43,542,088 $7,156,593,654
1994 $39,742,511 $7,374,450,769
1995 $39,969,706 $8,137,911,978
1996 $37,458,801 $9,059,340,385
1997 $37,331,507 $11,297,802,115
1998 $29,664,451 $10,255,495,027
1999 $27,328,613 $12,393,131,868
2000 $26,930,980 $17,759,890,110
2001 $22,613,288 $17,538,461,538
2002 $21,017,424 $19,363,736,264
2003 $24,778,160 $23,533,791,209
2004 $30,587,566 $31,734,065,934
2005 $30,282,840 $44,530,494,505
2006 $29,183,627 $60,882,142,857
2007 $23,068,623 $79,712,087,912
2008 $37,184,925 $115,270,054,945
2009 $44,024,970 $97,798,351,648
2010 $47,442,299 $125,122,306,346
2011 $65,444,174 $167,775,268,626
2012 $100,794,925 $186,833,502,363
2013 $94,385,015 $198,727,642,967
2014 $98,752,257 $206,224,598,571
2015 $84,383,389 $161,739,955,577
2016 $97,276,023 $151,732,181,868
2017 $108,862,279 $161,099,122,225
2018 $130,937,590 $183,334,953,819
2019 $124,871,111 $176,371,267,692
2020 $124,530,027 $144,411,363,352
2021 $175,513,985 $179,732,009,560
2022 $152,190,819 $235,709,325,714
2023 $151,455,968 $213,002,809,341
2024 $160,350,640 $217,982,967,033

Nauru and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Qatar
1970 $2,619 $2,594
1971 $2,811 $2,952
1972 $3,191 $3,483
1973 $3,864 $4,905
1974 $5,199 $13,540
1975 $5,740 $13,014
1976 $5,703 $15,710
1977 $5,646 $16,058
1978 $5,721 $16,757
1979 $5,950 $21,777
1980 $6,138 $28,375
1981 $6,594 $29,505
1982 $6,577 $24,385
1983 $5,896 $19,616
1984 $5,654 $19,272
1985 $4,859 $16,815
1986 $4,569 $13,213
1987 $4,485 $13,719
1988 $5,012 $14,682
1989 $5,723 $15,243
1990 $5,776 $16,722
1991 $5,333 $15,133
1992 $5,103 $16,280
1993 $4,310 $14,770
1994 $3,921 $14,765
1995 $3,932 $15,823
1996 $3,679 $17,125
1997 $3,661 $20,523
1998 $2,909 $17,665
1999 $2,683 $20,234
2000 $2,649 $27,535
2001 $2,232 $25,871
2002 $2,085 $27,227
2003 $2,463 $31,602
2004 $3,041 $41,036
2005 $3,014 $53,950
2006 $2,908 $62,582
2007 $2,302 $65,954
2008 $3,715 $80,781
2009 $4,395 $60,786
2010 $4,724 $77,387
2011 $6,481 $103,262
2012 $9,817 $108,470
2013 $8,975 $103,697
2014 $9,193 $95,841
2015 $7,703 $68,985
2016 $8,724 $61,254
2017 $9,613 $63,280
2018 $11,409 $71,040
2019 $10,777 $66,841
2020 $10,696 $51,684
2021 $14,990 $71,752
2022 $12,896 $88,701
2023 $12,754 $80,196
2024 $13,422 $76,276

Nauru vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Qatar
1950 56.6 50.8
1951 56.8 51.5
1952 57 52.1
1953 57.2 52.8
1954 57.4 53.5
1955 57.5 54.2
1956 57.6 54.9
1957 57.7 55.6
1958 57.8 56.3
1959 57.9 57
1960 57.9 57.8
1961 58 58.5
1962 58 59.2
1963 58.1 60
1964 58.2 60.7
1965 58.3 61.4
1966 58.4 62.2
1967 58.6 62.9
1968 58.6 63.6
1969 58.4 64.2
1970 58.4 64.9
1971 58.4 65.5
1972 58.4 66.1
1973 58.4 66.6
1974 58.3 67.2
1975 58.3 67.7
1976 58.2 68.2
1977 58.1 68.6
1978 58.3 69.1
1979 58.4 69.5
1980 58.5 69.9
1981 58.6 70.3
1982 58.6 70.7
1983 58.7 71.1
1984 58.7 71.5
1985 58.6 71.8
1986 58.6 72.2
1987 58.6 72.5
1988 58.7 72.8
1989 58.9 73.1
1990 59.1 73.4
1991 59.3 73.7
1992 59.5 73.9
1993 59.8 74.1
1994 60 74.2
1995 60.1 74.4
1996 60.1 74.6
1997 60 74.7
1998 59.9 74.9
1999 59.7 75
2000 59.6 75.3
2001 59.5 75.5
2002 59.4 75.8
2003 59.4 76.1
2004 59.3 76.5
2005 59.4 76.9
2006 59.4 77.3
2007 59.5 77.7
2008 59.7 78.3
2009 59.9 78.8
2010 60.1 79.4
2011 60.3 80
2012 60.5 80.5
2013 60.7 81
2014 60.8 81.4
2015 60.9 81.8
2016 61 82.1
2017 61.1 82.5
2018 61.2 82.7
2019 61.4 82.9
2020 61.5 80.4
2021 61.3 81.1
2022 61.9 81.9
2023 62.1 82.4
2024 62.3 82.5
2025 62.4 82.7

Nauru and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Qatar
Year Population
Nauru Qatar
1960 4,607 36,010
1961 4,774 39,680
1962 4,979 44,630
1963 5,226 50,380
1964 5,515 56,867
1965 5,832 64,065
1966 6,043 72,192
1967 6,135 81,439
1968 6,328 91,749
1969 6,581 103,025
1970 6,710 116,350
1971 6,762 131,346
1972 6,812 146,506
1973 6,866 161,841
1974 6,923 177,362
1975 6,987 193,087
1976 7,064 209,052
1977 7,163 225,285
1978 7,298 241,808
1979 7,468 258,670
1980 7,649 275,913
1981 7,839 293,553
1982 8,040 311,537
1983 8,216 329,709
1984 8,377 347,878
1985 8,551 365,940
1986 8,742 382,422
1987 8,946 397,005
1988 9,165 411,264
1989 9,390 425,646
1990 9,622 440,175
1991 9,850 454,853
1992 10,021 469,657
1993 10,102 484,545
1994 10,137 499,459
1995 10,165 514,325
1996 10,183 529,019
1997 10,197 550,500
1998 10,198 580,540
1999 10,187 612,500
2000 10,168 644,989
2001 10,130 677,925
2002 10,082 711,205
2003 10,059 744,682
2004 10,060 773,332
2005 10,049 825,408
2006 10,034 972,831
2007 10,020 1,208,595
2008 10,009 1,426,938
2009 10,016 1,608,903
2010 10,043 1,616,832
2011 10,098 1,624,761
2012 10,267 1,722,438
2013 10,517 1,916,426
2014 10,742 2,151,745
2015 10,954 2,344,557
2016 11,150 2,477,113
2017 11,324 2,545,820
2018 11,477 2,580,734
2019 11,587 2,638,657
2020 11,643 2,794,148
2021 11,709 2,504,910
2022 11,801 2,657,333
2023 11,875 2,656,032
2024 11,947 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Nauru and Qatar

Fertility rate
Nauru

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Qatar
1960 5.34 6.53
1961 5.38 6.53
1962 5.42 6.53
1963 5.44 6.53
1964 5.47 6.53
1965 5.48 6.53
1966 5.41 6.52
1967 5.29 6.46
1968 5.14 6.39
1969 4.94 6.31
1970 4.74 6.23
1971 4.54 6.15
1972 4.36 6.07
1973 4.19 6.01
1974 4.07 5.94
1975 3.97 5.86
1976 3.9 5.78
1977 3.86 5.69
1978 3.84 5.58
1979 3.85 5.46
1980 3.88 5.33
1981 3.94 5.2
1982 3.99 5.04
1983 4.06 4.9
1984 4.11 4.76
1985 4.14 4.64
1986 4.15 4.57
1987 4.14 4.54
1988 4.11 4.51
1989 4.07 4.41
1990 4.02 4.23
1991 3.99 3.99
1992 3.95 3.85
1993 3.89 3.77
1994 3.84 3.67
1995 3.81 3.56
1996 3.78 3.44
1997 3.74 3.33
1998 3.68 3.21
1999 3.64 3.12
2000 3.54 3.07
2001 3.46 3.08
2002 3.4 3.01
2003 3.39 2.93
2004 3.38 2.79
2005 3.38 2.64
2006 3.4 2.51
2007 3.5 2.44
2008 3.67 2.37
2009 3.85 2.25
2010 4.02 2.14
2011 4.12 2.07
2012 4.12 2.04
2013 4.1 2.03
2014 4.09 2.03
2015 4.08 1.98
2016 4.03 1.86
2017 3.88 1.83
2018 3.68 1.76
2019 3.53 1.73
2020 3.47 1.68
2021 3.43 1.61
2022 3.38 1.74
2023 3.33 1.73

Nauru and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Nauru Qatar
1960 23.8 18
1961 24 19
1962 23.9 20.1
1963 23.7 21.1
1964 23.4 21.8
1965 23.1 22.5
1966 22.9 23
1967 22.9 23.5
1968 21.2 24
1969 18.9 24.4
1970 18.7 23.7
1971 19.1 22.2
1972 19.4 21.3
1973 19.8 20.9
1974 20.4 20.8
1975 21 21
1976 21.5 21.3
1977 22.1 21.8
1978 22.9 22.3
1979 23.6 22.9
1980 24.2 23.5
1981 24.7 24.1
1982 25.1 24.8
1983 25.2 25.6
1984 24.5 26.3
1985 23.7 27
1986 22.8 27.4
1987 22.1 27.5
1988 21.4 27.5
1989 20.8 27.6
1990 20.2 27.7
1991 19.7 27.9
1992 19.4 28.1
1993 19.3 28.4
1994 19.3 28.7
1995 19.3 29.1
1996 19.4 29.6
1997 19.5 29.9
1998 19.6 29.8
1999 19.8 29.8
2000 20.1 29.9
2001 20.4 30.1
2002 20.6 30.5
2003 20.8 30.9
2004 21 31
2005 21.2 30.9
2006 21.3 30.6
2007 21.5 30.1
2008 21.7 30.1
2009 21.8 30.8
2010 21.8 31.3
2011 21.8 31.2
2012 21.7 31
2013 21.6 30.9
2014 21.5 31.1
2015 21.4 31.2
2016 21.5 31.4
2017 21.6 31.6
2018 21.8 31.9
2019 21.9 32.3
2020 21.8 32.6
2021 21.7 32.9
2022 21.6 33.4
2023 21.5 34.1
2024 21.4 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP n/a
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
20.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.9%
2011

Energy

Nauru Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Qatar
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
97.8%
2014
English speaking
96.7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
99.7%
2023

Health

Nauru Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Qatar
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
4,374 mi
2016

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