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Nauru vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 195th vs. 1st).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Russia
Population
12088
142718132
Population rank 195/197 9/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 195/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

Nauru and Russia: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Russia economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Russia
Year GDP
Nauru Russia
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 $554,828,660,436
1989 $53,736,786 $506,631,299,735
1990 $55,572,376 $517,014,446,228
1991 $52,533,789 $517,962,962,963
1992 $51,133,123 $460,290,556,901
1993 $43,542,088 $435,083,713,851
1994 $39,742,511 $395,077,301,248
1995 $39,969,706 $395,537,185,735
1996 $37,458,801 $391,724,890,744
1997 $37,331,507 $404,928,954,192
1998 $29,664,451 $270,955,486,862
1999 $27,328,613 $195,907,128,351
2000 $26,930,980 $259,710,142,197
2001 $22,613,288 $306,602,070,621
2002 $21,017,424 $345,470,494,418
2003 $24,778,160 $430,347,420,185
2004 $30,587,566 $591,016,690,732
2005 $30,282,840 $764,015,973,481
2006 $29,183,627 $989,932,071,353
2007 $23,068,623 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $37,184,925 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $44,024,970 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $47,442,299 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $65,444,174 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $100,794,925 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $94,385,015 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $98,752,257 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $84,383,389 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $97,276,023 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $108,862,279 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $130,937,590 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $124,871,111 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $124,530,027 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $175,513,985 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $152,190,819 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $151,455,968 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $160,350,640 $2,173,835,806,672

Nauru and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Russia
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Russia
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 $3,778
1989 $5,723 $3,430
1990 $5,776 $3,494
1991 $5,333 $3,490
1992 $5,103 $3,099
1993 $4,310 $2,931
1994 $3,921 $2,662
1995 $3,932 $2,666
1996 $3,679 $2,644
1997 $3,661 $2,738
1998 $2,909 $1,835
1999 $2,683 $1,331
2000 $2,649 $1,772
2001 $2,232 $2,100
2002 $2,085 $2,378
2003 $2,463 $2,975
2004 $3,041 $4,102
2005 $3,014 $5,323
2006 $2,908 $6,920
2007 $2,302 $9,101
2008 $3,715 $11,635
2009 $4,395 $8,563
2010 $4,724 $10,675
2011 $6,481 $14,305
2012 $9,817 $15,402
2013 $8,975 $15,941
2014 $9,193 $14,277
2015 $7,703 $9,427
2016 $8,724 $8,804
2017 $9,613 $10,835
2018 $11,409 $11,399
2019 $10,777 $11,640
2020 $10,696 $10,280
2021 $14,990 $12,637
2022 $12,896 $15,888
2023 $12,754 $14,403
2024 $13,422 $15,145

Nauru vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Russia
1950 56.6 55.5
1951 56.8 55.3
1952 57 57.6
1953 57.2 58.8
1954 57.4 59.9
1955 57.5 62.1
1956 57.6 66.5
1957 57.7 66
1958 57.8 67.7
1959 57.9 67.4
1960 57.9 68.3
1961 58 68.6
1962 58 68.5
1963 58.1 69.1
1964 58.2 69.5
1965 58.3 69.3
1966 58.4 69.4
1967 58.6 69.2
1968 58.6 69.1
1969 58.4 68.6
1970 58.4 68.7
1971 58.4 68.9
1972 58.4 68.8
1973 58.4 68.9
1974 58.3 68.7
1975 58.3 68.3
1976 58.2 68.1
1977 58.1 67.9
1978 58.3 67.8
1979 58.4 67.6
1980 58.5 67.5
1981 58.6 67.6
1982 58.6 68.1
1983 58.7 68
1984 58.7 67.6
1985 58.6 68.3
1986 58.6 70
1987 58.6 70.1
1988 58.7 69.9
1989 58.9 69.7
1990 59.1 69.3
1991 59.3 69
1992 59.5 67.8
1993 59.8 65
1994 60 63.8
1995 60.1 64
1996 60.1 65.4
1997 60 66.6
1998 59.9 66.9
1999 59.7 65.6
2000 59.6 65
2001 59.5 65
2002 59.4 64.7
2003 59.4 64.7
2004 59.3 65.1
2005 59.4 65.2
2006 59.4 66.5
2007 59.5 67.5
2008 59.7 67.9
2009 59.9 68.7
2010 60.1 68.2
2011 60.3 69.7
2012 60.5 70.1
2013 60.7 70.6
2014 60.8 70.8
2015 60.9 71.3
2016 61 71.9
2017 61.1 72.8
2018 61.2 72.9
2019 61.4 73.1
2020 61.5 71.2
2021 61.3 69.8
2022 61.9 72.5
2023 62.1 73.2
2024 62.3 73.3
2025 62.4 73.5

Nauru and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Russia
Year Population
Nauru Russia
1960 4,607 119,897,000
1961 4,774 121,236,000
1962 4,979 122,591,000
1963 5,226 123,960,000
1964 5,515 125,345,000
1965 5,832 126,745,000
1966 6,043 127,468,000
1967 6,135 128,196,000
1968 6,328 128,928,000
1969 6,581 129,664,000
1970 6,710 130,404,000
1971 6,762 131,155,000
1972 6,812 131,909,000
1973 6,866 132,669,000
1974 6,923 133,432,000
1975 6,987 134,200,000
1976 7,064 135,147,000
1977 7,163 136,100,000
1978 7,298 137,060,000
1979 7,468 138,027,000
1980 7,649 139,010,000
1981 7,839 139,941,000
1982 8,040 140,823,000
1983 8,216 141,668,000
1984 8,377 142,745,000
1985 8,551 143,858,000
1986 8,742 144,894,000
1987 8,946 145,908,000
1988 9,165 146,857,000
1989 9,390 147,721,000
1990 9,622 147,969,406
1991 9,850 148,394,216
1992 10,021 148,538,197
1993 10,102 148,458,777
1994 10,137 148,407,912
1995 10,165 148,375,787
1996 10,183 148,160,129
1997 10,197 147,915,361
1998 10,198 147,670,784
1999 10,187 147,214,776
2000 10,168 146,596,869
2001 10,130 145,976,482
2002 10,082 145,306,497
2003 10,059 144,648,618
2004 10,060 144,067,316
2005 10,049 143,518,814
2006 10,034 143,049,637
2007 10,020 142,805,114
2008 10,009 142,742,366
2009 10,016 142,785,348
2010 10,043 142,849,468
2011 10,098 143,018,195
2012 10,267 143,378,447
2013 10,517 143,805,638
2014 10,742 144,237,223
2015 10,954 144,640,716
2016 11,150 145,015,460
2017 11,324 145,293,260
2018 11,477 145,398,106
2019 11,587 145,453,291
2020 11,643 145,245,148
2021 11,709 144,746,762
2022 11,801 144,236,933
2023 11,875 143,826,130
2024 11,947 143,533,851

Fertility rates in Nauru and Russia

Fertility rate
Nauru

Russia
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Russia
1960 5.34 2.52
1961 5.38 2.45
1962 5.42 2.36
1963 5.44 2.27
1964 5.47 2.18
1965 5.48 2.13
1966 5.41 2.1
1967 5.29 2.04
1968 5.14 1.99
1969 4.94 1.97
1970 4.74 1.99
1971 4.54 2.03
1972 4.36 2.04
1973 4.19 2.01
1974 4.07 2
1975 3.97 1.98
1976 3.9 1.97
1977 3.86 1.95
1978 3.84 1.92
1979 3.85 1.9
1980 3.88 1.89
1981 3.94 1.91
1982 3.99 2.04
1983 4.06 2.11
1984 4.11 2.06
1985 4.14 2.05
1986 4.15 2.15
1987 4.14 2.22
1988 4.11 2.12
1989 4.07 2.01
1990 4.02 1.89
1991 3.99 1.73
1992 3.95 1.55
1993 3.89 1.39
1994 3.84 1.4
1995 3.81 1.34
1996 3.78 1.27
1997 3.74 1.22
1998 3.68 1.23
1999 3.64 1.16
2000 3.54 1.2
2001 3.46 1.22
2002 3.4 1.29
2003 3.39 1.32
2004 3.38 1.34
2005 3.38 1.29
2006 3.4 1.31
2007 3.5 1.42
2008 3.67 1.5
2009 3.85 1.54
2010 4.02 1.57
2011 4.12 1.58
2012 4.12 1.69
2013 4.1 1.71
2014 4.09 1.75
2015 4.08 1.78
2016 4.03 1.76
2017 3.88 1.62
2018 3.68 1.58
2019 3.53 1.5
2020 3.47 1.51
2021 3.43 1.51
2022 3.38 1.42
2023 3.33 1.41

Nauru and Russia demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Russia
Year Median age, years
Nauru Russia
1960 23.8 27.1
1961 24 27.4
1962 23.9 27.7
1963 23.7 28.1
1964 23.4 28.3
1965 23.1 28.6
1966 22.9 28.9
1967 22.9 29.2
1968 21.2 29.8
1969 18.9 30.3
1970 18.7 30.7
1971 19.1 31
1972 19.4 31.1
1973 19.8 31.1
1974 20.4 30.9
1975 21 30.7
1976 21.5 30.6
1977 22.1 30.9
1978 22.9 31
1979 23.6 31.1
1980 24.2 31.3
1981 24.7 31.4
1982 25.1 31.6
1983 25.2 31.7
1984 24.5 31.8
1985 23.7 32
1986 22.8 32.2
1987 22.1 32.4
1988 21.4 32.6
1989 20.8 32.9
1990 20.2 33.2
1991 19.7 33.6
1992 19.4 33.9
1993 19.3 34.4
1994 19.3 34.7
1995 19.3 35
1996 19.4 35.3
1997 19.5 35.7
1998 19.6 36
1999 19.8 36.3
2000 20.1 36.6
2001 20.4 36.8
2002 20.6 36.9
2003 20.8 37
2004 21 37.2
2005 21.2 37.4
2006 21.3 37.6
2007 21.5 37.7
2008 21.7 37.8
2009 21.8 37.9
2010 21.8 38
2011 21.8 38.1
2012 21.7 38.3
2013 21.6 38.4
2014 21.5 38.6
2015 21.4 38.7
2016 21.5 38.8
2017 21.6 39
2018 21.8 39.2
2019 21.9 39.4
2020 21.8 39.7
2021 21.7 39.9
2022 21.6 40.1
2023 21.5 40.5
2024 21.4 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold n/a
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
1.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
79.3%
2024

Energy

Nauru Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Russia
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
75.5%
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
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
22
2024
Higher education index n/a
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
12
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
99.9%
2021
English speaking
96.7%
2023
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
94.4%
2024

Health

Nauru Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Russia
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
981,326 mi
2023

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