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Nauru vs Rwanda statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 14.3M in Rwanda (ranked 77/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 9,525 sq mi for Rwanda (ranked 195th vs. 146th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Rwanda ranks 144/197 ($14.3B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Rwanda ranks 177/197 ($1,000).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Rwanda
Population
12088
14826674
Population rank 195/197 77/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$14.3B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 144/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$1,000
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 177/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$3,711
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$9.58B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
77.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$672
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 156/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$2,587
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
9,525 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
1,497 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
3.7
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
68.2 years
2025

Nauru and Rwanda: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Rwanda economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Rwanda
Year GDP
Nauru Rwanda
1960 - $119,000,024
1961 - $122,000,016
1962 - $125,000,008
1963 - $128,000,000
1964 - $129,999,994
1965 - $148,799,980
1966 - $124,525,703
1967 - $159,560,018
1968 - $172,200,018
1969 - $188,700,037
1970 $17,570,366 $219,900,006
1971 $19,009,433 $222,952,504
1972 $21,734,269 $246,457,838
1973 $26,529,817 $290,746,157
1974 $35,994,511 $308,458,423
1975 $40,106,776 $571,863,500
1976 $40,287,427 $637,753,853
1977 $40,444,702 $746,650,613
1978 $41,754,147 $905,709,076
1979 $44,431,330 $1,109,346,131
1980 $46,947,124 $1,254,765,642
1981 $51,689,637 $1,407,062,527
1982 $52,877,742 $1,407,243,139
1983 $48,439,093 $1,479,687,587
1984 $47,363,231 $1,587,413,084
1985 $41,548,741 $1,715,626,331
1986 $39,939,391 $1,944,710,684
1987 $40,118,410 $2,157,432,668
1988 $45,931,134 $2,395,492,687
1989 $53,736,786 $2,405,022,593
1990 $55,572,376 $2,550,185,679
1991 $52,533,789 $1,911,600,237
1992 $51,133,123 $2,029,026,962
1993 $43,542,088 $1,971,525,712
1994 $39,742,511 $753,636,370
1995 $39,969,706 $1,293,535,193
1996 $37,458,801 $1,382,334,879
1997 $37,331,507 $1,851,558,197
1998 $29,664,451 $1,989,343,546
1999 $27,328,613 $2,157,108,263
2000 $26,930,980 $2,068,836,754
2001 $22,613,288 $1,966,600,715
2002 $21,017,424 $1,966,003,468
2003 $24,778,160 $2,138,237,279
2004 $30,587,566 $2,376,496,067
2005 $30,282,840 $2,933,819,766
2006 $29,183,627 $3,319,784,539
2007 $23,068,623 $4,070,507,895
2008 $37,184,925 $5,179,854,065
2009 $44,024,970 $5,674,476,969
2010 $47,442,299 $6,124,756,654
2011 $65,444,174 $6,884,913,658
2012 $100,794,925 $7,654,761,045
2013 $94,385,015 $7,819,964,024
2014 $98,752,257 $8,238,966,120
2015 $84,383,389 $8,543,760,206
2016 $97,276,023 $8,695,272,061
2017 $108,862,279 $9,252,833,894
2018 $130,937,590 $9,637,904,519
2019 $124,871,111 $10,349,300,277
2020 $124,530,027 $10,174,386,855
2021 $175,513,985 $11,078,787,095
2022 $152,190,819 $13,316,161,006
2023 $151,455,968 $14,331,722,700
2024 $160,350,640 $14,251,642,231

Nauru and Rwanda economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Rwanda
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Rwanda
1960 - $39.4
1961 - $39.3
1962 - $39.2
1963 - $39.3
1964 - $39
1965 - $43.5
1966 - $35.4
1967 - $44
1968 - $46
1969 - $48.9
1970 $2,619 $55.2
1971 $2,811 $54.4
1972 $3,191 $58.4
1973 $3,864 $66.9
1974 $5,199 $68.9
1975 $5,740 $124.1
1976 $5,703 $134.4
1977 $5,646 $152.7
1978 $5,721 $179.9
1979 $5,950 $213.8
1980 $6,138 $234.4
1981 $6,594 $254.6
1982 $6,577 $246.4
1983 $5,896 $250.6
1984 $5,654 $259.9
1985 $4,859 $271.6
1986 $4,569 $297.7
1987 $4,485 $320
1988 $5,012 $344
1989 $5,723 $335
1990 $5,776 $346
1991 $5,333 $254
1992 $5,103 $264.1
1993 $4,310 $247
1994 $3,921 $111
1995 $3,932 $228
1996 $3,679 $206
1997 $3,661 $238.7
1998 $2,909 $246.2
1999 $2,683 $264.7
2000 $2,649 $251.9
2001 $2,232 $237.3
2002 $2,085 $234
2003 $2,463 $249
2004 $3,041 $269.5
2005 $3,014 $324
2006 $2,908 $357
2007 $2,302 $426
2008 $3,715 $528
2009 $4,395 $564
2010 $4,724 $594
2011 $6,481 $651
2012 $9,817 $707
2013 $8,975 $705
2014 $9,193 $725
2015 $7,703 $734
2016 $8,724 $730
2017 $9,613 $758
2018 $11,409 $772
2019 $10,777 $810
2020 $10,696 $779
2021 $14,990 $830
2022 $12,896 $975
2023 $12,754 $1,027
2024 $13,422 $1,000

Nauru vs. Rwanda life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Rwanda
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Rwanda
1950 56.6 43.2
1951 56.8 43.5
1952 57 43.8
1953 57.2 44.1
1954 57.4 44.4
1955 57.5 44.8
1956 57.6 45.2
1957 57.7 45.6
1958 57.8 46.1
1959 57.9 46.5
1960 57.9 47
1961 58 47.5
1962 58 47.8
1963 58.1 44
1964 58.2 48.1
1965 58.3 48.2
1966 58.4 48.1
1967 58.6 48
1968 58.6 47.7
1969 58.4 47.4
1970 58.4 47.1
1971 58.4 46.8
1972 58.4 46.3
1973 58.4 45.9
1974 58.3 45.6
1975 58.3 45.3
1976 58.2 45.3
1977 58.1 45.6
1978 58.3 46.2
1979 58.4 47.1
1980 58.5 48.1
1981 58.6 49.2
1982 58.6 50.2
1983 58.7 50.9
1984 58.7 51.4
1985 58.6 51.7
1986 58.6 51.7
1987 58.6 51.5
1988 58.7 50.9
1989 58.9 49.5
1990 59.1 47.8
1991 59.3 46.2
1992 59.5 44.4
1993 59.8 42.9
1994 60 12.2
1995 60.1 41.5
1996 60.1 42.5
1997 60 42
1998 59.9 43.1
1999 59.7 45.7
2000 59.6 47.8
2001 59.5 49.5
2002 59.4 51.3
2003 59.4 53.5
2004 59.3 55.5
2005 59.4 57
2006 59.4 58.3
2007 59.5 59.5
2008 59.7 60.6
2009 59.9 61.8
2010 60.1 62.8
2011 60.3 63.5
2012 60.5 64.2
2013 60.7 64.7
2014 60.8 65.1
2015 60.9 65.4
2016 61 65.7
2017 61.1 66.1
2018 61.2 66.4
2019 61.4 66.7
2020 61.5 67
2021 61.3 66.8
2022 61.9 67.5
2023 62.1 67.8
2024 62.3 68
2025 62.4 68.2

Nauru and Rwanda population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Rwanda
Year Population
Nauru Rwanda
1960 4,607 3,022,294
1961 4,774 3,106,779
1962 4,979 3,186,025
1963 5,226 3,258,890
1964 5,515 3,334,834
1965 5,832 3,423,210
1966 6,043 3,521,626
1967 6,135 3,629,577
1968 6,328 3,744,010
1969 6,581 3,861,271
1970 6,710 3,980,669
1971 6,762 4,100,044
1972 6,812 4,220,335
1973 6,866 4,345,047
1974 6,923 4,474,228
1975 6,987 4,607,728
1976 7,064 4,745,954
1977 7,163 4,888,240
1978 7,298 5,035,171
1979 7,468 5,189,541
1980 7,649 5,353,259
1981 7,839 5,527,230
1982 8,040 5,711,549
1983 8,216 5,905,311
1984 8,377 6,107,627
1985 8,551 6,317,228
1986 8,742 6,531,881
1987 8,946 6,749,493
1988 9,165 6,968,071
1989 9,390 7,184,706
1990 9,622 7,375,307
1991 9,850 7,526,966
1992 10,021 7,683,266
1993 10,102 7,981,132
1994 10,137 6,792,352
1995 10,165 5,674,118
1996 10,183 6,708,764
1997 10,197 7,755,238
1998 10,198 8,081,681
1999 10,187 8,147,912
2000 10,168 8,213,931
2001 10,130 8,287,094
2002 10,082 8,400,180
2003 10,059 8,586,875
2004 10,060 8,816,844
2005 10,049 9,054,528
2006 10,034 9,299,246
2007 10,020 9,549,933
2008 10,009 9,804,269
2009 10,016 10,060,432
2010 10,043 10,317,553
2011 10,098 10,573,733
2012 10,267 10,829,901
2013 10,517 11,093,340
2014 10,742 11,364,757
2015 10,954 11,640,022
2016 11,150 11,919,183
2017 11,324 12,202,060
2018 11,477 12,487,996
2019 11,587 12,776,103
2020 11,643 13,065,837
2021 11,709 13,355,260
2022 11,801 13,651,030
2023 11,875 13,954,471
2024 11,947 14,256,567

Fertility rates in Nauru and Rwanda

Fertility rate
Nauru

Rwanda
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Rwanda
1960 5.34 8.28
1961 5.38 8.28
1962 5.42 8.27
1963 5.44 8.27
1964 5.47 8.27
1965 5.48 8.25
1966 5.41 8.23
1967 5.29 8.21
1968 5.14 8.19
1969 4.94 8.18
1970 4.74 8.15
1971 4.54 8.09
1972 4.36 8.09
1973 4.19 8.09
1974 4.07 8.1
1975 3.97 8.1
1976 3.9 8.12
1977 3.86 8.14
1978 3.84 8.16
1979 3.85 8.13
1980 3.88 8.12
1981 3.94 8.1
1982 3.99 8.06
1983 4.06 8
1984 4.11 7.91
1985 4.14 7.79
1986 4.15 7.61
1987 4.14 7.43
1988 4.11 7.23
1989 4.07 7.03
1990 4.02 6.8
1991 3.99 6.62
1992 3.95 6.54
1993 3.89 6.48
1994 3.84 6.42
1995 3.81 6.35
1996 3.78 6.29
1997 3.74 6.24
1998 3.68 6.17
1999 3.64 6.06
2000 3.54 5.97
2001 3.46 5.89
2002 3.4 5.82
2003 3.39 5.74
2004 3.38 5.64
2005 3.38 5.5
2006 3.4 5.34
2007 3.5 5.14
2008 3.67 4.92
2009 3.85 4.71
2010 4.02 4.52
2011 4.12 4.33
2012 4.12 4.2
2013 4.1 4.14
2014 4.09 4.12
2015 4.08 4.11
2016 4.03 4.11
2017 3.88 4.08
2018 3.68 4.05
2019 3.53 3.99
2020 3.47 3.91
2021 3.43 3.84
2022 3.38 3.78
2023 3.33 3.7

Nauru and Rwanda demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Rwanda
Year Median age, years
Nauru Rwanda
1960 23.8 15.5
1961 24 15.1
1962 23.9 14.9
1963 23.7 14.8
1964 23.4 14.7
1965 23.1 14.8
1966 22.9 14.9
1967 22.9 15.1
1968 21.2 15.3
1969 18.9 15.5
1970 18.7 15.7
1971 19.1 15.9
1972 19.4 16
1973 19.8 16.2
1974 20.4 16.3
1975 21 16.4
1976 21.5 16.5
1977 22.1 16.6
1978 22.9 16.6
1979 23.6 16.5
1980 24.2 16.5
1981 24.7 16.4
1982 25.1 16.2
1983 25.2 16.1
1984 24.5 16
1985 23.7 15.8
1986 22.8 15.7
1987 22.1 15.6
1988 21.4 15.6
1989 20.8 15.5
1990 20.2 15.5
1991 19.7 15.5
1992 19.4 15.6
1993 19.3 15.7
1994 19.3 15
1995 19.3 14.3
1996 19.4 14.6
1997 19.5 14.8
1998 19.6 15.3
1999 19.8 15.8
2000 20.1 16.3
2001 20.4 16.8
2002 20.6 17.1
2003 20.8 17.4
2004 21 17.6
2005 21.2 17.8
2006 21.3 18
2007 21.5 18.1
2008 21.7 18.3
2009 21.8 18.4
2010 21.8 18.5
2011 21.8 18.7
2012 21.7 18.8
2013 21.6 19
2014 21.5 19.1
2015 21.4 19.3
2016 21.5 19.4
2017 21.6 19.6
2018 21.8 19.7
2019 21.9 19.8
2020 21.8 19.9
2021 21.7 20
2022 21.6 20.3
2023 21.5 20.5
2024 21.4 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Rwanda
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$14.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
27.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
4.69%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
35,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-6.29%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
11.3%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
47.6%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
21%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
33.4%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
3.1%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
5
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.75B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$2.41B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$537M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
1,634,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50%
2017

Energy

Nauru Rwanda
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
373 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.31
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
1.65 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.12 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
79.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.97%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
10.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
68.1 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
61%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
50.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
63.9%
2023

Society

Nauru Rwanda
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-15,582
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
18.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
33.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
57
2024
Higher education index n/a
9
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
3.59
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
73
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
78.8%
2022
English speaking
96.7%
2023
15%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
34.2%
2023

Health

Nauru Rwanda
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$76.8
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$7.39
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
68.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
42.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
0.12
2019
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
23 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
229
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
4.99%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
2.1%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
6
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
14.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
2.87 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Rwanda
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
668 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
7,271 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
1,077 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
2,920 mi
2021

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