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Nauru vs Saint Lucia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 180K in Saint Lucia (ranked 178/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 235.5 sq mi for Saint Lucia (ranked 195th vs. 178th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Saint Lucia ranks 172/197 ($2.55B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Saint Lucia ranks 70/197 ($14,182).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Saint Lucia
Population
12088
180421
Population rank 195/197 178/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$2.55B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 172/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$14,182
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 70/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$27,567
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$1.91B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
74.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$10,604
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 57/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$10,481
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
235.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
763 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.38
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
35.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
73 years
2025

Nauru and Saint Lucia: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Saint Lucia
Year GDP
Nauru Saint Lucia
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 $170,370,370
1981 $51,689,637 $194,444,444
1982 $52,877,742 $183,333,333
1983 $48,439,093 $197,037,037
1984 $47,363,231 $251,481,481
1985 $41,548,741 $284,444,444
1986 $39,939,391 $340,000,000
1987 $40,118,410 $375,555,556
1988 $45,931,134 $429,629,630
1989 $53,736,786 $486,666,667
1990 $55,572,376 $579,629,630
1991 $52,533,789 $613,703,704
1992 $51,133,123 $674,074,074
1993 $43,542,088 $684,814,815
1994 $39,742,511 $713,703,704
1995 $39,969,706 $762,962,963
1996 $37,458,801 $788,888,889
1997 $37,331,507 $805,925,926
1998 $29,664,451 $877,407,407
1999 $27,328,613 $921,851,852
2000 $26,930,980 $932,592,593
2001 $22,613,288 $892,592,593
2002 $21,017,424 $900,000,000
2003 $24,778,160 $987,407,407
2004 $30,587,566 $1,066,666,667
2005 $30,282,840 $1,135,555,556
2006 $29,183,627 $1,268,319,185
2007 $23,068,623 $1,336,088,815
2008 $37,184,925 $1,437,731,111
2009 $44,024,970 $1,401,507,889
2010 $47,442,299 $1,482,385,185
2011 $65,444,174 $1,568,370,370
2012 $100,794,925 $1,598,207,407
2013 $94,385,015 $1,660,392,593
2014 $98,752,257 $1,749,185,185
2015 $84,383,389 $1,807,640,741
2016 $97,276,023 $1,868,544,444
2017 $108,862,279 $1,998,503,704
2018 $130,937,590 $2,060,955,556
2019 $124,871,111 $2,095,344,444
2020 $124,530,027 $1,499,274,074
2021 $175,513,985 $1,867,185,185
2022 $152,190,819 $2,342,714,815
2023 $151,455,968 $2,430,166,667
2024 $160,350,640 $2,549,062,963

Nauru and Saint Lucia economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Saint Lucia
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Saint Lucia
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 $1,428
1981 $6,594 $1,605
1982 $6,577 $1,489
1983 $5,896 $1,576
1984 $5,654 $1,979
1985 $4,859 $2,202
1986 $4,569 $2,591
1987 $4,485 $2,819
1988 $5,012 $3,182
1989 $5,723 $3,565
1990 $5,776 $4,205
1991 $5,333 $4,399
1992 $5,103 $4,760
1993 $4,310 $4,765
1994 $3,921 $4,892
1995 $3,932 $5,148
1996 $3,679 $5,244
1997 $3,661 $5,282
1998 $2,909 $5,673
1999 $2,683 $5,883
2000 $2,649 $5,880
2001 $2,232 $5,570
2002 $2,085 $5,568
2003 $2,463 $6,059
2004 $3,041 $6,495
2005 $3,014 $6,863
2006 $2,908 $7,611
2007 $2,302 $7,964
2008 $3,715 $8,517
2009 $4,395 $8,251
2010 $4,724 $8,674
2011 $6,481 $9,129
2012 $9,817 $9,260
2013 $8,975 $9,577
2014 $9,193 $10,045
2015 $7,703 $10,335
2016 $8,724 $10,638
2017 $9,613 $11,333
2018 $11,409 $11,643
2019 $10,777 $11,794
2020 $10,696 $8,411
2021 $14,990 $10,459
2022 $12,896 $13,104
2023 $12,754 $13,555
2024 $13,422 $14,182

Nauru vs. Saint Lucia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Saint Lucia
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Saint Lucia
1950 56.6 48.3
1951 56.8 49.8
1952 57 52.4
1953 57.2 53.2
1954 57.4 54.5
1955 57.5 55.4
1956 57.6 55.9
1957 57.7 55.9
1958 57.8 56.6
1959 57.9 57.3
1960 57.9 57.9
1961 58 59.1
1962 58 59.9
1963 58.1 60.5
1964 58.2 61.3
1965 58.3 61.9
1966 58.4 62.5
1967 58.6 63.2
1968 58.6 63.7
1969 58.4 64
1970 58.4 64.3
1971 58.4 64.5
1972 58.4 64.6
1973 58.4 64.6
1974 58.3 65.4
1975 58.3 65.9
1976 58.2 66.2
1977 58.1 67
1978 58.3 67.4
1979 58.4 67.4
1980 58.5 67.8
1981 58.6 68.7
1982 58.6 69
1983 58.7 70
1984 58.7 70.5
1985 58.6 70.3
1986 58.6 70.2
1987 58.6 69.7
1988 58.7 69.7
1989 58.9 70
1990 59.1 70
1991 59.3 70.3
1992 59.5 70.7
1993 59.8 71
1994 60 71.1
1995 60.1 71.2
1996 60.1 71
1997 60 70.8
1998 59.9 70.7
1999 59.7 70.7
2000 59.6 70.8
2001 59.5 71.4
2002 59.4 71.7
2003 59.4 72.2
2004 59.3 72.5
2005 59.4 72.5
2006 59.4 72.8
2007 59.5 72.9
2008 59.7 73
2009 59.9 72.9
2010 60.1 72.8
2011 60.3 73
2012 60.5 72.9
2013 60.7 72.7
2014 60.8 72.7
2015 60.9 72.9
2016 61 72.6
2017 61.1 72.5
2018 61.2 72.7
2019 61.4 72.2
2020 61.5 72.3
2021 61.3 69.1
2022 61.9 72.7
2023 62.1 72.7
2024 62.3 72.8
2025 62.4 73

Nauru and Saint Lucia population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Saint Lucia
Year Population
Nauru Saint Lucia
1960 4,607 92,585
1961 4,774 93,490
1962 4,979 94,505
1963 5,226 95,519
1964 5,515 96,505
1965 5,832 97,493
1966 6,043 98,463
1967 6,135 99,504
1968 6,328 100,675
1969 6,581 101,879
1970 6,710 103,165
1971 6,762 104,564
1972 6,812 106,002
1973 6,866 107,498
1974 6,923 109,076
1975 6,987 110,725
1976 7,064 112,425
1977 7,163 114,135
1978 7,298 115,834
1979 7,468 117,528
1980 7,649 119,290
1981 7,839 121,166
1982 8,040 123,087
1983 8,216 125,044
1984 8,377 127,067
1985 8,551 129,159
1986 8,742 131,239
1987 8,946 133,227
1988 9,165 135,000
1989 9,390 136,512
1990 9,622 137,857
1991 9,850 139,520
1992 10,021 141,617
1993 10,102 143,726
1994 10,137 145,890
1995 10,165 148,208
1996 10,183 150,436
1997 10,197 152,569
1998 10,198 154,677
1999 10,187 156,702
2000 10,168 158,616
2001 10,130 160,237
2002 10,082 161,641
2003 10,059 162,976
2004 10,060 164,239
2005 10,049 165,450
2006 10,034 166,639
2007 10,020 167,758
2008 10,009 168,808
2009 10,016 169,869
2010 10,043 170,906
2011 10,098 171,801
2012 10,267 172,587
2013 10,517 173,369
2014 10,742 174,138
2015 10,954 174,905
2016 11,150 175,646
2017 11,324 176,342
2018 11,477 177,017
2019 11,587 177,661
2020 11,643 178,250
2021 11,709 178,522
2022 11,801 178,781
2023 11,875 179,285
2024 11,947 179,744

Fertility rates in Nauru and Saint Lucia

Fertility rate
Nauru

Saint Lucia
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Saint Lucia
1960 5.34 6.77
1961 5.38 6.84
1962 5.42 6.82
1963 5.44 6.72
1964 5.47 6.76
1965 5.48 6.69
1966 5.41 6.61
1967 5.29 6.51
1968 5.14 6.39
1969 4.94 6.25
1970 4.74 6.1
1971 4.54 5.95
1972 4.36 5.81
1973 4.19 5.69
1974 4.07 5.57
1975 3.97 5.36
1976 3.9 5.16
1977 3.86 4.97
1978 3.84 4.83
1979 3.85 4.58
1980 3.88 4.41
1981 3.94 4.28
1982 3.99 4.17
1983 4.06 4.08
1984 4.11 4.02
1985 4.14 3.97
1986 4.15 3.8
1987 4.14 3.61
1988 4.11 3.44
1989 4.07 3.31
1990 4.02 3.24
1991 3.99 3.19
1992 3.95 3.11
1993 3.89 3
1994 3.84 3.03
1995 3.81 3.03
1996 3.78 2.71
1997 3.74 2.74
1998 3.68 2.4
1999 3.64 2.5
2000 3.54 2.21
2001 3.46 2.13
2002 3.4 2.03
2003 3.39 1.94
2004 3.38 1.86
2005 3.38 1.81
2006 3.4 1.77
2007 3.5 1.7
2008 3.67 1.7
2009 3.85 1.74
2010 4.02 1.67
2011 4.12 1.5
2012 4.12 1.5
2013 4.1 1.5
2014 4.09 1.49
2015 4.08 1.47
2016 4.03 1.46
2017 3.88 1.45
2018 3.68 1.44
2019 3.53 1.42
2020 3.47 1.41
2021 3.43 1.4
2022 3.38 1.39
2023 3.33 1.38

Nauru and Saint Lucia demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Saint Lucia
Year Median age, years
Nauru Saint Lucia
1960 23.8 16.5
1961 24 16
1962 23.9 15.5
1963 23.7 15.2
1964 23.4 15
1965 23.1 14.8
1966 22.9 14.9
1967 22.9 15
1968 21.2 15.1
1969 18.9 15
1970 18.7 14.9
1971 19.1 14.9
1972 19.4 14.9
1973 19.8 14.9
1974 20.4 15
1975 21 15.2
1976 21.5 15.4
1977 22.1 15.8
1978 22.9 16.3
1979 23.6 16.8
1980 24.2 17.1
1981 24.7 17.2
1982 25.1 17.3
1983 25.2 17.5
1984 24.5 17.6
1985 23.7 17.7
1986 22.8 17.8
1987 22.1 18
1988 21.4 18.4
1989 20.8 19.2
1990 20.2 19.9
1991 19.7 20.3
1992 19.4 20.5
1993 19.3 20.7
1994 19.3 20.9
1995 19.3 21.2
1996 19.4 21.4
1997 19.5 21.7
1998 19.6 22.2
1999 19.8 23
2000 20.1 23.8
2001 20.4 24.3
2002 20.6 24.7
2003 20.8 25
2004 21 25.4
2005 21.2 25.8
2006 21.3 26.2
2007 21.5 26.9
2008 21.7 27.9
2009 21.8 28.7
2010 21.8 29.3
2011 21.8 29.7
2012 21.7 30.2
2013 21.6 30.6
2014 21.5 31.1
2015 21.4 31.5
2016 21.5 31.9
2017 21.6 32.3
2018 21.8 32.8
2019 21.9 33.2
2020 21.8 33.6
2021 21.7 34
2022 21.6 34.3
2023 21.5 34.8
2024 21.4 35.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Saint Lucia
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$2.3B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
25%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
3.85%
2024
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-2.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
10.1%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
75.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
9.75%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
67
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
34.1%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
2.1%
2015
Total reserves including gold n/a
$406M
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$65M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
432,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
88.8%
2018

Energy

Nauru Saint Lucia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
763 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
0.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
1.65 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
9.7%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
2.54%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Saint Lucia
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-7
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
19.3%
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
5.43 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
46.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
59
2024
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
36.7
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
29.8
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
139
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
90.1%
2001
English speaking
96.7%
2023
43%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
70.1%
2023

Health

Nauru Saint Lucia
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$645
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$249.7
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
73 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
13.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
0.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
44
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
15.5
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
13.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
9.28 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Saint Lucia
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.0004%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
1,310 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
38.4 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
80.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
752 mi
2011

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