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Nauru vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 195th vs. 177th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Singapore
Population
12088
6105665
Population rank 195/197 113/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
84 years
2025

Nauru and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Singapore
Year GDP
Nauru Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $17,570,366 $1,920,574,150
1971 $19,009,433 $2,263,785,444
1972 $21,734,269 $2,721,440,981
1973 $26,529,817 $3,696,213,333
1974 $35,994,511 $5,221,534,956
1975 $40,106,776 $5,633,673,930
1976 $40,287,427 $6,327,077,974
1977 $40,444,702 $6,618,585,074
1978 $41,754,147 $7,517,176,355
1979 $44,431,330 $9,296,921,724
1980 $46,947,124 $11,896,256,783
1981 $51,689,637 $14,175,228,844
1982 $52,877,742 $16,084,252,378
1983 $48,439,093 $17,784,112,150
1984 $47,363,231 $19,749,361,098
1985 $41,548,741 $19,156,532,746
1986 $39,939,391 $18,586,746,057
1987 $40,118,410 $20,919,215,578
1988 $45,931,134 $25,371,462,488
1989 $53,736,786 $30,465,364,739
1990 $55,572,376 $36,144,336,769
1991 $52,533,789 $45,466,164,978
1992 $51,133,123 $52,131,320,033
1993 $43,542,088 $60,603,815,716
1994 $39,742,511 $73,688,724,431
1995 $39,969,706 $87,812,540,788
1996 $37,458,801 $96,293,086,513
1997 $37,331,507 $100,123,787,215
1998 $29,664,451 $85,728,207,782
1999 $27,328,613 $86,286,849,755
2000 $26,930,980 $96,076,539,926
2001 $22,613,288 $89,793,790,670
2002 $21,017,424 $92,538,372,870
2003 $24,778,160 $97,646,401,096
2004 $30,587,566 $115,033,593,101
2005 $30,282,840 $127,807,848,728
2006 $29,183,627 $148,627,286,361
2007 $23,068,623 $180,941,701,358
2008 $37,184,925 $193,617,323,539
2009 $44,024,970 $194,150,283,772
2010 $47,442,299 $239,807,980,591
2011 $65,444,174 $279,356,499,090
2012 $100,794,925 $295,092,888,077
2013 $94,385,015 $307,576,360,585
2014 $98,752,257 $314,863,580,758
2015 $84,383,389 $307,998,545,269
2016 $97,276,023 $319,646,468,521
2017 $108,862,279 $343,673,334,902
2018 $130,937,590 $377,123,710,561
2019 $124,871,111 $376,161,998,830
2020 $124,530,027 $349,165,858,545
2021 $175,513,985 $436,591,382,250
2022 $152,190,819 $509,017,841,147
2023 $151,455,968 $505,439,514,078
2024 $160,350,640 $547,386,645,892

Nauru and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $2,619 $926
1971 $2,811 $1,071
1972 $3,191 $1,264
1973 $3,864 $1,685
1974 $5,199 $2,342
1975 $5,740 $2,490
1976 $5,703 $2,759
1977 $5,646 $2,846
1978 $5,721 $3,194
1979 $5,950 $3,901
1980 $6,138 $4,928
1981 $6,594 $5,597
1982 $6,577 $6,078
1983 $5,896 $6,633
1984 $5,654 $7,228
1985 $4,859 $7,002
1986 $4,569 $6,800
1987 $4,485 $7,539
1988 $5,012 $8,914
1989 $5,723 $10,395
1990 $5,776 $11,862
1991 $5,333 $14,502
1992 $5,103 $16,136
1993 $4,310 $18,290
1994 $3,921 $21,552
1995 $3,932 $24,915
1996 $3,679 $26,233
1997 $3,661 $26,376
1998 $2,909 $21,829
1999 $2,683 $21,797
2000 $2,649 $23,853
2001 $2,232 $21,700
2002 $2,085 $22,160
2003 $2,463 $23,730
2004 $3,041 $27,608
2005 $3,014 $29,961
2006 $2,908 $33,768
2007 $2,302 $39,433
2008 $3,715 $40,009
2009 $4,395 $38,927
2010 $4,724 $47,237
2011 $6,481 $53,891
2012 $9,817 $55,548
2013 $8,975 $56,967
2014 $9,193 $57,565
2015 $7,703 $55,646
2016 $8,724 $57,006
2017 $9,613 $61,236
2018 $11,409 $66,882
2019 $10,777 $65,952
2020 $10,696 $61,410
2021 $14,990 $80,056
2022 $12,896 $90,299
2023 $12,754 $85,412
2024 $13,422 $90,674

Nauru vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Singapore
1950 56.6 54.1
1951 56.8 55.3
1952 57 56.4
1953 57.2 57.5
1954 57.4 59.4
1955 57.5 61.2
1956 57.6 62.6
1957 57.7 63.4
1958 57.8 64
1959 57.9 64.8
1960 57.9 65.3
1961 58 65.7
1962 58 66.1
1963 58.1 66.5
1964 58.2 66.7
1965 58.3 66.9
1966 58.4 67.2
1967 58.6 67.3
1968 58.6 67.7
1969 58.4 68.1
1970 58.4 68.5
1971 58.4 68.8
1972 58.4 69
1973 58.4 69.4
1974 58.3 69.7
1975 58.3 70.2
1976 58.2 70.6
1977 58.1 70.9
1978 58.3 71.2
1979 58.4 71.4
1980 58.5 71.5
1981 58.6 71.7
1982 58.6 72
1983 58.7 72.4
1984 58.7 72.6
1985 58.6 73.1
1986 58.6 73.6
1987 58.6 74
1988 58.7 74
1989 58.9 74.3
1990 59.1 74.6
1991 59.3 75.1
1992 59.5 75.3
1993 59.8 75.5
1994 60 75.6
1995 60.1 75.7
1996 60.1 76.1
1997 60 76.4
1998 59.9 76.9
1999 59.7 77.3
2000 59.6 77.8
2001 59.5 78.3
2002 59.4 78.7
2003 59.4 79.2
2004 59.3 79.7
2005 59.4 80.3
2006 59.4 80.6
2007 59.5 80.9
2008 59.7 81.1
2009 59.9 81.4
2010 60.1 81.6
2011 60.3 81.9
2012 60.5 82.2
2013 60.7 82.5
2014 60.8 82.6
2015 60.9 82.7
2016 61 82.9
2017 61.1 83.1
2018 61.2 83.4
2019 61.4 83.7
2020 61.5 83.7
2021 61.3 83.5
2022 61.9 82.9
2023 62.1 83.7
2024 62.3 83.9
2025 62.4 84

Nauru and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Singapore
Year Population
Nauru Singapore
1960 4,607 1,646,400
1961 4,774 1,702,400
1962 4,979 1,750,200
1963 5,226 1,795,000
1964 5,515 1,841,600
1965 5,832 1,886,900
1966 6,043 1,934,400
1967 6,135 1,977,600
1968 6,328 2,012,000
1969 6,581 2,042,500
1970 6,710 2,074,507
1971 6,762 2,112,900
1972 6,812 2,152,400
1973 6,866 2,193,000
1974 6,923 2,229,800
1975 6,987 2,262,600
1976 7,064 2,293,300
1977 7,163 2,325,300
1978 7,298 2,353,600
1979 7,468 2,383,500
1980 7,649 2,413,945
1981 7,839 2,532,835
1982 8,040 2,646,466
1983 8,216 2,681,061
1984 8,377 2,732,221
1985 8,551 2,735,957
1986 8,742 2,733,373
1987 8,946 2,774,789
1988 9,165 2,846,108
1989 9,390 2,930,901
1990 9,622 3,047,132
1991 9,850 3,135,083
1992 10,021 3,230,698
1993 10,102 3,313,471
1994 10,137 3,419,048
1995 10,165 3,524,506
1996 10,183 3,670,704
1997 10,197 3,796,038
1998 10,198 3,927,213
1999 10,187 3,958,723
2000 10,168 4,027,887
2001 10,130 4,138,012
2002 10,082 4,175,950
2003 10,059 4,114,826
2004 10,060 4,166,664
2005 10,049 4,265,762
2006 10,034 4,401,365
2007 10,020 4,588,599
2008 10,009 4,839,396
2009 10,016 4,987,573
2010 10,043 5,076,732
2011 10,098 5,183,688
2012 10,267 5,312,437
2013 10,517 5,399,162
2014 10,742 5,469,724
2015 10,954 5,535,002
2016 11,150 5,607,283
2017 11,324 5,612,253
2018 11,477 5,638,676
2019 11,587 5,703,569
2020 11,643 5,685,807
2021 11,709 5,453,566
2022 11,801 5,637,022
2023 11,875 5,917,648
2024 11,947 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Nauru and Singapore

Fertility rate
Nauru

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Singapore
1960 5.34 5.76
1961 5.38 5.41
1962 5.42 5.21
1963 5.44 5.16
1964 5.47 4.97
1965 5.48 4.66
1966 5.41 4.46
1967 5.29 3.91
1968 5.14 3.53
1969 4.94 3.22
1970 4.74 3.07
1971 4.54 3.02
1972 4.36 3.04
1973 4.19 2.79
1974 4.07 2.35
1975 3.97 2.07
1976 3.9 2.11
1977 3.86 1.82
1978 3.84 1.79
1979 3.85 1.79
1980 3.88 1.82
1981 3.94 1.78
1982 3.99 1.74
1983 4.06 1.61
1984 4.11 1.62
1985 4.14 1.61
1986 4.15 1.43
1987 4.14 1.62
1988 4.11 1.96
1989 4.07 1.75
1990 4.02 1.83
1991 3.99 1.73
1992 3.95 1.72
1993 3.89 1.74
1994 3.84 1.71
1995 3.81 1.67
1996 3.78 1.66
1997 3.74 1.61
1998 3.68 1.48
1999 3.64 1.47
2000 3.54 1.6
2001 3.46 1.41
2002 3.4 1.37
2003 3.39 1.27
2004 3.38 1.26
2005 3.38 1.26
2006 3.4 1.28
2007 3.5 1.29
2008 3.67 1.28
2009 3.85 1.22
2010 4.02 1.15
2011 4.12 1.2
2012 4.12 1.29
2013 4.1 1.19
2014 4.09 1.25
2015 4.08 1.24
2016 4.03 1.2
2017 3.88 1.16
2018 3.68 1.14
2019 3.53 1.14
2020 3.47 1.1
2021 3.43 1.12
2022 3.38 1.04
2023 3.33 0.97

Nauru and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Nauru Singapore
1960 23.8 18.2
1961 24 18.1
1962 23.9 18
1963 23.7 18
1964 23.4 18.1
1965 23.1 18.2
1966 22.9 18.4
1967 22.9 18.6
1968 21.2 18.9
1969 18.9 19.3
1970 18.7 19.7
1971 19.1 20.1
1972 19.4 20.6
1973 19.8 21
1974 20.4 21.5
1975 21 22
1976 21.5 22.6
1977 22.1 23.1
1978 22.9 23.6
1979 23.6 24.2
1980 24.2 24.7
1981 24.7 25.3
1982 25.1 25.9
1983 25.2 26.4
1984 24.5 26.9
1985 23.7 27.3
1986 22.8 27.8
1987 22.1 28.3
1988 21.4 28.7
1989 20.8 29.1
1990 20.2 29.5
1991 19.7 29.8
1992 19.4 30.1
1993 19.3 30.4
1994 19.3 30.7
1995 19.3 31
1996 19.4 31.2
1997 19.5 31.4
1998 19.6 31.6
1999 19.8 31.9
2000 20.1 32.2
2001 20.4 32.5
2002 20.6 32.7
2003 20.8 33
2004 21 33.3
2005 21.2 33.5
2006 21.3 33.6
2007 21.5 33.6
2008 21.7 33.5
2009 21.8 33.6
2010 21.8 33.7
2011 21.8 33.9
2012 21.7 34
2013 21.6 34.1
2014 21.5 34.2
2015 21.4 34.4
2016 21.5 34.5
2017 21.6 34.8
2018 21.8 35
2019 21.9 35.2
2020 21.8 35.5
2021 21.7 35.8
2022 21.6 35.9
2023 21.5 36.2
2024 21.4 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals n/a
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Nauru Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Singapore
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
84
2024
Higher education index n/a
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
0.07
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
97.7%
2021
English speaking
96.7%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
94.4%
2024

Health

Nauru Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Singapore
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
2,175 mi
2017

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