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Nauru vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 195th vs. 50th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Thailand
Population
12088
71619867
Population rank 195/197 21/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Nauru and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Thailand
Year GDP
Nauru Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 $17,570,366 $7,086,538,438
1971 $19,009,433 $7,375,000,024
1972 $21,734,269 $8,177,873,151
1973 $26,529,817 $10,838,587,358
1974 $35,994,511 $13,702,998,512
1975 $40,106,776 $14,882,770,594
1976 $40,287,427 $16,985,208,648
1977 $40,444,702 $19,779,312,261
1978 $41,754,147 $24,006,566,637
1979 $44,431,330 $27,371,650,825
1980 $46,947,124 $32,353,514,989
1981 $51,689,637 $34,846,039,194
1982 $52,877,742 $36,589,772,404
1983 $48,439,093 $40,042,798,388
1984 $47,363,231 $41,797,647,776
1985 $41,548,741 $38,900,711,333
1986 $39,939,391 $43,096,773,981
1987 $40,118,410 $50,535,446,555
1988 $45,931,134 $61,667,253,471
1989 $53,736,786 $72,250,748,100
1990 $55,572,376 $85,343,190,719
1991 $52,533,789 $98,234,714,971
1992 $51,133,123 $111,452,746,518
1993 $43,542,088 $128,889,262,951
1994 $39,742,511 $146,683,778,959
1995 $39,969,706 $169,278,916,593
1996 $37,458,801 $183,035,237,429
1997 $37,331,507 $150,180,456,566
1998 $29,664,451 $113,675,596,788
1999 $27,328,613 $126,669,211,779
2000 $26,930,980 $126,392,224,254
2001 $22,613,288 $120,296,476,180
2002 $21,017,424 $134,300,904,400
2003 $24,778,160 $152,280,615,246
2004 $30,587,566 $172,895,685,155
2005 $30,282,840 $189,318,408,469
2006 $29,183,627 $221,758,296,022
2007 $23,068,623 $262,942,621,455
2008 $37,184,925 $291,382,982,431
2009 $44,024,970 $281,710,630,187
2010 $47,442,299 $341,104,766,329
2011 $65,444,174 $370,818,739,624
2012 $100,794,925 $397,558,325,279
2013 $94,385,015 $420,333,654,593
2014 $98,752,257 $407,339,040,198
2015 $84,383,389 $401,296,238,228
2016 $97,276,023 $413,366,349,748
2017 $108,862,279 $456,356,813,537
2018 $130,937,590 $506,754,208,404
2019 $124,871,111 $543,976,691,794
2020 $124,530,027 $500,461,898,480
2021 $175,513,985 $506,194,668,790
2022 $152,190,819 $495,644,697,588
2023 $151,455,968 $515,906,283,941
2024 $160,350,640 $526,411,265,428

Nauru and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 $2,619 $197.1
1971 $2,811 $199.7
1972 $3,191 $215.6
1973 $3,864 $278.3
1974 $5,199 $343
1975 $5,740 $364
1976 $5,703 $405
1977 $5,646 $462
1978 $5,721 $548
1979 $5,950 $612
1980 $6,138 $709
1981 $6,594 $748
1982 $6,577 $770
1983 $5,896 $827
1984 $5,654 $847
1985 $4,859 $774
1986 $4,569 $842
1987 $4,485 $970
1988 $5,012 $1,164
1989 $5,723 $1,342
1990 $5,776 $1,559
1991 $5,333 $1,766
1992 $5,103 $1,972
1993 $4,310 $2,245
1994 $3,921 $2,518
1995 $3,932 $2,864
1996 $3,679 $3,055
1997 $3,661 $2,473
1998 $2,909 $1,848
1999 $2,683 $2,033
2000 $2,649 $2,006
2001 $2,232 $1,890
2002 $2,085 $2,090
2003 $2,463 $2,348
2004 $3,041 $2,642
2005 $3,014 $2,868
2006 $2,908 $3,331
2007 $2,302 $3,919
2008 $3,715 $4,309
2009 $4,395 $4,135
2010 $4,724 $4,974
2011 $6,481 $5,374
2012 $9,817 $5,726
2013 $8,975 $6,018
2014 $9,193 $5,801
2015 $7,703 $5,689
2016 $8,724 $5,834
2017 $9,613 $6,413
2018 $11,409 $7,100
2019 $10,777 $7,606
2020 $10,696 $6,986
2021 $14,990 $7,057
2022 $12,896 $6,909
2023 $12,754 $7,195
2024 $13,422 $7,345

Nauru vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Thailand
1950 56.6 45.2
1951 56.8 45.9
1952 57 46.5
1953 57.2 47.1
1954 57.4 47.6
1955 57.5 48.1
1956 57.6 48.6
1957 57.7 49.1
1958 57.8 49.5
1959 57.9 50.1
1960 57.9 50.6
1961 58 51.1
1962 58 51.4
1963 58.1 52
1964 58.2 52.5
1965 58.3 53.1
1966 58.4 53.7
1967 58.6 54.3
1968 58.6 55
1969 58.4 55.7
1970 58.4 56.5
1971 58.4 57.1
1972 58.4 57.7
1973 58.4 58.3
1974 58.3 59
1975 58.3 59.7
1976 58.2 60.4
1977 58.1 60.9
1978 58.3 61.3
1979 58.4 61.7
1980 58.5 62.2
1981 58.6 62.9
1982 58.6 63.6
1983 58.7 64.5
1984 58.7 65.5
1985 58.6 66.5
1986 58.6 67.3
1987 58.6 67.8
1988 58.7 68.2
1989 58.9 68.6
1990 59.1 68.9
1991 59.3 69.1
1992 59.5 69.4
1993 59.8 69.6
1994 60 69.7
1995 60.1 69.8
1996 60.1 69.9
1997 60 70.4
1998 59.9 70.7
1999 59.7 71
2000 59.6 71.2
2001 59.5 71.5
2002 59.4 71.8
2003 59.4 72.1
2004 59.3 72.1
2005 59.4 72.9
2006 59.4 73.3
2007 59.5 73.8
2008 59.7 74.2
2009 59.9 74.7
2010 60.1 75
2011 60.3 75.3
2012 60.5 75.6
2013 60.7 76
2014 60.8 76.3
2015 60.9 76.6
2016 61 76.8
2017 61.1 77
2018 61.2 77.2
2019 61.4 77.2
2020 61.5 77.3
2021 61.3 77.6
2022 61.9 75.3
2023 62.1 76.4
2024 62.3 76.6
2025 62.4 76.8

Nauru and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Thailand
Year Population
Nauru Thailand
1960 4,607 26,851,747
1961 4,774 27,650,334
1962 4,979 28,481,040
1963 5,226 29,342,322
1964 5,515 30,232,141
1965 5,832 31,149,337
1966 6,043 32,086,071
1967 6,135 33,037,801
1968 6,328 34,002,560
1969 6,581 34,973,782
1970 6,710 35,954,408
1971 6,762 36,937,387
1972 6,812 37,933,929
1973 6,866 38,947,787
1974 6,923 39,952,891
1975 6,987 40,940,005
1976 7,064 41,896,504
1977 7,163 42,843,974
1978 7,298 43,788,976
1979 7,468 44,718,434
1980 7,649 45,650,022
1981 7,839 46,575,855
1982 8,040 47,494,577
1983 8,216 48,423,309
1984 8,377 49,351,708
1985 8,551 50,270,753
1986 8,742 51,177,834
1987 8,946 52,074,105
1988 9,165 52,969,595
1989 9,390 53,848,956
1990 9,622 54,738,329
1991 9,850 55,637,434
1992 10,021 56,528,834
1993 10,102 57,408,198
1994 10,137 58,260,854
1995 10,165 59,098,232
1996 10,183 59,920,064
1997 10,197 60,724,584
1998 10,198 61,522,630
1999 10,187 62,299,043
2000 10,168 63,007,815
2001 10,130 63,651,141
2002 10,082 64,266,437
2003 10,059 64,868,166
2004 10,060 65,452,047
2005 10,049 66,017,420
2006 10,034 66,567,687
2007 10,020 67,102,394
2008 10,009 67,619,830
2009 10,016 68,121,080
2010 10,043 68,579,447
2011 10,098 69,007,208
2012 10,267 69,436,098
2013 10,517 69,845,114
2014 10,742 70,216,367
2015 10,954 70,540,795
2016 11,150 70,859,841
2017 11,324 71,160,187
2018 11,477 71,376,079
2019 11,587 71,522,271
2020 11,643 71,641,484
2021 11,709 71,727,332
2022 11,801 71,735,329
2023 11,875 71,702,435
2024 11,947 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Nauru and Thailand

Fertility rate
Nauru

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Thailand
1960 5.34 6.33
1961 5.38 6.32
1962 5.42 6.33
1963 5.44 6.34
1964 5.47 6.31
1965 5.48 6.26
1966 5.41 6.18
1967 5.29 6.08
1968 5.14 5.93
1969 4.94 5.7
1970 4.74 5.45
1971 4.54 5.25
1972 4.36 5.08
1973 4.19 4.85
1974 4.07 4.6
1975 3.97 4.36
1976 3.9 4.12
1977 3.86 3.87
1978 3.84 3.62
1979 3.85 3.45
1980 3.88 3.29
1981 3.94 3.13
1982 3.99 2.94
1983 4.06 2.76
1984 4.11 2.58
1985 4.14 2.45
1986 4.15 2.36
1987 4.14 2.26
1988 4.11 2.17
1989 4.07 2.14
1990 4.02 2.07
1991 3.99 2.04
1992 3.95 2.01
1993 3.89 1.97
1994 3.84 1.93
1995 3.81 1.89
1996 3.78 1.87
1997 3.74 1.85
1998 3.68 1.82
1999 3.64 1.77
2000 3.54 1.73
2001 3.46 1.71
2002 3.4 1.69
2003 3.39 1.67
2004 3.38 1.67
2005 3.38 1.64
2006 3.4 1.63
2007 3.5 1.62
2008 3.67 1.59
2009 3.85 1.57
2010 4.02 1.56
2011 4.12 1.57
2012 4.12 1.56
2013 4.1 1.53
2014 4.09 1.48
2015 4.08 1.45
2016 4.03 1.4
2017 3.88 1.36
2018 3.68 1.32
2019 3.53 1.29
2020 3.47 1.26
2021 3.43 1.23
2022 3.38 1.22
2023 3.33 1.21

Nauru and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Nauru Thailand
1960 23.8 18
1961 24 17.9
1962 23.9 17.7
1963 23.7 17.6
1964 23.4 17.5
1965 23.1 17.4
1966 22.9 17.3
1967 22.9 17.3
1968 21.2 17.3
1969 18.9 17.4
1970 18.7 17.5
1971 19.1 17.6
1972 19.4 17.8
1973 19.8 18
1974 20.4 18.2
1975 21 18.4
1976 21.5 18.7
1977 22.1 18.9
1978 22.9 19.2
1979 23.6 19.5
1980 24.2 19.9
1981 24.7 20.2
1982 25.1 20.6
1983 25.2 21
1984 24.5 21.5
1985 23.7 21.9
1986 22.8 22.4
1987 22.1 22.8
1988 21.4 23.3
1989 20.8 23.7
1990 20.2 24.3
1991 19.7 24.8
1992 19.4 25.4
1993 19.3 26
1994 19.3 26.6
1995 19.3 27.2
1996 19.4 27.7
1997 19.5 28.3
1998 19.6 28.9
1999 19.8 29.5
2000 20.1 30
2001 20.4 30.5
2002 20.6 30.9
2003 20.8 31.3
2004 21 31.7
2005 21.2 32.2
2006 21.3 32.6
2007 21.5 33.1
2008 21.7 33.6
2009 21.8 34
2010 21.8 34.5
2011 21.8 35
2012 21.7 35.4
2013 21.6 35.9
2014 21.5 36.3
2015 21.4 36.8
2016 21.5 37.3
2017 21.6 37.7
2018 21.8 38.2
2019 21.9 38.7
2020 21.8 39.2
2021 21.7 39.7
2022 21.6 40.2
2023 21.5 40.7
2024 21.4 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP n/a
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
5.95%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.8%
2024

Energy

Nauru Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Thailand
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
91.1%
2022
English speaking
96.7%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
90.9%
2024

Health

Nauru Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Thailand
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
436,817 mi
2020

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