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Nauru vs Tuvalu statistics compared

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Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 195th vs. 194th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Tuvalu
Population
12088
9493
Population rank 195/197 196/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 195/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 75/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 114/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Nauru and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Nauru Tuvalu
1970 $17,570,366 $2,585,956
1971 $19,009,433 $2,716,990
1972 $21,734,269 $2,968,458
1973 $26,529,817 $3,411,915
1974 $35,994,511 $4,122,329
1975 $40,106,776 $4,014,748
1976 $40,287,427 $3,919,072
1977 $40,444,702 $3,669,420
1978 $41,754,147 $3,798,782
1979 $44,431,330 $4,065,659
1980 $46,947,124 $4,206,128
1981 $51,689,637 $4,773,018
1982 $52,877,742 $4,118,945
1983 $48,439,093 $4,152,550
1984 $47,363,231 $4,481,978
1985 $41,548,741 $3,862,852
1986 $39,939,391 $4,574,706
1987 $40,118,410 $5,020,513
1988 $45,931,134 $7,011,059
1989 $53,736,786 $8,454,523
1990 $55,572,376 $9,542,901
1991 $52,533,789 $10,127,314
1992 $51,133,123 $10,535,028
1993 $43,542,088 $10,414,400
1994 $39,742,511 $11,772,611
1995 $39,969,706 $11,922,614
1996 $37,458,801 $13,338,597
1997 $37,331,507 $13,734,210
1998 $29,664,451 $13,795,146
1999 $27,328,613 $14,800,503
2000 $26,930,980 $15,073,976
2001 $22,613,288 $13,964,732
2002 $21,017,424 $16,842,673
2003 $24,778,160 $19,456,338
2004 $30,587,566 $22,798,275
2005 $30,282,840 $22,909,980
2006 $29,183,627 $24,096,875
2007 $23,068,623 $28,450,169
2008 $37,184,925 $31,874,435
2009 $44,024,970 $28,076,984
2010 $47,442,299 $32,105,408
2011 $65,444,174 $39,196,957
2012 $100,794,925 $39,345,579
2013 $94,385,015 $38,615,891
2014 $98,752,257 $38,760,983
2015 $84,383,389 $36,811,936
2016 $97,276,023 $41,629,064
2017 $108,862,279 $45,276,595
2018 $130,937,590 $48,015,260
2019 $124,871,111 $54,123,199
2020 $124,530,027 $51,746,594
2021 $175,513,985 $60,196,406
2022 $152,190,819 $59,065,982
2023 $151,455,968 $62,280,312
2024 $160,350,640 -

Nauru and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Tuvalu
1970 $2,619 $457
1971 $2,811 $478
1972 $3,191 $522
1973 $3,864 $601
1974 $5,199 $708
1975 $5,740 $656
1976 $5,703 $612
1977 $5,646 $549
1978 $5,721 $546
1979 $5,950 $566
1980 $6,138 $571
1981 $6,594 $634
1982 $6,577 $537
1983 $5,896 $533
1984 $5,654 $567
1985 $4,859 $480
1986 $4,569 $557
1987 $4,485 $600
1988 $5,012 $823
1989 $5,723 $976
1990 $5,776 $1,085
1991 $5,333 $1,134
1992 $5,103 $1,166
1993 $4,310 $1,141
1994 $3,921 $1,279
1995 $3,932 $1,285
1996 $3,679 $1,428
1997 $3,661 $1,461
1998 $2,909 $1,460
1999 $2,683 $1,559
2000 $2,649 $1,579
2001 $2,232 $1,457
2002 $2,085 $1,750
2003 $2,463 $2,007
2004 $3,041 $2,323
2005 $3,014 $2,305
2006 $2,908 $2,396
2007 $2,302 $2,794
2008 $3,715 $3,088
2009 $4,395 $2,684
2010 $4,724 $3,025
2011 $6,481 $3,636
2012 $9,817 $3,598
2013 $8,975 $3,510
2014 $9,193 $3,529
2015 $7,703 $3,358
2016 $8,724 $3,809
2017 $9,613 $4,166
2018 $11,409 $4,466
2019 $10,777 $5,115
2020 $10,696 $4,976
2021 $14,990 $5,905
2022 $12,896 $5,911
2023 $12,754 $6,345
2024 $13,422 -

Nauru vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Tuvalu
1950 56.6 40
1951 56.8 40.8
1952 57 41.7
1953 57.2 42.5
1954 57.4 43.4
1955 57.5 44.2
1956 57.6 45
1957 57.7 45.8
1958 57.8 46.7
1959 57.9 47.5
1960 57.9 48.3
1961 58 49
1962 58 49.8
1963 58.1 50.6
1964 58.2 51.3
1965 58.3 52.1
1966 58.4 52.8
1967 58.6 53.5
1968 58.6 54.1
1969 58.4 54.7
1970 58.4 55.3
1971 58.4 56
1972 58.4 54.7
1973 58.4 57.2
1974 58.3 57.7
1975 58.3 58.3
1976 58.2 58.8
1977 58.1 59.2
1978 58.3 59.6
1979 58.4 59.9
1980 58.5 60.2
1981 58.6 60.5
1982 58.6 60.7
1983 58.7 60.9
1984 58.7 61.1
1985 58.6 61.1
1986 58.6 61.2
1987 58.6 61.3
1988 58.7 61.4
1989 58.9 61.5
1990 59.1 61.6
1991 59.3 61.8
1992 59.5 60.3
1993 59.8 62.1
1994 60 62.3
1995 60.1 62.5
1996 60.1 62.7
1997 60 62.9
1998 59.9 63.2
1999 59.7 63.3
2000 59.6 63.5
2001 59.5 63.7
2002 59.4 63.8
2003 59.4 63.9
2004 59.3 64
2005 59.4 64.1
2006 59.4 64.2
2007 59.5 64.4
2008 59.7 64.5
2009 59.9 64.7
2010 60.1 64.8
2011 60.3 65
2012 60.5 65.1
2013 60.7 65.2
2014 60.8 65.3
2015 60.9 65.4
2016 61 65.5
2017 61.1 65.7
2018 61.2 65.9
2019 61.4 66.1
2020 61.5 66.4
2021 61.3 65.8
2022 61.9 66.9
2023 62.1 67.1
2024 62.3 67.3
2025 62.4 67.4

Nauru and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Tuvalu
Year Population
Nauru Tuvalu
1960 4,607 5,598
1961 4,774 5,648
1962 4,979 5,699
1963 5,226 5,751
1964 5,515 5,752
1965 5,832 5,715
1966 6,043 5,686
1967 6,135 5,652
1968 6,328 5,624
1969 6,581 5,631
1970 6,710 5,663
1971 6,762 5,685
1972 6,812 5,692
1973 6,866 5,681
1974 6,923 5,822
1975 6,987 6,117
1976 7,064 6,404
1977 7,163 6,686
1978 7,298 6,957
1979 7,468 7,184
1980 7,649 7,366
1981 7,839 7,526
1982 8,040 7,664
1983 8,216 7,789
1984 8,377 7,902
1985 8,551 8,046
1986 8,742 8,217
1987 8,946 8,371
1988 9,165 8,518
1989 9,390 8,662
1990 9,622 8,798
1991 9,850 8,928
1992 10,021 9,038
1993 10,102 9,126
1994 10,137 9,207
1995 10,165 9,280
1996 10,183 9,342
1997 10,197 9,400
1998 10,198 9,451
1999 10,187 9,496
2000 10,168 9,544
2001 10,130 9,586
2002 10,082 9,623
2003 10,059 9,695
2004 10,060 9,816
2005 10,049 9,940
2006 10,034 10,056
2007 10,020 10,182
2008 10,009 10,321
2009 10,016 10,461
2010 10,043 10,614
2011 10,098 10,780
2012 10,267 10,934
2013 10,517 11,001
2014 10,742 10,984
2015 10,954 10,963
2016 11,150 10,930
2017 11,324 10,869
2018 11,477 10,751
2019 11,587 10,581
2020 11,643 10,399
2021 11,709 10,194
2022 11,801 9,992
2023 11,875 9,816
2024 11,947 9,646

Fertility rates in Nauru and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Nauru

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Tuvalu
1960 5.34 5.15
1961 5.38 5.09
1962 5.42 5
1963 5.44 4.91
1964 5.47 4.83
1965 5.48 4.73
1966 5.41 4.64
1967 5.29 4.49
1968 5.14 4.36
1969 4.94 4.23
1970 4.74 4.08
1971 4.54 3.94
1972 4.36 3.81
1973 4.19 3.71
1974 4.07 3.63
1975 3.97 3.58
1976 3.9 3.55
1977 3.86 3.56
1978 3.84 3.59
1979 3.85 3.65
1980 3.88 3.73
1981 3.94 3.8
1982 3.99 3.88
1983 4.06 3.91
1984 4.11 3.95
1985 4.14 3.97
1986 4.15 3.97
1987 4.14 3.94
1988 4.11 3.88
1989 4.07 3.8
1990 4.02 3.75
1991 3.99 3.79
1992 3.95 3.86
1993 3.89 3.92
1994 3.84 3.92
1995 3.81 3.96
1996 3.78 3.95
1997 3.74 3.95
1998 3.68 3.95
1999 3.64 3.92
2000 3.54 3.84
2001 3.46 3.75
2002 3.4 3.64
2003 3.39 3.58
2004 3.38 3.55
2005 3.38 3.55
2006 3.4 3.53
2007 3.5 3.45
2008 3.67 3.42
2009 3.85 3.43
2010 4.02 3.44
2011 4.12 3.46
2012 4.12 3.47
2013 4.1 3.39
2014 4.09 3.33
2015 4.08 3.31
2016 4.03 3.3
2017 3.88 3.3
2018 3.68 3.33
2019 3.53 3.33
2020 3.47 3.31
2021 3.43 3.28
2022 3.38 3.24
2023 3.33 3.21

Nauru and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Nauru Tuvalu
1960 23.8 23.1
1961 24 23.1
1962 23.9 23
1963 23.7 22.6
1964 23.4 21
1965 23.1 19.3
1966 22.9 18.5
1967 22.9 18.1
1968 21.2 17.9
1969 18.9 18
1970 18.7 18.2
1971 19.1 18.6
1972 19.4 19
1973 19.8 19.4
1974 20.4 19.7
1975 21 19.8
1976 21.5 19.9
1977 22.1 20.2
1978 22.9 20.5
1979 23.6 20.9
1980 24.2 21
1981 24.7 21.4
1982 25.1 21.9
1983 25.2 22.5
1984 24.5 23.2
1985 23.7 23.6
1986 22.8 23.8
1987 22.1 24
1988 21.4 24.2
1989 20.8 24.5
1990 20.2 24.7
1991 19.7 24.9
1992 19.4 25
1993 19.3 25
1994 19.3 25.1
1995 19.3 25
1996 19.4 24.9
1997 19.5 24.6
1998 19.6 24.4
1999 19.8 24.1
2000 20.1 23.9
2001 20.4 23.7
2002 20.6 23.5
2003 20.8 23.5
2004 21 23.5
2005 21.2 23.6
2006 21.3 23.6
2007 21.5 23.7
2008 21.7 23.8
2009 21.8 23.9
2010 21.8 24
2011 21.8 24.1
2012 21.7 24.2
2013 21.6 24.3
2014 21.5 24.5
2015 21.4 24.7
2016 21.5 24.9
2017 21.6 25.2
2018 21.8 25.3
2019 21.9 25.3
2020 21.8 25.3
2021 21.7 25.3
2022 21.6 25.3
2023 21.5 25.3
2024 21.4 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
12.8%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
7.32%
2022
Industry, % of GDP n/a
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
60
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
2.7%
2010
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
43.4%
2013

Energy

Nauru Tuvalu
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
5.2%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nauru Tuvalu
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
48
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
90
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
100%
2022
English speaking
96.7%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
74.3%
2023

Health

Nauru Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Tuvalu
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
4.97 mi
2011

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