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Nauru vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 195th vs. 157th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Vanuatu
Population
12088
341110
Population rank 195/197 174/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 195/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 75/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 114/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Nauru and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Nauru Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $46,947,124 $121,185,498
1981 $51,689,637 $113,781,796
1982 $52,877,742 $114,501,913
1983 $48,439,093 $117,389,554
1984 $47,363,231 $144,482,515
1985 $41,548,741 $131,856,421
1986 $39,939,391 $126,498,935
1987 $40,118,410 $139,464,174
1988 $45,931,134 $158,351,368
1989 $53,736,786 $154,013,202
1990 $55,572,376 $168,879,207
1991 $52,533,789 $201,334,169
1992 $51,133,123 $209,088,825
1993 $43,542,088 $200,491,853
1994 $39,742,511 $233,701,301
1995 $39,969,706 $249,333,250
1996 $37,458,801 $261,370,044
1997 $37,331,507 $272,771,209
1998 $29,664,451 $262,293,411
1999 $27,328,613 $268,006,973
2000 $26,930,980 $272,014,628
2001 $22,613,288 $257,926,882
2002 $21,017,424 $262,596,536
2003 $24,778,160 $314,471,413
2004 $30,587,566 $364,996,869
2005 $30,282,840 $394,962,433
2006 $29,183,627 $439,358,587
2007 $23,068,623 $516,392,923
2008 $37,184,925 $590,748,429
2009 $44,024,970 $592,622,319
2010 $47,442,299 $670,712,980
2011 $65,444,174 $770,153,588
2012 $100,794,925 $747,839,698
2013 $94,385,015 $758,304,466
2014 $98,752,257 $773,717,011
2015 $84,383,389 $759,690,181
2016 $97,276,023 $804,323,577
2017 $108,862,279 $880,043,284
2018 $130,937,590 $914,727,908
2019 $124,871,111 $936,526,268
2020 $124,530,027 $909,421,044
2021 $175,513,985 $982,362,212
2022 $152,190,819 $1,030,654,208
2023 $151,455,968 $1,126,313,359
2024 $160,350,640 $1,161,251,868

Nauru and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $6,138 $1,048
1981 $6,594 $962
1982 $6,577 $946
1983 $5,896 $947
1984 $5,654 $1,137
1985 $4,859 $1,012
1986 $4,569 $946
1987 $4,485 $1,017
1988 $5,012 $1,125
1989 $5,723 $1,067
1990 $5,776 $1,141
1991 $5,333 $1,326
1992 $5,103 $1,344
1993 $4,310 $1,257
1994 $3,921 $1,431
1995 $3,932 $1,492
1996 $3,679 $1,529
1997 $3,661 $1,562
1998 $2,909 $1,471
1999 $2,683 $1,472
2000 $2,649 $1,460
2001 $2,232 $1,350
2002 $2,085 $1,341
2003 $2,463 $1,567
2004 $3,041 $1,774
2005 $3,014 $1,874
2006 $2,908 $2,035
2007 $2,302 $2,334
2008 $3,715 $2,604
2009 $4,395 $2,546
2010 $4,724 $2,815
2011 $6,481 $3,163
2012 $9,817 $3,005
2013 $8,975 $2,980
2014 $9,193 $2,973
2015 $7,703 $2,855
2016 $8,724 $2,956
2017 $9,613 $3,160
2018 $11,409 $3,207
2019 $10,777 $3,207
2020 $10,696 $3,043
2021 $14,990 $3,212
2022 $12,896 $3,292
2023 $12,754 $3,515
2024 $13,422 $3,543

Nauru vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Vanuatu
1950 56.6 43.9
1951 56.8 42.2
1952 57 45.3
1953 57.2 45.8
1954 57.4 46.5
1955 57.5 47.1
1956 57.6 47.7
1957 57.7 48.2
1958 57.8 48.7
1959 57.9 49.3
1960 57.9 49.8
1961 58 50.4
1962 58 50.9
1963 58.1 51.5
1964 58.2 52
1965 58.3 52.5
1966 58.4 53.1
1967 58.6 53.7
1968 58.6 54.2
1969 58.4 54.8
1970 58.4 55.3
1971 58.4 55.9
1972 58.4 56.4
1973 58.4 57
1974 58.3 57.6
1975 58.3 58.1
1976 58.2 58.7
1977 58.1 59.2
1978 58.3 59.9
1979 58.4 60.9
1980 58.5 61.3
1981 58.6 61.9
1982 58.6 62.5
1983 58.7 63.1
1984 58.7 63.5
1985 58.6 63.9
1986 58.6 64.6
1987 58.6 64.4
1988 58.7 65.7
1989 58.9 66
1990 59.1 66.7
1991 59.3 67.1
1992 59.5 67.4
1993 59.8 67.7
1994 60 68
1995 60.1 68.1
1996 60.1 68.2
1997 60 68.3
1998 59.9 68.4
1999 59.7 67.9
2000 59.6 68.6
2001 59.5 68.7
2002 59.4 68.8
2003 59.4 68.9
2004 59.3 69
2005 59.4 69.2
2006 59.4 69.1
2007 59.5 69.1
2008 59.7 69.3
2009 59.9 69.4
2010 60.1 69.6
2011 60.3 69.7
2012 60.5 69.9
2013 60.7 70
2014 60.8 70
2015 60.9 70.2
2016 61 70.4
2017 61.1 70.5
2018 61.2 70.6
2019 61.4 70.8
2020 61.5 70.4
2021 61.3 70
2022 61.9 71.3
2023 62.1 71.5
2024 62.3 71.7
2025 62.4 71.8

Nauru and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Vanuatu
Year Population
Nauru Vanuatu
1960 4,607 64,431
1961 4,774 66,264
1962 4,979 68,174
1963 5,226 70,159
1964 5,515 72,219
1965 5,832 74,358
1966 6,043 76,590
1967 6,135 78,921
1968 6,328 81,314
1969 6,581 83,755
1970 6,710 86,266
1971 6,762 88,862
1972 6,812 91,562
1973 6,866 94,362
1974 6,923 97,260
1975 6,987 100,269
1976 7,064 103,388
1977 7,163 106,618
1978 7,298 109,963
1979 7,468 113,040
1980 7,649 115,660
1981 7,839 118,249
1982 8,040 121,035
1983 8,216 123,998
1984 8,377 127,109
1985 8,551 130,356
1986 8,742 133,720
1987 8,946 137,187
1988 9,165 140,756
1989 9,390 144,393
1990 9,622 148,063
1991 9,850 151,793
1992 10,021 155,608
1993 10,102 159,463
1994 10,137 163,314
1995 10,165 167,137
1996 10,183 170,911
1997 10,197 174,626
1998 10,198 178,313
1999 10,187 182,048
2000 10,168 186,281
2001 10,130 191,031
2002 10,082 195,863
2003 10,059 200,746
2004 10,060 205,711
2005 10,049 210,760
2006 10,034 215,923
2007 10,020 221,276
2008 10,009 226,896
2009 10,016 232,731
2010 10,043 238,248
2011 10,098 243,474
2012 10,267 248,883
2013 10,517 254,482
2014 10,742 260,240
2015 10,954 266,101
2016 11,150 272,087
2017 11,324 278,507
2018 11,477 285,259
2019 11,587 291,985
2020 11,643 298,858
2021 11,709 305,868
2022 11,801 313,046
2023 11,875 320,409
2024 11,947 327,777

Fertility rates in Nauru and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Nauru

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Vanuatu
1960 5.34 6.78
1961 5.38 6.73
1962 5.42 6.67
1963 5.44 6.62
1964 5.47 6.57
1965 5.48 6.52
1966 5.41 6.51
1967 5.29 6.51
1968 5.14 6.46
1969 4.94 6.41
1970 4.74 6.35
1971 4.54 6.29
1972 4.36 6.23
1973 4.19 6.15
1974 4.07 6.06
1975 3.97 5.98
1976 3.9 5.89
1977 3.86 5.81
1978 3.84 5.77
1979 3.85 5.73
1980 3.88 5.69
1981 3.94 5.65
1982 3.99 5.6
1983 4.06 5.55
1984 4.11 5.49
1985 4.14 5.43
1986 4.15 5.38
1987 4.14 5.33
1988 4.11 5.27
1989 4.07 5.21
1990 4.02 5.17
1991 3.99 5.13
1992 3.95 5.09
1993 3.89 5.02
1994 3.84 4.94
1995 3.81 4.85
1996 3.78 4.75
1997 3.74 4.66
1998 3.68 4.6
1999 3.64 4.56
2000 3.54 4.54
2001 3.46 4.5
2002 3.4 4.38
2003 3.39 4.29
2004 3.38 4.21
2005 3.38 4.13
2006 3.4 4.1
2007 3.5 4.12
2008 3.67 4.16
2009 3.85 4.16
2010 4.02 4.13
2011 4.12 4.09
2012 4.12 4.06
2013 4.1 4.04
2014 4.09 4
2015 4.08 3.95
2016 4.03 3.92
2017 3.88 3.88
2018 3.68 3.83
2019 3.53 3.79
2020 3.47 3.74
2021 3.43 3.7
2022 3.38 3.65
2023 3.33 3.6

Nauru and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Nauru Vanuatu
1960 23.8 17.7
1961 24 17.6
1962 23.9 17.5
1963 23.7 17.4
1964 23.4 17.3
1965 23.1 17.2
1966 22.9 17.1
1967 22.9 17.1
1968 21.2 17
1969 18.9 17
1970 18.7 17
1971 19.1 17
1972 19.4 17
1973 19.8 17
1974 20.4 17.1
1975 21 17.1
1976 21.5 17.1
1977 22.1 17.2
1978 22.9 17.3
1979 23.6 17.5
1980 24.2 17.6
1981 24.7 17.7
1982 25.1 17.7
1983 25.2 17.7
1984 24.5 17.7
1985 23.7 17.7
1986 22.8 17.8
1987 22.1 17.8
1988 21.4 17.8
1989 20.8 17.8
1990 20.2 17.8
1991 19.7 17.9
1992 19.4 17.8
1993 19.3 17.7
1994 19.3 17.7
1995 19.3 17.8
1996 19.4 18
1997 19.5 18
1998 19.6 18
1999 19.8 18
2000 20.1 18.2
2001 20.4 18.5
2002 20.6 18.7
2003 20.8 18.9
2004 21 19.2
2005 21.2 19.4
2006 21.3 19.6
2007 21.5 19.9
2008 21.7 20.1
2009 21.8 20.3
2010 21.8 20.5
2011 21.8 20.6
2012 21.7 20.8
2013 21.6 20.9
2014 21.5 21
2015 21.4 21.1
2016 21.5 21.1
2017 21.6 21.2
2018 21.8 21.2
2019 21.9 21.2
2020 21.8 21.2
2021 21.7 21.2
2022 21.6 21.2
2023 21.5 21.2
2024 21.4 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
7.58%
2023
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP n/a
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP n/a
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
60
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
50.4%
2020

Energy

Nauru Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
25%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Nauru Vanuatu
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
50
2024
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
88%
2023
English speaking
96.7%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
45.7%
2023

Health

Nauru Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Vanuatu
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
665 mi
2000

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