Nauru vs Vatican comparison: 55 facts & rankings

Nauru has a population of 12K (ranked 195/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 195th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($176M) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 74/197 ($14,640), while The Vatican ranks 61/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	Nauru	Vatican
Population	12139	939
Population rank	195/197	197/197
GDP	$176M 2025	$19.8M 2026
GDP rank	195/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$14,640 2025	$19,800 2026
GDP per capita rank	74/197	61/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$14,173 2024	$39,191 2026
Government debt	$25.8M 2025	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	14.6% 2025	n/a
Government debt per person	$2,145 2025	n/a
Government debt per person rank	118/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$9,187 2026	$18,688 2026
Land area	7.72 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	1,567 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	3.29 2024	n/a
Median age	21.3 years 2025	n/a
Life expectancy	62.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

Nauru and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Nauru vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	Nauru	Vatican
2026	62.6	83.4
2025	62.4	83.3
2024	62.3	83.1
2023	62.1	83
2022	61.9	83.3
2021	61.3	82.9
2020	61.5	83
2019	61.4	83.6
2018	61.2	83.3
2017	61.1	82.7
2016	61	82.9
2015	60.9	82.5
2014	60.8	82.6
2013	60.7	82.5
2012	60.5	82
2011	60.3	81.7
2010	60.1	81.5
2009	59.9	81.3
2008	59.7	81.4
2007	59.5	81.3
2006	59.4	81.2
2005	59.4	80.6
2004	59.3	80.2
2003	59.4	79.8
2002	59.4	80
2001	59.5	79.9
2000	59.6	79.3
1999	59.7	78.7
1998	59.9	78.3
1997	60	78.2
1996	60.1	78.5
1995	60.1	77.8
1994	60	77.7
1993	59.8	77
1992	59.5	77.3
1991	59.3	76.9
1990	59.1	76.9
1989	58.9	76.8
1988	58.7	76.4
1987	58.6	76.2
1986	58.6	75.7
1985	58.6	75.5
1984	58.7	75.1
1983	58.7	74.7
1982	58.6	74.8
1981	58.6	74.3
1980	58.5	74.1
1979	58.4	74
1978	58.3	73.7
1977	58.1	73.3
1976	58.2	72.9
1975	58.3	72.6
1974	58.3	72.7
1973	58.4	71.9
1972	58.4	72
1971	58.4	71.7
1970	58.4	71.5
1969	58.4	70.7
1968	58.6	70.7
1967	58.6	70.9
1966	58.4	70.9
1965	58.3	70.1
1964	58.2	70.3
1963	58.1	69.3
1962	58	69.2
1961	58	69.8
1960	57.9	69.2
1959	57.9	69.2
1958	57.8	68.7
1957	57.7	67.5
1956	57.6	67.3
1955	57.5	67.8
1954	57.4	67.5
1953	57.2	66.3
1952	57	65.7
1951	56.8	65.3
1950	56.6	65.9

Data sources: United Nations | World Population Prospects (1950–2026, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Nauru and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
2025	12,025	-
2024	11,947	-
2023	11,875	-
2022	11,801	-
2021	11,709	-
2020	11,643	-
2019	11,587	1,000
2018	11,477	-
2017	11,324	1,000
2016	11,150	-
2015	10,954	1,000
2014	10,742	842
2013	10,517	839
2012	10,267	836
2011	10,098	832
2010	10,043	829
2009	10,016	826
2008	10,009	824
2007	10,020	821
2006	10,034	932
2005	10,049	921
2004	10,060	921
2003	10,059	911
2002	10,082	900
2001	10,130	890
2000	10,168	880
1999	10,187	-
1998	10,198	-
1997	10,197	-
1996	10,183	-
1995	10,165	-
1994	10,137	-
1993	10,102	-
1992	10,021	-
1991	9,850	-
1990	9,622	-
1989	9,390	-
1988	9,165	-
1987	8,946	-
1986	8,742	-
1985	8,551	-
1984	8,377	-
1983	8,216	-
1982	8,040	-
1981	7,839	-
1980	7,649	-
1979	7,468	-
1978	7,298	-
1977	7,163	-
1976	7,064	-
1975	6,987	-
1974	6,923	-
1973	6,866	-
1972	6,812	-
1971	6,762	-
1970	6,710	-
1969	6,581	-
1968	6,328	-
1967	6,135	-
1966	6,043	-
1965	5,832	-
1964	5,515	-
1963	5,226	-
1962	4,979	-
1961	4,774	-
1960	4,607	-

Data sources: World Bank | Health (1960–2025, retrieved 2026-07-08); Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) (2000–2019, retrieved 2026-07-08).

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Finance

	Nauru	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$249M 2025	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	128.7% 2025	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	5.78% 2023	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	+3.51% 2025	n/a
Unemployment rate	5.06% 2021	n/a
Economic freedom index	60 2026	65 2026
Income share by richest 10%	25.3% 2012	n/a
Income share by poorest 10%	3.4% 2012	n/a
Personal remittances received	$2.24M 2024	n/a
International tourism as share of exports	2.32% 2018	n/a

Energy

	Nauru	Vatican
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions	0 megatons 2024	n/a
CO2 emissions per capita	0 tons 2024	n/a
Renewable energy use share	1.9% 2022	n/a
Renewable electricity output share	9.82% 2021	n/a
Hydroelectric share	0% 2021	n/a
Nuclear share	0% 2021	n/a
Electricity access	100% 2023	n/a

Society

	Nauru	Vatican
% of world population	0.0001% 2025	0.00001% 2025
Annual migration change	-122 2025	n/a
Urban population	100% 2025	n/a
Male:Female ratio	50.9:49.1 2025	n/a
Average male height	5.52 ft 2026	n/a
Average female height	5.14 ft 2026	n/a
Quality of life index	50.9 2026	78.8 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	56 2026	60 2026
Higher education index	n/a	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	0 2012	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	1 2026	0.5 2026
Visa free countries	87 2026	150 2026
Adult literacy rate	96.6% 2023	100% 2013
English speaking	96.7% 2026	20% 2026
People using the Internet	83% 2024	n/a

Health

	Nauru	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$2,292 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$16.8 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	62.6 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Foreign aid share of health expenditure	13.4% 2023	n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people	1.27 2015	n/a
Age at first childbirth	22.1 years 2017	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	273 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	8.3 2024	n/a
Obesity rate	71.1% 2022	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	21.8% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	93 2026	72 2026
Tobacco use prevalence	34.8% 2024	n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita	2.79 liters 2020	n/a

Territory

	Nauru	Vatican
% of world land	0.00001% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	642 sq mi 2025	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	1.54 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	0 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	18.6 mi 2002	5.59 mi 2003