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Nauru vs Yemen statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nauru has a population of 11.9K (ranked 195/197), compared with 40.6M in Yemen (ranked 38/197). Nauru's land area is 7.72 sq mi versus 203,850 sq mi for Yemen (ranked 195th vs. 49th).

By GDP, Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M) and Yemen ranks 124/197 ($21.6B). By GDP per capita, Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422), while Yemen ranks 192/197 ($634).

Main facts and rankings

Nauru Yemen
Population
12088
42727988
Population rank 195/197 37/197
GDP
$160M
2024
$21.6B
2018
GDP rank 195/197 124/197
GDP per capita
$13,422
2024
$634
2018
GDP per capita rank 75/197 192/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$14,327
2024
$3,164
2013
Government debt
$28.2M
2024
$18.8B
2018
Debt-to-GDP ratio
15.2%
2025
71.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,360
2024
$551
2018
Government debt per person rank 114/185 164/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$8,196
2025
$1,333
2025
Land area
7.72 sq mi
2025
203,850 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
199.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.33
2023
4.59
2023
Median age
21.4 years
2024
19.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025

Nauru and Yemen: Comparison Charts

Nauru and Yemen economies compared

GDP
Nauru

Yemen
Year GDP
Nauru Yemen
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 -
1980 $46,947,124 -
1981 $51,689,637 -
1982 $52,877,742 -
1983 $48,439,093 -
1984 $47,363,231 -
1985 $41,548,741 -
1986 $39,939,391 -
1987 $40,118,410 -
1988 $45,931,134 -
1989 $53,736,786 -
1990 $55,572,376 $12,643,821,569
1991 $52,533,789 $14,665,445,462
1992 $51,133,123 $17,959,367,194
1993 $43,542,088 $21,736,802,664
1994 $39,742,511 $28,019,483,764
1995 $39,969,706 $12,796,345,679
1996 $37,458,801 $6,496,163,616
1997 $37,331,507 $6,838,298,531
1998 $29,664,451 $6,322,175,566
1999 $27,328,613 $7,639,325,296
2000 $26,930,980 $9,679,316,770
2001 $22,613,288 $9,852,990,693
2002 $21,017,424 $10,693,430,511
2003 $24,778,160 $11,777,532,662
2004 $30,587,566 $13,867,634,371
2005 $30,282,840 $16,731,566,717
2006 $29,183,627 $19,063,143,370
2007 $23,068,623 $21,650,528,674
2008 $37,184,925 $26,910,855,807
2009 $44,024,970 $25,130,278,213
2010 $47,442,299 $30,906,749,533
2011 $65,444,174 $32,726,417,878
2012 $100,794,925 $35,401,331,609
2013 $94,385,015 $40,415,233,436
2014 $98,752,257 $43,228,585,321
2015 $84,383,389 $42,444,490,074
2016 $97,276,023 $31,317,825,274
2017 $108,862,279 $26,842,229,045
2018 $130,937,590 $21,606,160,663
2019 $124,871,111 -
2020 $124,530,027 -
2021 $175,513,985 -
2022 $152,190,819 -
2023 $151,455,968 -
2024 $160,350,640 -

Nauru and Yemen economies compared

GDP per capita
Nauru

Yemen
Year GDP per capita
Nauru Yemen
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 -
1980 $6,138 -
1981 $6,594 -
1982 $6,577 -
1983 $5,896 -
1984 $5,654 -
1985 $4,859 -
1986 $4,569 -
1987 $4,485 -
1988 $5,012 -
1989 $5,723 -
1990 $5,776 $910
1991 $5,333 $1,016
1992 $5,103 $1,198
1993 $4,310 $1,397
1994 $3,921 $1,735
1995 $3,932 $764
1996 $3,679 $375
1997 $3,661 $383
1998 $2,909 $343
1999 $2,683 $401
2000 $2,649 $493
2001 $2,232 $487
2002 $2,085 $513
2003 $2,463 $549
2004 $3,041 $628
2005 $3,014 $734
2006 $2,908 $810
2007 $2,302 $890
2008 $3,715 $1,072
2009 $4,395 $969
2010 $4,724 $1,155
2011 $6,481 $1,186
2012 $9,817 $1,245
2013 $8,975 $1,379
2014 $9,193 $1,430
2015 $7,703 $1,362
2016 $8,724 $975
2017 $9,613 $811
2018 $11,409 $634
2019 $10,777 -
2020 $10,696 -
2021 $14,990 -
2022 $12,896 -
2023 $12,754 -
2024 $13,422 -

Nauru vs. Yemen life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nauru

Yemen
Year Life expectancy, years
Nauru Yemen
1950 56.6 28.9
1951 56.8 29.3
1952 57 29.6
1953 57.2 30
1954 57.4 30.4
1955 57.5 30.8
1956 57.6 31.3
1957 57.7 31.8
1958 57.8 32.4
1959 57.9 32.9
1960 57.9 33.5
1961 58 34.1
1962 58 33.7
1963 58.1 33.4
1964 58.2 34.9
1965 58.3 35.6
1966 58.4 36.3
1967 58.6 37.1
1968 58.6 38
1969 58.4 39.6
1970 58.4 40.6
1971 58.4 41.8
1972 58.4 42.7
1973 58.4 43.6
1974 58.3 44.5
1975 58.3 45.5
1976 58.2 46.4
1977 58.1 47.4
1978 58.3 48.5
1979 58.4 49.5
1980 58.5 50.6
1981 58.6 51.7
1982 58.6 52.4
1983 58.7 53.6
1984 58.7 54.6
1985 58.6 55.4
1986 58.6 54
1987 58.6 56.8
1988 58.7 57.4
1989 58.9 58
1990 59.1 58.5
1991 59.3 58.8
1992 59.5 59.3
1993 59.8 59.7
1994 60 59.8
1995 60.1 60.5
1996 60.1 60.9
1997 60 61.3
1998 59.9 61.8
1999 59.7 62.3
2000 59.6 62.8
2001 59.5 63.3
2002 59.4 63.8
2003 59.4 64.4
2004 59.3 64.9
2005 59.4 65.4
2006 59.4 65.8
2007 59.5 66.2
2008 59.7 66.6
2009 59.9 66.9
2010 60.1 67.2
2011 60.3 67.4
2012 60.5 67.6
2013 60.7 68
2014 60.8 68
2015 60.9 66.8
2016 61 67.1
2017 61.1 67.1
2018 61.2 65.9
2019 61.4 66.6
2020 61.5 66.4
2021 61.3 66
2022 61.9 68
2023 62.1 69.3
2024 62.3 69.4
2025 62.4 69.6

Nauru and Yemen population clocks and comparison

Population
Nauru

Yemen
Year Population
Nauru Yemen
1960 4,607 5,532,301
1961 4,774 5,655,232
1962 4,979 5,782,221
1963 5,226 5,911,135
1964 5,515 6,048,006
1965 5,832 6,195,593
1966 6,043 6,351,494
1967 6,135 6,516,444
1968 6,328 6,690,524
1969 6,581 6,875,859
1970 6,710 7,065,279
1971 6,762 7,257,462
1972 6,812 7,460,068
1973 6,866 7,672,796
1974 6,923 7,896,783
1975 6,987 8,133,598
1976 7,064 8,384,113
1977 7,163 8,648,222
1978 7,298 8,926,586
1979 7,468 9,224,194
1980 7,649 9,543,358
1981 7,839 9,882,362
1982 8,040 10,241,006
1983 8,216 10,621,499
1984 8,377 11,025,597
1985 8,551 11,453,825
1986 8,742 11,901,040
1987 8,946 12,369,912
1988 9,165 12,859,708
1989 9,390 13,364,174
1990 9,622 13,887,862
1991 9,850 14,430,201
1992 10,021 14,989,494
1993 10,102 15,563,914
1994 10,137 16,149,147
1995 10,165 16,740,058
1996 10,183 17,313,177
1997 10,197 17,873,936
1998 10,198 18,446,013
1999 10,187 19,029,420
2000 10,168 19,624,141
2001 10,130 20,226,147
2002 10,082 20,835,086
2003 10,059 21,456,379
2004 10,060 22,095,167
2005 10,049 22,790,085
2006 10,034 23,543,083
2007 10,020 24,318,082
2008 10,009 25,111,941
2009 10,016 25,927,724
2010 10,043 26,754,387
2011 10,098 27,582,897
2012 10,267 28,433,647
2013 10,517 29,312,952
2014 10,742 30,226,309
2015 10,954 31,159,379
2016 11,150 32,109,010
2017 11,324 33,090,921
2018 11,477 34,085,182
2019 11,587 35,111,408
2020 11,643 36,134,863
2021 11,709 37,140,230
2022 11,801 38,222,876
2023 11,875 39,390,799
2024 11,947 40,583,164

Fertility rates in Nauru and Yemen

Fertility rate
Nauru

Yemen
Year Fertility rate
Nauru Yemen
1960 5.34 7.99
1961 5.38 8
1962 5.42 8.01
1963 5.44 8.03
1964 5.47 8.07
1965 5.48 8.1
1966 5.41 8.14
1967 5.29 8.17
1968 5.14 8.19
1969 4.94 8.22
1970 4.74 8.23
1971 4.54 8.26
1972 4.36 8.27
1973 4.19 8.29
1974 4.07 8.33
1975 3.97 8.37
1976 3.9 8.42
1977 3.86 8.47
1978 3.84 8.5
1979 3.85 8.67
1980 3.88 8.71
1981 3.94 8.75
1982 3.99 8.79
1983 4.06 8.83
1984 4.11 8.85
1985 4.14 8.86
1986 4.15 8.86
1987 4.14 8.83
1988 4.11 8.79
1989 4.07 8.71
1990 4.02 8.61
1991 3.99 8.46
1992 3.95 8.27
1993 3.89 8.05
1994 3.84 7.8
1995 3.81 7.53
1996 3.78 7
1997 3.74 6.82
1998 3.68 6.64
1999 3.64 6.49
2000 3.54 6.32
2001 3.46 6.14
2002 3.4 5.97
2003 3.39 5.84
2004 3.38 5.71
2005 3.38 5.56
2006 3.4 5.41
2007 3.5 5.26
2008 3.67 5.11
2009 3.85 5
2010 4.02 4.81
2011 4.12 4.63
2012 4.12 4.63
2013 4.1 4.62
2014 4.09 4.62
2015 4.08 4.62
2016 4.03 4.61
2017 3.88 4.61
2018 3.68 4.61
2019 3.53 4.6
2020 3.47 4.6
2021 3.43 4.6
2022 3.38 4.59
2023 3.33 4.59

Nauru and Yemen demographics compared

Median age
Nauru

Yemen
Year Median age, years
Nauru Yemen
1960 23.8 19.7
1961 24 19.6
1962 23.9 19.6
1963 23.7 19.5
1964 23.4 19.4
1965 23.1 19.3
1966 22.9 19.2
1967 22.9 19.1
1968 21.2 18.9
1969 18.9 18.7
1970 18.7 18.4
1971 19.1 18.1
1972 19.4 17.8
1973 19.8 17.6
1974 20.4 17.3
1975 21 17
1976 21.5 16.8
1977 22.1 16.6
1978 22.9 16.3
1979 23.6 16.1
1980 24.2 15.9
1981 24.7 15.7
1982 25.1 15.5
1983 25.2 15.3
1984 24.5 15.1
1985 23.7 15
1986 22.8 14.9
1987 22.1 14.8
1988 21.4 14.7
1989 20.8 14.6
1990 20.2 14.6
1991 19.7 14.6
1992 19.4 14.6
1993 19.3 14.6
1994 19.3 14.6
1995 19.3 14.7
1996 19.4 14.8
1997 19.5 14.9
1998 19.6 15
1999 19.8 15.2
2000 20.1 15.4
2001 20.4 15.6
2002 20.6 15.8
2003 20.8 16
2004 21 16.2
2005 21.2 16.4
2006 21.3 16.7
2007 21.5 16.9
2008 21.7 17.2
2009 21.8 17.4
2010 21.8 17.7
2011 21.8 17.9
2012 21.7 18.1
2013 21.6 18.3
2014 21.5 18.5
2015 21.4 18.7
2016 21.5 18.8
2017 21.6 18.9
2018 21.8 19
2019 21.9 19.1
2020 21.8 19.1
2021 21.7 19.1
2022 21.6 19.2
2023 21.5 19.2
2024 21.4 19.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nauru Yemen
GNI, Atlas method
$254M
2024
$25.3B
2018
Government expenditure, % of GDP
135%
2025
9.59%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.68%
2023
5.46%
2012
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
3.97%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
40,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+10.8%
2025
-3.73%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.06%
2021
13.5%
2014
Services, % of GDP n/a
41.8%
2018
Industry, % of GDP n/a
25.4%
2018
Economic freedom index
60
2025
53.7
2015
Income share by richest 10%
25.3%
2012
29.4%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
3.4%
2012
3%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.25B
2022
Personal remittances received
$881K
2023
$3.43B
2024
International tourist arrivals n/a
398,000
2015
International tourism as share of exports
2.32%
2018
12.4%
2016
Banked people share n/a
11.9%
2022

Energy

Nauru Yemen
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
68.9 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$11.2
2013
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
10.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
93.1%
2022
Renewable energy use share
1.9%
2022
3.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.64%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-11%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
54 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
9.82%
2021
21.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
83.6%
2023

Society

Nauru Yemen
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.5%
2024
Annual migration change
-121
2024
-10,482
2024
Urban population
100%
2024
40.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.56 ft
2025
5.39 ft
2025
Average female height
5.18 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
50.4
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
56
2025
13
2024
Higher education index n/a
20
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2012
6.31
2013
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1
2025
29.4
2019
Visa free countries
90
2025
46
2025
Adult literacy rate
96.6%
2023
54.1%
2004
English speaking
96.7%
2023
9%
2023
People using the Internet
81.7%
2020
13.8%
2020

Health

Nauru Yemen
Government health expenditure per capita
$2,264
2022
$38.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$10.6
2022
$26.8
2022
Life expectancy
62.4 years
2025
69.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
11.2%
2022
23.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.25
2015
0.29
2014
Age at first childbirth
22.1 years
2017
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
273
2023
118
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
8.9
2023
39.3
2023
Obesity rate
71.1%
2022
14.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
21.8%
2024
5.5%
2024
Air quality index
93
2025
31
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
48.3%
2022
21.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.79 liters
2020
0.04 liters
2020

Territory

Nauru Yemen
% of world land
0.00001%
2025
0.35%
2025
Land area per capita
646 sq mi
2024
5,023 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1.54 sq mi
2025
90,549 sq mi
2025
Forest area
0 sq mi
2025
2,120 sq mi
2025
Roads length
18.6 mi
2002
n/a

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