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Nepal vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Nepal has a population of 29.7M (ranked 51/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). Nepal's land area is 55,348 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 92nd vs. 194th).

By GDP, Nepal ranks 101/197 ($42.9B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, Nepal ranks 164/197 ($1,447), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

Nepal Tuvalu
Population
29627185
9493
Population rank 52/197 196/197
GDP
$42.9B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 101/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$1,447
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 164/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$5,737
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$20.5B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
49.4%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$693
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 155/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,569
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
55,348 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
536 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.98
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
26 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

Nepal and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

Nepal and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
Nepal

Tuvalu
Year GDP
Nepal Tuvalu
1960 $508,334,414 -
1961 $531,959,562 -
1962 $574,091,101 -
1963 $496,947,904 -
1964 $496,098,775 -
1965 $735,267,082 -
1966 $906,811,944 -
1967 $841,974,025 -
1968 $772,231,387 -
1969 $788,641,965 -
1970 $865,975,309 $2,585,956
1971 $882,765,472 $2,716,990
1972 $1,024,098,400 $2,968,458
1973 $972,101,725 $3,411,915
1974 $1,217,953,547 $4,122,329
1975 $1,575,789,254 $4,014,748
1976 $1,452,788,985 $3,919,072
1977 $1,382,400,000 $3,669,420
1978 $1,604,162,497 $3,798,782
1979 $1,851,250,008 $4,065,659
1980 $1,945,916,583 $4,206,128
1981 $2,275,583,317 $4,773,018
1982 $2,395,423,742 $4,118,945
1983 $2,447,174,803 $4,152,550
1984 $2,581,207,388 $4,481,978
1985 $2,619,913,956 $3,862,852
1986 $2,850,782,044 $4,574,706
1987 $2,957,255,380 $5,020,513
1988 $3,487,009,748 $7,011,059
1989 $3,525,225,787 $8,454,523
1990 $3,627,560,239 $9,542,901
1991 $3,921,476,085 $10,127,314
1992 $3,401,211,581 $10,535,028
1993 $3,660,041,667 $10,414,400
1994 $4,066,775,510 $11,772,611
1995 $4,401,104,418 $11,922,614
1996 $4,521,580,381 $13,338,597
1997 $4,918,691,917 $13,734,210
1998 $4,856,255,044 $13,795,146
1999 $5,033,642,384 $14,800,503
2000 $5,494,252,208 $15,073,976
2001 $6,007,055,042 $13,964,732
2002 $6,050,875,807 $16,842,673
2003 $6,330,473,097 $19,456,338
2004 $7,273,938,315 $22,798,275
2005 $8,130,258,378 $22,909,980
2006 $9,043,715,356 $24,096,875
2007 $10,325,618,017 $28,450,169
2008 $12,545,438,605 $31,874,435
2009 $12,854,985,464 $28,076,984
2010 $16,002,656,434 $32,105,408
2011 $21,573,872,421 $39,196,957
2012 $21,703,100,877 $39,345,579
2013 $22,162,204,925 $38,615,891
2014 $22,731,612,922 $38,760,983
2015 $24,360,801,287 $36,811,936
2016 $24,524,109,484 $41,629,064
2017 $28,971,588,940 $45,276,595
2018 $33,111,525,237 $48,015,260
2019 $34,186,180,699 $54,123,199
2020 $33,433,659,301 $51,746,594
2021 $36,924,841,394 $60,196,406
2022 $41,182,939,601 $59,065,982
2023 $41,047,772,331 $62,280,312
2024 $42,914,268,287 -

Nepal and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
Nepal

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
Nepal Tuvalu
1960 $50.2 -
1961 $51.6 -
1962 $54.6 -
1963 $46.3 -
1964 $45.3 -
1965 $65.8 -
1966 $79.5 -
1967 $72.3 -
1968 $64.9 -
1969 $64.8 -
1970 $69.6 $457
1971 $69.5 $478
1972 $78.8 $522
1973 $73.2 $601
1974 $89.8 $708
1975 $113.6 $656
1976 $102.5 $612
1977 $95.3 $549
1978 $108.1 $546
1979 $121.9 $566
1980 $125.1 $571
1981 $142.9 $634
1982 $147 $537
1983 $146.6 $533
1984 $151.1 $567
1985 $149.9 $480
1986 $159.5 $557
1987 $162 $600
1988 $187.1 $823
1989 $185 $976
1990 $185.8 $1,085
1991 $195.7 $1,134
1992 $165 $1,166
1993 $172.8 $1,141
1994 $187.3 $1,279
1995 $197.8 $1,285
1996 $198.8 $1,428
1997 $211.8 $1,461
1998 $205.1 $1,460
1999 $208.6 $1,559
2000 $223.8 $1,579
2001 $240.8 $1,457
2002 $238.9 $1,750
2003 $246.4 $2,007
2004 $279.6 $2,323
2005 $309 $2,305
2006 $340 $2,396
2007 $385 $2,794
2008 $465 $3,088
2009 $473 $2,684
2010 $585 $3,025
2011 $786 $3,636
2012 $788 $3,598
2013 $803 $3,510
2014 $821 $3,529
2015 $876 $3,358
2016 $877 $3,809
2017 $1,034 $4,166
2018 $1,179 $4,466
2019 $1,203 $5,115
2020 $1,154 $4,976
2021 $1,253 $5,905
2022 $1,386 $5,911
2023 $1,382 $6,345
2024 $1,447 -

Nepal vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Nepal

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
Nepal Tuvalu
1950 37.6 40
1951 37.6 40.8
1952 37.7 41.7
1953 37.7 42.5
1954 37.8 43.4
1955 37.9 44.2
1956 37.9 45
1957 38 45.8
1958 38.1 46.7
1959 38.4 47.5
1960 38.7 48.3
1961 39 49
1962 39.3 49.8
1963 39.6 50.6
1964 40.2 51.3
1965 40.7 52.1
1966 41.2 52.8
1967 41.7 53.5
1968 42.2 54.1
1969 42.7 54.7
1970 43.2 55.3
1971 43.6 56
1972 44.1 54.7
1973 44.5 57.2
1974 44.9 57.7
1975 45.5 58.3
1976 46 58.8
1977 46.6 59.2
1978 47.2 59.6
1979 47.8 59.9
1980 48.3 60.2
1981 48.7 60.5
1982 49.2 60.7
1983 49.7 60.9
1984 50.2 61.1
1985 50.9 61.1
1986 51.6 61.2
1987 52.4 61.3
1988 53.1 61.4
1989 54 61.5
1990 54.8 61.6
1991 55.6 61.8
1992 56.7 60.3
1993 57.6 62.1
1994 58.6 62.3
1995 59.3 62.5
1996 60 62.7
1997 60.8 62.9
1998 61.5 63.2
1999 62 63.3
2000 62.6 63.5
2001 63.3 63.7
2002 63.5 63.8
2003 64.2 63.9
2004 64.7 64
2005 65.3 64.1
2006 65.9 64.2
2007 66.2 64.4
2008 66.4 64.5
2009 66.6 64.7
2010 66.8 64.8
2011 67.1 65
2012 67.4 65.1
2013 67.6 65.2
2014 67.8 65.3
2015 67.4 65.4
2016 68.4 65.5
2017 68.7 65.7
2018 69 65.9
2019 69.3 66.1
2020 69.1 66.4
2021 68.4 65.8
2022 70.1 66.9
2023 70.4 67.1
2024 70.6 67.3
2025 70.9 67.4

Nepal and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
Nepal

Tuvalu
Year Population
Nepal Tuvalu
1960 10,123,658 5,598
1961 10,318,396 5,648
1962 10,521,116 5,699
1963 10,729,818 5,751
1964 10,946,392 5,752
1965 11,173,411 5,715
1966 11,408,710 5,686
1967 11,652,716 5,652
1968 11,906,266 5,624
1969 12,167,036 5,631
1970 12,436,190 5,663
1971 12,710,061 5,685
1972 12,989,099 5,692
1973 13,275,239 5,681
1974 13,568,435 5,822
1975 13,870,695 6,117
1976 14,177,649 6,404
1977 14,499,175 6,686
1978 14,839,695 6,957
1979 15,190,590 7,184
1980 15,553,105 7,366
1981 15,922,423 7,526
1982 16,297,987 7,664
1983 16,689,119 7,789
1984 17,085,242 7,902
1985 17,477,692 8,046
1986 17,868,124 8,217
1987 18,250,505 8,371
1988 18,638,661 8,518
1989 19,057,807 8,662
1990 19,524,573 8,798
1991 20,036,500 8,928
1992 20,609,707 9,038
1993 21,180,159 9,126
1994 21,717,479 9,207
1995 22,245,439 9,280
1996 22,741,862 9,342
1997 23,219,463 9,400
1998 23,680,357 9,451
1999 24,125,199 9,496
2000 24,546,509 9,544
2001 24,946,748 9,586
2002 25,328,981 9,623
2003 25,688,758 9,695
2004 26,016,656 9,816
2005 26,309,458 9,940
2006 26,565,425 10,056
2007 26,788,492 10,182
2008 26,990,037 10,321
2009 27,173,035 10,461
2010 27,341,952 10,614
2011 27,464,494 10,780
2012 27,534,915 10,934
2013 27,589,996 11,001
2014 27,672,370 10,984
2015 27,823,629 10,963
2016 27,955,462 10,930
2017 28,011,258 10,869
2018 28,079,689 10,751
2019 28,414,064 10,581
2020 28,966,574 10,399
2021 29,475,010 10,194
2022 29,715,436 9,992
2023 29,694,614 9,816
2024 29,651,054 9,646

Fertility rates in Nepal and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
Nepal

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
Nepal Tuvalu
1960 6.07 5.15
1961 6.09 5.09
1962 6.08 5
1963 6.06 4.91
1964 6.04 4.83
1965 6.01 4.73
1966 5.98 4.64
1967 5.95 4.49
1968 5.94 4.36
1969 5.89 4.23
1970 5.87 4.08
1971 5.85 3.94
1972 5.8 3.81
1973 5.7 3.71
1974 5.75 3.63
1975 5.73 3.58
1976 5.72 3.55
1977 5.69 3.56
1978 5.68 3.59
1979 5.64 3.65
1980 5.6 3.73
1981 5.58 3.8
1982 5.55 3.88
1983 5.54 3.91
1984 5.51 3.95
1985 5.46 3.97
1986 5.4 3.97
1987 5.35 3.94
1988 5.31 3.88
1989 5.26 3.8
1990 5.21 3.75
1991 5.15 3.79
1992 5.07 3.86
1993 5.04 3.92
1994 4.96 3.92
1995 4.87 3.96
1996 4.67 3.95
1997 4.44 3.95
1998 4.28 3.95
1999 4.13 3.92
2000 3.98 3.84
2001 3.79 3.75
2002 3.6 3.64
2003 3.44 3.58
2004 3.28 3.55
2005 3.12 3.55
2006 2.97 3.53
2007 2.86 3.45
2008 2.74 3.42
2009 2.63 3.43
2010 2.54 3.44
2011 2.46 3.46
2012 2.42 3.47
2013 2.36 3.39
2014 2.32 3.33
2015 2.27 3.31
2016 2.23 3.3
2017 2.17 3.3
2018 2.12 3.33
2019 2.08 3.33
2020 2.05 3.31
2021 2.03 3.28
2022 2 3.24
2023 1.98 3.21

Nepal and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
Nepal

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
Nepal Tuvalu
1960 19.5 23.1
1961 19.5 23.1
1962 19.6 23
1963 19.6 22.6
1964 19.6 21
1965 19.6 19.3
1966 19.6 18.5
1967 19.7 18.1
1968 19.7 17.9
1969 19.7 18
1970 19.7 18.2
1971 19.7 18.6
1972 19.7 19
1973 19.7 19.4
1974 19.7 19.7
1975 19.7 19.8
1976 19.7 19.9
1977 19.7 20.2
1978 19.6 20.5
1979 19.6 20.9
1980 19.6 21
1981 19.5 21.4
1982 19.5 21.9
1983 19.5 22.5
1984 19.5 23.2
1985 19.4 23.6
1986 19.4 23.8
1987 19.3 24
1988 19.2 24.2
1989 19.2 24.5
1990 19.2 24.7
1991 19.2 24.9
1992 19.2 25
1993 19.2 25
1994 19.2 25.1
1995 19.2 25
1996 19.2 24.9
1997 19.2 24.6
1998 19.2 24.4
1999 19.3 24.1
2000 19.3 23.9
2001 19.4 23.7
2002 19.5 23.5
2003 19.7 23.5
2004 19.8 23.5
2005 20 23.6
2006 20.3 23.6
2007 20.5 23.7
2008 20.8 23.8
2009 21 23.9
2010 21.3 24
2011 21.6 24.1
2012 21.8 24.2
2013 22 24.3
2014 22.2 24.5
2015 22.4 24.7
2016 22.7 24.9
2017 22.9 25.2
2018 23.2 25.3
2019 23.7 25.3
2020 24.5 25.3
2021 25 25.3
2022 25.4 25.3
2023 25.7 25.3
2024 26 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Nepal Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$43.7B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.4%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.69%
2024
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.08%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
112,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.98%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
10.7%
2017
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.2%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
11.4%
2024
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
52.5
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.2%
2022
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2022
2.7%
2010
Number of billionaires
2
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00001%
2025
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.5B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$28.4B
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
230,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
13.4%
2020
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
60%
2024
n/a

Energy

Nepal Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
520 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.81
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
17.9 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.6 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
26.5%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
73.7%
2021
5.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.78%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
27.4%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
321 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
83.8%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
94%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Nepal Tuvalu
% of world population
0.36%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-401,282
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
22.4%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.39 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
34.8
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
34
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
45
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.1
2020
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
16.3
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
54
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
71.2%
2021
100%
2022
English speaking
3%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
55.8%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

Nepal Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$88.3
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$49.2
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
70.9 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
10.3%
2022
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.87
2021
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
20.4 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
142
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
26.5
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
7.18%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
4
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
28.3%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.06 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Nepal Tuvalu
% of world land
0.1%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
1,867 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
14,456 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
23,020 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
49,758 mi
2015
4.97 mi
2011

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