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New Zealand vs Tuvalu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

New Zealand has a population of 5.34M (ranked 121/197), compared with 9.65K in Tuvalu (ranked 196/197). New Zealand's land area is 101,665 sq mi versus 11.6 sq mi for Tuvalu (ranked 74th vs. 194th).

By GDP, New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B) and Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M). By GDP per capita, New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747), while Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345).

Main facts and rankings

New Zealand Tuvalu
Population
5406623
9493
Population rank 124/197 196/197
GDP
$260B
2024
$62.3M
2023
GDP rank 53/197 196/197
GDP per capita
$48,747
2024
$6,345
2023
GDP per capita rank 26/197 109/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$55,094
2024
$6,151
2023
Government debt
$133B
2024
$2.84M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
55.3%
2025
3.26%
2025
Government debt per person
$24,936
2024
$289.4
2023
Government debt per person rank 28/185 179/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$36,132
2025
$4,174
2025
Land area
101,665 sq mi
2025
11.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
52.5 ppl/mi²
2024
833 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.56
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
38.6 years
2024
25.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025

New Zealand and Tuvalu: Comparison Charts

New Zealand and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP
New Zealand

Tuvalu
Year GDP
New Zealand Tuvalu
1960 $5,536,098,360 -
1961 $5,721,994,864 -
1962 $6,133,158,532 -
1963 $6,699,741,645 -
1964 $7,340,766,415 -
1965 $5,706,251,400 -
1966 $5,917,437,693 -
1967 $6,016,017,227 -
1968 $5,228,045,415 -
1969 $5,814,357,709 -
1970 $6,495,605,331 $2,585,956
1971 $7,911,136,757 $2,716,990
1972 $9,567,331,065 $2,968,458
1973 $12,802,281,898 $3,411,915
1974 $13,940,981,798 $4,122,329
1975 $12,861,983,284 $4,014,748
1976 $13,604,832,424 $3,919,072
1977 $15,446,825,318 $3,669,420
1978 $18,530,518,395 $3,798,782
1979 $20,731,243,113 $4,065,659
1980 $23,244,547,385 $4,206,128
1981 $24,417,617,184 $4,773,018
1982 $24,164,603,059 $4,118,945
1983 $24,309,279,706 $4,152,550
1984 $21,665,975,319 $4,481,978
1985 $24,679,795,396 $3,862,852
1986 $30,604,668,357 $4,574,706
1987 $40,376,354,070 $5,020,513
1988 $45,176,811,594 $7,011,059
1989 $43,920,222,525 $8,454,523
1990 $45,495,129,385 $9,542,901
1991 $42,745,329,732 $10,127,314
1992 $41,649,829,860 $10,535,028
1993 $46,775,620,817 $10,414,400
1994 $55,314,732,279 $11,772,611
1995 $63,918,703,507 $11,922,614
1996 $70,140,835,299 $13,338,597
1997 $66,075,143,415 $13,734,210
1998 $56,227,169,851 $13,795,146
1999 $58,762,260,626 $14,800,503
2000 $52,623,281,957 $15,073,976
2001 $53,872,425,917 $13,964,732
2002 $66,627,729,311 $16,842,673
2003 $88,250,885,550 $19,456,338
2004 $103,905,210,084 $22,798,275
2005 $114,720,129,550 $22,909,980
2006 $111,538,810,713 $24,096,875
2007 $137,188,946,866 $28,450,169
2008 $133,437,126,590 $31,874,435
2009 $121,663,439,315 $28,076,984
2010 $146,887,902,524 $32,105,408
2011 $168,484,908,960 $39,196,957
2012 $176,560,711,239 $39,345,579
2013 $191,012,364,177 $38,615,891
2014 $201,518,402,787 $38,760,983
2015 $178,224,167,088 $36,811,936
2016 $189,100,085,275 $41,629,064
2017 $206,745,969,246 $45,276,595
2018 $211,985,631,173 $48,015,260
2019 $213,006,341,102 $54,123,199
2020 $213,029,554,654 $51,746,594
2021 $253,977,931,815 $60,196,406
2022 $249,509,991,440 $59,065,982
2023 $255,194,972,673 $62,280,312
2024 $260,235,932,559 -

New Zealand and Tuvalu economies compared

GDP per capita
New Zealand

Tuvalu
Year GDP per capita
New Zealand Tuvalu
1960 $2,334 -
1961 $2,365 -
1962 $2,471 -
1963 $2,646 -
1964 $2,839 -
1965 $2,171 -
1966 $2,211 -
1967 $2,208 -
1968 $1,902 -
1969 $2,097 -
1970 $2,311 $457
1971 $2,773 $478
1972 $3,295 $522
1973 $4,323 $601
1974 $4,611 $708
1975 $4,172 $656
1976 $4,374 $612
1977 $4,951 $549
1978 $5,937 $546
1979 $6,668 $566
1980 $7,467 $571
1981 $7,814 $634
1982 $7,656 $537
1983 $7,598 $533
1984 $6,714 $567
1985 $7,601 $480
1986 $9,428 $557
1987 $12,331 $600
1988 $13,759 $823
1989 $13,312 $976
1990 $13,663 $1,085
1991 $12,230 $1,134
1992 $11,793 $1,166
1993 $13,094 $1,141
1994 $15,280 $1,279
1995 $17,400 $1,285
1996 $18,794 $1,428
1997 $17,474 $1,461
1998 $14,738 $1,460
1999 $15,322 $1,559
2000 $13,641 $1,579
2001 $13,883 $1,457
2002 $16,874 $1,750
2003 $21,914 $2,007
2004 $25,420 $2,323
2005 $27,751 $2,305
2006 $26,655 $2,396
2007 $32,480 $2,794
2008 $31,325 $3,088
2009 $28,277 $2,684
2010 $33,762 $3,025
2011 $38,432 $3,636
2012 $40,054 $3,598
2013 $43,000 $3,510
2014 $44,618 $3,529
2015 $38,665 $3,358
2016 $40,114 $3,809
2017 $42,950 $4,166
2018 $43,257 $4,466
2019 $42,779 $5,115
2020 $41,851 $4,976
2021 $49,689 $5,905
2022 $48,760 $5,911
2023 $48,655 $6,345
2024 $48,747 -

New Zealand vs. Tuvalu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
New Zealand

Tuvalu
Year Life expectancy, years
New Zealand Tuvalu
1950 69.3 40
1951 69.1 40.8
1952 69.4 41.7
1953 70.2 42.5
1954 70.3 43.4
1955 70.5 44.2
1956 70.7 45
1957 70.3 45.8
1958 70.9 46.7
1959 70.8 47.5
1960 71.2 48.3
1961 70.9 49
1962 71.2 49.8
1963 71.3 50.6
1964 71.3 51.3
1965 71.2 52.1
1966 71.1 52.8
1967 71.4 53.5
1968 71.1 54.1
1969 71.5 54.7
1970 71.2 55.3
1971 71.7 56
1972 71.8 54.7
1973 71.7 57.2
1974 71.9 57.7
1975 72.2 58.3
1976 72.4 58.8
1977 72.1 59.2
1978 73 59.6
1979 73.1 59.9
1980 72.9 60.2
1981 73.6 60.5
1982 73.7 60.7
1983 73.8 60.9
1984 74.4 61.1
1985 73.9 61.1
1986 74.1 61.2
1987 74.2 61.3
1988 74.5 61.4
1989 74.9 61.5
1990 75.4 61.6
1991 76.1 61.8
1992 76.2 60.3
1993 76.5 62.1
1994 76.9 62.3
1995 76.8 62.5
1996 76.8 62.7
1997 77.3 62.9
1998 78.2 63.2
1999 77.9 63.3
2000 78.7 63.5
2001 78.7 63.7
2002 78.9 63.8
2003 79.1 63.9
2004 79.4 64
2005 80 64.1
2006 80 64.2
2007 80.1 64.4
2008 80.2 64.5
2009 80.5 64.7
2010 81.1 64.8
2011 80.8 65
2012 81.2 65.1
2013 81.6 65.2
2014 81.4 65.3
2015 81.6 65.4
2016 82 65.5
2017 81.6 65.7
2018 81.9 65.9
2019 81.8 66.1
2020 82.7 66.4
2021 82.3 65.8
2022 81 66.9
2023 82.1 67.1
2024 82.2 67.3
2025 82.4 67.4

New Zealand and Tuvalu population clocks and comparison

Population
New Zealand

Tuvalu
Year Population
New Zealand Tuvalu
1960 2,371,800 5,598
1961 2,419,700 5,648
1962 2,482,000 5,699
1963 2,531,800 5,751
1964 2,585,400 5,752
1965 2,628,400 5,715
1966 2,675,900 5,686
1967 2,724,100 5,652
1968 2,748,100 5,624
1969 2,772,800 5,631
1970 2,810,700 5,663
1971 2,853,000 5,685
1972 2,903,900 5,692
1973 2,961,300 5,681
1974 3,023,700 5,822
1975 3,083,100 6,117
1976 3,110,500 6,404
1977 3,120,200 6,686
1978 3,121,200 6,957
1979 3,109,000 7,184
1980 3,112,900 7,366
1981 3,124,900 7,526
1982 3,156,100 7,664
1983 3,199,300 7,789
1984 3,227,100 7,902
1985 3,247,100 8,046
1986 3,246,300 8,217
1987 3,274,400 8,371
1988 3,283,400 8,518
1989 3,299,200 8,662
1990 3,329,800 8,798
1991 3,495,100 8,928
1992 3,531,700 9,038
1993 3,572,200 9,126
1994 3,620,000 9,207
1995 3,673,400 9,280
1996 3,732,000 9,342
1997 3,781,300 9,400
1998 3,815,000 9,451
1999 3,835,100 9,496
2000 3,857,700 9,544
2001 3,880,500 9,586
2002 3,948,500 9,623
2003 4,027,200 9,695
2004 4,087,500 9,816
2005 4,133,900 9,940
2006 4,184,600 10,056
2007 4,223,800 10,182
2008 4,259,800 10,321
2009 4,302,600 10,461
2010 4,350,700 10,614
2011 4,384,000 10,780
2012 4,408,100 10,934
2013 4,442,100 11,001
2014 4,516,500 10,984
2015 4,609,400 10,963
2016 4,714,100 10,930
2017 4,813,600 10,869
2018 4,900,600 10,751
2019 4,979,200 10,581
2020 5,090,200 10,399
2021 5,111,300 10,194
2022 5,117,100 9,992
2023 5,245,000 9,816
2024 5,338,500 9,646

Fertility rates in New Zealand and Tuvalu

Fertility rate
New Zealand

Tuvalu
Year Fertility rate
New Zealand Tuvalu
1960 4.24 5.15
1961 4.31 5.09
1962 4.19 5
1963 4.05 4.91
1964 3.8 4.83
1965 3.54 4.73
1966 3.41 4.64
1967 3.35 4.49
1968 3.34 4.36
1969 3.28 4.23
1970 3.17 4.08
1971 3.18 3.94
1972 3 3.81
1973 2.76 3.71
1974 2.58 3.63
1975 2.37 3.58
1976 2.27 3.55
1977 2.21 3.56
1978 2.07 3.59
1979 2.12 3.65
1980 2.03 3.73
1981 2.01 3.8
1982 1.95 3.88
1983 1.92 3.91
1984 1.93 3.95
1985 1.93 3.97
1986 1.96 3.97
1987 2.03 3.94
1988 2.1 3.88
1989 2.12 3.8
1990 2.18 3.75
1991 2.09 3.79
1992 2.06 3.86
1993 2.04 3.92
1994 1.98 3.92
1995 1.98 3.96
1996 1.96 3.95
1997 1.96 3.95
1998 1.89 3.95
1999 1.97 3.92
2000 1.98 3.84
2001 1.97 3.75
2002 1.89 3.64
2003 1.93 3.58
2004 1.98 3.55
2005 1.97 3.55
2006 2.01 3.53
2007 2.18 3.45
2008 2.19 3.42
2009 2.13 3.43
2010 2.17 3.44
2011 2.09 3.46
2012 2.1 3.47
2013 2.01 3.39
2014 1.92 3.33
2015 1.99 3.31
2016 1.87 3.3
2017 1.81 3.3
2018 1.71 3.33
2019 1.72 3.33
2020 1.61 3.31
2021 1.64 3.28
2022 1.66 3.24
2023 1.56 3.21

New Zealand and Tuvalu demographics compared

Median age
New Zealand

Tuvalu
Year Median age, years
New Zealand Tuvalu
1960 27.5 23.1
1961 27.1 23.1
1962 26.8 23
1963 26.4 22.6
1964 26.2 21
1965 26 19.3
1966 25.9 18.5
1967 25.8 18.1
1968 25.7 17.9
1969 25.7 18
1970 25.6 18.2
1971 25.7 18.6
1972 25.9 19
1973 26 19.4
1974 26.2 19.7
1975 26.3 19.8
1976 26.5 19.9
1977 26.8 20.2
1978 27.1 20.5
1979 27.5 20.9
1980 27.9 21
1981 28.2 21.4
1982 28.5 21.9
1983 28.8 22.5
1984 29.1 23.2
1985 29.4 23.6
1986 29.8 23.8
1987 30.1 24
1988 30.4 24.2
1989 30.8 24.5
1990 31.1 24.7
1991 31.4 24.9
1992 31.7 25
1993 32 25
1994 32.3 25.1
1995 32.6 25
1996 32.8 24.9
1997 33.2 24.6
1998 33.6 24.4
1999 34 24.1
2000 34.3 23.9
2001 34.6 23.7
2002 34.8 23.5
2003 35 23.5
2004 35.2 23.5
2005 35.5 23.6
2006 35.8 23.6
2007 36.1 23.7
2008 36.4 23.8
2009 36.6 23.9
2010 36.8 24
2011 37 24.1
2012 37.2 24.2
2013 37.4 24.3
2014 37.5 24.5
2015 37.4 24.7
2016 37.3 24.9
2017 37.2 25.2
2018 37.3 25.3
2019 37.3 25.3
2020 37.5 25.3
2021 37.8 25.3
2022 38.1 25.3
2023 38.3 25.3
2024 38.6 25.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

New Zealand Tuvalu
GNI, Atlas method
$247B
2024
$86M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
43%
2025
101.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.28%
2023
12.8%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
10,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.18%
2025
-1.87%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.72%
2024
7.32%
2022
Services, % of GDP
67.4%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
19.6%
2022
7.02%
2015
Economic freedom index
78.1
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10% n/a
30.8%
2010
Income share by poorest 10% n/a
2.7%
2010
Number of billionaires
5
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
112
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$92.9B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$22.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$598M
2024
$2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
996,000
2020
3,599
2019
International tourism as share of exports
18.8%
2018
43.4%
2013
Banked people share
97.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

New Zealand Tuvalu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,629 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.8
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
35.8 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.82 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
55.4%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
28.9%
2021
5.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
39.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
31.6%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,952 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
81.4%
2021
15.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.5%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

New Zealand Tuvalu
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
+18,766
2024
-280
2024
Urban population
87.1%
2024
66.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.83 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
89
2025
44.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
83
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
91
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.11
2021
0
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
9.6
2019
0.2
2025
Visa free countries
172
2025
130
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
100%
2022
English speaking
97.8%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
96.2%
2023
74.3%
2023

Health

New Zealand Tuvalu
Government health expenditure per capita
$4,804
2022
$1,085
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$561
2022
$4
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
67.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
27.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.57
2022
1.26
2020
Age at first childbirth
27.8 years
2025
23.5 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
7
2023
170
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
4.7
2023
19.9
2023
Obesity rate
34.3%
2022
65.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.7%
2024
19%
2024
Air quality index
90
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
33.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

New Zealand Tuvalu
% of world land
0.18%
2025
0.00002%
2025
Land area per capita
19,044 sq mi
2024
1,201 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
37,494 sq mi
2025
6.95 sq mi
2025
Forest area
38,418 sq mi
2025
3.86 sq mi
2025
Roads length
60,159 mi
2020
4.97 mi
2011

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