San Marino vs Vatican comparison: 47 facts & rankings

San Marino has a population of 34.1K (ranked 193/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). San Marino's land area is 23.2 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 193rd vs. 197th).

By GDP, San Marino ranks 180/197 ($2.03B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, San Marino ranks 20/197 ($59,871), while The Vatican ranks 61/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

	San Marino	Vatican
Population	34159	939
Population rank	193/197	197/197
GDP	$2.03B 2023	$19.8M 2026
GDP rank	180/197	197/197
GDP per capita	$59,871 2023	$19,800 2026
GDP per capita rank	20/197	61/197
GDP per capita, PPP	$78,745 2023	$39,191 2026
Government debt	$1.39B 2023	n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio	60.6% 2025	n/a
Government debt per person	$40,914 2023	n/a
Government debt per person rank	17/185	n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes	$46,440 2026	$18,688 2026
Land area	23.2 sq mi	0.17 sq mi
Population density	1,474 ppl/mi² 2026	5,493 ppl/mi² 2026
Fertility rate	1.16 2024	n/a
Median age	49.5 years 2025	n/a
Life expectancy	86 years 2026	83.4 years 2026

San Marino and Vatican: Comparison Charts

San Marino vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

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Year	Life expectancy, years
Year	San Marino	Vatican
2026	86	83.4
2025	85.9	83.3
2024	85.8	83.1
2023	85.7	83
2022	85.7	83.3
2021	83.5	82.9
2020	82.6	83
2019	85.3	83.6
2018	85.1	83.3
2017	84.9	82.7
2016	84.8	82.9
2015	84.6	82.5
2014	84.4	82.6
2013	84.2	82.5
2012	83.9	82
2011	83.7	81.7
2010	83.5	81.5
2009	83.2	81.3
2008	82.9	81.4
2007	82.6	81.3
2006	82.3	81.2
2005	81.9	80.6
2004	81.6	80.2
2003	81.3	79.8
2002	81.1	80
2001	80.8	79.9
2000	80.5	79.3
1999	80.2	78.7
1998	79.9	78.3
1997	79.7	78.2
1996	79.3	78.5
1995	79	77.8
1994	78.7	77.7
1993	78.4	77
1992	78.1	77.3
1991	77.9	76.9
1990	77.8	76.9
1989	77.6	76.8
1988	77.5	76.4
1987	77.5	76.2
1986	77.4	75.7
1985	77.3	75.5
1984	77.2	75.1
1983	77	74.7
1982	76.8	74.8
1981	76.6	74.3
1980	76.4	74.1
1979	76.1	74
1978	75.9	73.7
1977	75.6	73.3
1976	75.4	72.9
1975	75.3	72.6
1974	75.1	72.7
1973	74.8	71.9
1972	74.6	72
1971	74.4	71.7
1970	74.3	71.5
1969	74.2	70.7
1968	74.1	70.7
1967	73.9	70.9
1966	73.8	70.9
1965	73.7	70.1
1964	73.7	70.3
1963	73.6	69.3
1962	73.5	69.2
1961	73.4	69.8
1960	73.2	69.2
1959	73	69.2
1958	72.8	68.7
1957	72.7	67.5
1956	72.5	67.3
1955	72.4	67.8
1954	72.2	67.5
1953	72	66.3
1952	71.9	65.7
1951	71.7	65.3
1950	71.6	65.9

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

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San Marino and Vatican population clocks and comparison

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Year	Population
2025	34,109	-
2024	33,977	-
2023	33,860	-
2022	33,755	-
2021	34,252	-
2020	34,770	-
2019	34,663	1,000
2018	34,522	-
2017	33,825	1,000
2016	33,101	-
2015	32,897	1,000
2014	32,655	842
2013	33,041	839
2012	33,469	836
2011	32,620	832
2010	33,270	829
2009	33,066	826
2008	31,662	824
2007	31,211	821
2006	30,184	932
2005	29,836	921
2004	29,457	921
2003	27,843	911
2002	27,491	900
2001	27,143	890
2000	26,799	880
1999	26,459	-
1998	26,125	-
1997	25,800	-
1996	25,482	-
1995	25,158	-
1994	24,823	-
1993	24,472	-
1992	24,125	-
1991	23,797	-
1990	23,475	-
1989	23,154	-
1988	22,843	-
1987	22,686	-
1986	22,636	-
1985	22,485	-
1984	22,346	-
1983	22,229	-
1982	22,055	-
1981	21,840	-
1980	21,585	-
1979	21,320	-
1978	21,026	-
1977	20,017	-
1976	19,110	-
1975	19,046	-
1974	19,030	-
1973	18,992	-
1972	18,787	-
1971	18,419	-
1970	18,168	-
1969	18,026	-
1968	17,861	-
1967	17,688	-
1966	17,523	-
1965	17,305	-
1964	16,977	-
1963	16,580	-
1962	16,183	-
1961	15,799	-
1960	15,428	-

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

	San Marino	Vatican
GNI, Atlas method	$1.83B 2023	n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP	22% 2025	n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP	2.9% 2022	n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP	-1% 2025	n/a
Unemployment rate	4.92% 2022	n/a
Services, % of GDP	56.9% 2023	n/a
Industry, % of GDP	35.8% 2023	n/a
Economic freedom index	76 2026	65 2026
Total reserves including gold	$861M 2025	n/a
Personal remittances received	$21M 2024	n/a
International tourist arrivals	1,904,000 2019	n/a

Energy

	San Marino	Vatican
Electricity access	100% 2023	n/a

Society

	San Marino	Vatican
% of world population	0.0004% 2025	0.00001% 2025
Annual migration change	+122 2025	n/a
Urban population	97.2% 2025	n/a
Male:Female ratio	49.2:50.8 2025	n/a
Quality of life index	89.4 2026	78.8 2026
Corruption Perceptions Index	80 2026	60 2026
Higher education index	9 2026	34 2026
Homicides per 100K people	0 2011	0 2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people	0 2016	0.5 2026
Visa free countries	159 2026	150 2026
Adult literacy rate	99.9% 2022	100% 2013
English speaking	7% 2026	20% 2026
People using the Internet	97.4% 2024	n/a

Health

	San Marino	Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita	$3,924 2023	n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita	$514 2023	n/a
Life expectancy	86 years 2026	83.4 years 2026
Physicians per 1,000 people	4.63 2023	n/a
Age at first childbirth	31.5 years 2022	n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births	8 2023	n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age	1.3 2024	n/a
Diabetes prevalence	8.6% 2024	n/a
Air quality index	61 2026	72 2026

Territory

	San Marino	Vatican
% of world land	0.00004% 2026	0.0000003% 2026
Land area per capita	679 sq mi 2025	169.9 sq mi 2019
Agricultural land area	8.88 sq mi 2026	n/a
Forest area	3.86 sq mi 2026	n/a
Roads length	181.4 mi 2006	5.59 mi 2003