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San Marino vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

San Marino has a population of 34K (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 181/197 ($1.83B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, San Marino ranks 20/197 ($54,265), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

San Marino Vatican
Population
33996
949
Population rank 193/197 197/197
GDP
$1.83B
2022
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 181/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$54,265
2022
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 20/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$75,941
2022
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$1.31B
2022
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
64.1%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$38,712
2022
n/a
Government debt per person rank 15/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,308
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
23.2 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,467 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
1.15
2023
n/a
Median age
49 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
85.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

San Marino and Vatican: Comparison Charts

San Marino vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
San Marino

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

San Marino and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
San Marino

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

San Marino Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$1.82B
2022
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
22.1%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2022
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.71%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
4.91%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
55.1%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
37.6%
2022
n/a
Economic freedom index
76
2025
65
2025
Total reserves including gold
$759M
2024
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%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
+37
2024
n/a
Urban population
97.9%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Quality of life index
86.5
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
80
2025
60
2025
Higher education index
10
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2011
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0
2016
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
162
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
7%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
87%
2023
n/a

Health

San Marino Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,875
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$443
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
85.9 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Physicians per 1,000 people
6.02
2014
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, per 1,000 live births
1.4
2023
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.6%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
61
2025
72
2025

Territory

San Marino Vatican
% of world land
0.00004%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
682 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
8.88 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
3.86 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
181.4 mi
2006
5.59 mi
2003

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