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Tuvalu vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tuvalu has a population of 9.65K (ranked 196/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Tuvalu's land area is 11.6 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 194th vs. 117th).

By GDP, Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Tuvalu UAE
Population
9493
11372700
Population rank 196/197 86/197
GDP
$62.3M
2023
$537B
2024
GDP rank 196/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$6,345
2023
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 109/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,151
2023
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$2.84M
2023
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
3.26%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$289.4
2023
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 179/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,174
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
11.6 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
833 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Tuvalu and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Tuvalu and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Tuvalu

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Tuvalu UAE
1970 $2,585,956 $685,986,701
1971 $2,716,990 $939,893,600
1972 $2,968,458 $1,415,086,929
1973 $3,411,915 $4,231,243,616
1974 $4,122,329 $11,651,505,689
1975 $4,014,748 $14,720,728,249
1976 $3,919,072 $19,213,158,779
1977 $3,669,420 $24,871,775,165
1978 $3,798,782 $23,775,764,225
1979 $4,065,659 $31,225,659,621
1980 $4,206,128 $43,599,160,050
1981 $4,773,018 $49,333,424,135
1982 $4,118,945 $46,622,718,605
1983 $4,152,550 $42,803,323,345
1984 $4,481,978 $41,807,954,236
1985 $3,862,852 $40,603,650,232
1986 $4,574,706 $33,943,612,095
1987 $5,020,513 $36,384,908,744
1988 $7,011,059 $36,275,674,203
1989 $8,454,523 $41,464,995,914
1990 $9,542,901 $50,701,443,748
1991 $10,127,314 $51,552,165,622
1992 $10,535,028 $54,239,171,888
1993 $10,414,400 $55,625,170,253
1994 $11,772,611 $59,305,093,980
1995 $11,922,614 $65,743,666,576
1996 $13,338,597 $73,571,233,996
1997 $13,734,210 $78,839,008,445
1998 $13,795,146 $75,674,336,283
1999 $14,800,503 $84,445,473,111
2000 $15,073,976 $104,337,372,362
2001 $13,964,732 $103,311,640,572
2002 $16,842,673 $109,816,201,498
2003 $19,456,338 $124,346,358,067
2004 $22,798,275 $147,824,370,320
2005 $22,909,980 $180,617,467,965
2006 $24,096,875 $222,116,541,865
2007 $28,450,169 $257,916,133,424
2008 $31,874,435 $315,474,615,739
2009 $28,076,984 $253,547,358,747
2010 $32,105,408 $300,189,052,689
2011 $39,196,957 $360,832,739,551
2012 $39,345,579 $384,610,125,391
2013 $38,615,891 $400,218,529,748
2014 $38,760,983 $414,105,366,753
2015 $36,811,936 $370,275,469,571
2016 $41,629,064 $369,255,326,236
2017 $45,276,595 $390,516,804,030
2018 $48,015,260 $427,049,432,158
2019 $54,123,199 $417,989,721,743
2020 $51,746,594 $349,473,015,330
2021 $60,196,406 $415,178,792,757
2022 $59,065,982 $502,731,935,194
2023 $62,280,312 $514,130,432,648
2024 - $537,078,829,135

Tuvalu and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Tuvalu

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Tuvalu UAE
1970 $457 $2,394
1971 $478 $2,805
1972 $522 $3,675
1973 $601 $9,696
1974 $708 $23,823
1975 $656 $27,117
1976 $612 $31,197
1977 $549 $35,020
1978 $546 $29,379
1979 $566 $34,238
1980 $571 $42,925
1981 $634 $44,854
1982 $537 $39,972
1983 $533 $34,650
1984 $567 $32,012
1985 $480 $29,468
1986 $557 $23,132
1987 $600 $23,113
1988 $823 $21,570
1989 $976 $23,167
1990 $1,085 $26,710
1991 $1,134 $25,691
1992 $1,166 $25,648
1993 $1,141 $25,033
1994 $1,279 $25,473
1995 $1,285 $27,003
1996 $1,428 $28,323
1997 $1,461 $27,983
1998 $1,460 $24,889
1999 $1,559 $25,856
2000 $1,579 $29,866
2001 $1,457 $27,745
2002 $1,750 $27,754
2003 $2,007 $29,660
2004 $2,323 $33,377
2005 $2,305 $38,719
2006 $2,396 $44,343
2007 $2,794 $45,855
2008 $3,088 $50,054
2009 $2,684 $37,803
2010 $3,025 $43,697
2011 $3,636 $50,789
2012 $3,598 $52,034
2013 $3,510 $52,024
2014 $3,529 $51,381
2015 $3,358 $43,535
2016 $3,809 $41,326
2017 $4,166 $42,341
2018 $4,466 $45,690
2019 $5,115 $44,251
2020 $4,976 $37,174
2021 $5,905 $43,360
2022 $5,911 $49,899
2023 $6,345 $49,041
2024 - $49,378

Tuvalu vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tuvalu

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Tuvalu UAE
1950 40 42.1
1951 40.8 42.9
1952 41.7 43.6
1953 42.5 44.4
1954 43.4 45.2
1955 44.2 46
1956 45 46.9
1957 45.8 47.8
1958 46.7 48.8
1959 47.5 49.7
1960 48.3 50.7
1961 49 51.6
1962 49.8 52.5
1963 50.6 53.5
1964 51.3 54.5
1965 52.1 55.5
1966 52.8 56.6
1967 53.5 57.6
1968 54.1 58.7
1969 54.7 59.8
1970 55.3 60.8
1971 56 61.8
1972 54.7 62.7
1973 57.2 63.5
1974 57.7 64.4
1975 58.3 65.1
1976 58.8 65.8
1977 59.2 66.5
1978 59.6 67.1
1979 59.9 67.6
1980 60.2 68.2
1981 60.5 68.6
1982 60.7 69.1
1983 60.9 69.4
1984 61.1 69.8
1985 61.1 70.1
1986 61.2 70.4
1987 61.3 70.6
1988 61.4 70.8
1989 61.5 71
1990 61.6 71.1
1991 61.8 71.1
1992 60.3 71.2
1993 62.1 71.2
1994 62.3 71.2
1995 62.5 71.4
1996 62.7 71.8
1997 62.9 72.6
1998 63.2 73.7
1999 63.3 75
2000 63.5 76.3
2001 63.7 77.6
2002 63.8 78.7
2003 63.9 79.6
2004 64 80.3
2005 64.1 80.8
2006 64.2 81.2
2007 64.4 81.4
2008 64.5 81.6
2009 64.7 81.7
2010 64.8 81.9
2011 65 81.9
2012 65.1 81.9
2013 65.2 82
2014 65.3 82
2015 65.4 82.1
2016 65.5 82.2
2017 65.7 82.4
2018 65.9 82.4
2019 66.1 82.6
2020 66.4 81.9
2021 65.8 79.1
2022 66.9 80.5
2023 67.1 82.9
2024 67.3 83.1
2025 67.4 83.2

Tuvalu and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Tuvalu

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Tuvalu UAE
1960 5,598 131,334
1961 5,648 137,989
1962 5,699 144,946
1963 5,751 152,211
1964 5,752 159,692
1965 5,715 167,103
1966 5,686 173,976
1967 5,652 179,700
1968 5,624 199,416
1969 5,631 239,660
1970 5,663 286,536
1971 5,685 335,027
1972 5,692 385,014
1973 5,681 436,399
1974 5,822 489,087
1975 6,117 542,856
1976 6,404 615,866
1977 6,686 710,209
1978 6,957 809,274
1979 7,184 912,010
1980 7,366 1,015,700
1981 7,526 1,099,855
1982 7,664 1,166,370
1983 7,789 1,235,305
1984 7,902 1,305,996
1985 8,046 1,377,911
1986 8,217 1,467,383
1987 8,371 1,574,244
1988 8,518 1,681,788
1989 8,662 1,789,851
1990 8,798 1,898,220
1991 8,928 2,006,626
1992 9,038 2,114,730
1993 9,126 2,222,093
1994 9,207 2,328,188
1995 9,280 2,434,662
1996 9,342 2,597,564
1997 9,400 2,817,410
1998 9,451 3,040,421
1999 9,496 3,266,009
2000 9,544 3,493,575
2001 9,586 3,723,590
2002 9,623 3,956,826
2003 9,695 4,192,457
2004 9,816 4,428,967
2005 9,940 4,664,790
2006 10,056 5,009,100
2007 10,182 5,624,635
2008 10,321 6,302,664
2009 10,461 6,707,058
2010 10,614 6,869,838
2011 10,780 7,104,538
2012 10,934 7,391,448
2013 11,001 7,693,031
2014 10,984 8,059,440
2015 10,963 8,505,237
2016 10,930 8,935,095
2017 10,869 9,223,225
2018 10,751 9,346,701
2019 10,581 9,445,785
2020 10,399 9,401,038
2021 10,194 9,575,152
2022 9,992 10,074,977
2023 9,816 10,483,751
2024 9,646 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Tuvalu and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Tuvalu

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Tuvalu UAE
1960 5.15 6.5
1961 5.09 6.49
1962 5 6.49
1963 4.91 6.5
1964 4.83 6.49
1965 4.73 6.5
1966 4.64 6.5
1967 4.49 6.51
1968 4.36 6.53
1969 4.23 6.52
1970 4.08 6.52
1971 3.94 6.52
1972 3.81 6.5
1973 3.71 6.46
1974 3.63 6.41
1975 3.58 6.35
1976 3.55 6.29
1977 3.56 6.22
1978 3.59 6.15
1979 3.65 6.06
1980 3.73 5.95
1981 3.8 5.81
1982 3.88 5.66
1983 3.91 5.48
1984 3.95 5.3
1985 3.97 5.13
1986 3.97 5
1987 3.94 4.88
1988 3.88 4.77
1989 3.8 4.65
1990 3.75 4.51
1991 3.79 4.25
1992 3.86 4.09
1993 3.92 3.82
1994 3.92 3.76
1995 3.96 3.28
1996 3.95 3.06
1997 3.95 2.83
1998 3.95 2.77
1999 3.92 2.79
2000 3.84 2.73
2001 3.75 2.62
2002 3.64 2.54
2003 3.58 2.49
2004 3.55 2.38
2005 3.55 2.23
2006 3.53 1.96
2007 3.45 1.79
2008 3.42 1.52
2009 3.43 1.58
2010 3.44 1.57
2011 3.46 1.54
2012 3.47 1.53
2013 3.39 1.53
2014 3.33 1.48
2015 3.31 1.42
2016 3.3 1.37
2017 3.3 1.35
2018 3.33 1.29
2019 3.33 1.25
2020 3.31 1.29
2021 3.28 1.16
2022 3.24 1.15
2023 3.21 1.2

Tuvalu and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Tuvalu

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Tuvalu UAE
1960 23.1 19.6
1961 23.1 20.1
1962 23 20.6
1963 22.6 21
1964 21 21.5
1965 19.3 22
1966 18.5 22.6
1967 18.1 23.3
1968 17.9 23.5
1969 18 23.1
1970 18.2 23
1971 18.6 23.2
1972 19 23.6
1973 19.4 24.1
1974 19.7 24.7
1975 19.8 25.4
1976 19.9 25.6
1977 20.2 25.4
1978 20.5 25.5
1979 20.9 25.8
1980 21 26.2
1981 21.4 26.4
1982 21.9 26.4
1983 22.5 26.4
1984 23.2 26.4
1985 23.6 26.6
1986 23.8 26.5
1987 24 26.1
1988 24.2 25.9
1989 24.5 25.8
1990 24.7 25.8
1991 24.9 26
1992 25 26.4
1993 25 26.8
1994 25.1 27.4
1995 25 28
1996 24.9 28.1
1997 24.6 27.9
1998 24.4 27.9
1999 24.1 28
2000 23.9 28.2
2001 23.7 28.6
2002 23.5 29.1
2003 23.5 29.6
2004 23.5 30.3
2005 23.6 30.9
2006 23.6 31.4
2007 23.7 31.6
2008 23.8 31.6
2009 23.9 31.6
2010 24 31.7
2011 24.1 31.7
2012 24.2 31.7
2013 24.3 31.7
2014 24.5 31.8
2015 24.7 31.8
2016 24.9 31.8
2017 25.2 31.8
2018 25.3 31.8
2019 25.3 31.8
2020 25.3 31.8
2021 25.3 31.9
2022 25.3 31.9
2023 25.3 32.2
2024 25.3 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tuvalu UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$86M
2023
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
101.4%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
12.8%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.32%
2022
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
7.02%
2015
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
60
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2010
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2010
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
3,599
2019
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
43.4%
2013
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Tuvalu UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.2%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.8%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Tuvalu UAE
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-280
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
66.9%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.7
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
68
2024
Higher education index n/a
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2019
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.2
2025
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2022
98.8%
2024
English speaking
70%
2025
65%
2025
People using the Internet
74.3%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Tuvalu UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.26
2020
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
170
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.9
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
65.3%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.7%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Tuvalu UAE
% of world land
0.00002%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
1,201 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6.95 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.86 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4.97 mi
2011
2,535 mi
2008

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