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Tuvalu vs United Kingdom statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tuvalu has a population of 9.65K (ranked 196/197), compared with 69.2M in The United Kingdom (ranked 21/197). Tuvalu's land area is 11.6 sq mi versus 93,410 sq mi for The United Kingdom (ranked 194th vs. 78th).

By GDP, Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M) and The United Kingdom ranks 6/197 ($3.64T). By GDP per capita, Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345), while The United Kingdom ranks 23/197 ($52,637).

Main facts and rankings

Tuvalu United Kingdom
Population
9493
69945462
Population rank 196/197 22/197
GDP
$62.3M
2023
$3.64T
2024
GDP rank 196/197 6/197
GDP per capita
$6,345
2023
$52,637
2024
GDP per capita rank 109/197 23/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,151
2023
$60,620
2024
Government debt
$2.84M
2023
$3.69T
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
3.26%
2025
103.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$289.4
2023
$53,283
2024
Government debt per person rank 179/185 7/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,174
2025
$40,805
2025
Land area
11.6 sq mi
2025
93,410 sq mi
2025
Population density
833 ppl/mi²
2024
741 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.56
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
41 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
81.6 years
2025

Tuvalu and United Kingdom: Comparison Charts

Tuvalu and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP
Tuvalu

United Kingdom
Year GDP
Tuvalu United Kingdom
1960 - $73,233,967,692
1961 - $77,741,965,703
1962 - $81,247,564,157
1963 - $86,561,961,812
1964 - $94,407,558,351
1965 - $101,824,755,079
1966 - $108,572,752,102
1967 - $113,116,888,211
1968 - $107,759,910,068
1969 - $116,464,702,803
1970 $2,585,956 $130,671,946,244
1971 $2,716,990 $148,113,896,325
1972 $2,968,458 $169,965,034,965
1973 $3,411,915 $192,537,971,583
1974 $4,122,329 $206,131,369,799
1975 $4,014,748 $241,756,637,168
1976 $3,919,072 $232,614,555,256
1977 $3,669,420 $263,066,457,352
1978 $3,798,782 $335,883,029,722
1979 $4,065,659 $438,994,070,309
1980 $4,206,128 $564,947,710,899
1981 $4,773,018 $540,765,675,241
1982 $4,118,945 $515,048,916,841
1983 $4,152,550 $489,618,008,186
1984 $4,481,978 $461,487,097,632
1985 $3,862,852 $489,285,164,271
1986 $4,574,706 $601,452,653,181
1987 $5,020,513 $745,162,608,269
1988 $7,011,059 $910,122,732,124
1989 $8,454,523 $926,884,816,754
1990 $9,542,901 $1,093,169,389,205
1991 $10,127,314 $1,142,797,178,131
1992 $10,535,028 $1,179,659,529,660
1993 $10,414,400 $1,061,388,722,256
1994 $11,772,611 $1,140,489,745,944
1995 $11,922,614 $1,344,240,176,740
1996 $13,338,597 $1,419,645,865,835
1997 $13,734,210 $1,560,911,918,795
1998 $13,795,146 $1,653,694,932,097
1999 $14,800,503 $1,687,830,448,148
2000 $15,073,976 $1,665,534,876,683
2001 $13,964,732 $1,649,827,263,567
2002 $16,842,673 $1,785,729,916,067
2003 $19,456,338 $2,054,422,857,143
2004 $22,798,275 $2,421,525,082,387
2005 $22,909,980 $2,543,180,000,000
2006 $24,096,875 $2,708,441,582,337
2007 $28,450,169 $3,090,510,204,082
2008 $31,874,435 $2,929,411,764,706
2009 $28,076,984 $2,412,840,006,232
2010 $32,105,408 $2,485,482,596,185
2011 $39,196,957 $2,663,805,834,828
2012 $39,345,579 $2,707,089,726,615
2013 $38,615,891 $2,784,853,502,534
2014 $38,760,983 $3,064,708,247,921
2015 $36,811,936 $2,927,911,140,917
2016 $41,629,064 $2,689,106,566,900
2017 $45,276,595 $2,680,148,052,335
2018 $48,015,260 $2,871,340,347,582
2019 $54,123,199 $2,851,407,164,908
2020 $51,746,594 $2,696,778,386,608
2021 $60,196,406 $3,143,323,050,707
2022 $59,065,982 $3,114,042,471,144
2023 $62,280,312 $3,369,861,888,973
2024 - $3,643,834,188,783

Tuvalu and United Kingdom economies compared

GDP per capita
Tuvalu

United Kingdom
Year GDP per capita
Tuvalu United Kingdom
1960 - $1,398
1961 - $1,472
1962 - $1,526
1963 - $1,613
1964 - $1,748
1965 - $1,874
1966 - $1,987
1967 - $2,059
1968 - $1,952
1969 - $2,101
1970 $457 $2,348
1971 $478 $2,650
1972 $522 $3,030
1973 $601 $3,426
1974 $708 $3,666
1975 $656 $4,300
1976 $612 $4,138
1977 $549 $4,681
1978 $546 $5,977
1979 $566 $7,805
1980 $571 $10,032
1981 $634 $9,599
1982 $537 $9,146
1983 $533 $8,692
1984 $567 $8,179
1985 $480 $8,652
1986 $557 $10,611
1987 $600 $13,119
1988 $823 $15,987
1989 $976 $16,239
1990 $1,085 $19,095
1991 $1,134 $19,901
1992 $1,166 $20,487
1993 $1,141 $18,389
1994 $1,279 $19,709
1995 $1,285 $23,169
1996 $1,428 $24,406
1997 $1,461 $26,766
1998 $1,460 $28,275
1999 $1,559 $28,762
2000 $1,579 $28,281
2001 $1,457 $27,907
2002 $1,750 $30,078
2003 $2,007 $34,443
2004 $2,323 $40,367
2005 $2,305 $42,105
2006 $2,396 $44,512
2007 $2,794 $50,398
2008 $3,088 $47,396
2009 $2,684 $38,744
2010 $3,025 $39,599
2011 $3,636 $42,110
2012 $3,598 $42,490
2013 $3,510 $43,419
2014 $3,529 $47,427
2015 $3,358 $44,984
2016 $3,809 $40,988
2017 $4,166 $40,629
2018 $4,466 $43,315
2019 $5,115 $42,794
2020 $4,976 $40,405
2021 $5,905 $46,926
2022 $5,911 $46,063
2023 $6,345 $49,201
2024 - $52,637

Tuvalu vs. United Kingdom life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tuvalu

United Kingdom
Year Life expectancy, years
Tuvalu United Kingdom
1950 40 68.6
1951 40.8 68.2
1952 41.7 69.5
1953 42.5 69.8
1954 43.4 70.2
1955 44.2 70.1
1956 45 70.4
1957 45.8 70.5
1958 46.7 70.7
1959 47.5 70.8
1960 48.3 71
1961 49 70.8
1962 49.8 70.9
1963 50.6 70.8
1964 51.3 71.5
1965 52.1 71.5
1966 52.8 71.4
1967 53.5 72.1
1968 54.1 71.7
1969 54.7 71.7
1970 55.3 71.9
1971 56 72.2
1972 54.7 72
1973 57.2 72.2
1974 57.7 72.4
1975 58.3 72.7
1976 58.8 72.6
1977 59.2 73.1
1978 59.6 73
1979 59.9 73.2
1980 60.2 73.6
1981 60.5 73.9
1982 60.7 74
1983 60.9 74.3
1984 61.1 74.7
1985 61.1 74.5
1986 61.2 74.8
1987 61.3 75.1
1988 61.4 75.3
1989 61.5 75.4
1990 61.6 75.7
1991 61.8 75.9
1992 60.3 76.3
1993 62.1 76.2
1994 62.3 76.7
1995 62.5 76.6
1996 62.7 76.9
1997 62.9 77.1
1998 63.2 77.3
1999 63.3 77.4
2000 63.5 77.8
2001 63.7 78.1
2002 63.8 78.2
2003 63.9 78.3
2004 64 78.9
2005 64.1 79.1
2006 64.2 79.3
2007 64.4 79.5
2008 64.5 79.7
2009 64.7 80.2
2010 64.8 80.4
2011 65 80.8
2012 65.1 80.9
2013 65.2 80.9
2014 65.3 81.2
2015 65.4 80.9
2016 65.5 81.1
2017 65.7 81.2
2018 65.9 81.1
2019 66.1 81.4
2020 66.4 80.4
2021 65.8 80.7
2022 66.9 81.1
2023 67.1 81.3
2024 67.3 81.4
2025 67.4 81.6

Tuvalu and United Kingdom population clocks and comparison

Population
Tuvalu

United Kingdom
Year Population
Tuvalu United Kingdom
1960 5,598 52,400,000
1961 5,648 52,800,000
1962 5,699 53,250,000
1963 5,751 53,650,000
1964 5,752 54,000,000
1965 5,715 54,348,050
1966 5,686 54,648,500
1967 5,652 54,943,600
1968 5,624 55,211,700
1969 5,631 55,441,750
1970 5,663 55,663,250
1971 5,685 55,896,223
1972 5,692 56,086,065
1973 5,681 56,194,527
1974 5,822 56,229,974
1975 6,117 56,225,800
1976 6,404 56,211,968
1977 6,686 56,193,492
1978 6,957 56,196,504
1979 7,184 56,246,951
1980 7,366 56,314,216
1981 7,526 56,333,829
1982 7,664 56,313,641
1983 7,789 56,332,848
1984 7,902 56,422,072
1985 8,046 56,550,268
1986 8,217 56,681,396
1987 8,371 56,802,050
1988 8,518 56,928,327
1989 8,662 57,076,711
1990 8,798 57,247,586
1991 8,928 57,424,897
1992 9,038 57,580,402
1993 9,126 57,718,614
1994 9,207 57,865,745
1995 9,280 58,019,030
1996 9,342 58,166,950
1997 9,400 58,316,954
1998 9,451 58,487,141
1999 9,496 58,682,466
2000 9,544 58,892,514
2001 9,586 59,119,673
2002 9,623 59,370,479
2003 9,695 59,647,577
2004 9,816 59,987,905
2005 9,940 60,401,206
2006 10,056 60,846,820
2007 10,182 61,322,463
2008 10,321 61,806,995
2009 10,461 62,276,270
2010 10,614 62,766,365
2011 10,780 63,258,810
2012 10,934 63,711,000
2013 11,001 64,139,000
2014 10,984 64,620,000
2015 10,963 65,088,000
2016 10,930 65,607,000
2017 10,869 65,966,000
2018 10,751 66,289,000
2019 10,581 66,631,000
2020 10,399 66,744,000
2021 10,194 66,984,000
2022 9,992 67,604,000
2023 9,816 68,492,000
2024 9,646 69,226,000

Fertility rates in Tuvalu and United Kingdom

Fertility rate
Tuvalu

United Kingdom
Year Fertility rate
Tuvalu United Kingdom
1960 5.15 2.69
1961 5.09 2.78
1962 5 2.86
1963 4.91 2.88
1964 4.83 2.93
1965 4.73 2.86
1966 4.64 2.78
1967 4.49 2.68
1968 4.36 2.6
1969 4.23 2.51
1970 4.08 2.44
1971 3.94 2.41
1972 3.81 2.2
1973 3.71 2.04
1974 3.63 1.92
1975 3.58 1.81
1976 3.55 1.74
1977 3.56 1.69
1978 3.59 1.75
1979 3.65 1.86
1980 3.73 1.9
1981 3.8 1.82
1982 3.88 1.78
1983 3.91 1.77
1984 3.95 1.77
1985 3.97 1.79
1986 3.97 1.78
1987 3.94 1.81
1988 3.88 1.82
1989 3.8 1.79
1990 3.75 1.83
1991 3.79 1.82
1992 3.86 1.79
1993 3.92 1.76
1994 3.92 1.74
1995 3.96 1.71
1996 3.95 1.73
1997 3.95 1.72
1998 3.95 1.71
1999 3.92 1.68
2000 3.84 1.64
2001 3.75 1.63
2002 3.64 1.63
2003 3.58 1.7
2004 3.55 1.75
2005 3.55 1.76
2006 3.53 1.82
2007 3.45 1.86
2008 3.42 1.91
2009 3.43 1.89
2010 3.44 1.92
2011 3.46 1.91
2012 3.47 1.92
2013 3.39 1.83
2014 3.33 1.81
2015 3.31 1.8
2016 3.3 1.79
2017 3.3 1.74
2018 3.33 1.68
2019 3.33 1.63
2020 3.31 1.57
2021 3.28 1.58
2022 3.24 1.56
2023 3.21 1.56

Tuvalu and United Kingdom demographics compared

Median age
Tuvalu

United Kingdom
Year Median age, years
Tuvalu United Kingdom
1960 23.1 35.5
1961 23.1 35.4
1962 23 35.3
1963 22.6 35.3
1964 21 35.2
1965 19.3 35.1
1966 18.5 34.9
1967 18.1 34.8
1968 17.9 34.6
1969 18 34.4
1970 18.2 34.2
1971 18.6 34.1
1972 19 34
1973 19.4 34
1974 19.7 34
1975 19.8 34
1976 19.9 34
1977 20.2 34.1
1978 20.5 34.2
1979 20.9 34.3
1980 21 34.4
1981 21.4 34.5
1982 21.9 34.8
1983 22.5 35
1984 23.2 35.2
1985 23.6 35.3
1986 23.8 35.4
1987 24 35.4
1988 24.2 35.7
1989 24.5 35.9
1990 24.7 36
1991 24.9 36.1
1992 25 36.2
1993 25 36.3
1994 25.1 36.5
1995 25 36.6
1996 24.9 36.8
1997 24.6 37
1998 24.4 37.2
1999 24.1 37.4
2000 23.9 37.7
2001 23.7 37.9
2002 23.5 38.1
2003 23.5 38.2
2004 23.5 38.4
2005 23.6 38.5
2006 23.6 38.6
2007 23.7 38.8
2008 23.8 38.9
2009 23.9 39
2010 24 39.2
2011 24.1 39.3
2012 24.2 39.5
2013 24.3 39.6
2014 24.5 39.7
2015 24.7 39.8
2016 24.9 39.8
2017 25.2 39.9
2018 25.3 40
2019 25.3 40.1
2020 25.3 40.2
2021 25.3 40.3
2022 25.3 40.5
2023 25.3 40.8
2024 25.3 41

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tuvalu United Kingdom
GNI, Atlas method
$86M
2023
$3.37T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
101.4%
2025
43.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
12.8%
2023
4.96%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.26%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
153,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-4.42%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.32%
2022
4.36%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
72.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
7.02%
2015
16.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
69.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2010
24.6%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2010
3%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
3,061,553
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.75%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
55
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
1,606
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.1T
2022
Total reserves including gold n/a
$175B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2M
2024
$4.83B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,599
2019
11,101,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
43.4%
2013
8.24%
1998
Banked people share n/a
99.3%
2024

Energy

Tuvalu United Kingdom
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
2,128 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
302 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
4.41 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
75.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.2%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
13.4%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
44%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
4,208 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
15.8%
2021
40.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
2.51%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.8%
2023
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Tuvalu United Kingdom
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.85%
2024
Annual migration change
-280
2024
+417,114
2024
Urban population
66.9%
2024
84.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.85 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.38 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.7
2025
90.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
71
2024
Higher education index n/a
100
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2019
1.15
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.2
2025
3.2
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
170
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
70%
2025
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
74.3%
2023
96.3%
2023

Health

Tuvalu United Kingdom
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$5,367
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4
2022
$742
2023
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
81.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.1%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.26
2020
3.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.5 years
2017
29 years
2018
Maternal mortality per 100K births
170
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.9
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
65.3%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
7.4%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
83
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

Tuvalu United Kingdom
% of world land
0.00002%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
1,201 sq mi
2024
1,349 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6.95 sq mi
2025
65,674 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.86 sq mi
2025
12,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4.97 mi
2011
263,542 mi
2020

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