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Tuvalu vs Uruguay statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Tuvalu has a population of 9.65K (ranked 196/197), compared with 3.39M in Uruguay (ranked 133/197). Tuvalu's land area is 11.6 sq mi versus 67,576 sq mi for Uruguay (ranked 194th vs. 89th).

By GDP, Tuvalu ranks 196/197 ($62.3M) and Uruguay ranks 80/197 ($81B). By GDP per capita, Tuvalu ranks 109/197 ($6,345), while Uruguay ranks 51/197 ($23,907).

Main facts and rankings

Tuvalu Uruguay
Population
9493
3384690
Population rank 196/197 133/197
GDP
$62.3M
2023
$81B
2024
GDP rank 196/197 80/197
GDP per capita
$6,345
2023
$23,907
2024
GDP per capita rank 109/197 51/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,151
2023
$36,418
2024
Government debt
$2.84M
2023
$55.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
3.26%
2025
68.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$289.4
2023
$16,423
2024
Government debt per person rank 179/185 37/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$4,174
2025
$12,053
2025
Land area
11.6 sq mi
2025
67,576 sq mi
2025
Population density
833 ppl/mi²
2024
50.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
25.3 years
2024
37.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
78.5 years
2025

Tuvalu and Uruguay: Comparison Charts

Tuvalu and Uruguay economies compared

GDP
Tuvalu

Uruguay
Year GDP
Tuvalu Uruguay
1960 - $1,242,289,239
1961 - $1,547,388,781
1962 - $1,710,004,407
1963 - $1,539,681,491
1964 - $1,975,701,816
1965 - $1,890,767,156
1966 - $1,809,185,094
1967 - $1,597,713,469
1968 - $1,593,674,185
1969 - $2,004,435,484
1970 $2,585,956 $2,137,096,774
1971 $2,716,990 $2,807,258,065
1972 $2,968,458 $2,189,418,689
1973 $3,411,915 $3,964,296,443
1974 $4,122,329 $4,090,209,682
1975 $4,014,748 $3,538,278,047
1976 $3,919,072 $3,667,161,241
1977 $3,669,420 $4,114,670,014
1978 $3,798,782 $4,910,254,566
1979 $4,065,659 $7,181,182,224
1980 $4,206,128 $10,163,020,116
1981 $4,773,018 $11,048,301,421
1982 $4,118,945 $9,178,780,077
1983 $4,152,550 $5,102,276,308
1984 $4,481,978 $4,850,238,550
1985 $3,862,852 $4,732,017,873
1986 $4,574,706 $5,880,112,788
1987 $5,020,513 $7,367,494,080
1988 $7,011,059 $8,213,538,369
1989 $8,454,523 $8,438,951,476
1990 $9,542,901 $9,298,807,850
1991 $10,127,314 $11,206,176,651
1992 $10,535,028 $12,878,148,791
1993 $10,414,400 $15,002,136,971
1994 $11,772,611 $17,474,588,896
1995 $11,922,614 $19,297,663,097
1996 $13,338,597 $20,515,458,114
1997 $13,734,210 $23,969,739,234
1998 $13,795,146 $25,385,886,978
1999 $14,800,503 $23,983,945,191
2000 $15,073,976 $22,823,270,892
2001 $13,964,732 $20,898,761,742
2002 $16,842,673 $13,606,515,723
2003 $19,456,338 $12,045,638,352
2004 $22,798,275 $13,686,329,890
2005 $22,909,980 $17,362,857,684
2006 $24,096,875 $19,741,420,740
2007 $28,450,169 $23,797,773,024
2008 $31,874,435 $31,119,602,539
2009 $28,076,984 $32,708,319,078
2010 $32,105,408 $41,950,361,212
2011 $39,196,957 $50,342,406,067
2012 $39,345,579 $54,232,266,359
2013 $38,615,891 $61,337,621,934
2014 $38,760,983 $61,496,186,974
2015 $36,811,936 $57,680,327,999
2016 $41,629,064 $57,480,787,465
2017 $45,276,595 $65,005,997,963
2018 $48,015,260 $65,344,577,416
2019 $54,123,199 $62,222,313,619
2020 $51,746,594 $53,559,359,262
2021 $60,196,406 $60,739,084,241
2022 $59,065,982 $70,594,110,920
2023 $62,280,312 $77,991,666,838
2024 - $80,961,511,074

Tuvalu and Uruguay economies compared

GDP per capita
Tuvalu

Uruguay
Year GDP per capita
Tuvalu Uruguay
1960 - $491
1961 - $604
1962 - $659
1963 - $587
1964 - $745
1965 - $705
1966 - $668
1967 - $585
1968 - $579
1969 - $723
1970 $457 $766
1971 $478 $1,000
1972 $522 $776
1973 $601 $1,397
1974 $708 $1,433
1975 $656 $1,232
1976 $612 $1,268
1977 $549 $1,414
1978 $546 $1,678
1979 $566 $2,443
1980 $571 $3,443
1981 $634 $3,728
1982 $537 $3,085
1983 $533 $1,707
1984 $567 $1,615
1985 $480 $1,568
1986 $557 $1,939
1987 $600 $2,416
1988 $823 $2,677
1989 $976 $2,734
1990 $1,085 $2,995
1991 $1,134 $3,589
1992 $1,166 $4,102
1993 $1,141 $4,753
1994 $1,279 $5,508
1995 $1,285 $6,050
1996 $1,428 $6,398
1997 $1,461 $7,436
1998 $1,460 $7,837
1999 $1,559 $7,371
2000 $1,579 $6,988
2001 $1,457 $6,383
2002 $1,750 $4,150
2003 $2,007 $3,671
2004 $2,323 $4,169
2005 $2,305 $5,284
2006 $2,396 $6,001
2007 $2,794 $7,222
2008 $3,088 $9,424
2009 $2,684 $9,881
2010 $3,025 $12,641
2011 $3,636 $15,132
2012 $3,598 $16,260
2013 $3,510 $18,335
2014 $3,529 $18,322
2015 $3,358 $17,126
2016 $3,809 $17,010
2017 $4,166 $19,185
2018 $4,466 $19,250
2019 $5,115 $18,316
2020 $4,976 $15,758
2021 $5,905 $17,882
2022 $5,911 $20,819
2023 $6,345 $23,019
2024 - $23,907

Tuvalu vs. Uruguay life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Tuvalu

Uruguay
Year Life expectancy, years
Tuvalu Uruguay
1950 40 65.6
1951 40.8 65.8
1952 41.7 66.1
1953 42.5 66.3
1954 43.4 66.5
1955 44.2 66.7
1956 45 66.9
1957 45.8 67.1
1958 46.7 67.3
1959 47.5 67.5
1960 48.3 67.7
1961 49 67.8
1962 49.8 67.9
1963 50.6 68
1964 51.3 68.1
1965 52.1 68.2
1966 52.8 68.3
1967 53.5 68.4
1968 54.1 68.5
1969 54.7 68.6
1970 55.3 68.7
1971 56 68.9
1972 54.7 69.2
1973 57.2 69.3
1974 57.7 69.5
1975 58.3 69.7
1976 58.8 69.9
1977 59.2 70.1
1978 59.6 70.3
1979 59.9 70.3
1980 60.2 70.5
1981 60.5 71
1982 60.7 71.5
1983 60.9 71.6
1984 61.1 71.7
1985 61.1 71.9
1986 61.2 72.2
1987 61.3 72.2
1988 61.4 72.4
1989 61.5 72.6
1990 61.6 73
1991 61.8 73.2
1992 60.3 73.2
1993 62.1 73.1
1994 62.3 73.2
1995 62.5 73.5
1996 62.7 73.8
1997 62.9 73.9
1998 63.2 74
1999 63.3 74.3
2000 63.5 74.7
2001 63.7 75
2002 63.8 75
2003 63.9 75.1
2004 64 75.3
2005 64.1 75.8
2006 64.2 75.9
2007 64.4 76.2
2008 64.5 76.3
2009 64.7 76.7
2010 64.8 76.7
2011 65 76.6
2012 65.1 76.7
2013 65.2 77
2014 65.3 77.2
2015 65.4 77.3
2016 65.5 77.4
2017 65.7 77.6
2018 65.9 77.5
2019 66.1 77.5
2020 66.4 78.4
2021 65.8 75.4
2022 66.9 76.5
2023 67.1 78.1
2024 67.3 78.3
2025 67.4 78.5

Tuvalu and Uruguay population clocks and comparison

Population
Tuvalu

Uruguay
Year Population
Tuvalu Uruguay
1960 5,598 2,529,957
1961 5,648 2,562,044
1962 5,699 2,593,298
1963 5,751 2,623,766
1964 5,752 2,653,180
1965 5,715 2,681,169
1966 5,686 2,707,646
1967 5,652 2,732,277
1968 5,624 2,754,606
1969 5,631 2,773,974
1970 5,663 2,790,807
1971 5,685 2,806,462
1972 5,692 2,821,644
1973 5,681 2,837,133
1974 5,822 2,853,944
1975 6,117 2,872,320
1976 6,404 2,891,392
1977 6,686 2,909,461
1978 6,957 2,925,715
1979 7,184 2,939,903
1980 7,366 2,951,953
1981 7,526 2,963,246
1982 7,664 2,975,492
1983 7,789 2,988,778
1984 7,902 3,002,488
1985 8,046 3,017,037
1986 8,217 3,032,845
1987 8,371 3,049,896
1988 8,518 3,067,961
1989 8,662 3,086,255
1990 8,798 3,104,403
1991 8,928 3,122,354
1992 9,038 3,139,702
1993 9,126 3,156,345
1994 9,207 3,172,834
1995 9,280 3,189,440
1996 9,342 3,206,324
1997 9,400 3,223,345
1998 9,451 3,239,280
1999 9,496 3,254,015
2000 9,544 3,266,206
2001 9,586 3,274,251
2002 9,623 3,278,867
2003 9,695 3,281,186
2004 9,816 3,283,148
2005 9,940 3,285,771
2006 10,056 3,289,506
2007 10,182 3,295,153
2008 10,321 3,302,177
2009 10,461 3,310,091
2010 10,614 3,318,580
2011 10,780 3,326,825
2012 10,934 3,335,401
2013 11,001 3,345,337
2014 10,984 3,356,334
2015 10,963 3,368,017
2016 10,930 3,379,283
2017 10,869 3,388,438
2018 10,751 3,394,534
2019 10,581 3,397,206
2020 10,399 3,398,968
2021 10,194 3,396,695
2022 9,992 3,390,913
2023 9,816 3,388,081
2024 9,646 3,386,588

Fertility rates in Tuvalu and Uruguay

Fertility rate
Tuvalu

Uruguay
Year Fertility rate
Tuvalu Uruguay
1960 5.15 2.83
1961 5.09 2.85
1962 5 2.87
1963 4.91 2.88
1964 4.83 2.86
1965 4.73 2.84
1966 4.64 2.82
1967 4.49 2.78
1968 4.36 2.77
1969 4.23 2.77
1970 4.08 2.77
1971 3.94 2.77
1972 3.81 2.78
1973 3.71 2.86
1974 3.63 2.96
1975 3.58 3.02
1976 3.55 3.01
1977 3.56 2.9
1978 3.59 2.83
1979 3.65 2.71
1980 3.73 2.59
1981 3.8 2.53
1982 3.88 2.51
1983 3.91 2.49
1984 3.95 2.47
1985 3.97 2.47
1986 3.97 2.47
1987 3.94 2.49
1988 3.88 2.5
1989 3.8 2.5
1990 3.75 2.48
1991 3.79 2.45
1992 3.86 2.43
1993 3.92 2.41
1994 3.92 2.42
1995 3.96 2.4
1996 3.95 2.36
1997 3.95 2.33
1998 3.95 2.27
1999 3.92 2.25
2000 3.84 2.2
2001 3.75 2.16
2002 3.64 2.16
2003 3.58 2.12
2004 3.55 2.09
2005 3.55 2.1
2006 3.53 2.07
2007 3.45 2.05
2008 3.42 2.03
2009 3.43 2.02
2010 3.44 2.01
2011 3.46 1.99
2012 3.47 2.01
2013 3.39 2.03
2014 3.33 2.03
2015 3.31 2.04
2016 3.3 1.97
2017 3.3 1.82
2018 3.33 1.68
2019 3.33 1.57
2020 3.31 1.5
2021 3.28 1.45
2022 3.24 1.43
2023 3.21 1.41

Tuvalu and Uruguay demographics compared

Median age
Tuvalu

Uruguay
Year Median age, years
Tuvalu Uruguay
1960 23.1 29
1961 23.1 29.1
1962 23 29.2
1963 22.6 29.2
1964 21 29.3
1965 19.3 29.4
1966 18.5 29.5
1967 18.1 29.6
1968 17.9 29.7
1969 18 29.8
1970 18.2 29.9
1971 18.6 29.9
1972 19 30
1973 19.4 30.1
1974 19.7 30.1
1975 19.8 30.1
1976 19.9 30.1
1977 20.2 30.1
1978 20.5 30
1979 20.9 30
1980 21 30.1
1981 21.4 30.1
1982 21.9 30.2
1983 22.5 30.3
1984 23.2 30.3
1985 23.6 30.4
1986 23.8 30.5
1987 24 30.6
1988 24.2 30.7
1989 24.5 30.8
1990 24.7 30.9
1991 24.9 31
1992 25 31.1
1993 25 31.2
1994 25.1 31.4
1995 25 31.5
1996 24.9 31.6
1997 24.6 31.7
1998 24.4 31.8
1999 24.1 31.9
2000 23.9 32
2001 23.7 32.2
2002 23.5 32.3
2003 23.5 32.5
2004 23.5 32.7
2005 23.6 32.9
2006 23.6 33.1
2007 23.7 33.3
2008 23.8 33.5
2009 23.9 33.7
2010 24 34
2011 24.1 34.2
2012 24.2 34.5
2013 24.3 34.7
2014 24.5 34.9
2015 24.7 35
2016 24.9 35.2
2017 25.2 35.3
2018 25.3 35.5
2019 25.3 35.8
2020 25.3 36
2021 25.3 36.3
2022 25.3 36.5
2023 25.3 36.8
2024 25.3 37.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Tuvalu Uruguay
GNI, Atlas method
$86M
2023
$73.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
101.4%
2025
31.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
12.8%
2023
4.81%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.87%
2025
-2.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
7.32%
2022
8.21%
2024
Services, % of GDP n/a
65.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
7.02%
2015
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
60
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.8%
2010
30%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2010
2.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
17
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$284M
1996
Total reserves including gold n/a
$17.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2M
2024
$136M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,599
2019
3,480,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
43.4%
2013
7.71%
2020
Banked people share n/a
73.7%
2024

Energy

Tuvalu Uruguay
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita n/a
1,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use n/a
$20.3
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0 megatons
2023
8.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0 tons
2023
2.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share n/a
44.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
5.2%
2022
57.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.1%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,590 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
15.8%
2021
84.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
38.4%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Tuvalu Uruguay
% of world population
0.0001%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-280
2024
-1,348
2024
Urban population
66.9%
2024
95.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.37 ft
2025
5.3 ft
2025
Quality of life index
44.7
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
48
2025
76
2024
Higher education index n/a
61
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0
2019
11.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
0.2
2025
14.8
2019
Visa free countries
130
2025
151
2025
Adult literacy rate
100%
2022
98.9%
2024
English speaking
70%
2025
24%
2023
People using the Internet
74.3%
2023
92%
2024

Health

Tuvalu Uruguay
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,085
2022
$1,851
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$4
2022
$302
2022
Life expectancy
67.4 years
2025
78.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
27.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.26
2020
4.63
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.5 years
2017
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
170
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
19.9
2023
6.7
2023
Obesity rate
65.3%
2022
34.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
19%
2024
7.8%
2024
Air quality index
97
2025
65
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.7%
2022
20.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.26 liters
2020
5.61 liters
2020

Territory

Tuvalu Uruguay
% of world land
0.00002%
2025
0.12%
2025
Land area per capita
1,201 sq mi
2024
19,954 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6.95 sq mi
2025
54,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3.86 sq mi
2025
8,085 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4.97 mi
2011
48,300 mi
2010

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