Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Nauru instead of Albania, you would:

Health

see 68.9% more spent on your healthcare

Albania spends $1,465 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.

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live 17.5 years less

In Albania, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Albania, 24.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.

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Economy

make 12.6% more money

Albania has a GDP per capita of $12,998 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.4 times more children

In Albania, there are approximately 10.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 39.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Albania, approximately 7.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.

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Expenditures

spend 87.1% more on education

Albania spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Albania spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 91.7% less coastline

Albania has a total of 362 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.

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Safety

be 25.9% less likely to die in a road accident

In Albania, road accidents kill 10.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 60.0% less home broadband

Albania has 24.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook, United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this

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Nauru: At a glance

Nauru is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 21 sq km. The exact origins of the Nauruans are unclear since their language does not resemble any other in the Pacific region. Germany annexed the island in 1888. A German-British consortium began mining the island's phosphate deposits early in the 20th century. Australian forces occupied Nauru in World War I; it subsequently became a League of Nations mandate. After the Second World War - and a brutal occupation by Japan - Nauru became a UN trust territory. It achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999 as the world's smallest independent republic.
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