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

Health

see 21.7% more spent on your healthcare

Armenia spends $2,033 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.

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live 16.0 years less

In Armenia, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 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 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In Armenia, 25.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 71.4% of people as of 2024.

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have 11.8% less access to essential health services

Armenia scores 68 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 54.5% more money

Armenia has a GDP per capita of $9,474 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Armenia, there are approximately 11.1 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 14.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Armenia, approximately 19.0 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 2.4 times more on education

Armenia spends 2.4% 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 95.4% more on healthcare

Armenia spends 9.3% 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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Safety

be 41.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Armenia, road accidents kill 13.6 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 51.0% less home broadband

Armenia has 20.3 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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