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

Health

live 21.9 years less

In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 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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see 74.7% less spent on your healthcare

Liechtenstein spends $9,795 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 93.4% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $220,167 as of 2024, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 8.4 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 90.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 15.5% less likely to have internet access

In Liechtenstein, approximately 98.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Nauru, about 83.0% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 3.2 times more on healthcare

Liechtenstein spends 5.7% 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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Infrastructure

find 80.1% less home broadband

Liechtenstein has 50.0 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), The World Factbook (2022). 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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