Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nauru instead of Tuvalu, you would:
Health
see 48.1% more spent on your healthcare
Tuvalu spends $1,671 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Nauru spends $2,474 as of 2023.
have 15.4% more access to essential health services
Tuvalu scores 52 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Nauru scores 60 as of 2021.
live 5.0 years less
In Tuvalu, the average life expectancy is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Nauru, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
make 2.4 times more money
Tuvalu has a GDP per capita of $6,041 as of 2025, while in Nauru, the GDP per capita is $14,640 as of 2025.
Life
be 53.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Tuvalu, approximately 16.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.7 children do as of 2024.
have 11.8% more children
In Tuvalu, there are approximately 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nauru, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 60.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tuvalu, approximately 170.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Nauru, 273.0 women do as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 55.0% less on education
Tuvalu spends 12.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Nauru spends 5.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 32.8% less on healthcare
Tuvalu spends 27.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Nauru, that number is 18.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.0% more coastline
Tuvalu has a total of 24 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.
Safety
be 55.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Tuvalu, road accidents kill 17.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Nauru, they kill 8.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.2 times more home broadband
Tuvalu has 4.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Nauru has 10.0 as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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