Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Nauru instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 3.4 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Nauru, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022.

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Life

be 83.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Nauru, on the other hand, 7.8 children do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 97.3% less coastline

Western Sahara has a total of 1,110 km of coastline. In Nauru, that number is 30 km.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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Size Comparison · See true size
Western Sahara is about 12,667 times bigger than Nauru.
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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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