Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Nauru, you would:
Health
be 15.4% less likely to be obese
In Nauru, 61.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 67.4% less money
Nauru has a GDP per capita of $13,500 as of 2019, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nauru, approximately 7.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 14.0% less likely to have internet access
In Nauru, approximately 57.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Tuvalu, about 49.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Nauru spends 9.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tuvalu, that number is 24.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.0% less coastline
Nauru has a total of 30 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Tuvalu: At a glance
How big is Tuvalu compared to Nauru? See an in-depth size comparison.