Nauru

East Asia & Pacific·High income

Population: 11.9K; 216th of 217
GDP: $160M; 213th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $13,422; 91st of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 62.1; 203rd of 217

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Nauru

China

Malaysia

Palau

American Samoa

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upper-middle-income Pacific island country; phosphate resource exhaustion made island interior uninhabitable; licenses fishing rights; houses Australia’s Regional Processing Centre; former tax haven; largely dependent on foreign subsidies

Area: 21 km²
Languages: Nauruan 93% (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English 2% (widely…
Resources: phosphates, fish

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quartile grades among all countries with data

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Topic

NRU

CHN

MYS

PLW

GDP

current US$

$160M–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

60.5%–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

11.9K–––

Population density

people per km²

590.1–––

Urban population

% of total

100%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.3–––

Net migration

people

-121–––

Population under 15

% of total

37.8%–––

Population 65+

% of total

2.9%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

18.2%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

7.8%–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

29.2K–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

3,361.3–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

–––

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

–––

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#213/214

$160M2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#91/214

$13,4222024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#124/203

$13,830latest

GDP growth

annual %

#153/214

1.8%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#64/207

$21,2602024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#162/213

6.8%2024

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#86/205

60.5%2024

Gini index

0–100

#53/168

32.4latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#110/168

9.7%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#216/217

11.9Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#17/216

590.1latest

Urban population

% of total

#8/215

100%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#203/217

62.1latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#47/217

3.3latest

Net migration

people

#97/217

-1212024

Population under 15

% of total

#40/217

37.8%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#199/217

2.9%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

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Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#72/196

8.3latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#63/196

8.9latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#3/192

18.2%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#109/195

1.3latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#10/199

7.8%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

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Internet users

% of population

#98/210

81.7%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#166/214

87.22022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#119/208

102022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#118/215

669.62024

Access to electricity

% of population

#79/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

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Energy use per capita

kWh

#54/198

29.2K2023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#86/202

3,361.32023

Electricity generation

TWh

#202/202

02023

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#196/202

0%2023

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#201/202

100%2023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#2/204

0.12024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#145/204

5.12024

Share of global CO₂

#201/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#95/193

52023

Inequality

Who gets what — top and bottom shares of income and wealth, from tax data and national accounts

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Top 1% income share

% of pre-tax income

#108/210

0.2%2024

Top 10% income share

% of pre-tax income

#136/210

0.5%2024

Bottom 50% income share

% of pre-tax income

#80/210

0.2%2024

Top 1% wealth share

% of net wealth

#112/210

0.3%2024

Gini, pre-tax income

0–1

#95/210

0.5642024

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#48/193

0.6022022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#69/193

0.22022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#83/193

-0.02362022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#37/193

0.8812022

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