Tuvalu

East Asia & Pacific·Upper middle income

Population: 9,816; 217th of 217
GDP: $62.3M; 214th of 214 · 2023
GDP per capita: $6,345; 126th of 214 · 2023
Life expectancy: 67.1; 174th of 217
Human development: 0.641; 128th of 189 · 2021

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upper middle-income Pacific island economy; extremely environmentally fragile; currency pegged to Australian dollar; large international aid recipient; subsistence agrarian sector; Te Kakeega sustainable development; domain name licensing incomes

Area: 26 km²
Languages: Tuvaluan (official), English (official), Samoan, Kiribati (on the island of Nui)
Resources: fish, coconut (copra)

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Topic

TUV

FJI

MNG

THA

GDP

current US$

$62.3M–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$166,290–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

40.1%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

15.9%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

7%–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

9,816–––

Population density

people per km²

333.1–––

Urban population

% of total

66.2%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.2–––

Net migration

people

-280–––

Population under 15

% of total

32.9%–––

Population 65+

% of total

6.7%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

18.4%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

12.8%–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

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

0–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

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

–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#214/214

$62.3M2023

GDP per capita

current US$

#126/214

$6,3452023

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#156/203

$6,151latest

GDP growth

annual %

#79/214

3.9%2023

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#96/207

$8,7702023

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#155/213

6%2023

FDI inflows

current US$

#178/201

$166,2902023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#149/205

40.1%2023

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#53/206

15.9%2015

Industry value added

% of GDP

#200/208

7%2015

Gini index

0–100

#114/168

39.1latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#108/168

9%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#217/217

9,816latest

Population density

people per km²

#36/216

333.1latest

Urban population

% of total

#102/215

66.2%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#174/217

67.1latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#52/217

3.2latest

Net migration

people

#101/217

-2802024

Population under 15

% of total

#59/217

32.9%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#127/217

6.7%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

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Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#119/196

17.1latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#116/196

19.9latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#2/192

18.4%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#108/195

1.3latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#3/199

12.8%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#137/139

8.7%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

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Internet users

% of population

#123/210

74.3%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#143/214

98.92022

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#139/208

4.52022

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#139/215

3112024

Access to electricity

% of population

#119/215

100%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

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Energy use per capita

kWh

#198/198

02023

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#1/204

02024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#62/204

1.22024

Share of global CO₂

#202/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#37/193

2.22023

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

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Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#46/193

0.6522022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#111/193

-0.3122022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#38/193

0.8132022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#11/193

1.182022

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

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Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#128/189

0.6412021

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