World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Nauru fits inside the median country 5,303 times
Nauru: 21 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 15 times as long as Nauru’s
Nauru: 30 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,265 m above Nauru’s
Nauru: 70 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 38% of the median country, versus 16% of Nauru
Nauru: 16.2% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 615 times as many people as Nauru
Nauru: 12,025 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Nauru is 5.8 times as densely populated as the median country
Nauru: 573 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 3.9 cm taller than in Nauru
Nauru: 169.6 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 2.7 cm taller than in Nauru
Nauru: 157.8 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 11 years older than in Nauru
Nauru: 20.4 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Nauru have 1.4 more children on average than in the median country
Nauru: 3.29 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Nauru
Nauru: 3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The median country hosts 2 times as many refugees per resident as Nauru
Nauru: 0.4 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Nauru: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Nauru has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Nauru: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 258 times the size of Nauru’s
Nauru: $176 million (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 48% more per person than Nauru
Nauru: Int$14,201 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Nauru: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Nauru: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Nauru: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Nauru: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Nauru’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, the median country’s 17%
Nauru: 21.4% (2024) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Nauru’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× the median country’s
Nauru: 103% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Nauru spends 4.9 times as much on health per person as the median country
Nauru: $2,292 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 12 years longer than in Nauru
Nauru: 62.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the median country is 64% more likely to die before turning one than in Nauru
Nauru: 7.7 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 32% more doctors per person than Nauru
Nauru: 1.3 per 1,000 (2015) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Nauru: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Nauru: no data · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
71% of adults in Nauru are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Nauru: 71.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
35% of adults in Nauru smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Nauru: 34.8% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Nauru: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Nauru: no data · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Nauru has 94% more meat per person than the median country
Nauru: 109.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Nauru has 144 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Nauru: 3,082 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Nauru: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.48 years longer than in Nauru
Nauru: 9.4 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Nauru: no data · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 3 more World Heritage sites than Nauru (3 against 0)
Nauru: 0 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Nauru none
Nauru: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
83% of people in Nauru are online, versus 82% in the median country
Nauru: 83% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Nauru: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Nauru and the median country are practically level
Nauru: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
100% of people in Nauru live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Nauru: 100% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Nauru 87
Nauru: 87 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Nauru: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Nauru fly 14 times as many passengers per resident as those from the median country
Nauru: 3.25 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 0% of Nauru
Nauru: 0% (2023) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Nauru emits 72% more CO₂ than someone in the median country
Nauru: 5.1 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 20% in Nauru
Nauru: 20% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 4.4 times as much fine dust as in Nauru
Nauru: 3.8 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Nauru: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Nauru: no data · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Nauru: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Nauru: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Nauru bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Nauru fits inside the median country 5,303 times.
Which has more people, Nauru or the median country?
The median country has 615 times as many people as Nauru (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Nauru or the median country?
People in the median country live 12 years longer than in Nauru. Life expectancy at birth is 62.3 years in Nauru and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Nauru or the median country?
Men in the median country are 3.9 cm taller than in Nauru (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).