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?
Tuvalu fits inside the median country 4,283 times
Tuvalu: 26 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
The median country’s coastline is 18 times as long as Tuvalu’s
Tuvalu: 24 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,330 m above Tuvalu’s
Tuvalu: 5 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 100% of Tuvalu, versus 38% of the median country
Tuvalu: 100% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 780 times as many people as Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 9,492 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tuvalu is 3.7 times as densely populated as the median country
Tuvalu: 365 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 2.2 cm taller than in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 171.3 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tuvalu are 3.0 cm taller than in the median country
Tuvalu: 163.6 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 6.8 years older than in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 24.3 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tuvalu have 1.3 more children on average than in the median country
Tuvalu: 3.17 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 7.0% in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 7% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Tuvalu has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Tuvalu: 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 793 times the size of Tuvalu’s
Tuvalu: $57.3 million (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 3.1 times as much per person as Tuvalu
Tuvalu: Int$6,759 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Tuvalu’s price level (US = 100) is 2× the median country’s
Tuvalu: 89% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tuvalu spends 3.7 times as much on health per person as the median country
Tuvalu: $1,724 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 7.4 years longer than in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 67.3 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Tuvalu is 30% more likely to die before turning one than in the median country
Tuvalu: 16.5 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 25% more doctors per person than Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
65% of adults in Tuvalu are obese, versus 24% in the median country
Tuvalu: 64.7% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
33% of adults in Tuvalu smoke, versus 19% in the median country
Tuvalu: 33.4% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 5.7 times as much alcohol as in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 0.8 litres (2017) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tuvalu has 51% more meat per person than the median country
Tuvalu: 85.1 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tuvalu has 357 kcal more food per person per day than the median country
Tuvalu: 3,295 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tuvalu went to school 0.83 years longer than in the median country
Tuvalu: 10.8 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Tuvalu (2019)
Tuvalu: 0.02 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
The median country has 3 more World Heritage sites than Tuvalu (3 against 0)
Tuvalu: 0 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The median country has won 4 Olympic medals, Tuvalu none
Tuvalu: 0 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 35% in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 35% (2017) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
Tuvalu and the median country are practically level
Tuvalu: 100% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Tuvalu live in cities, versus 64% in the median country
Tuvalu: 65% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Tuvalu 99
Tuvalu: 99 (2022) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Tuvalu, but only 33% of the median country
Tuvalu: 39.6% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 1.2 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 3.7 times as much fine dust as in Tuvalu
Tuvalu: 4.5 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Tuvalu: 0 per 100k (2019) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tuvalu: no data · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Tuvalu bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Tuvalu fits inside the median country 4,283 times.
Which has more people, Tuvalu or the median country?
The median country has 780 times as many people as Tuvalu (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Tuvalu or the median country?
People in the median country live 7.4 years longer than in Tuvalu. Life expectancy at birth is 67.3 years in Tuvalu and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Tuvalu or the median country?
Men in the median country are 2.2 cm taller than in Tuvalu (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).