Micronesia · sovereign state
Nauru
Republic of Nauru
- Capital
- Yaren
- Languages
- English, Nauru
- Currency
- Australian dollar
- People
- 12,025 (2025)
- Neighbours
- none by land
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Nauru
- 2nd lowest population 12,025 · #2 of 210 · 2025
- 2nd lowest economy size (GDP) $176 million · #2 of 207 · 2025
- 2nd lowest total area 20 km² · #2 of 205 · 2023
Surprising facts about Nauru
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Nauru’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Nauru among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Nauru sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Nauru across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Nearest countries
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vs Kiribati 710 km
vs Marshall Islands 984 km
vs Solomon Islands 1,254 km
vs Micronesia 1,279 km
vs Tuvalu 1,625 km
Nauru has no land borders: these are the 5 nearest countries by distance between capitals. Equal-area map centred on Nauru.