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Australia vs Nauru: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 92 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Australia
aus
Leads on 51 of 92 metrics
Nauru
nru
Leads on 27 of 92 metrics

Summary

Comparing Australia and Nauru: Australia leads on Agricultural land (3.67 million sq. km) against Nauru (4 sq. km); Australia leads on Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country (61.53 billion $) against Nauru (3.98 million $); Australia leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (2.02 trillion $) against Nauru (174.04 million $). Across 92 compared metrics, Australia wins on 51 and Nauru wins on 27.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 38 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 24 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 2 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.69 %★81.66 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 82% (2020 est.)
Radios25.57,000★
Televisions10.15500★
Waterways8,368none

Economy

38 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $★3.98M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $★174.04M $
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP9.6 % of GDP★
Electricity Consumption229.4★22.32
Electricity Exports00
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7286★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants11★0
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables17★14
Electricity Imports00
Electricity Installed Capacity65.567,000★
Electricity Production243★24
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)241 USD per capita★0 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.334.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)1.34 %4.3 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %2.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)3 % of GDPNA
Natural Gas Consumption45.25★0
Natural Gas Exports67.96★0
Natural Gas Imports5.78★0
Natural Gas Production105.2★0
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.99★0
Oil Consumption960,800★1,300
Oil Exports312,600★0
Oil Imports731,400★1,044
Oil Production549,200★0
Oil Proved Reserves3.32★0
Population Below Poverty LineNANA
Public Debt58★65
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD1.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.18470★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,120★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,600★449
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,500★0
Remittances0.10.6★
Revenue from Forest Resources0.13★0
Taxes and Other Revenues23.644.4★
Unemployment Rate5.11 %★23 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M2,685★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.65★86,000
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bymost people live in the fertile coastal areas, especially along the southwest coast
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year★0.01 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492★10

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %61.77 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98★0
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km★4 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km★30 km
Irrigated Land19,450★0

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %★56.37 %
Administrative Divisions614★
Independence131★
Suffrage Participation Rate1820★

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.421.8★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP13.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %NA
Hospital Bed Density3.8 people/sq km5 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %★273 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.7★22.1
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %★61 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

People and Society

24 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %★53.17 %
Human Capital Index0.79★0.51
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years★64.62 years
Median age of population38.51 years★20.06 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons★65.9 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km★605.26 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons★12,104.5 persons
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %19.64 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %NA
Death Rate (%)6.81 %6.55 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP5.7 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons★2,978.6 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate13.79NA
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years★6.51 years
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2★167.83
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %92.33 %★
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km★1.27 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %★0.37 %
Population living in slums0.03 %1 %★
Total deaths184,381.4 persons91.6 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %★44.39 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.2 per woman★
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons★-118.5 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births★24.14 per live births

Transportation

2 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇳🇷 NauruShare
Airports2,257★1
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft3

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