Nauru
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Oceania.
Nauru is a single small island, drawn as one rounded shape.
- Capital
- Yaren
- Continent
- Oceania
More Oceania quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 12,025 (2025)
- Total area
- 20 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 0.5° S, 166.9° E
Nauru at a glance
Nauru is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Yaren. It has no land neighbours.
Worldwide, Nauru has the 2nd smallest population (about 12,000 people in 2025, among 195 countries with data), the 2nd smallest area (20 km² in 2023, among 194) and the 2nd smallest economy ($176M in 2025, among 182).
Flag of Nauru
Nauru’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Micronesia, Somalia, Kosovo and Kazakhstan.
Nauru in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 12,025 | 194thof 195 | 13thof 14 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 20 km² | 193rdof 194 | 14thof 14 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $176M | 181stof 182 | 13thof 14 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $14,640 | 65thof 182 | 4thof 14 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 62.3 years | 180thof 195 | 14thof 14 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.29 | 47thof 195 | 4thof 14 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $2,292 | 35thof 191 | 3rdof 14 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 100.0% | 1stof 195 | 1stof 14 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 83.0% | 85thof 180 | 5thof 11 |
No figure is published for Nauru on forest cover and CO₂ per person.
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Nauru and its nearest countries
Nauru has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nauru | 12,025 | 20 km² | $14,640 | |
| Kiribati | 136,488 | 810 km² | $2,559 | about 290 km |
| Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 180 km² | $8,489 | about 760 km |
| Micronesia | 113,683 | 700 km² | $4,414 | about 780 km |
| Solomon Islands | 838,645 | 28,900 km² | $2,086 | about 1,100 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Nauru · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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