Tuvalu
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Oceania.
Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Tuvalu are made of small islands and atolls spread across the ocean, so their outlines are scattered specks.
- Capital
- Funafuti
- Continent
- Oceania
More Oceania quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 9,492 (2025)
- Total area
- 30 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 8.5° S, 179.2° E
Tuvalu at a glance
Tuvalu is a country in Oceania. Its capital is Funafuti. It has no land neighbours.
Worldwide, Tuvalu has the smallest population (about 9,490 people in 2025, among 195 countries with data), the 3rd smallest area (30 km² in 2023, among 194) and the smallest economy ($57.35M in 2025, among 182).
Flag of Tuvalu
Tuvalu’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Fiji and Tuvalu: light blue flags with the Union Jack; Fiji adds its shield, Tuvalu nine yellow stars.
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: New Zealand, Australia, Fiji and Micronesia.
Tuvalu in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 9,492 | 195thof 195 | 14thof 14 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 30 km² | 192ndof 194 | 13thof 14 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $57.35M | 182ndof 182 | 14thof 14 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $6,041 | 105thof 182 | 8thof 14 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 67.3 years | 153rdof 195 | 10thof 14 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.17 | 51stof 195 | 5thof 14 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $1,724 | 45thof 191 | 4thof 14 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 65.4% | 90thof 195 | 6thof 14 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 33.3% | 91stof 191 | 10thof 13 |
No figure is published for Tuvalu on internet users and CO₂ per person.
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Tuvalu and its nearest countries
Tuvalu has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Tuvalu · 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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