Nauru vs Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island is 67% larger than Nauru. Nauru would fit into Norfolk Island about 1.7 times.
NauruNorfolk IslandNauru moved onto Norfolk Island · Equal-area projection
0.6×
Nauru is 0.6× the area of Norfolk Island. Put the other way, Norfolk Island is 1.67× the size of Nauru.
 Nauru |  Norfolk Island | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaNorfolk Island: 1.67× the area | 21 km²#192 of 194 | 35 km² |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationNauru: 5.5× the population | 12,025#193 of 194 · 2025 | 2,1882021 |
| DensityNauru: 9.16× the density | 573 / km²#11 of 194 | 63 / km² |
| Urban population | 100%#1 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Fertility rate | 3.29 per woman#47 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Population growth | +0.65%#116 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Birth rate | 24.6 per 1,000#52 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Death rate | 7.6 per 1,000#83 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Children under 15 | 37.2%#39 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| People over 65 | 3.0%#171 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Net migration | −10.1 per 1,000#183 of 192 · 2025 | — |
| Refugees abroad | 0.42 per 1,000#77 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | 62.3 years#177 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Infant mortality | 7.7 per 1,000 births#126 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.703#123 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $20,690#52 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDP | $176M2025 | — |
| Income group | High income | — |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | $14,200#112 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| GDP growth | +2.1%#127 of 187 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 0.0% of GDP#162 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| Exports | 61.8% of GDP#33 of 168 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 83%#86 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptions | 87 per 100#145 of 191 · 2022 | — |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 0% of land#189 of 192 · 2023 | — |
| CO₂ per person | 0.00 t a year#183 of 185 · 2024 | — |
| Renewable energy | 1.9%#168 of 190 · 2022 | — |
| Access to electricity | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 | — |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | 4.8 µg/m³#185 of 191 · 2023 | — |
| Protected land | 0.0% of land#188 of 191 · 2025 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | +1.22#19 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| Control of corruption | +0.46#63 of 193 · 2025 | — |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of Australia |
| Government | Parliamentary republic | Dependent territoryadministered as an overseas territory of Australia |
| Capital | Yaren District | Kingston |
| Currency | Australian dollar (AUD) | Australian dollar (AUD) |
| Official languages | English, Nauruan | English, Norfuk |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the left |
| Time zone | UTC+12 | UTC+11, summer time UTC+12 |
| Calling code | +674 | +6723 |
| Region | Micronesia, Oceania | Australia and New Zealand, Oceania |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Nauru sits at about 1° S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Norfolk Island at 29° S is stretched to 1.31×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Nauru bigger than Norfolk Island?
- No. Nauru is 40% smaller than Norfolk Island. Nauru covers 21 km² and Norfolk Island covers 35 km².
- How many times does Nauru fit into Norfolk Island?
- About 1.7 times: Norfolk Island has 1.67× the area of Nauru.
- Why do Nauru and Norfolk Island look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Nauru is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Norfolk Island about 1.31×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Nauru or Norfolk Island?
- Nauru: 12,025 people against 2,188. Density: Nauru 573 per km², Norfolk Island 63 per km².
- What kind of government do Nauru and Norfolk Island have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Nauru: parliamentary republic; Norfolk Island: dependent territory.