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Tuvalu

Oceania · Polynesia
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Tuvalu is a sovereign state in Polynesia, Oceania. It covers 26 km² and has a population of approximately 10,643. Its official language is English and its currency is the Australian dollar ($).

Quick facts

Capital
Funafuti
Population
10,643
Area
26 km²
Currency
Australian dollar ($)
Languages
English, Tuvaluan
Calling code
+688
TLD
.tv
Driving side
Left
Landlocked
No
Continents
Oceania
Timezone
UTC+12:00
Native name
Tuvalu

Appears in 244 rankings

Economy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by GDP growth rate #80 0.03
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, female (scale 0”“188) #84 112.21
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, female (scale 0”“325) #91 168.38
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, total (scale 0”“188) #93 102.47
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): education pillar score, male (scale 0”“188) #95 94.13
Countries by GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) #95 8,770per capita
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, total (scale 0”“325) #101 166.1
Countries by GDP per capita #109 5830.31
Countries by Human capital index plus (HCI+): overall score, male (scale 0”“325) #111 164.21
Countries by GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) #127 4773.34per capita
Countries by GNI per capita, PPP (current international $) #143 8,320per capita
Countries by GDP per capita, PPP (current international $) #157 6151.01per capita
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI) #160 7.94
Countries by GDP (PPP) #175 0.06
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (% of GNI) #180 0.52
Countries by Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) #186 7,479,300
Countries by GDP (Nominal) #191 0.06in billions
Countries by GDP per capita (constant LCU) #191 6872.42per capita
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) #196 7.02
Countries by GNI, PPP (current international $) #198 81645469.4
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) #199 27054594.36
Countries by Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) #199 36,012,100
Countries by GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $) #199 57054510.99
Countries by GDP, PPP (current international $) #200 60378318.78
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current US$) #204 2582545.13
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU) #204 3,437,600
Countries by Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) #204 2582545.13
Countries by GNI, Atlas method (current US$) #204 86040855.41
Countries by Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (current US$) #205 6679554.77
Countries by GNI (current US$) #205 84217404.14
Countries by Adjusted savings: carbon dioxide damage (current US$) #209 434736.04
Countries by GDP (constant 2015 US$) #211 46855113.84
Countries by GDP (constant LCU) #211 67459669.27
Countries by GDP (current US$) #212 62280311.59

Population & Health

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Tuberculosis case detection rate (%, all forms) #4 100.00
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, rural (% of rural population) #10 96.32
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, male (per 1,000 male adults) #15 312.82
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, males (% of male adults) #16 48.20
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use (% of adults) #18 33.70
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water (% of population) #25 93.91
Countries by People with basic handwashing facilities including soap and water, urban (% of urban population) #28 92.72
Countries by Mortality rate, adult, female (per 1,000 female adults) #32 189.68
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #34 99.90
Countries by Prevalence of current tobacco use, females (% of female adults) #34 19.10
Countries by population density #41 333.07
Countries by Maternal mortality ratio (modeled estimate, per 100,000 live births) #44 170per capita
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #55 44.44
Countries by Death rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #58 9.14
Countries by Birth rate, crude (per 1,000 people) #59 23.07
Countries by Immunization, HepB3 (% of one-year-old children) #61 94.00
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, rural (% of rural population) #76 91.20
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, male (per 1,000 live births) #77 19.2
Countries by Mortality rate, infant (per 1,000 live births) #78 17.1
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, female (per 1,000 live births) #80 17.6
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births) #81 19.9
Countries by Mortality rate, under-5, male (per 1,000 live births) #81 22.1
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, rural (% of rural population) #82 5.37
Countries by Mortality rate, infant, female (per 1,000 live births) #83 14.9
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #85 37.36
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on service capacity and access #86 81
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services (% of population) #91 98.74
Countries by People using at least basic drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #93 98.17
Countries by Mortality rate, neonatal (per 1,000 live births) #94 9
Countries by People using safely managed sanitation services (% of population) #99 39.71
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services, urban (% of urban population) #104 10.38
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on infectious diseases #107 89
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services, urban (% of urban population) #109 88.92
Countries by Prevalence of anemia among pregnant women (%) #114 25.70
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #117 3.80
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #117 4.10
Countries by Prevalence of overweight, weight for height, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #118 4.30
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, female (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #126 4.80
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #127 5.30
Countries by UHC service coverage index #127 65
Countries by People using at least basic sanitation services (% of population) #128 89.67
Countries by Prevalence of stunting, height for age, male (modeled estimate, % of children under 5) #129 5.60
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, female (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, female 15+ years of age) #145 0.4per capita
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health #145 62
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, 15+ years of age) #147 1.26per capita
Countries by Total alcohol consumption per capita, male (liters of pure alcohol, projected estimates, male 15+ years of age) #148 2.08per capita
Countries by People using safely managed drinking water services (% of population) #149 8.72
Countries by Lifetime risk of maternal death (1 in: rate varies by country) #151 185
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, female (years) #166 70.7years
Countries by median age #169 24.29
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, total (years) #173 67.11years
Countries by Life expectancy at birth, male (years) #180 63.77years
Countries by Number of maternal deaths #183 0
Countries by UHC service coverage sub-index on non-communicable diseases #187 40
Countries by Number of infant deaths #189 4
Countries by Number of under-five deaths #189 5
Countries by Number of neonatal deaths #189 2
Countries by population #191 0.01
Countries by population growth rate #231 -0.02

Trade

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Import unit value index (2015 = 100) #2 186.5
Countries by Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) #7 92.75
Countries by Export unit value index (2015 = 100) #10 177.9
Countries by Transport services (% of service exports, BoP) #33 32.83
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) #65 43.07
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, primary products (%) #74 11.50
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, primary products (%) #74 7.24
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #75 8.21
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, simple mean, all products (%) #77 8.85
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, manufactured products (%) #80 8.31
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, simple mean, all products (%) #94 7.96
Countries by Transport services (% of commercial service imports) #101 29.27
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, primary products (%) #103 7.24
Countries by Grants, excluding technical cooperation (BoP, current US$) #117 66,404,615
Countries by Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP) #119 17.62
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products (%) #120 2.43
Countries by Transport services (% of service imports, BoP) #122 25.35
Countries by Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP) #144 3.46
Countries by Merchandise trade (% of GDP) #147 40.14
Countries by Tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #161 1.42
Countries by Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum value in 2004 = 100) #164 1.7
Countries by Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) #165 188527.43
Countries by Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #171 42381888.66
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, manufactured products (%) #178 1.42
Countries by Tariff rate, most favored nation, weighted mean, all products (%) #179 2.43
Countries by Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) #183 6.29
Countries by Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$) #187 1558870.54
Countries by Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) #187 18513405.42
Countries by Personal remittances, received (current US$) #188 2592766.17
Countries by Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #192 57387705.1
Countries by Goods imports (BoP, current US$) #192 24241095.08
Countries by Imports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #192 57689478.3
Countries by Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$) #192 2231923.5
Countries by Goods exports (BoP, current US$) #192 183598.39
Countries by Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$) #192 44613812.16
Countries by Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) #202 8,233,768
Countries by Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) #204 72,734,149
Countries by Merchandise imports (current US$) #207 25,000,000
Countries by Merchandise exports (current US$) #207 0

Environment

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #84 66.67
Countries by Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area) #86 20.20
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #116 23.81
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (% change from 1990) #134 32.26
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions including LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #152 0.0041
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per 2021 PPP $ of GDP) #190 0
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #191 0.0013
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e) #195 0.0017
Countries by PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure (micrograms per cubic meter) #197 5.92
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #197 0.43per capita
Countries by Carbon intensity of GDP (kg CO2e per constant 2015 US$ of GDP) #198 0
Countries by Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #200 0.0041
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #200 0.0015
Countries by Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #201 0.0026
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #201 0.0001
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Industrial Processes (Mt CO2e) #202 0
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) #202 0
Countries by Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita (t CO2e/capita) #202 0per capita
Countries by Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e) #203 0.0001

Governance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Standard Error #10 0.27
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank #11 94.31
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #11 74.88
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #14 98.58
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Standard Error #17 0.41
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #17 98.04
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank #21 89.22
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Standard Error #25 0.25
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #29 92.92
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #31 72.55
Countries by Rule of Law: Estimate #36 1.01
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank #36 82.08
Countries by Rule of Law: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #42 64.62
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #44 84.43
Countries by Control of Corruption: Estimate #56 0.65
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank #56 72.17
Countries by Control of Corruption: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #65 57.08
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #98 63.68
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank #110 44.81
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Upper Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #114 58.49
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #122 22.64
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank #130 35.38
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Percentile Rank, Lower Bound of 90% Confidence Interval #147 12.74
Countries by Political Stability and Absence of Violence/Terrorism: Number of Sources #164 4
Countries by Government Effectiveness: Number of Sources #174 3
Countries by Control of Corruption: Number of Sources #181 3
Countries by Voice and Accountability: Number of Sources #184 2
Countries by Regulatory Quality: Number of Sources #185 3
Countries by Rule of Law: Number of Sources #187 3

Society & Culture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Sex ratio at birth (male births per female births) #24 1.07
Countries by Population living in slums (% of urban population) #30 50.90
Countries by Population density (people per sq. km of land area) #35 327.2km²
Countries by Fertility rate, total (births per woman) #51 3.21
Countries by Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population) #56 65.60
Countries by Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population) #57 54.56
Countries by Urban population (% of total population) #106 64.73
Countries by Rural population (% of total population) #111 35.27
Countries by Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population) #118 11.04
Countries by Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin #188 11
Countries by Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%) #191 0.00
Countries by Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin #195 0
Countries by Rural population #202 3,403
Countries by International migrant stock, total #214 246
Countries by Urban population #215 6,243
Countries by Population, female #216 4,710
Countries by Population, total #216 9,646
Countries by Population, male #216 4,936

Agriculture

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Agricultural land (% of land area) #40 60.00
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) #51 15.92
Countries by Crop production index (2014-2016 = 100) #67 112.68
Countries by Food production index (2014-2016 = 100) #81 110.82
Countries by Forest area (% of land area) #99 33.33
Countries by Total fisheries production (metric tons) #112 48979.25
Countries by Aquaculture production (metric tons) #196 0.25
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) #198 7,799,000
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) #198 5859107.95
Countries by Forest area (sq. km) #199 10km²
Countries by Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) #199 5859107.95

Finance

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate #5 1.03
Countries by PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) #131 1.58
Countries by PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) #145 1.29
Countries by Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) #153 1.52

Business

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score (scale 0-100) #153 61.07
Countries by SPI Pillar 2: Data Services #153 61.07
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score (scale 0-100) #165 60.38
Countries by SPI Pillar 3: Data Products #165 60.38
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score (scale 0-100) #167 28.64
Countries by SPI Pillar 4: Data Sources #167 28.64
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score (scale 0-100) #172 50
Countries by SPI Pillar 1: Data Use #172 50
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score (scale 0-100) #174 43.02
Countries by SPI Overall Score #174 43.02
Countries by Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure score (scale 0-100) #188 15
Countries by SPI Pillar 5: Data Infrastructure #188 15

Technology

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Patent applications, nonresidents #119 11
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions (per 100 people) #139 4.52per capita
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions (per 100 people) #142 98.86per capita
Countries by Trademark applications, nonresident, by count #153 186
Countries by Scientific and technical journal articles #196 0.52
Countries by Fixed telephone subscriptions #199 2,113
Countries by Fixed broadband subscriptions #203 452
Countries by Mobile cellular subscriptions #210 9,878

Energy

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population) #1 100.00
Countries by Access to electricity (% of population) #1 100.00
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, urban (% of urban population) #95 97.20
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking (% of population) #116 77.00
Countries by Access to clean fuels and technologies for cooking, rural (% of rural population) #121 43.70
Countries by Renewable electricity output (% of total electricity output) #129 15.84

Geography

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by Coastline Length #178 24kilometers

Tourism

Ranking Rank Value
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports) #9 13.15
Countries by International tourism, expenditures (current US$) #178 9800000.19
Countries by International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) #181 7599999.9
Countries by International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) #182 6300000.19

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