Table

Tuvalu. Source:CIA The World Factbook
N Item Value Unit Rank Date of Information Remark
1 Area 26.00 (sq km) 238 Area compares the sum of all land and water areas delimited by international boundaries and/or coastlines.
2 Population 11,147 Population 222 July 2018 est. Population compares estimates from the US Bureau of the Census based on statistics from population censuses, vital statistics registration systems, or sample surveys pertaining to the recent past and on assumptions about future trends.
3 Median age 26 (years) 152
4 Population growth rate 0.86 (%) 124 2018 est. Population growth rate compares the average annual percent change in populations, resulting from a surplus (or deficit) of births over deaths and the balance of migrants entering and leaving a country. The rate may be positive or negative.
5 Birth rate 23.7 (births/1,000 population) 55 2018 est. Birth rate compares the average annual number of births during a year per 1,000 persons in the population at midyear; also known as crude birth rate.
6 Death rate 8.4 (deaths/1,000 population) 82 2018 est. Death rate compares the average annual number of deaths during a year per 1,000 population at midyear; also known as crude death rate.
7 Net migration rate -6.6 (migrant(s)/1,000 population) 206 2018 est. Net migration rate compares the difference between the number of persons entering and leaving a country during the year per 1,000 persons (based on midyear population).
8 Infant mortality rate 28.2 (deaths/1,000 live births) 66 est. Infant mortality rate compares the number of deaths of infants under one year old in a given year per 1,000 live births in the same year. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country.
9 Life expectancy at birth 67.2 (years) 173 est. Life expectancy at birth compares the average number of years to be lived by a group of people born in the same year, if mortality at each age remains constant in the future. Life expectancy at birth is also a measure of overall quality of life in a country and summarizes the mortality at all ages.
10 Total fertility rate 2.93 (children born/woman) 56 2018 est. Total fertility rate (TFR) compares figures for the average number of children that would be born per woman if all women lived to the end of their childbearing years and bore children according to a given fertility rate at each age. TFR is a more direct measure of the level of fertility than the crude birth rate, since it refers to births per woman.
11 Health expenditures 16.5 (% of GDP) 3 2014 Health expenditures provides the total expenditure on health as a percentage of GDP. Health expenditures are broadly defined as activities performed either by institutions or individuals through the application of medical, paramedical, and/or nursing knowledge and technology, the primary purpose of which is to promote, restore, or maintain health.
12 Obesity - adult prevalence rate 51.6 (%) 5 2016 Obesity - adult prevalence rate gives the percent of a country’s population considered to be obese.
13 GDP (purchasing power parity) $42,000,000 GDP (purchasing power parity) 226 2017 est. GDP (purchasing power parity) compares the gross domestic product (GDP) or value of all final goods and services produced within a nation in a given year. A nation’s GDP at purchasing power parity (PPP) exchange rates is the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States.
14 GDP - real growth rate 3.2 (%) 107 2017 est. GDP - real growth rate compares GDP growth on an annual basis adjusted for inflation and expressed as a percent.
15 GDP - per capita (PPP) $3,800 GDP - per capita (PPP) 180 2017 est. GDP - per capita (PPP) compares GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by population as of 1 July for the same year.
16 Industrial production growth rate -26.1 (%) 202 2012 est. Industrial production growth rate compares the annual percentage increase in industrial production (includes manufacturing, mining, and construction).
17 Labor force 3,615 Labor force 225 2004 est. Labor force compares the total labor force figure.
18 Taxes and other revenues 106.7 (% (of GDP)) 1 2013 est. Taxes and other revenues records total taxes and other revenues received by the national government during the time period indicated, expressed as a percent of GDP. Taxes include personal and corporate income taxes, value added taxes, excise taxes, and tariffs. Other revenues include social contributions - such as payments for social security and hospital insurance - grants, and net revenues from public enterprises.
19 Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) 25.6 (% (of GDP)) 1 2013 est. Budget surplus or deficit records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit).
20 Public debt 37 (% of GDP) 142 2017 est. Public debt compares the cumulative total of all government borrowings less repayments that are denominated in a country’s home currency. Public debt should not be confused with external debt.
21 Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.10 (%) 162 2017 est. Inflation rate (consumer prices) compares the annual percent change in consumer prices with the previous year’s consumer prices.
22 Commercial bank prime lending rate 10.6 (%) 79 31 December 2013 est. Commercial bank prime lending rate compares a simple average of annualized interest rates commercial banks charge on new loans, denominated in the national currency, to their most credit-worthy customers.
23 Market value of publicly traded shares $0 Market value of publicly traded shares 124 2014 Market value of publicly traded shares compares the value of shares issued by publicly traded companies at a price determined in the national stock markets on the final day of the period indicated. It is simply the latest price per share multiplied by the total number of outstanding shares, cumulated over all companies listed on the particular exchange.
24 Current account balance $2,000,000 Current account balance 65 2017 est. Current account balance compares a country’s net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings, and net transfer payments to and from the rest of the world during the period specified. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.
25 Exports $600,000 Exports 220 2010 est. Exports compares the total US dollar amount of merchandise exports on an f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.
26 Imports $20,690,000,000 Imports 75 2018 est. Imports compares the total US dollar amount of merchandise imports on a c.i.f. (cost, insurance, and freight) or f.o.b. (free on board) basis. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis.
27 Electricity - production 11,800,000 (kWh) 214 2011 est. Electricity - production compares the annual electricity generated expressed in kilowatt-hours.
28 Electricity - exports 0 (kWh) 212 2014 est. Electricity exports is the total exported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
29 Electricity - imports 0 (kWh) 214 2014 est. Electricity - imports is the total imported electricity in kilowatt-hours.
30 Electricity - installed generating capacity 5,100.00 (kW) 212 2011 est. Electricity - installed generating capacity is the total capacity of currently installed generators, expressed in kilowatts (kW), to produce electricity. A 10-kilowatt (kW) generator will produce 10 kilowatt hours (kWh) of electricity, if it runs continuously for one hour.
31 Electricity - from fossil fuels 96 (% of total installed capacity) 43 2015 est. Electricity from fossil fuels measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by burning fossil fuels (such as coal, petroleum products, and natural gas), expressed as a share of the country’s total generating capacity.
32 Electricity - from nuclear fuels 0 (% of total installed capacity) 202 2014 Electricity - from nuclear fuels measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity through radioactive decay of nuclear fuel, expressed as a share of the country’s total generating capacity.
33 Electricity - from hydroelectric plants 0 (% of total installed capacity) 209 2014 Electricity - from hydroelectric plants measures the capacity of plants that generate electricity by water-driven turbines, expressed as a share of the country’s total generating capacity.
34 Crude oil - production 0 (bbl/day) 209 2014 est. Crude oil - production is the total amount of crude oil produced, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
35 Crude oil - exports 0 (bbl/day) 210 2014 est. Crude oil - exports is the total amount of crude oil exported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
36 Crude oil - imports 0 (bbl/day) 208 2014 est. Crude oil - imports is the total amount of crude oil imported, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
37 Crude oil - proved reserves 0 (bbl) 208 2014 est. Crude oil - proved reserves is the stock of proved reserves of crude oil, in barrels (bbl). Proved reserves are those quantities of petroleum which, by analysis of geological and engineering data, can be estimated with a high degree of confidence to be commercially recoverable from a given date forward, from known reservoirs and under current economic conditions.
38 Refined petroleum products - production 0 (bbl/day) 211 2014 est. Refined petroleum products - production is the country’s total output of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
39 Refined petroleum products - exports 0 (bbl/day) 212 Refined petroleum products - exports is the country’s total exports of refined petroleum products, in barrels per day (bbl/day).
40 Natural gas - production 0 (cu m) 209 2014 est. Natural gas - production compares the total natural gas produced in cubic meters (cu m).
41 Natural gas - consumption 0 (cu m) 209 2014 Natural gas - consumption compares the total natural gas consumed in cubic meters (cu m).
42 Natural gas - exports 0 (cu m) 204 2014 est. Natural gas - exports compares the total natural gas exported in cubic meters (cu m).
43 Natural gas - imports 0 (cu m) 205 2014 est. Natural gas - imports compares the total natural gas imported in cubic meters (cu m).
44 Telephones - fixed lines 2,000 Telephones - fixed lines 213 July 2016 est. Telephones - main lines in use compares the total number of main telephone lines in use.
45 Telephones - mobile cellular 7,600 Telephones - mobile cellular 213 July 2016 est. Telephones - mobile cellular compares the total number of mobile cellular telephone subscribers.
46 Internet users 5,042 Internet users 214 July 2016 est. Internet users compares the number of users within a country that access the Internet. Statistics vary from country to country and may include users who access the Internet at least several times a week to those who access it only once within a period of several months.
47 Broadband - fixed subscriptions 1,000 Broadband - fixed subscriptions 193 2017 est.
48 Airports 1 Airports 237 2013 Airports compares the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved or unpaved and may include closed or abandoned installations.
49 Roadways 8 (km) 182 2011 Roadways compares the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved portions.
50 Merchant marine 254 Merchant marine 60 Merchant marine compares all ships engaged in the carriage of goods; or all commercial vessels (as opposed to all nonmilitary ships), which excludes tugs, fishing vessels, offshore oil rigs, etc.