Tuvalu ↗
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Total surface area30 km²2023
Population9,4922025
Land area30 km²2023
TypeCountry
Area source: World Bank / FAO: surface area
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Which is bigger: Tuvalu or Nauru?
Tuvalu is larger: 30 km² versus 21 km² for Nauru, or about 43% more.
Both areas at the same scale: Tuvalu and Nauru. Drag the outlines, separate them and see what the Mercator map hides.
True-size comparison
Same scale. Real difference.
Drag the outlines to overlap them, or place them side by side.
Nauru ↗
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Total surface area21 km²ed. 2024
Population12,0252025
Land area20 km²2023
TypeCountry
Area source: UN Demographic Yearbook 2024, Table 3
Why do Tuvalu and Nauru look different on a Mercator map than in reality?
The Mercator projection preserves angles, which makes it useful for navigation, but it enlarges areas more and more the farther they lie from the equator. At 60° latitude, areas already appear four times larger than at the equator. A same-scale comparison like the one on this page greatly reduces that distortion.