Tuvalu
Country in Polynesia, Oceania · ranked on 749 metrics
Tuvalu is a country in Oceania with a population of 9,362 (228th of 235). It ranks best for % of GDP per Year Spent on Education (2nd of 118), Literacy Rate - Female (tied 1st of 172), Literacy Rate - Male (tied 1st of 173). It ranks lowest for Male Obesity Rates (GOO) (169th of 170), Female Obesity Rate (WHO) (191st of 196), Obesity Rate (GOO) (168th of 173).
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Percentile on 242 metrics that rank at least half of all countries, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rate by Country · 20251st of 192100
- Medical Bankruptcies by Country · 20221st of 189100
- Development Indicators by Country (World Bank) · 2024tied 1st of 203100
- What Country Has the Most Gangs · 2025tied 1st of 193100
- Avg Winter Temp83.0°FBest Weather by Country · 2026tied 2nd of 22699
- Education Spending by Country · 20232nd of 11899
- Literacy Rate - Female100.0%Literacy Rate by Countrytied 1st of 17299
- Melanoma Rate Female0.6 per 100kFemale Skin Cancer Rates by Country · 202311th of 20495
- Percentile Rank94.3Political Stability by Country · 202312th of 20995
- Cocaine Use Rate3.99 per 100kDrug Use by Country · 2023tied 14th of 20493
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Heart Disease ASR Death Rate - Male877 per 100kHeart Disease Rates by Country · 2023204th of 2040
- Obesity Rates by Country169th of 1701
- Countries Without Clean Water142nd of 1441
- % w/ Safe Water8.71%Access to Clean Water by Country · 2022130th of 1322
- Childhood Obesity Rates by Country · 2022189th of 1932
- Mean BMI30.8 kg/m²European Obesity Rates by Country · 2016185th of 1903
- Healthiest Countries · 2021186th of 1934
- Chlamydial Infection Rate3,952 per 100kSTD Rates by Country · 2023193rd of 2014
- Starvation Rate Change vs Prev. Year0.2 ASR per 100K pop.Starvation Deaths by Country · 2023163rd of 1704
- Economic Indicators by Country (World Bank) · 2025172nd of 1847
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among countries
- WorstHighest Heart Disease ASR Death Rate - Male877 per 100k204th of 204 countries · Heart Disease Rates by Country · 2023
- BestTied 1st of 203 countries · Development Indicators by Country (World Bank) · 2024
- BestTied 1st of 193 countries · What Country Has the Most Gangs · 2025
- Best1st of 192 countries · Crime Rate by Country · 2025
- Best1st of 189 countries · Medical Bankruptcies by Country · 2022
- BestTied 1st of 187 countries · Literacy Rate by Country
- Fact234th of 234 countries · Lowest Point by Country
- FactTied last of 233 countries · Flattest Countries
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 47 widely reported measures from 9 categories, leaving out size and totals
Marshall Islands78% similar
Samoa78% similar
Cities in Tuvalu
1 city with a report card, largest first
Quick answers
- What is the population of Tuvalu?
- Tuvalu has a population of 9,362, 228th among 235 countries.
- What does Tuvalu rank best at?
- Among countries, Tuvalu ranks best for % of GDP per Year Spent on Education (2nd of 118); Literacy Rate - Female (tied 1st of 172); Literacy Rate - Male (tied 1st of 173).
- Where does Tuvalu rank worst?
- Tuvalu ranks lowest for Male Obesity Rates (GOO) (169th of 170); Female Obesity Rate (WHO) (191st of 196); Obesity Rate (GOO) (168th of 173).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Tuvalu?
- Rankodex ranks Tuvalu on 749 statistics compared with other countries, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
749 metrics with a value for this place, in 255 topics