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Sheet 181 of 195 · OceaniaTUV · 8.5°S 179.2°E

Tuvalu

Tuvalu

Capital
Funafuti
Population
9,492 2025
Area
26 km²
Neighbours
0
Locator map of TuvaluTUVALUSAMOAAMERICANSAMOAWALLISAND FUTUNASouthPacific Ocean0250 km
Tuvalu ringed (too small for this map’s 1:50m outlines), Funafuti marked with a triangle. Orthographic projection centred on 8.5°S 179.2°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

Tuvalu is an island country in Polynesia. Of the other 194 countries in this atlas, the nearest capital to Funafuti is Suva, in Fiji, 1,073 km away. At 26 km², it is the 4th-smallest of the 195 countries by area.

With 9,492 people in 2025, it has the smallest population in Oceania. On average, 365 people live on each km². The urban share of the population was 65.4% in 2025. The population shrank by 1.61% in 2025.

In 2025, GDP per capita stood at US$6,041 in current US dollars: 110th of 191 worldwide, 8th of 14 in Oceania. Newborns in 2024 had a life expectancy of 67.3 years. The latest World Bank figure for internet use (2017) is older than 2018, so it appears in the table with its year but is not ranked or compared here.

Tuvalu lies entirely in the Southern and Eastern hemispheres. Directly through the Earth from Funafuti, the antipode falls on land, in Ghana.

How it compares Oceania: 14 countries

MeasureFigureWorldOceania
Population9,4922025, World Bank194th of 19414th of 14
Area26 km²world-countries192nd of 19513th of 14
GDPUS$57 million2025, World Bank, current US$191st of 19114th of 14
GDP per capitaUS$6,0412025, World Bank, current US$110th of 1918th of 14
Population density365 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries22nd of 1942nd of 14
Life expectancy67.3 years2024, World Bank152nd of 19410th of 14
Urban population65.4%2025, World Bank90th of 1946th of 14
Forest area39.6% of land2024, World Bank71st of 1949th of 14
Population growth-1.61% a year2025, World Bank192nd of 19413th of 14
Internet users35.2%2017, World Bank; older than 2018, not ranked——
Fertility rate3.17 births per woman2024, World Bank51st of 1945th of 14
Land neighbours0world-countries; among the 195157th of 1952nd of 14
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaNauru, San Marino and Liechtenstein

Closest in populationNauru, Palau and San Marino

Neighbours none by land

No land borders. The nearest capitals:

  • Fiji1,073 km
    Funafuti to Suva
  • Samoa1,150 km
    Funafuti to Apia
  • Kiribati1,293 km
    Funafuti to South Tarawa

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Southern and Eastern
Capital
Funafuti
8.52°S 179.22°E
Northernmost latitude
—
Southernmost latitude
—
Westernmost longitude
—
Easternmost longitude
—
North to south
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Antipode of Funafuti
8.52°N 0.78°W
on land, in Ghana