Oceania · Polynesia
Tuvalu
Tuvalu covers about 23 km² (8.9 mi²), the 238th largest of the 246 places listed here.
- 23.0km²Area, main territory
- 11,000Population
- 0.00In Belgiums
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- Tuvalu
Facts
| Area, main territory | 23.0 km²8.9 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 25.6 km²Wikidata · 10% above our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.00 |
| Capital | Funafuti |
| Population | 11,000Wikidata, 2022 |
| Density | 463 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 9°S to 6°S |
| In other languages | ツバル 日本語 · 图瓦卢 中文 · 투발루 한국어 |
| Continent | Oceania#13 of 14 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Tuvalu
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 738,269× the size of Tuvalu.
- Tuvalu lies at 8°S, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.0×.
- Laid out flat, Tuvalu's main territory stretches about 416 km north to south and 417 km east to west.
- Our measured 23.0 km² is 10% below Wikidata's official figure of 25.6 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
How Tuvalu measures up
Tuvalu holds 0.0% of the land area and 0.0% of the people of the 14 countries listed for Oceania. In Polynesia it is the 3rd largest of 3.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 23.0 km² | 232nd of 239 |
| Population | 11,000 | 222nd of 237 |
| Farthest north | 7.8°S | 183rd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Tuvalu is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 1 in 1,333 its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 1 in 10,599 its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 1 in 15,551 its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 1 in 16,239 its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 1 in 23,819 its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 1 in 136,989 its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 368,377 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 410,756 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 738,269 its size |
Where Tuvalu sits
- Tuvalu's centre lies at 7.8°S, 178.5°E, in the southern and eastern hemispheres, about 860 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 9°S to 6°S, about 420 km from its southern edge to its northern.
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2022; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11