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Kiribati vs Libya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 7.38M in Libya (ranked 105/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 679,362 sq mi for Libya (ranked 173rd vs. 16th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Libya ranks 96/197 ($46.6B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Libya ranks 110/197 ($6,318).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Libya
Population
138067
7523849
Population rank 180/197 105/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$46.6B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 96/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$6,318
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 110/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$13,954
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 181/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$3,735
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
679,362 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
10.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.36
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
28.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Kiribati and Libya: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Libya economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Libya
Year GDP
Kiribati Libya
1960 - $401,644,249
1961 - $443,905,612
1962 - $619,725,785
1963 - $892,327,911
1964 - $1,341,395,421
1965 - $1,804,979,680
1966 - $2,312,438,536
1967 - $2,726,986,913
1968 - $3,850,623,095
1969 - $4,380,987,481
1970 $11,560,877 $4,601,649,451
1971 $12,356,134 $5,260,185,125
1972 $15,314,346 $6,299,395,544
1973 $25,645,040 $8,625,889,430
1974 $69,256,489 $15,112,543,717
1975 $44,547,454 $14,710,912,458
1976 $33,246,817 $19,096,943,017
1977 $31,335,459 $22,428,297,108
1978 $36,563,965 $22,136,422,643
1979 $34,466,197 $30,536,429,497
1980 $33,157,723 $40,953,924,949
1981 $35,267,489 $36,374,353,880
1982 $32,742,713 $33,760,146,991
1983 $31,000,546 $33,200,520,140
1984 $34,394,167 $29,476,109,153
1985 $26,126,615 $31,530,566,324
1986 $25,993,009 $24,180,400,959
1987 $29,554,413 $26,697,659,335
1988 $38,278,810 $24,308,959,591
1989 $37,645,319 $25,156,707,899
1990 $36,534,295 $28,904,183,602
1991 $41,247,792 $31,991,821,265
1992 $61,491,369 $33,887,047,909
1993 $58,953,596 $30,660,051,911
1994 $67,055,334 $28,610,549,763
1995 $68,596,395 $25,541,379,187
1996 $81,456,854 $27,884,615,385
1997 $80,205,807 $30,700,897,875
1998 $74,905,706 $27,251,301,398
1999 $77,323,978 $35,975,860,857
2000 $74,910,527 $38,270,954,138
2001 $64,935,850 $34,112,093,927
2002 $74,743,869 $20,481,889,764
2003 $96,105,619 $26,265,625,000
2004 $104,085,892 $33,122,307,692
2005 $113,895,437 $47,334,691,241
2006 $112,338,353 $60,094,231,607
2007 $138,054,946 $68,032,978,391
2008 $147,017,895 $86,710,767,415
2009 $140,177,384 $60,808,562,033
2010 $165,458,433 $75,380,825,062
2011 $195,970,140 $48,169,263,294
2012 $207,001,546 $92,540,938,129
2013 $201,730,861 $75,351,107,029
2014 $200,287,282 $57,372,355,592
2015 $191,559,399 $48,717,501,321
2016 $206,467,819 $49,912,073,701
2017 $222,875,736 $67,157,452,182
2018 $233,514,717 $76,686,029,772
2019 $216,985,388 $69,254,496,472
2020 $220,897,999 $46,854,285,441
2021 $285,259,894 $35,217,995,647
2022 $270,040,457 $43,246,297,922
2023 $288,610,732 $45,096,462,972
2024 $307,862,547 $46,636,278,902

Kiribati and Libya economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Libya
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Libya
1960 - $269
1961 - $285.3
1962 - $382
1963 - $528
1964 - $765
1965 - $1,001
1966 - $1,251
1967 - $1,437
1968 - $1,972
1969 - $2,175
1970 $201 $2,210
1971 $210.7 $2,443
1972 $256.2 $2,830
1973 $422 $3,727
1974 $1,131 $6,214
1975 $730 $5,721
1976 $548 $7,018
1977 $520 $7,783
1978 $611 $7,252
1979 $573 $9,443
1980 $542 $11,960
1981 $568 $10,044
1982 $519 $9,064
1983 $483 $8,927
1984 $527 $7,811
1985 $393 $8,087
1986 $382 $6,019
1987 $424 $6,465
1988 $536 $5,736
1989 $515 $5,793
1990 $488 $6,502
1991 $540 $7,040
1992 $792 $7,303
1993 $748 $6,478
1994 $838 $5,933
1995 $844 $5,205
1996 $986 $5,591
1997 $953 $6,062
1998 $874 $5,301
1999 $887 $6,895
2000 $845 $7,214
2001 $719 $6,313
2002 $810 $3,718
2003 $1,021 $4,674
2004 $1,083 $5,774
2005 $1,162 $8,079
2006 $1,123 $10,049
2007 $1,353 $11,145
2008 $1,411 $13,906
2009 $1,317 $9,551
2010 $1,522 $11,601
2011 $1,771 $7,594
2012 $1,844 $14,976
2013 $1,772 $11,952
2014 $1,737 $8,926
2015 $1,640 $7,458
2016 $1,743 $7,526
2017 $1,853 $9,966
2018 $1,913 $11,197
2019 $1,751 $9,963
2020 $1,752 $6,650
2021 $2,222 $4,936
2022 $2,070 $5,987
2023 $2,178 $6,173
2024 $2,289 $6,318

Kiribati vs. Libya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Libya
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Libya
1950 45.7 33.1
1951 45.8 33.5
1952 45.9 33.8
1953 46 34.2
1954 46.1 34.7
1955 46.3 35.2
1956 46.5 36
1957 46.8 36.9
1958 47.1 38
1959 47.5 39.3
1960 48 40.8
1961 48.5 42.4
1962 49 44.1
1963 49.7 45.6
1964 50.4 47.7
1965 51 49.3
1966 51.7 50.9
1967 52.5 52.5
1968 53.1 53.8
1969 53.8 55.2
1970 54.4 56.4
1971 54.9 57.6
1972 55.3 58.7
1973 55.8 59.7
1974 56.1 60.7
1975 56.4 61.6
1976 56.6 62.4
1977 56.1 63.1
1978 56.9 63.8
1979 57.1 64.3
1980 57.3 64.8
1981 57.5 65.3
1982 57.8 65.8
1983 58.1 66.3
1984 58.4 66.7
1985 58.7 67.3
1986 59.1 67.8
1987 59.6 68.3
1988 60.1 68.6
1989 60.5 69
1990 61 69.3
1991 61.5 69.6
1992 62 70
1993 62.4 70.2
1994 62.8 70.5
1995 63.1 70.6
1996 63.5 70.7
1997 63.8 70.7
1998 64.1 70.7
1999 64.4 70.6
2000 64.7 70.5
2001 64.9 70.7
2002 65.1 70.8
2003 65.3 71
2004 65.4 71.2
2005 65.5 71.4
2006 65.6 71.6
2007 65.7 71.8
2008 65.7 71.9
2009 65.8 72.1
2010 65.9 72.2
2011 65.9 69.9
2012 65.9 72.2
2013 65.9 72.3
2014 65.9 71.3
2015 65.8 71.6
2016 65.8 71.8
2017 65.8 72.7
2018 65.8 73.2
2019 65.9 72.9
2020 65.2 72.4
2021 64.1 72.1
2022 66.3 74.5
2023 66.5 69.3
2024 66.6 71.1
2025 66.7 73.2

Kiribati and Libya population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Libya
Year Population
Kiribati Libya
1960 47,157 1,492,890
1961 48,323 1,555,699
1962 49,538 1,621,960
1963 50,791 1,690,457
1964 52,088 1,753,691
1965 53,439 1,804,015
1966 54,425 1,849,063
1967 54,996 1,898,199
1968 55,529 1,952,781
1969 56,360 2,014,293
1970 57,510 2,082,589
1971 58,652 2,153,534
1972 59,778 2,226,091
1973 60,824 2,314,193
1974 61,219 2,432,211
1975 60,987 2,571,556
1976 60,661 2,721,237
1977 60,267 2,881,533
1978 59,864 3,052,526
1979 60,172 3,233,846
1980 61,148 3,424,378
1981 62,121 3,621,486
1982 63,134 3,724,765
1983 64,169 3,718,961
1984 65,228 3,773,633
1985 66,496 3,898,745
1986 68,059 4,017,403
1987 69,733 4,129,739
1988 71,427 4,237,755
1989 73,147 4,342,920
1990 74,855 4,445,239
1991 76,367 4,544,400
1992 77,641 4,640,352
1993 78,841 4,733,045
1994 80,021 4,822,037
1995 81,234 4,906,843
1996 82,623 4,987,393
1997 84,147 5,064,639
1998 85,657 5,140,704
1999 87,126 5,218,038
2000 88,613 5,305,021
2001 90,335 5,403,639
2002 92,264 5,508,410
2003 94,175 5,619,398
2004 96,085 5,736,693
2005 98,035 5,858,798
2006 100,017 5,980,211
2007 102,068 6,104,380
2008 104,222 6,235,430
2009 106,467 6,366,686
2010 108,704 6,497,839
2011 110,647 6,343,203
2012 112,284 6,179,328
2013 113,838 6,304,628
2014 115,326 6,427,252
2015 116,815 6,531,819
2016 118,478 6,632,126
2017 120,275 6,738,770
2018 122,084 6,849,055
2019 123,921 6,951,033
2020 126,099 7,045,399
2021 128,377 7,135,175
2022 130,469 7,223,805
2023 132,530 7,305,659
2024 134,518 7,381,023

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Libya

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Libya
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Libya
1960 6.44 7.51
1961 6.48 7.56
1962 6.42 7.61
1963 6.35 7.69
1964 6.29 7.75
1965 6.26 7.82
1966 6.23 7.89
1967 6.11 7.93
1968 5.98 7.97
1969 5.85 8.01
1970 5.71 8.05
1971 5.55 8.1
1972 5.37 8.07
1973 5.2 8.05
1974 5.09 8.02
1975 5.02 7.98
1976 4.96 7.93
1977 4.96 7.87
1978 4.97 7.79
1979 4.97 7.68
1980 4.96 7.54
1981 4.96 7.37
1982 4.95 7.16
1983 4.91 6.91
1984 4.91 6.62
1985 4.91 6.33
1986 4.87 6.02
1987 4.81 5.72
1988 4.73 5.41
1989 4.69 5.09
1990 4.67 4.78
1991 4.64 4.46
1992 4.57 4.16
1993 4.49 3.88
1994 4.44 3.65
1995 4.42 3.44
1996 4.43 3.26
1997 4.37 3.13
1998 4.29 3.04
1999 4.18 2.97
2000 4.07 2.91
2001 3.96 2.87
2002 3.81 2.83
2003 3.7 2.8
2004 3.73 2.77
2005 3.76 2.77
2006 3.82 2.7
2007 3.87 2.65
2008 3.9 2.6
2009 3.91 2.56
2010 3.9 2.6
2011 3.88 2.65
2012 3.77 2.68
2013 3.64 2.72
2014 3.52 2.75
2015 3.44 2.71
2016 3.38 2.67
2017 3.34 2.63
2018 3.32 2.58
2019 3.29 2.54
2020 3.25 2.51
2021 3.22 2.46
2022 3.18 2.4
2023 3.15 2.36

Kiribati and Libya demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Libya
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Libya
1960 18.8 18.5
1961 18.5 18.2
1962 18.3 17.9
1963 18.2 17.5
1964 18.1 17.2
1965 18 16.7
1966 17.9 15.9
1967 17.7 15.3
1968 17.6 14.9
1969 17.5 14.7
1970 17.5 14.7
1971 17.6 14.7
1972 17.6 14.7
1973 17.7 14.9
1974 17.8 15.3
1975 18 15.5
1976 18.1 15.6
1977 18.2 15.8
1978 18.3 15.9
1979 18.4 15.9
1980 18.7 16
1981 18.9 16.1
1982 19 16.3
1983 19.2 16.5
1984 19.4 16.8
1985 19.6 17.1
1986 19.8 17.3
1987 19.9 17.6
1988 20.1 17.9
1989 20.2 18.2
1990 20.2 18.6
1991 20.2 18.9
1992 20.1 19.3
1993 20 19.7
1994 19.8 20.1
1995 19.7 20.6
1996 19.6 21.1
1997 19.6 21.5
1998 19.6 22
1999 19.6 22.4
2000 19.7 22.7
2001 19.8 22.9
2002 19.9 23.1
2003 20.1 23.2
2004 20.3 23.4
2005 20.5 23.6
2006 20.7 23.8
2007 20.9 24.2
2008 21 24.6
2009 21.2 25
2010 21.3 25.3
2011 21.5 25.5
2012 21.7 25.7
2013 21.9 25.9
2014 22.1 26.2
2015 22.3 26.4
2016 22.5 26.6
2017 22.7 26.8
2018 22.9 27
2019 23 27.2
2020 23.2 27.5
2021 23.3 27.7
2022 23.5 28
2023 23.6 28.2
2024 23.8 28.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Libya
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$46.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
65.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.26%
1999
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
15.5%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+0.21%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
30%
2004
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
34.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
68.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
35.9
2012
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$92.9B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
760,000
2008
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
0.34%
2010
Banked people share n/a
33.1%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Libya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
2,539 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$4.83
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
61.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
8.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
96.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
3.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-249.7%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,979 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
0.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
73.2%
2023

Society

Kiribati Libya
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+3,448
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
81.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
30.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
13
2024
Higher education index n/a
27
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
2.5
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
21.3
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
52
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
76.5%
1994
English speaking
24.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
88.5%
2023

Health

Kiribati Libya
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$278.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$84.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
1.82%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
2.16
2017
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
59
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
30.8
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
37.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
15.8%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
70
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
0.01 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Libya
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
1.18%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
92,042 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
59,267 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
838 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
22,991 mi
2010

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