Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 173rd vs. 157th).
By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).
Main facts and rankings
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Population |
138067
|
341110
|
Population rank | 180/197 | 174/197 |
GDP |
$308M
2024 |
$1.16B
2024 |
GDP rank | 192/197 | 185/197 |
GDP per capita |
$2,289
2024 |
$3,543
2024 |
GDP per capita rank | 151/197 | 133/197 |
GDP per capita, PPP |
$3,702
2024 |
$3,602
2024 |
Government debt |
$30.5M
2024 |
$518M
2024 |
Debt-to-GDP ratio |
8.77%
2025 |
48.5%
2025 |
Government debt per person |
$226.9
2024 |
$1,580
2024 |
Government debt per person rank | 181/185 | 126/185 |
Average annual personal income after taxes |
$2,170
2025 |
$2,778
2025 |
Land area |
313 sq mi
2025 |
4,707 sq mi
2025 |
Population density |
430 ppl/mi²
2024 |
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024 |
Fertility rate |
3.15
2023 |
3.6
2023 |
Median age |
23.8 years
2024 |
21.3 years
2024 |
Life expectancy |
66.7 years
2025 |
71.8 years
2025 |
Kiribati and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts
Kiribati and Vanuatu economies compared
Year | GDP | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1970 | $11,560,877 | - |
1971 | $12,356,134 | - |
1972 | $15,314,346 | - |
1973 | $25,645,040 | - |
1974 | $69,256,489 | - |
1975 | $44,547,454 | - |
1976 | $33,246,817 | - |
1977 | $31,335,459 | - |
1978 | $36,563,965 | - |
1979 | $34,466,197 | $119,258,835 |
1980 | $33,157,723 | $121,185,498 |
1981 | $35,267,489 | $113,781,796 |
1982 | $32,742,713 | $114,501,913 |
1983 | $31,000,546 | $117,389,554 |
1984 | $34,394,167 | $144,482,515 |
1985 | $26,126,615 | $131,856,421 |
1986 | $25,993,009 | $126,498,935 |
1987 | $29,554,413 | $139,464,174 |
1988 | $38,278,810 | $158,351,368 |
1989 | $37,645,319 | $154,013,202 |
1990 | $36,534,295 | $168,879,207 |
1991 | $41,247,792 | $201,334,169 |
1992 | $61,491,369 | $209,088,825 |
1993 | $58,953,596 | $200,491,853 |
1994 | $67,055,334 | $233,701,301 |
1995 | $68,596,395 | $249,333,250 |
1996 | $81,456,854 | $261,370,044 |
1997 | $80,205,807 | $272,771,209 |
1998 | $74,905,706 | $262,293,411 |
1999 | $77,323,978 | $268,006,973 |
2000 | $74,910,527 | $272,014,628 |
2001 | $64,935,850 | $257,926,882 |
2002 | $74,743,869 | $262,596,536 |
2003 | $96,105,619 | $314,471,413 |
2004 | $104,085,892 | $364,996,869 |
2005 | $113,895,437 | $394,962,433 |
2006 | $112,338,353 | $439,358,587 |
2007 | $138,054,946 | $516,392,923 |
2008 | $147,017,895 | $590,748,429 |
2009 | $140,177,384 | $592,622,319 |
2010 | $165,458,433 | $670,712,980 |
2011 | $195,970,140 | $770,153,588 |
2012 | $207,001,546 | $747,839,698 |
2013 | $201,730,861 | $758,304,466 |
2014 | $200,287,282 | $773,717,011 |
2015 | $191,559,399 | $759,690,181 |
2016 | $206,467,819 | $804,323,577 |
2017 | $222,875,736 | $880,043,284 |
2018 | $233,514,717 | $914,727,908 |
2019 | $216,985,388 | $936,526,268 |
2020 | $220,897,999 | $909,421,044 |
2021 | $285,259,894 | $982,362,212 |
2022 | $270,040,457 | $1,030,654,208 |
2023 | $288,610,732 | $1,126,313,359 |
2024 | $307,862,547 | $1,161,251,868 |
Kiribati and Vanuatu economies compared
Year | GDP per capita | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1970 | $201 | - |
1971 | $210.7 | - |
1972 | $256.2 | - |
1973 | $422 | - |
1974 | $1,131 | - |
1975 | $730 | - |
1976 | $548 | - |
1977 | $520 | - |
1978 | $611 | - |
1979 | $573 | $1,055 |
1980 | $542 | $1,048 |
1981 | $568 | $962 |
1982 | $519 | $946 |
1983 | $483 | $947 |
1984 | $527 | $1,137 |
1985 | $393 | $1,012 |
1986 | $382 | $946 |
1987 | $424 | $1,017 |
1988 | $536 | $1,125 |
1989 | $515 | $1,067 |
1990 | $488 | $1,141 |
1991 | $540 | $1,326 |
1992 | $792 | $1,344 |
1993 | $748 | $1,257 |
1994 | $838 | $1,431 |
1995 | $844 | $1,492 |
1996 | $986 | $1,529 |
1997 | $953 | $1,562 |
1998 | $874 | $1,471 |
1999 | $887 | $1,472 |
2000 | $845 | $1,460 |
2001 | $719 | $1,350 |
2002 | $810 | $1,341 |
2003 | $1,021 | $1,567 |
2004 | $1,083 | $1,774 |
2005 | $1,162 | $1,874 |
2006 | $1,123 | $2,035 |
2007 | $1,353 | $2,334 |
2008 | $1,411 | $2,604 |
2009 | $1,317 | $2,546 |
2010 | $1,522 | $2,815 |
2011 | $1,771 | $3,163 |
2012 | $1,844 | $3,005 |
2013 | $1,772 | $2,980 |
2014 | $1,737 | $2,973 |
2015 | $1,640 | $2,855 |
2016 | $1,743 | $2,956 |
2017 | $1,853 | $3,160 |
2018 | $1,913 | $3,207 |
2019 | $1,751 | $3,207 |
2020 | $1,752 | $3,043 |
2021 | $2,222 | $3,212 |
2022 | $2,070 | $3,292 |
2023 | $2,178 | $3,515 |
2024 | $2,289 | $3,543 |
Kiribati vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator
Year | Life expectancy, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1950 | 45.7 | 43.9 |
1951 | 45.8 | 42.2 |
1952 | 45.9 | 45.3 |
1953 | 46 | 45.8 |
1954 | 46.1 | 46.5 |
1955 | 46.3 | 47.1 |
1956 | 46.5 | 47.7 |
1957 | 46.8 | 48.2 |
1958 | 47.1 | 48.7 |
1959 | 47.5 | 49.3 |
1960 | 48 | 49.8 |
1961 | 48.5 | 50.4 |
1962 | 49 | 50.9 |
1963 | 49.7 | 51.5 |
1964 | 50.4 | 52 |
1965 | 51 | 52.5 |
1966 | 51.7 | 53.1 |
1967 | 52.5 | 53.7 |
1968 | 53.1 | 54.2 |
1969 | 53.8 | 54.8 |
1970 | 54.4 | 55.3 |
1971 | 54.9 | 55.9 |
1972 | 55.3 | 56.4 |
1973 | 55.8 | 57 |
1974 | 56.1 | 57.6 |
1975 | 56.4 | 58.1 |
1976 | 56.6 | 58.7 |
1977 | 56.1 | 59.2 |
1978 | 56.9 | 59.9 |
1979 | 57.1 | 60.9 |
1980 | 57.3 | 61.3 |
1981 | 57.5 | 61.9 |
1982 | 57.8 | 62.5 |
1983 | 58.1 | 63.1 |
1984 | 58.4 | 63.5 |
1985 | 58.7 | 63.9 |
1986 | 59.1 | 64.6 |
1987 | 59.6 | 64.4 |
1988 | 60.1 | 65.7 |
1989 | 60.5 | 66 |
1990 | 61 | 66.7 |
1991 | 61.5 | 67.1 |
1992 | 62 | 67.4 |
1993 | 62.4 | 67.7 |
1994 | 62.8 | 68 |
1995 | 63.1 | 68.1 |
1996 | 63.5 | 68.2 |
1997 | 63.8 | 68.3 |
1998 | 64.1 | 68.4 |
1999 | 64.4 | 67.9 |
2000 | 64.7 | 68.6 |
2001 | 64.9 | 68.7 |
2002 | 65.1 | 68.8 |
2003 | 65.3 | 68.9 |
2004 | 65.4 | 69 |
2005 | 65.5 | 69.2 |
2006 | 65.6 | 69.1 |
2007 | 65.7 | 69.1 |
2008 | 65.7 | 69.3 |
2009 | 65.8 | 69.4 |
2010 | 65.9 | 69.6 |
2011 | 65.9 | 69.7 |
2012 | 65.9 | 69.9 |
2013 | 65.9 | 70 |
2014 | 65.9 | 70 |
2015 | 65.8 | 70.2 |
2016 | 65.8 | 70.4 |
2017 | 65.8 | 70.5 |
2018 | 65.8 | 70.6 |
2019 | 65.9 | 70.8 |
2020 | 65.2 | 70.4 |
2021 | 64.1 | 70 |
2022 | 66.3 | 71.3 |
2023 | 66.5 | 71.5 |
2024 | 66.6 | 71.7 |
2025 | 66.7 | 71.8 |
Kiribati and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison
Year | Population | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 47,157 | 64,431 |
1961 | 48,323 | 66,264 |
1962 | 49,538 | 68,174 |
1963 | 50,791 | 70,159 |
1964 | 52,088 | 72,219 |
1965 | 53,439 | 74,358 |
1966 | 54,425 | 76,590 |
1967 | 54,996 | 78,921 |
1968 | 55,529 | 81,314 |
1969 | 56,360 | 83,755 |
1970 | 57,510 | 86,266 |
1971 | 58,652 | 88,862 |
1972 | 59,778 | 91,562 |
1973 | 60,824 | 94,362 |
1974 | 61,219 | 97,260 |
1975 | 60,987 | 100,269 |
1976 | 60,661 | 103,388 |
1977 | 60,267 | 106,618 |
1978 | 59,864 | 109,963 |
1979 | 60,172 | 113,040 |
1980 | 61,148 | 115,660 |
1981 | 62,121 | 118,249 |
1982 | 63,134 | 121,035 |
1983 | 64,169 | 123,998 |
1984 | 65,228 | 127,109 |
1985 | 66,496 | 130,356 |
1986 | 68,059 | 133,720 |
1987 | 69,733 | 137,187 |
1988 | 71,427 | 140,756 |
1989 | 73,147 | 144,393 |
1990 | 74,855 | 148,063 |
1991 | 76,367 | 151,793 |
1992 | 77,641 | 155,608 |
1993 | 78,841 | 159,463 |
1994 | 80,021 | 163,314 |
1995 | 81,234 | 167,137 |
1996 | 82,623 | 170,911 |
1997 | 84,147 | 174,626 |
1998 | 85,657 | 178,313 |
1999 | 87,126 | 182,048 |
2000 | 88,613 | 186,281 |
2001 | 90,335 | 191,031 |
2002 | 92,264 | 195,863 |
2003 | 94,175 | 200,746 |
2004 | 96,085 | 205,711 |
2005 | 98,035 | 210,760 |
2006 | 100,017 | 215,923 |
2007 | 102,068 | 221,276 |
2008 | 104,222 | 226,896 |
2009 | 106,467 | 232,731 |
2010 | 108,704 | 238,248 |
2011 | 110,647 | 243,474 |
2012 | 112,284 | 248,883 |
2013 | 113,838 | 254,482 |
2014 | 115,326 | 260,240 |
2015 | 116,815 | 266,101 |
2016 | 118,478 | 272,087 |
2017 | 120,275 | 278,507 |
2018 | 122,084 | 285,259 |
2019 | 123,921 | 291,985 |
2020 | 126,099 | 298,858 |
2021 | 128,377 | 305,868 |
2022 | 130,469 | 313,046 |
2023 | 132,530 | 320,409 |
2024 | 134,518 | 327,777 |
Fertility rates in Kiribati and Vanuatu
Year | Fertility rate | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 6.44 | 6.78 |
1961 | 6.48 | 6.73 |
1962 | 6.42 | 6.67 |
1963 | 6.35 | 6.62 |
1964 | 6.29 | 6.57 |
1965 | 6.26 | 6.52 |
1966 | 6.23 | 6.51 |
1967 | 6.11 | 6.51 |
1968 | 5.98 | 6.46 |
1969 | 5.85 | 6.41 |
1970 | 5.71 | 6.35 |
1971 | 5.55 | 6.29 |
1972 | 5.37 | 6.23 |
1973 | 5.2 | 6.15 |
1974 | 5.09 | 6.06 |
1975 | 5.02 | 5.98 |
1976 | 4.96 | 5.89 |
1977 | 4.96 | 5.81 |
1978 | 4.97 | 5.77 |
1979 | 4.97 | 5.73 |
1980 | 4.96 | 5.69 |
1981 | 4.96 | 5.65 |
1982 | 4.95 | 5.6 |
1983 | 4.91 | 5.55 |
1984 | 4.91 | 5.49 |
1985 | 4.91 | 5.43 |
1986 | 4.87 | 5.38 |
1987 | 4.81 | 5.33 |
1988 | 4.73 | 5.27 |
1989 | 4.69 | 5.21 |
1990 | 4.67 | 5.17 |
1991 | 4.64 | 5.13 |
1992 | 4.57 | 5.09 |
1993 | 4.49 | 5.02 |
1994 | 4.44 | 4.94 |
1995 | 4.42 | 4.85 |
1996 | 4.43 | 4.75 |
1997 | 4.37 | 4.66 |
1998 | 4.29 | 4.6 |
1999 | 4.18 | 4.56 |
2000 | 4.07 | 4.54 |
2001 | 3.96 | 4.5 |
2002 | 3.81 | 4.38 |
2003 | 3.7 | 4.29 |
2004 | 3.73 | 4.21 |
2005 | 3.76 | 4.13 |
2006 | 3.82 | 4.1 |
2007 | 3.87 | 4.12 |
2008 | 3.9 | 4.16 |
2009 | 3.91 | 4.16 |
2010 | 3.9 | 4.13 |
2011 | 3.88 | 4.09 |
2012 | 3.77 | 4.06 |
2013 | 3.64 | 4.04 |
2014 | 3.52 | 4 |
2015 | 3.44 | 3.95 |
2016 | 3.38 | 3.92 |
2017 | 3.34 | 3.88 |
2018 | 3.32 | 3.83 |
2019 | 3.29 | 3.79 |
2020 | 3.25 | 3.74 |
2021 | 3.22 | 3.7 |
2022 | 3.18 | 3.65 |
2023 | 3.15 | 3.6 |
Kiribati and Vanuatu demographics compared
Year | Median age, years | |
---|---|---|
|
|
|
1960 | 18.8 | 17.7 |
1961 | 18.5 | 17.6 |
1962 | 18.3 | 17.5 |
1963 | 18.2 | 17.4 |
1964 | 18.1 | 17.3 |
1965 | 18 | 17.2 |
1966 | 17.9 | 17.1 |
1967 | 17.7 | 17.1 |
1968 | 17.6 | 17 |
1969 | 17.5 | 17 |
1970 | 17.5 | 17 |
1971 | 17.6 | 17 |
1972 | 17.6 | 17 |
1973 | 17.7 | 17 |
1974 | 17.8 | 17.1 |
1975 | 18 | 17.1 |
1976 | 18.1 | 17.1 |
1977 | 18.2 | 17.2 |
1978 | 18.3 | 17.3 |
1979 | 18.4 | 17.5 |
1980 | 18.7 | 17.6 |
1981 | 18.9 | 17.7 |
1982 | 19 | 17.7 |
1983 | 19.2 | 17.7 |
1984 | 19.4 | 17.7 |
1985 | 19.6 | 17.7 |
1986 | 19.8 | 17.8 |
1987 | 19.9 | 17.8 |
1988 | 20.1 | 17.8 |
1989 | 20.2 | 17.8 |
1990 | 20.2 | 17.8 |
1991 | 20.2 | 17.9 |
1992 | 20.1 | 17.8 |
1993 | 20 | 17.7 |
1994 | 19.8 | 17.7 |
1995 | 19.7 | 17.8 |
1996 | 19.6 | 18 |
1997 | 19.6 | 18 |
1998 | 19.6 | 18 |
1999 | 19.6 | 18 |
2000 | 19.7 | 18.2 |
2001 | 19.8 | 18.5 |
2002 | 19.9 | 18.7 |
2003 | 20.1 | 18.9 |
2004 | 20.3 | 19.2 |
2005 | 20.5 | 19.4 |
2006 | 20.7 | 19.6 |
2007 | 20.9 | 19.9 |
2008 | 21 | 20.1 |
2009 | 21.2 | 20.3 |
2010 | 21.3 | 20.5 |
2011 | 21.5 | 20.6 |
2012 | 21.7 | 20.8 |
2013 | 21.9 | 20.9 |
2014 | 22.1 | 21 |
2015 | 22.3 | 21.1 |
2016 | 22.5 | 21.1 |
2017 | 22.7 | 21.2 |
2018 | 22.9 | 21.2 |
2019 | 23 | 21.2 |
2020 | 23.2 | 21.2 |
2021 | 23.3 | 21.2 |
2022 | 23.5 | 21.2 |
2023 | 23.6 | 21.2 |
2024 | 23.8 | 21.3 |
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Finance
|
|
|
---|---|---|
GNI, Atlas method |
$487M
2024 |
$1.29B
2024 |
Government expenditure, % of GDP |
126.6%
2025 |
38.6%
2025 |
Education expenditure, % of GDP |
16.4%
2023 |
7.58%
2023 |
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP |
-15.1%
2025 |
-5.96%
2025 |
Unemployment rate |
2.79%
2023 |
4.05%
2020 |
Services, % of GDP |
65.7%
2022 |
60.4%
2022 |
Industry, % of GDP |
9.86%
2022 |
7.55%
2022 |
Economic freedom index |
50.9
2025 |
61.8
2025 |
Income share by richest 10% |
22.8%
2019 |
24.7%
2019 |
Income share by poorest 10% |
4%
2019 |
3%
2019 |
Total reserves including gold | n/a |
$615M
2024 |
Personal remittances received |
$14.7M
2024 |
$145M
2024 |
International tourist arrivals |
12,000
2019 |
82,400
2020 |
International tourism as share of exports |
17.6%
2017 |
50.4%
2020 |
Energy
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita |
107.8 kg
2007 |
158.2 kg
2007 |
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use |
$16.6
2007 |
$16.3
2007 |
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions |
0.1 megatons
2023 |
0.29 megatons
2023 |
CO2 emissions per capita |
0.73 tons
2023 |
0.9 tons
2023 |
Fossil fuel energy use share |
0%
2007 |
0%
2007 |
Renewable energy use share |
41.9%
2022 |
25%
2022 |
Renewable electricity output share |
16.4%
2021 |
25.2%
2021 |
Hydroelectric share |
0%
2021 |
10.7%
2021 |
Nuclear share |
0%
2021 |
0%
2021 |
Electricity access |
95.9%
2023 |
61.6%
2023 |
Society
|
|
|
---|---|---|
% of world population |
0.002%
2024 |
0.004%
2024 |
Annual migration change |
-471
2024 |
-43
2024 |
Urban population |
58.4%
2024 |
26.1%
2024 |
Male:Female ratio |
50:50
2024 |
50:50
2024 |
Average male height |
5.58 ft
2025 |
5.52 ft
2025 |
Average female height |
5.28 ft
2025 |
5.27 ft
2025 |
Quality of life index |
28.7
2025 |
45.1
2025 |
Corruption Perceptions Index |
40
2025 |
50
2024 |
Homicides per 100K people |
7.17
2012 |
0.32
2020 |
Road traffic mortality per 100K people |
1.9
2019 |
14.9
2019 |
Visa free countries |
128
2025 |
96
2025 |
Adult literacy rate |
98.6%
2020 |
88%
2023 |
English speaking |
24.2%
2023 |
83.5%
2023 |
People using the Internet |
88%
2023 |
45.7%
2023 |
Health
|
|
|
---|---|---|
Government health expenditure per capita |
$217.7
2022 |
$135.4
2022 |
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita |
$1.71
2022 |
$10.3
2022 |
Life expectancy |
66.7 years
2025 |
71.8 years
2025 |
Foreign aid share of health expenditure |
15.8%
2022 |
49.3%
2022 |
Physicians per 1,000 people |
0.19
2013 |
0.16
2019 |
Age at first childbirth |
23.1 years
2025 |
n/a |
Maternal mortality per 100K births |
80
2023 |
100
2023 |
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births |
55.1
2023 |
16.8
2023 |
Obesity rate |
46.9%
2022 |
22.1%
2022 |
Diabetes prevalence |
24.6%
2024 |
19.7%
2024 |
Air quality index |
95
2025 |
96
2025 |
Tobacco use prevalence |
39.7%
2022 |
n/a |
Pure alcohol consumption per capita |
0.72 liters
2020 |
2.04 liters
2020 |
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