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Kiribati vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

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

Kiribati Vanuatu
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

GDP
Kiribati

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Kiribati Vanuatu
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

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Vanuatu
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

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Vanuatu
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

Population
Kiribati

Vanuatu
Year Population
Kiribati Vanuatu
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

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Vanuatu
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

Median age
Kiribati

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Vanuatu
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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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Vanuatu
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

Kiribati Vanuatu
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

Kiribati Vanuatu
% 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

Kiribati Vanuatu
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

Territory

Kiribati Vanuatu
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
665 mi
2000

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