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Australia vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Australia has a population of 27.2M (ranked 54/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Australia's land area is 2,969,906 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 6th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Australia ranks 13/197 ($1.75T) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Australia ranks 14/197 ($64,407), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Australia Kiribati
Population
27677455
138067
Population rank 55/197 180/197
GDP
$1.75T
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 13/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$64,407
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 14/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$71,193
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$873B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
50.9%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$32,093
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 22/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$45,914
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
2,969,906 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
9.16 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
39 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Australia and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Australia and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Australia

Kiribati
Year GDP
Australia Kiribati
1960 $18,607,682,977 -
1961 $19,684,003,149 -
1962 $19,923,683,188 -
1963 $21,540,963,447 -
1964 $23,801,123,808 -
1965 $25,977,284,156 -
1966 $27,308,964,369 -
1967 $30,442,724,871 -
1968 $32,714,085,234 -
1969 $36,684,485,870 -
1970 $41,334,726,614 $11,560,877
1971 $45,217,767,235 $12,356,134
1972 $52,042,056,075 $15,314,346
1973 $63,833,440,102 $25,645,040
1974 $88,965,364,775 $69,256,489
1975 $97,304,383,449 $44,547,454
1976 $105,060,616,985 $33,246,817
1977 $110,352,144,987 $31,335,459
1978 $118,492,761,338 $36,563,965
1979 $134,900,602,067 $34,466,197
1980 $149,987,743,733 $33,157,723
1981 $176,895,390,688 $35,267,489
1982 $194,041,708,044 $32,742,713
1983 $177,267,290,706 $31,000,546
1984 $193,525,337,526 $34,394,167
1985 $180,643,265,927 $26,126,615
1986 $182,481,113,598 $25,993,009
1987 $189,495,764,955 $29,554,413
1988 $236,161,314,544 $38,278,810
1989 $299,875,906,679 $37,645,319
1990 $311,426,665,220 $36,534,295
1991 $325,975,319,456 $41,247,792
1992 $325,525,379,567 $61,491,369
1993 $312,133,923,553 $58,953,596
1994 $322,806,641,301 $67,055,334
1995 $368,166,023,166 $68,596,395
1996 $401,341,880,621 $81,456,854
1997 $435,642,611,297 $80,205,807
1998 $399,674,421,759 $74,905,706
1999 $389,652,212,057 $77,323,978
2000 $416,167,815,093 $74,910,527
2001 $379,629,301,675 $64,935,850
2002 $395,788,696,012 $74,743,869
2003 $467,739,079,790 $96,105,619
2004 $614,659,980,083 $104,085,892
2005 $695,692,898,677 $113,895,437
2006 $748,417,562,770 $112,338,353
2007 $855,007,458,585 $138,054,946
2008 $1,056,112,427,190 $147,017,895
2009 $928,762,122,698 $140,177,384
2010 $1,148,838,233,481 $165,458,433
2011 $1,398,610,616,773 $195,970,140
2012 $1,547,532,281,116 $207,001,546
2013 $1,577,123,329,411 $201,730,861
2014 $1,468,265,356,428 $200,287,282
2015 $1,351,296,372,254 $191,559,399
2016 $1,206,836,962,282 $206,467,819
2017 $1,325,582,658,157 $222,875,736
2018 $1,427,809,041,019 $233,514,717
2019 $1,392,723,834,563 $216,985,388
2020 $1,328,414,058,378 $220,897,999
2021 $1,556,735,770,437 $285,259,894
2022 $1,690,858,246,994 $270,040,457
2023 $1,728,057,316,696 $288,610,732
2024 $1,752,193,307,380 $307,862,547

Australia and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Australia

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Australia Kiribati
1960 $1,811 -
1961 $1,878 -
1962 $1,855 -
1963 $1,967 -
1964 $2,131 -
1965 $2,281 -
1966 $2,344 -
1967 $2,580 -
1968 $2,724 -
1969 $2,991 -
1970 $3,305 $201
1971 $3,495 $210.7
1972 $3,949 $256.2
1973 $4,771 $422
1974 $6,483 $1,131
1975 $7,004 $730
1976 $7,487 $548
1977 $7,776 $520
1978 $8,253 $611
1979 $9,295 $573
1980 $10,209 $542
1981 $11,854 $568
1982 $12,779 $519
1983 $11,516 $483
1984 $12,422 $527
1985 $11,442 $393
1986 $11,392 $382
1987 $11,651 $424
1988 $14,285 $536
1989 $17,834 $515
1990 $18,249 $488
1991 $18,860 $540
1992 $18,624 $792
1993 $17,700 $748
1994 $18,130 $838
1995 $20,448 $844
1996 $22,022 $986
1997 $23,647 $953
1998 $21,479 $874
1999 $20,713 $887
2000 $21,870 $845
2001 $19,696 $719
2002 $20,302 $810
2003 $23,718 $1,021
2004 $30,837 $1,083
2005 $34,480 $1,162
2006 $36,596 $1,123
2007 $41,052 $1,353
2008 $49,701 $1,411
2009 $42,817 $1,317
2010 $52,145 $1,522
2011 $62,606 $1,771
2012 $68,073 $1,844
2013 $68,191 $1,772
2014 $62,544 $1,737
2015 $56,739 $1,640
2016 $49,888 $1,743
2017 $53,902 $1,853
2018 $57,196 $1,913
2019 $54,973 $1,751
2020 $51,792 $1,752
2021 $60,608 $2,222
2022 $64,997 $2,070
2023 $64,836 $2,178
2024 $64,407 $2,289

Australia vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Australia

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Australia Kiribati
1950 69 45.7
1951 68.7 45.8
1952 69.1 45.9
1953 69.7 46
1954 69.9 46.1
1955 70.2 46.3
1956 70 46.5
1957 70.3 46.8
1958 70.9 47.1
1959 70.4 47.5
1960 70.9 48
1961 71.1 48.5
1962 70.9 49
1963 71 49.7
1964 70.6 50.4
1965 70.8 51
1966 70.7 51.7
1967 71 52.5
1968 70.7 53.1
1969 71.1 53.8
1970 70.7 54.4
1971 71.5 54.9
1972 71.8 55.3
1973 72.1 55.8
1974 71.8 56.1
1975 72.8 56.4
1976 72.8 56.6
1977 73.5 56.1
1978 73.7 56.9
1979 74.3 57.1
1980 74.6 57.3
1981 74.8 57.5
1982 74.7 57.8
1983 75.4 58.1
1984 75.5 58.4
1985 75.4 58.7
1986 76.1 59.1
1987 76.1 59.6
1988 76.3 60.1
1989 76.2 60.5
1990 77 61
1991 77.5 61.5
1992 77.5 62
1993 78 62.4
1994 77.9 62.8
1995 78.3 63.1
1996 78.3 63.5
1997 78.6 63.8
1998 79 64.1
1999 79.3 64.4
2000 79.6 64.7
2001 80 64.9
2002 80.1 65.1
2003 80.4 65.3
2004 80.7 65.4
2005 81.1 65.5
2006 81.3 65.6
2007 81.2 65.7
2008 81.4 65.7
2009 81.7 65.8
2010 82 65.9
2011 82.1 65.9
2012 82.3 65.9
2013 82.6 65.9
2014 82.5 65.9
2015 82.6 65.8
2016 82.8 65.8
2017 82.7 65.8
2018 83.3 65.8
2019 83.2 65.9
2020 83.7 65.2
2021 83.6 64.1
2022 82.8 66.3
2023 83.9 66.5
2024 84.1 66.6
2025 84.2 66.7

Australia and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Australia

Kiribati
Year Population
Australia Kiribati
1960 10,276,477 47,157
1961 10,483,000 48,323
1962 10,742,000 49,538
1963 10,950,000 50,791
1964 11,167,000 52,088
1965 11,388,000 53,439
1966 11,651,000 54,425
1967 11,799,000 54,996
1968 12,009,000 55,529
1969 12,263,000 56,360
1970 12,507,000 57,510
1971 12,937,000 58,652
1972 13,177,000 59,778
1973 13,380,000 60,824
1974 13,723,000 61,219
1975 13,893,000 60,987
1976 14,033,000 60,661
1977 14,192,000 60,267
1978 14,358,000 59,864
1979 14,514,000 60,172
1980 14,692,000 61,148
1981 14,923,260 62,121
1982 15,184,247 63,134
1983 15,393,472 64,169
1984 15,579,391 65,228
1985 15,788,312 66,496
1986 16,018,350 68,059
1987 16,263,874 69,733
1988 16,532,164 71,427
1989 16,814,416 73,147
1990 17,065,128 74,855
1991 17,284,036 76,367
1992 17,478,635 77,641
1993 17,634,808 78,841
1994 17,805,468 80,021
1995 18,004,882 81,234
1996 18,224,767 82,623
1997 18,423,037 84,147
1998 18,607,584 85,657
1999 18,812,264 87,126
2000 19,028,802 88,613
2001 19,274,701 90,335
2002 19,495,210 92,264
2003 19,720,737 94,175
2004 19,932,722 96,085
2005 20,176,844 98,035
2006 20,450,966 100,017
2007 20,827,622 102,068
2008 21,249,199 104,222
2009 21,691,653 106,467
2010 22,031,750 108,704
2011 22,340,024 110,647
2012 22,733,465 112,284
2013 23,128,129 113,838
2014 23,475,686 115,326
2015 23,815,995 116,815
2016 24,190,907 118,478
2017 24,592,588 120,275
2018 24,963,258 122,084
2019 25,334,826 123,921
2020 25,649,248 126,099
2021 25,685,412 128,377
2022 26,014,399 130,469
2023 26,652,777 132,530
2024 27,204,809 134,518

Fertility rates in Australia and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Australia

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Australia Kiribati
1960 3.45 6.44
1961 3.54 6.48
1962 3.44 6.42
1963 3.33 6.35
1964 3.15 6.29
1965 2.98 6.26
1966 2.88 6.23
1967 2.85 6.11
1968 2.89 5.98
1969 2.89 5.85
1970 2.86 5.71
1971 2.96 5.55
1972 2.74 5.37
1973 2.49 5.2
1974 2.4 5.09
1975 2.15 5.02
1976 2.06 4.96
1977 2.01 4.96
1978 1.95 4.97
1979 1.91 4.97
1980 1.89 4.96
1981 1.94 4.96
1982 1.93 4.95
1983 1.92 4.91
1984 1.84 4.91
1985 1.92 4.91
1986 1.87 4.87
1987 1.85 4.81
1988 1.83 4.73
1989 1.84 4.69
1990 1.9 4.67
1991 1.85 4.64
1992 1.89 4.57
1993 1.86 4.49
1994 1.84 4.44
1995 1.82 4.42
1996 1.8 4.43
1997 1.78 4.37
1998 1.76 4.29
1999 1.76 4.18
2000 1.76 4.07
2001 1.74 3.96
2002 1.76 3.81
2003 1.75 3.7
2004 1.77 3.73
2005 1.81 3.76
2006 1.91 3.82
2007 1.96 3.87
2008 1.98 3.9
2009 1.97 3.91
2010 1.93 3.9
2011 1.93 3.88
2012 1.92 3.77
2013 1.86 3.64
2014 1.83 3.52
2015 1.81 3.44
2016 1.75 3.38
2017 1.74 3.34
2018 1.74 3.32
2019 1.66 3.29
2020 1.58 3.25
2021 1.7 3.22
2022 1.63 3.18
2023 1.5 3.15

Australia and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Australia

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Australia Kiribati
1960 29.5 18.8
1961 29.3 18.5
1962 29.1 18.3
1963 28.8 18.2
1964 28.6 18.1
1965 28.3 18
1966 28.1 17.9
1967 28 17.7
1968 27.9 17.6
1969 27.8 17.5
1970 27.7 17.5
1971 27.7 17.6
1972 27.7 17.6
1973 27.8 17.7
1974 28 17.8
1975 28.1 18
1976 28.4 18.1
1977 28.6 18.2
1978 28.9 18.3
1979 29.1 18.4
1980 29.4 18.7
1981 29.6 18.9
1982 29.9 19
1983 30.2 19.2
1984 30.5 19.4
1985 30.8 19.6
1986 31.1 19.8
1987 31.3 19.9
1988 31.6 20.1
1989 31.8 20.2
1990 32.1 20.2
1991 32.4 20.2
1992 32.7 20.1
1993 33 20
1994 33.3 19.8
1995 33.6 19.7
1996 34 19.6
1997 34.3 19.6
1998 34.7 19.6
1999 35.1 19.6
2000 35.4 19.7
2001 35.6 19.8
2002 35.8 19.9
2003 36.1 20.1
2004 36.3 20.3
2005 36.5 20.5
2006 36.7 20.7
2007 36.8 20.9
2008 36.8 21
2009 36.9 21.2
2010 37 21.3
2011 37.1 21.5
2012 37.2 21.7
2013 37.2 21.9
2014 37.3 22.1
2015 37.3 22.3
2016 37.3 22.5
2017 37.4 22.7
2018 37.4 22.9
2019 37.6 23
2020 38 23.2
2021 38.3 23.3
2022 38.5 23.5
2023 38.8 23.6
2024 39 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Australia Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$1.7T
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
38.8%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
5.06%
2022
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.92%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
60,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.94%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
26%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
79.3
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.5%
2020
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.7%
2020
4%
2019
Number of millionaires
1,936,114
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
9.35%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
47
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0002%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
1,853
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$1.74T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$60.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$1.89B
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,828,000
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
8.71%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
98%
2024
n/a

Energy

Australia Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,929 kg
2023
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$14.3
2023
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
374 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
14 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
90.2%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.3%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
6.26%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-214.5%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
9,823 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.7%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
6.07%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Australia Kiribati
% of world population
0.33%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+138,510
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
86.8%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.87 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.4 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
94.3
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.85
2023
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
4.9
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
170
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
98.6%
2020
English speaking
92.8%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
97.1%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Australia Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,731
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,029
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
84.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.98
2021
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
28.7 years
2025
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
2
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.7
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
31%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.4%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
94
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.1%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.3 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Australia Kiribati
% of world land
5.16%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
109,168 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
1,402,492 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
517,397 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
607,623 mi
2017
416 mi
2017

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