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Belgium vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belgium has a population of 11.9M (ranked 82/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Belgium's land area is 11,774 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 136th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Belgium ranks 23/197 ($665B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Belgium ranks 17/197 ($55,955), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Belgium Kiribati
Population
11909960
138067
Population rank 83/197 180/197
GDP
$665B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 23/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$55,955
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 17/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$72,126
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$694B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
106.4%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$58,455
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 5/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$34,348
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
11,774 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,009 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.47
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
42.7 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Belgium and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Belgium and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Belgium

Kiribati
Year GDP
Belgium Kiribati
1960 $11,810,619,368 -
1961 $12,561,701,694 -
1962 $13,436,827,167 -
1963 $14,445,805,381 -
1964 $16,168,044,450 -
1965 $17,597,783,297 -
1966 $18,894,891,312 -
1967 $20,252,508,995 -
1968 $21,654,856,965 -
1969 $24,019,653,475 -
1970 $26,706,196,047 $11,560,877
1971 $29,821,661,870 $12,356,134
1972 $37,209,418,019 $15,314,346
1973 $47,743,801,490 $25,645,040
1974 $56,033,077,879 $69,256,489
1975 $65,678,189,097 $44,547,454
1976 $71,113,882,968 $33,246,817
1977 $82,839,905,459 $31,335,459
1978 $101,246,526,194 $36,563,965
1979 $116,315,456,797 $34,466,197
1980 $126,829,314,388 $33,157,723
1981 $104,730,018,470 $35,267,489
1982 $92,095,926,188 $32,742,713
1983 $87,184,239,053 $31,000,546
1984 $83,349,530,159 $34,394,167
1985 $86,268,264,148 $26,126,615
1986 $120,018,787,249 $25,993,009
1987 $149,394,404,106 $29,554,413
1988 $162,299,103,675 $38,278,810
1989 $164,221,056,511 $37,645,319
1990 $205,331,747,948 $36,534,295
1991 $210,510,999,409 $41,247,792
1992 $234,781,652,447 $61,491,369
1993 $224,721,795,709 $58,953,596
1994 $244,884,129,491 $67,055,334
1995 $288,025,588,396 $68,596,395
1996 $279,201,433,225 $81,456,854
1997 $252,708,051,421 $80,205,807
1998 $258,528,339,631 $74,905,706
1999 $258,245,733,221 $77,323,978
2000 $236,792,460,312 $74,910,527
2001 $236,746,141,604 $64,935,850
2002 $258,383,599,375 $74,743,869
2003 $318,082,528,507 $96,105,619
2004 $369,214,712,443 $104,085,892
2005 $385,714,762,230 $113,895,437
2006 $408,259,840,869 $112,338,353
2007 $470,922,156,309 $138,054,946
2008 $517,328,087,920 $147,017,895
2009 $485,014,525,992 $140,177,384
2010 $481,556,503,720 $165,458,433
2011 $527,196,649,049 $195,970,140
2012 $498,414,364,945 $207,001,546
2013 $524,097,026,599 $201,730,861
2014 $537,987,419,164 $200,287,282
2015 $461,044,767,545 $191,559,399
2016 $474,271,566,740 $206,467,819
2017 $500,908,767,352 $222,875,736
2018 $542,638,913,428 $233,514,717
2019 $536,726,344,405 $216,985,388
2020 $529,694,473,502 $220,897,999
2021 $598,522,422,242 $285,259,894
2022 $593,614,574,326 $270,040,457
2023 $644,655,275,112 $288,610,732
2024 $664,564,181,487 $307,862,547

Belgium and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Belgium

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Belgium Kiribati
1960 $1,290 -
1961 $1,368 -
1962 $1,457 -
1963 $1,555 -
1964 $1,724 -
1965 $1,860 -
1966 $1,983 -
1967 $2,114 -
1968 $2,251 -
1969 $2,490 -
1970 $2,766 $201
1971 $3,083 $210.7
1972 $3,832 $256.2
1973 $4,901 $422
1974 $5,734 $1,131
1975 $6,701 $730
1976 $7,243 $548
1977 $8,427 $520
1978 $10,290 $611
1979 $11,811 $573
1980 $12,864 $542
1981 $10,623 $568
1982 $9,344 $519
1983 $8,846 $483
1984 $8,457 $527
1985 $8,751 $393
1986 $12,170 $382
1987 $15,136 $424
1988 $16,391 $536
1989 $16,525 $515
1990 $20,600 $488
1991 $21,042 $540
1992 $23,373 $792
1993 $22,284 $748
1994 $24,209 $838
1995 $28,414 $844
1996 $27,490 $986
1997 $24,821 $953
1998 $25,338 $874
1999 $25,253 $887
2000 $23,099 $845
2001 $23,015 $719
2002 $25,006 $810
2003 $30,655 $1,021
2004 $35,429 $1,083
2005 $36,810 $1,162
2006 $38,705 $1,123
2007 $44,319 $1,353
2008 $48,303 $1,411
2009 $44,923 $1,317
2010 $44,197 $1,522
2011 $47,761 $1,771
2012 $44,874 $1,844
2013 $46,965 $1,772
2014 $47,996 $1,737
2015 $40,894 $1,640
2016 $41,855 $1,743
2017 $44,035 $1,853
2018 $47,487 $1,913
2019 $46,717 $1,751
2020 $45,906 $1,752
2021 $51,658 $2,222
2022 $50,822 $2,070
2023 $54,690 $2,178
2024 $55,955 $2,289

Belgium vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belgium

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Belgium Kiribati
1950 66.3 45.7
1951 66.7 45.8
1952 68 45.9
1953 68.4 46
1954 68.6 46.1
1955 68.5 46.3
1956 68.8 46.5
1957 69.2 46.8
1958 69.9 47.1
1959 70.3 47.5
1960 69.6 48
1961 70.5 48.5
1962 70.2 49
1963 70 49.7
1964 70.7 50.4
1965 70.6 51
1966 70.6 51.7
1967 70.9 52.5
1968 70.6 53.1
1969 70.7 53.8
1970 70.9 54.4
1971 71.1 54.9
1972 71.4 55.3
1973 71.6 55.8
1974 72 56.1
1975 72 56.4
1976 72.1 56.6
1977 72.8 56.1
1978 72.7 56.9
1979 73.2 57.1
1980 73.2 57.3
1981 73.7 57.5
1982 73.9 57.8
1983 73.9 58.1
1984 74.4 58.4
1985 74.5 58.7
1986 74.7 59.1
1987 75.3 59.6
1988 75.6 60.1
1989 75.6 60.5
1990 76.1 61
1991 76.2 61.5
1992 76.4 62
1993 76.4 62.4
1994 76.7 62.8
1995 76.8 63.1
1996 77.2 63.5
1997 77.4 63.8
1998 77.5 64.1
1999 77.6 64.4
2000 77.8 64.7
2001 78.1 64.9
2002 78.2 65.1
2003 78.3 65.3
2004 79 65.4
2005 79.1 65.5
2006 79.4 65.6
2007 79.5 65.7
2008 79.6 65.7
2009 79.8 65.8
2010 80 65.9
2011 80.4 65.9
2012 80.3 65.9
2013 80.5 65.9
2014 81.1 65.9
2015 80.9 65.8
2016 81.3 65.8
2017 81.4 65.8
2018 81.5 65.8
2019 81.8 65.9
2020 80.8 65.2
2021 81.7 64.1
2022 81.2 66.3
2023 82.1 66.5
2024 82.3 66.6
2025 82.4 66.7

Belgium and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Belgium

Kiribati
Year Population
Belgium Kiribati
1960 9,153,489 47,157
1961 9,183,948 48,323
1962 9,220,578 49,538
1963 9,289,770 50,791
1964 9,378,113 52,088
1965 9,463,667 53,439
1966 9,527,807 54,425
1967 9,580,991 54,996
1968 9,618,756 55,529
1969 9,646,032 56,360
1970 9,655,549 57,510
1971 9,673,162 58,652
1972 9,711,115 59,778
1973 9,741,720 60,824
1974 9,772,419 61,219
1975 9,800,700 60,987
1976 9,818,227 60,661
1977 9,830,358 60,267
1978 9,839,534 59,864
1979 9,848,382 60,172
1980 9,859,242 61,148
1981 9,858,982 62,121
1982 9,856,303 63,134
1983 9,855,520 64,169
1984 9,855,372 65,228
1985 9,858,308 66,496
1986 9,861,823 68,059
1987 9,870,234 69,733
1988 9,901,664 71,427
1989 9,937,697 73,147
1990 9,967,379 74,855
1991 10,004,486 76,367
1992 10,045,158 77,641
1993 10,084,475 78,841
1994 10,115,603 80,021
1995 10,136,811 81,234
1996 10,156,637 82,623
1997 10,181,245 84,147
1998 10,203,008 85,657
1999 10,226,419 87,126
2000 10,251,250 88,613
2001 10,286,570 90,335
2002 10,332,785 92,264
2003 10,376,133 94,175
2004 10,421,137 96,085
2005 10,478,617 98,035
2006 10,547,958 100,017
2007 10,625,700 102,068
2008 10,709,973 104,222
2009 10,796,493 106,467
2010 10,895,586 108,704
2011 11,038,264 110,647
2012 11,106,932 112,284
2013 11,159,407 113,838
2014 11,209,057 115,326
2015 11,274,196 116,815
2016 11,331,422 118,478
2017 11,375,158 120,275
2018 11,427,054 122,084
2019 11,488,980 123,921
2020 11,538,604 126,099
2021 11,586,195 128,377
2022 11,680,210 130,469
2023 11,787,423 132,530
2024 11,876,844 134,518

Fertility rates in Belgium and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Belgium

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Belgium Kiribati
1960 2.54 6.44
1961 2.63 6.48
1962 2.59 6.42
1963 2.68 6.35
1964 2.71 6.29
1965 2.61 6.26
1966 2.52 6.23
1967 2.41 6.11
1968 2.31 5.98
1969 2.27 5.85
1970 2.25 5.71
1971 2.21 5.55
1972 2.09 5.37
1973 1.95 5.2
1974 1.83 5.09
1975 1.74 5.02
1976 1.73 4.96
1977 1.71 4.96
1978 1.69 4.97
1979 1.69 4.97
1980 1.68 4.96
1981 1.66 4.96
1982 1.61 4.95
1983 1.57 4.91
1984 1.54 4.91
1985 1.51 4.91
1986 1.54 4.87
1987 1.54 4.81
1988 1.57 4.73
1989 1.58 4.69
1990 1.62 4.67
1991 1.66 4.64
1992 1.65 4.57
1993 1.61 4.49
1994 1.56 4.44
1995 1.56 4.42
1996 1.59 4.43
1997 1.6 4.37
1998 1.6 4.29
1999 1.62 4.18
2000 1.67 4.07
2001 1.67 3.96
2002 1.65 3.81
2003 1.67 3.7
2004 1.72 3.73
2005 1.76 3.76
2006 1.8 3.82
2007 1.82 3.87
2008 1.85 3.9
2009 1.84 3.91
2010 1.86 3.9
2011 1.81 3.88
2012 1.8 3.77
2013 1.76 3.64
2014 1.74 3.52
2015 1.7 3.44
2016 1.68 3.38
2017 1.65 3.34
2018 1.62 3.32
2019 1.6 3.29
2020 1.55 3.25
2021 1.6 3.22
2022 1.53 3.18
2023 1.47 3.15

Belgium and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Belgium

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Belgium Kiribati
1960 34.9 18.8
1961 34.9 18.5
1962 34.9 18.3
1963 34.9 18.2
1964 34.8 18.1
1965 34.8 18
1966 34.7 17.9
1967 34.7 17.7
1968 34.7 17.6
1969 34.6 17.5
1970 34.5 17.5
1971 34.4 17.6
1972 34.3 17.6
1973 34.3 17.7
1974 34.3 17.8
1975 34.2 18
1976 34.1 18.1
1977 34.1 18.2
1978 34.1 18.3
1979 34.1 18.4
1980 34.2 18.7
1981 34.3 18.9
1982 34.5 19
1983 34.8 19.2
1984 35 19.4
1985 35.2 19.6
1986 35.4 19.8
1987 35.6 19.9
1988 35.9 20.1
1989 36.1 20.2
1990 36.3 20.2
1991 36.5 20.2
1992 36.7 20.1
1993 37 20
1994 37.2 19.8
1995 37.5 19.7
1996 37.8 19.6
1997 38.1 19.6
1998 38.3 19.6
1999 38.6 19.6
2000 38.9 19.7
2001 39.2 19.8
2002 39.4 19.9
2003 39.7 20.1
2004 40 20.3
2005 40.2 20.5
2006 40.4 20.7
2007 40.6 20.9
2008 40.7 21
2009 40.8 21.2
2010 40.8 21.3
2011 40.9 21.5
2012 41.1 21.7
2013 41.2 21.9
2014 41.3 22.1
2015 41.4 22.3
2016 41.4 22.5
2017 41.6 22.7
2018 41.7 22.9
2019 41.8 23
2020 41.9 23.2
2021 42 23.3
2022 42.2 23.5
2023 42.4 23.6
2024 42.7 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belgium Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$651B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
54.6%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
6.28%
2022
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.21%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.03%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.7%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
72.1%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
17.6%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
69
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.2%
2023
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4%
2019
Number of millionaires
564,666
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
6.08%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0001%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
117
2015
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$321B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$41.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$15.2B
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,584,000
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.77%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
98.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

Belgium Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
4,049 kg
2023
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$17.1
2023
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
84.3 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.15 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
69.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
11.7%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
22.3%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
89.2%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,927 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
23.5%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
1.98%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
39.4%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Belgium Kiribati
% of world population
0.15%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+36,243
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
98.2%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.88 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.36 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
87.9
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
69
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
96
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.08
2021
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
5.8
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
98.6%
2020
English speaking
59%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
95.8%
2024
88%
2023

Health

Belgium Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$5,405
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,083
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
82.4 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.01%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.24
2021
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
29.5 years
2023
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
4
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3.6
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
20.5%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.9%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
74
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
26.7%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
9.43 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Belgium Kiribati
% of world land
0.02%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
991 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
5,225 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
2,661 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
73,579 mi
2015
416 mi
2017

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