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Iceland vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iceland has a population of 405K (ranked 172/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Iceland's land area is 38,931 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 104th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Iceland Kiribati
Population
412970
138067
Population rank 172/197 180/197
GDP
$33.5B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 108/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$82,704
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 10/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$78,259
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$19.8B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
52.9%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$48,859
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 9/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$54,155
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
38,931 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.59
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
37.1 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Iceland and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Iceland and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Iceland

Kiribati
Year GDP
Iceland Kiribati
1960 $252,169,712 -
1961 $257,703,245 -
1962 $289,200,704 -
1963 $345,175,036 -
1964 $440,797,869 -
1965 $531,569,564 -
1966 $638,349,755 -
1967 $630,567,116 -
1968 $481,532,848 -
1969 $420,945,148 -
1970 $526,704,545 $11,560,877
1971 $670,251,136 $12,356,134
1972 $839,652,164 $15,314,346
1973 $1,154,440,253 $25,645,040
1974 $1,515,190,595 $69,256,489
1975 $1,406,875,081 $44,547,454
1976 $1,669,488,390 $33,246,817
1977 $2,208,509,076 $31,335,459
1978 $2,511,826,196 $36,563,965
1979 $2,853,435,054 $34,466,197
1980 $3,381,419,251 $33,157,723
1981 $3,492,997,010 $35,267,489
1982 $3,206,626,645 $32,742,713
1983 $2,765,950,336 $31,000,546
1984 $2,864,441,387 $34,394,167
1985 $2,984,052,357 $26,126,615
1986 $3,989,622,739 $25,993,009
1987 $5,520,318,405 $29,554,413
1988 $6,106,635,816 $38,278,810
1989 $5,672,569,449 $37,645,319
1990 $6,468,736,356 $36,534,295
1991 $6,909,730,288 $41,247,792
1992 $7,080,981,738 $61,491,369
1993 $6,218,581,532 $58,953,596
1994 $6,389,460,343 $67,055,334
1995 $7,123,633,418 $68,596,395
1996 $7,426,082,271 $81,456,854
1997 $7,569,672,925 $80,205,807
1998 $8,503,746,468 $74,905,706
1999 $8,982,047,589 $77,323,978
2000 $9,025,660,362 $74,910,527
2001 $8,234,846,805 $64,935,850
2002 $9,318,395,055 $74,743,869
2003 $11,429,333,038 $96,105,619
2004 $13,825,302,536 $104,085,892
2005 $16,852,963,067 $113,895,437
2006 $17,465,318,552 $112,338,353
2007 $21,652,505,597 $138,054,946
2008 $18,074,622,987 $147,017,895
2009 $13,154,414,219 $140,177,384
2010 $13,751,161,918 $165,458,433
2011 $15,221,622,926 $195,970,140
2012 $14,751,508,134 $207,001,546
2013 $16,125,060,515 $201,730,861
2014 $17,867,662,178 $200,287,282
2015 $17,517,210,519 $191,559,399
2016 $20,793,168,031 $206,467,819
2017 $24,728,285,177 $222,875,736
2018 $26,260,850,582 $233,514,717
2019 $24,681,343,649 $216,985,388
2020 $21,629,953,194 $220,897,999
2021 $25,770,339,317 $285,259,894
2022 $28,696,453,180 $270,040,457
2023 $31,452,223,862 $288,610,732
2024 $33,462,807,983 $307,862,547

Iceland and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Iceland

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Iceland Kiribati
1960 $1,436 -
1961 $1,439 -
1962 $1,586 -
1963 $1,859 -
1964 $2,332 -
1965 $2,764 -
1966 $3,264 -
1967 $3,173 -
1968 $2,390 -
1969 $2,070 -
1970 $2,576 $201
1971 $3,252 $210.7
1972 $4,015 $256.2
1973 $5,437 $422
1974 $7,041 $1,131
1975 $6,454 $730
1976 $7,583 $548
1977 $9,957 $520
1978 $11,237 $611
1979 $12,641 $573
1980 $14,822 $542
1981 $15,137 $568
1982 $13,712 $519
1983 $11,672 $483
1984 $11,960 $527
1985 $12,361 $393
1986 $16,406 $382
1987 $22,453 $424
1988 $24,452 $536
1989 $22,434 $515
1990 $25,385 $488
1991 $26,803 $540
1992 $27,124 $792
1993 $23,580 $748
1994 $24,019 $838
1995 $26,634 $844
1996 $27,615 $986
1997 $27,919 $953
1998 $31,030 $874
1999 $32,382 $887
2000 $32,096 $845
2001 $28,897 $719
2002 $32,409 $810
2003 $39,477 $1,021
2004 $47,335 $1,083
2005 $56,795 $1,162
2006 $57,493 $1,123
2007 $69,496 $1,353
2008 $56,943 $1,411
2009 $41,301 $1,317
2010 $43,237 $1,522
2011 $47,715 $1,771
2012 $45,996 $1,844
2013 $49,805 $1,772
2014 $54,577 $1,737
2015 $52,952 $1,640
2016 $61,988 $1,743
2017 $72,010 $1,853
2018 $74,452 $1,913
2019 $68,452 $1,751
2020 $59,024 $1,752
2021 $69,178 $2,222
2022 $75,121 $2,070
2023 $79,960 $2,178
2024 $82,704 $2,289

Iceland vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iceland

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Iceland Kiribati
1950 71 45.7
1951 71 45.8
1952 72.4 45.9
1953 72.3 46
1954 73.3 46.1
1955 73.3 46.3
1956 72.9 46.5
1957 73.4 46.8
1958 73.3 47.1
1959 72.6 47.5
1960 74 48
1961 73.4 48.5
1962 73.6 49
1963 72.9 49.7
1964 73.5 50.4
1965 73.8 51
1966 73.1 51.7
1967 73.7 52.5
1968 73.9 53.1
1969 73.7 53.8
1970 73.8 54.4
1971 73.5 54.9
1972 74.4 55.3
1973 74.3 55.8
1974 74.1 56.1
1975 75.3 56.4
1976 76.6 56.6
1977 76.1 56.1
1978 76.4 56.9
1979 76.5 57.1
1980 76.6 57.3
1981 76.2 57.5
1982 76.8 57.8
1983 76.4 58.1
1984 77.3 58.4
1985 77.4 58.7
1986 77.9 59.1
1987 77.1 59.6
1988 76.9 60.1
1989 77.9 60.5
1990 77.7 61
1991 77.8 61.5
1992 78.6 62
1993 78.8 62.4
1994 79 62.8
1995 77.5 63.1
1996 78.6 63.5
1997 78.7 63.8
1998 79.4 64.1
1999 79.2 64.4
2000 79.5 64.7
2001 80.4 64.9
2002 80.3 65.1
2003 80.8 65.3
2004 80.7 65.4
2005 81.2 65.5
2006 80.9 65.6
2007 81.1 65.7
2008 81.2 65.7
2009 81.4 65.8
2010 81.6 65.9
2011 82 65.9
2012 82.3 65.9
2013 81.7 65.9
2014 82.4 65.9
2015 82.2 65.8
2016 81.8 65.8
2017 82.2 65.8
2018 82.5 65.8
2019 82.8 65.9
2020 82.7 65.2
2021 82.8 64.1
2022 81.6 66.3
2023 82.7 66.5
2024 83 66.6
2025 83.2 66.7

Iceland and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Iceland

Kiribati
Year Population
Iceland Kiribati
1960 175,574 47,157
1961 179,029 48,323
1962 182,378 49,538
1963 185,653 50,791
1964 188,983 52,088
1965 192,286 53,439
1966 195,570 54,425
1967 198,751 54,996
1968 201,488 55,529
1969 203,369 56,360
1970 204,438 57,510
1971 206,098 58,652
1972 209,137 59,778
1973 212,317 60,824
1974 215,209 61,219
1975 217,979 60,987
1976 220,154 60,661
1977 221,799 60,267
1978 223,537 59,864
1979 225,735 60,172
1980 228,138 61,148
1981 230,755 62,121
1982 233,860 63,134
1983 236,977 64,169
1984 239,511 65,228
1985 241,405 66,496
1986 243,180 68,059
1987 245,859 69,733
1988 249,740 71,427
1989 252,852 73,147
1990 254,826 74,855
1991 257,797 76,367
1992 261,057 77,641
1993 263,725 78,841
1994 266,021 80,021
1995 267,468 81,234
1996 268,916 82,623
1997 271,128 84,147
1998 274,047 85,657
1999 277,381 87,126
2000 281,205 88,613
2001 284,968 90,335
2002 287,523 92,264
2003 289,521 94,175
2004 292,074 96,085
2005 296,734 98,035
2006 303,782 100,017
2007 311,566 102,068
2008 317,414 104,222
2009 318,499 106,467
2010 318,041 108,704
2011 319,014 110,647
2012 320,716 112,284
2013 323,764 113,838
2014 327,386 115,326
2015 330,815 116,815
2016 335,439 118,478
2017 343,400 120,275
2018 352,721 122,084
2019 360,563 123,921
2020 366,463 126,099
2021 372,520 128,377
2022 382,003 130,469
2023 393,349 132,530
2024 404,610 134,518

Fertility rates in Iceland and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Iceland

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Iceland Kiribati
1960 4.29 6.44
1961 3.88 6.48
1962 3.98 6.42
1963 3.99 6.35
1964 3.88 6.29
1965 3.73 6.26
1966 3.59 6.23
1967 3.28 6.11
1968 3.06 5.98
1969 2.99 5.85
1970 2.81 5.71
1971 2.92 5.55
1972 3.09 5.37
1973 2.94 5.2
1974 2.66 5.09
1975 2.65 5.02
1976 2.52 4.96
1977 2.31 4.96
1978 2.35 4.97
1979 2.49 4.97
1980 2.48 4.96
1981 2.33 4.96
1982 2.27 4.95
1983 2.24 4.91
1984 2.08 4.91
1985 1.93 4.91
1986 1.92 4.87
1987 2.06 4.81
1988 2.26 4.73
1989 2.19 4.69
1990 2.3 4.67
1991 2.18 4.64
1992 2.21 4.57
1993 2.22 4.49
1994 2.14 4.44
1995 2.08 4.42
1996 2.12 4.43
1997 2.04 4.37
1998 2.05 4.29
1999 1.99 4.18
2000 2.08 4.07
2001 1.95 3.96
2002 1.93 3.81
2003 1.99 3.7
2004 2.04 3.73
2005 2.05 3.76
2006 2.08 3.82
2007 2.09 3.87
2008 2.15 3.9
2009 2.23 3.91
2010 2.2 3.9
2011 2.02 3.88
2012 2.04 3.77
2013 1.93 3.64
2014 1.93 3.52
2015 1.8 3.44
2016 1.74 3.38
2017 1.71 3.34
2018 1.71 3.32
2019 1.74 3.29
2020 1.72 3.25
2021 1.82 3.22
2022 1.59 3.18
2023 1.59 3.15

Iceland and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Iceland

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Iceland Kiribati
1960 25.4 18.8
1961 25.2 18.5
1962 24.9 18.3
1963 24.7 18.2
1964 24.4 18.1
1965 24.2 18
1966 24.1 17.9
1967 24.1 17.7
1968 24.2 17.6
1969 24.3 17.5
1970 24.5 17.5
1971 24.7 17.6
1972 24.8 17.6
1973 24.9 17.7
1974 25.1 17.8
1975 25.4 18
1976 25.7 18.1
1977 26 18.2
1978 26.4 18.3
1979 26.7 18.4
1980 26.9 18.7
1981 27.2 18.9
1982 27.5 19
1983 27.7 19.2
1984 28 19.4
1985 28.4 19.6
1986 28.8 19.8
1987 29.1 19.9
1988 29.3 20.1
1989 29.6 20.2
1990 30 20.2
1991 30.2 20.2
1992 30.5 20.1
1993 30.8 20
1994 31.1 19.8
1995 31.5 19.7
1996 31.8 19.6
1997 32.1 19.6
1998 32.4 19.6
1999 32.6 19.6
2000 32.8 19.7
2001 33 19.8
2002 33.4 19.9
2003 33.7 20.1
2004 34 20.3
2005 34.2 20.5
2006 34.5 20.7
2007 34.6 20.9
2008 34.5 21
2009 34.6 21.2
2010 34.9 21.3
2011 35.1 21.5
2012 35.4 21.7
2013 35.5 21.9
2014 35.7 22.1
2015 36 22.3
2016 36.2 22.5
2017 36.3 22.7
2018 36.4 22.9
2019 36.5 23
2020 36.6 23.2
2021 36.7 23.3
2022 36.7 23.5
2023 36.9 23.6
2024 37.1 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iceland Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$31.8B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.5%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
7.29%
2022
16.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
0
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-1.64%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.56%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.5%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.4%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
72.8
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.4%
2019
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2019
4%
2019
Number of billionaires
1
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
34
2004
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$6.4B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$246M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
488,000
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
11.9%
2008
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
99.9%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iceland Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
15,379 kg
2023
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$4.99
2023
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.09 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.85 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
10.3%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
82.4%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
88.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
20.5%
2009
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
49,956 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
100%
2016
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
70.3%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Iceland Kiribati
% of world population
0.005%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+3,543
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
94.1%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.97 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
92.4
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
79
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
1.07
2022
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
2
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
171
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
98.6%
2020
English speaking
98%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
99.8%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Iceland Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$7,197
2023
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1,035
2023
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
83.2 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.52
2022
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
28.8 years
2023
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
3
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.6
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
21.8%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
6.9%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
98
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
9.4%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
7.94 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Iceland Kiribati
% of world land
0.07%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
96,218 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
6,324 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
205.8 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
8,014 mi
2012
416 mi
2017

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