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Iran vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Iran has a population of 91.6M (ranked 17/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Iran's land area is 626,451 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 17th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Iran ranks 37/197 ($437B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Iran ranks 122/197 ($4,771), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Iran Kiribati
Population
93020793
138067
Population rank 17/197 180/197
GDP
$437B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 37/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$4,771
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 122/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$18,442
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$161B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
39.9%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,758
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 121/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,970
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
626,451 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
146.2 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.7
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
34.3 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Iran and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Iran and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Iran

Kiribati
Year GDP
Iran Kiribati
1960 $4,199,134,390 -
1961 $4,426,949,095 -
1962 $4,693,566,416 -
1963 $4,928,628,018 -
1964 $5,379,845,648 -
1965 $6,197,319,929 -
1966 $6,789,938,672 -
1967 $7,555,383,690 -
1968 $8,623,172,960 -
1969 $9,743,089,607 -
1970 $10,976,245,154 $11,560,877
1971 $13,731,802,833 $12,356,134
1972 $17,153,463,263 $15,314,346
1973 $27,081,698,250 $25,645,040
1974 $46,209,092,072 $69,256,489
1975 $51,776,222,350 $44,547,454
1976 $68,055,295,081 $33,246,817
1977 $80,600,122,702 $31,335,459
1978 $77,994,316,621 $36,563,965
1979 $90,391,877,326 $34,466,197
1980 $94,362,275,580 $33,157,723
1981 $100,499,312,750 $35,267,489
1982 $125,948,756,439 $32,742,713
1983 $156,365,156,618 $31,000,546
1984 $162,276,728,620 $34,394,167
1985 $180,183,629,600 $26,126,615
1986 $209,094,561,833 $25,993,009
1987 $134,009,995,923 $29,554,413
1988 $123,057,861,334 $38,278,810
1989 $120,496,362,916 $37,645,319
1990 $124,813,263,926 $36,534,295
1991 $131,637,664,958 $41,247,792
1992 $119,768,691,217 $61,491,369
1993 $63,743,623,231 $58,953,596
1994 $71,841,461,172 $67,055,334
1995 $96,419,225,745 $68,596,395
1996 $120,403,931,883 $81,456,854
1997 $113,919,163,421 $80,205,807
1998 $110,276,913,362 $74,905,706
1999 $113,848,450,089 $77,323,978
2000 $109,591,707,801 $74,910,527
2001 $126,878,750,296 $64,935,850
2002 $128,626,917,504 $74,743,869
2003 $151,911,222,120 $96,105,619
2004 $187,754,571,247 $104,085,892
2005 $224,970,371,329 $113,895,437
2006 $265,602,187,406 $112,338,353
2007 $349,736,591,836 $138,054,946
2008 $406,070,949,551 $147,017,895
2009 $414,059,094,950 $140,177,384
2010 $487,069,570,461 $165,458,433
2011 $629,082,257,472 $195,970,140
2012 $644,019,315,004 $207,001,546
2013 $500,399,839,840 $201,730,861
2014 $462,284,793,281 $200,287,282
2015 $409,191,686,497 $191,559,399
2016 $459,042,684,193 $206,467,819
2017 $489,168,731,811 $222,875,736
2018 $398,880,231,367 $233,514,717
2019 $333,519,146,339 $216,985,388
2020 $262,186,179,356 $220,897,999
2021 $383,436,202,447 $285,259,894
2022 $394,362,621,793 $270,040,457
2023 $404,625,655,076 $288,610,732
2024 $436,906,331,672 $307,862,547

Iran and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Iran

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Iran Kiribati
1960 $195.6 -
1961 $200.1 -
1962 $205.8 -
1963 $209.6 -
1964 $221.7 -
1965 $247.5 -
1966 $262.9 -
1967 $283.7 -
1968 $314 -
1969 $345 -
1970 $377 $201
1971 $457 $210.7
1972 $555 $256.2
1973 $851 $422
1974 $1,409 $1,131
1975 $1,532 $730
1976 $1,954 $548
1977 $2,243 $520
1978 $2,101 $611
1979 $2,352 $573
1980 $2,368 $542
1981 $2,393 $568
1982 $2,845 $519
1983 $3,397 $483
1984 $3,395 $527
1985 $3,634 $393
1986 $4,064 $382
1987 $2,513 $424
1988 $2,234 $536
1989 $2,125 $515
1990 $2,138 $488
1991 $2,194 $540
1992 $1,957 $792
1993 $1,038 $748
1994 $1,168 $838
1995 $1,550 $844
1996 $1,915 $986
1997 $1,790 $953
1998 $1,709 $874
1999 $1,740 $887
2000 $1,650 $845
2001 $1,881 $719
2002 $1,891 $810
2003 $2,209 $1,021
2004 $2,672 $1,083
2005 $3,132 $1,162
2006 $3,619 $1,123
2007 $4,688 $1,353
2008 $5,377 $1,411
2009 $5,416 $1,317
2010 $6,291 $1,522
2011 $8,026 $1,771
2012 $8,114 $1,844
2013 $6,223 $1,772
2014 $5,672 $1,737
2015 $4,953 $1,640
2016 $5,477 $1,743
2017 $5,753 $1,853
2018 $4,632 $1,913
2019 $3,831 $1,751
2020 $2,989 $1,752
2021 $4,335 $2,222
2022 $4,405 $2,070
2023 $4,466 $2,178
2024 $4,771 $2,289

Iran vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Iran

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Iran Kiribati
1950 38.2 45.7
1951 38.7 45.8
1952 39.2 45.9
1953 39.5 46
1954 40 46.1
1955 40.6 46.3
1956 41.1 46.5
1957 41.3 46.8
1958 42.2 47.1
1959 42.8 47.5
1960 43.3 48
1961 43.9 48.5
1962 43.8 49
1963 45.1 49.7
1964 45.7 50.4
1965 46.4 51
1966 47.1 51.7
1967 47.8 52.5
1968 47.9 53.1
1969 49.4 53.8
1970 50.2 54.4
1971 51.1 54.9
1972 51.7 55.3
1973 52.9 55.8
1974 53.9 56.1
1975 54.8 56.4
1976 55.8 56.6
1977 56.7 56.1
1978 56 56.9
1979 58.5 57.1
1980 58.4 57.3
1981 56.6 57.5
1982 57.6 57.8
1983 58.5 58.1
1984 60.9 58.4
1985 61.5 58.7
1986 62.1 59.1
1987 62.7 59.6
1988 63.3 60.1
1989 65.3 60.5
1990 64.1 61
1991 66.2 61.5
1992 66.7 62
1993 67 62.4
1994 67.5 62.8
1995 67.9 63.1
1996 68.3 63.5
1997 68.6 63.8
1998 69.2 64.1
1999 69.7 64.4
2000 70.2 64.7
2001 70.6 64.9
2002 71.1 65.1
2003 70.5 65.3
2004 72 65.4
2005 72.4 65.5
2006 72.9 65.6
2007 73.3 65.7
2008 73.7 65.7
2009 74 65.8
2010 74.4 65.9
2011 74.7 65.9
2012 75 65.9
2013 75.3 65.9
2014 75.6 65.9
2015 75.9 65.8
2016 76.2 65.8
2017 76.4 65.8
2018 76.6 65.8
2019 76.9 65.9
2020 74.1 65.2
2021 73.8 64.1
2022 76.8 66.3
2023 77.7 66.5
2024 77.9 66.6
2025 78.1 66.7

Iran and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Iran

Kiribati
Year Population
Iran Kiribati
1960 21,470,434 47,157
1961 22,125,726 48,323
1962 22,807,907 49,538
1963 23,519,005 50,791
1964 24,262,859 52,088
1965 25,036,978 53,439
1966 25,829,270 54,425
1967 26,628,432 54,996
1968 27,437,391 55,529
1969 28,273,482 56,360
1970 29,145,100 57,510
1971 30,029,071 58,652
1972 30,921,179 59,778
1973 31,839,838 60,824
1974 32,796,463 61,219
1975 33,802,973 60,987
1976 34,837,271 60,661
1977 35,933,181 60,267
1978 37,126,535 59,864
1979 38,424,952 60,172
1980 39,842,324 61,148
1981 41,989,312 62,121
1982 44,272,141 63,134
1983 46,029,535 64,169
1984 47,793,998 65,228
1985 49,582,289 66,496
1986 51,446,045 68,059
1987 53,323,493 69,733
1988 55,072,694 71,427
1989 56,704,914 73,147
1990 58,380,092 74,855
1991 59,986,931 76,367
1992 61,184,983 77,641
1993 61,403,543 78,841
1994 61,520,598 80,021
1995 62,205,567 81,234
1996 62,881,300 82,623
1997 63,639,638 84,147
1998 64,519,859 85,657
1999 65,445,391 87,126
2000 66,418,659 88,613
2001 67,452,005 90,335
2002 68,011,317 92,264
2003 68,769,340 94,175
2004 70,256,316 96,085
2005 71,828,455 98,035
2006 73,392,747 100,017
2007 74,602,648 102,068
2008 75,514,204 104,222
2009 76,457,825 106,467
2010 77,420,842 108,704
2011 78,383,598 110,647
2012 79,370,580 112,284
2013 80,414,686 113,838
2014 81,502,045 115,326
2015 82,619,362 116,815
2016 83,812,228 118,478
2017 85,026,754 120,275
2018 86,117,998 122,084
2019 87,051,648 123,921
2020 87,723,443 126,099
2021 88,455,488 128,377
2022 89,524,246 130,469
2023 90,608,707 132,530
2024 91,567,738 134,518

Fertility rates in Iran and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Iran

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Iran Kiribati
1960 7.52 6.44
1961 7.46 6.48
1962 7.4 6.42
1963 7.32 6.35
1964 7.24 6.29
1965 7.22 6.26
1966 7.21 6.23
1967 7.19 6.11
1968 7.12 5.98
1969 7.01 5.85
1970 6.8 5.71
1971 6.55 5.55
1972 6.26 5.37
1973 6.06 5.2
1974 5.97 5.09
1975 5.95 5.02
1976 6.07 4.96
1977 6.18 4.96
1978 6.34 4.97
1979 6.55 4.97
1980 6.63 4.96
1981 6.62 4.96
1982 6.59 4.95
1983 6.53 4.91
1984 6.43 4.91
1985 6.24 4.91
1986 6.01 4.87
1987 5.72 4.81
1988 5.43 4.73
1989 5.17 4.69
1990 4.93 4.67
1991 4.57 4.64
1992 4.1 4.57
1993 3.67 4.49
1994 3.24 4.44
1995 2.85 4.42
1996 2.54 4.43
1997 2.32 4.37
1998 2.19 4.29
1999 2.09 4.18
2000 2 4.07
2001 1.92 3.96
2002 1.84 3.81
2003 1.8 3.7
2004 1.78 3.73
2005 1.76 3.76
2006 1.76 3.82
2007 1.75 3.87
2008 1.74 3.9
2009 1.74 3.91
2010 1.75 3.9
2011 1.79 3.88
2012 1.85 3.77
2013 1.91 3.64
2014 1.98 3.52
2015 2.02 3.44
2016 2.05 3.38
2017 2.02 3.34
2018 1.92 3.32
2019 1.77 3.29
2020 1.7 3.25
2021 1.71 3.22
2022 1.7 3.18
2023 1.7 3.15

Iran and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Iran

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Iran Kiribati
1960 19.1 18.8
1961 18.7 18.5
1962 18.4 18.3
1963 18.1 18.2
1964 17.9 18.1
1965 17.8 18
1966 17.7 17.9
1967 17.7 17.7
1968 17.6 17.6
1969 17.6 17.5
1970 17.6 17.5
1971 17.7 17.6
1972 17.8 17.6
1973 17.9 17.7
1974 18 17.8
1975 18.1 18
1976 18.2 18.1
1977 18.3 18.2
1978 18.3 18.3
1979 18.3 18.4
1980 18.2 18.7
1981 18.4 18.9
1982 18.6 19
1983 18.5 19.2
1984 18.4 19.4
1985 18.3 19.6
1986 18.2 19.8
1987 18.2 19.9
1988 18.2 20.1
1989 18.1 20.2
1990 18.2 20.2
1991 18.3 20.2
1992 18.4 20.1
1993 18.3 20
1994 18.4 19.8
1995 18.7 19.7
1996 19.1 19.6
1997 19.5 19.6
1998 20 19.6
1999 20.7 19.6
2000 21.4 19.7
2001 22 19.8
2002 22.6 19.9
2003 23.1 20.1
2004 23.7 20.3
2005 24.3 20.5
2006 24.8 20.7
2007 25.5 20.9
2008 26.1 21
2009 26.6 21.2
2010 27.2 21.3
2011 27.7 21.5
2012 28.2 21.7
2013 28.7 21.9
2014 29.2 22.1
2015 29.7 22.3
2016 30.2 22.5
2017 30.7 22.7
2018 31.2 22.9
2019 31.7 23
2020 32.3 23.2
2021 32.8 23.3
2022 33.3 23.5
2023 33.8 23.6
2024 34.3 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Iran Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$426B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
15%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.82%
2023
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.06%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
650,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.47%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
8.13%
2023
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
47.9%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
36.4%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
42.5
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
28.2%
2023
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.8%
2023
4%
2019
Listed domestic companies
594
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$172B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$7.69B
1982
n/a
Personal remittances received
$0
2023
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,550,000
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
2.28%
2000
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
91.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Iran Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,266 kg
2022
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$5.03
2022
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
779 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
8.6 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
98.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
0.9%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
1.14%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-32.5%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,664 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
4.24%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.43%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
2.2%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Iran Kiribati
% of world population
1.12%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+190,156
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
77.7%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.76 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.29 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
40.7
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
78
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
2.42
2014
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
21.5
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
55
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
88.9%
2023
98.6%
2020
English speaking
12%
2025
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
79.6%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Iran Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$237.8
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$92.9
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.43%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
1.51
2018
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth n/a
23.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
16
2023
80
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
11.8
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
25.1%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
9%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
27
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
13.3%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.51 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Iran Kiribati
% of world land
1.09%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
6,841 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
181,727 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
41,654 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
138,867 mi
2018
416 mi
2017

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