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Ireland vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Ireland has a population of 5.38M (ranked 120/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Ireland's land area is 26,599 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 119th vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Ireland ranks 26/197 ($577B) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Ireland ranks 4/197 ($107,316), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Ireland Kiribati
Population
5474763
138067
Population rank 121/197 180/197
GDP
$577B
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 26/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$107,316
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 4/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$131,175
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$237B
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
36.7%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$44,121
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 11/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$44,579
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
26,599 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
202.3 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.5
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
39.7 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Ireland and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Ireland and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Ireland

Kiribati
Year GDP
Ireland Kiribati
1960 $1,998,550,222 -
1961 $2,151,772,980 -
1962 $2,329,372,972 -
1963 $2,505,073,358 -
1964 $2,851,091,646 -
1965 $3,035,655,794 -
1966 $3,198,820,904 -
1967 $3,445,739,915 -
1968 $3,378,701,147 -
1969 $3,902,721,632 -
1970 $4,395,995,086 $11,560,877
1971 $5,098,250,287 $12,356,134
1972 $6,318,060,582 $15,314,346
1973 $7,481,173,066 $25,645,040
1974 $7,896,860,615 $69,256,489
1975 $9,483,808,362 $44,547,454
1976 $9,453,756,015 $33,246,817
1977 $11,248,340,431 $31,335,459
1978 $14,647,996,074 $36,563,965
1979 $18,319,334,300 $34,466,197
1980 $21,747,855,640 $33,157,723
1981 $20,670,190,138 $35,267,489
1982 $21,474,754,080 $32,742,713
1983 $20,766,047,764 $31,000,546
1984 $20,106,648,455 $34,394,167
1985 $21,270,013,326 $26,126,615
1986 $28,714,571,852 $25,993,009
1987 $33,920,518,493 $29,554,413
1988 $37,772,897,421 $38,278,810
1989 $39,238,392,678 $37,645,319
1990 $49,305,632,408 $36,534,295
1991 $49,787,502,852 $41,247,792
1992 $55,918,538,121 $61,491,369
1993 $52,417,477,614 $58,953,596
1994 $57,097,656,066 $67,055,334
1995 $69,139,823,232 $68,596,395
1996 $75,790,785,030 $81,456,854
1997 $82,856,648,758 $80,205,807
1998 $90,199,410,116 $74,905,706
1999 $98,893,958,263 $77,323,978
2000 $100,207,610,430 $74,910,527
2001 $109,346,669,230 $64,935,850
2002 $128,596,035,288 $74,743,869
2003 $164,670,771,260 $96,105,619
2004 $194,372,115,041 $104,085,892
2005 $211,876,989,656 $113,895,437
2006 $232,180,617,162 $112,338,353
2007 $270,079,279,420 $138,054,946
2008 $275,447,471,451 $147,017,895
2009 $236,443,117,248 $140,177,384
2010 $221,985,621,538 $165,458,433
2011 $241,337,364,610 $195,970,140
2012 $227,270,922,957 $207,001,546
2013 $243,301,556,085 $201,730,861
2014 $266,787,238,499 $200,287,282
2015 $302,391,428,540 $191,559,399
2016 $305,733,136,181 $206,467,819
2017 $348,532,394,024 $222,875,736
2018 $395,461,216,460 $233,514,717
2019 $407,124,824,065 $216,985,388
2020 $436,555,518,400 $220,897,999
2021 $531,306,516,908 $285,259,894
2022 $548,570,250,342 $270,040,457
2023 $551,394,889,340 $288,610,732
2024 $577,389,475,010 $307,862,547

Ireland and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Ireland

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Ireland Kiribati
1960 $707 -
1961 $762 -
1962 $821 -
1963 $878 -
1964 $995 -
1965 $1,055 -
1966 $1,107 -
1967 $1,187 -
1968 $1,159 -
1969 $1,331 -
1970 $1,487 $201
1971 $1,704 $210.7
1972 $2,080 $256.2
1973 $2,424 $422
1974 $2,517 $1,131
1975 $2,973 $730
1976 $2,920 $548
1977 $3,427 $520
1978 $4,400 $611
1979 $5,430 $573
1980 $6,372 $542
1981 $5,986 $568
1982 $6,161 $519
1983 $5,915 $483
1984 $5,692 $527
1985 $6,012 $393
1986 $8,112 $382
1987 $9,582 $424
1988 $10,716 $536
1989 $11,176 $515
1990 $14,031 $488
1991 $14,087 $540
1992 $15,714 $792
1993 $14,657 $748
1994 $15,903 $838
1995 $19,158 $844
1996 $20,836 $986
1997 $22,551 $953
1998 $24,295 $874
1999 $26,338 $887
2000 $26,335 $845
2001 $28,282 $719
2002 $32,705 $810
2003 $41,204 $1,021
2004 $47,754 $1,083
2005 $50,933 $1,162
2006 $54,329 $1,123
2007 $61,396 $1,353
2008 $61,353 $1,411
2009 $52,133 $1,317
2010 $48,679 $1,522
2011 $52,693 $1,771
2012 $49,412 $1,844
2013 $52,619 $1,772
2014 $57,278 $1,737
2015 $64,312 $1,640
2016 $64,193 $1,743
2017 $72,198 $1,853
2018 $80,739 $1,913
2019 $81,810 $1,751
2020 $86,623 $1,752
2021 $103,962 $2,222
2022 $105,235 $2,070
2023 $103,888 $2,178
2024 $107,316 $2,289

Ireland vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Ireland

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Ireland Kiribati
1950 65.6 45.7
1951 64.8 45.8
1952 67.2 45.9
1953 67.9 46
1954 68 46.1
1955 68 46.3
1956 69 46.5
1957 69 46.8
1958 69.3 47.1
1959 69.4 47.5
1960 70.2 48
1961 69.6 48.5
1962 69.9 49
1963 70.2 49.7
1964 70.4 50.4
1965 70.6 51
1966 70.2 51.7
1967 71.2 52.5
1968 70.9 53.1
1969 70.8 53.8
1970 70.8 54.4
1971 71.6 54.9
1972 71 55.3
1973 71.2 55.8
1974 71.1 56.1
1975 71.7 56.4
1976 71.8 56.6
1977 71.9 56.1
1978 71.9 56.9
1979 72.2 57.1
1980 72.5 57.3
1981 72.9 57.5
1982 73.2 57.8
1983 73.2 58.1
1984 73.6 58.4
1985 73.6 58.7
1986 73.6 59.1
1987 74.4 59.6
1988 74.4 60.1
1989 74.5 60.5
1990 74.8 61
1991 75 61.5
1992 75.4 62
1993 75.3 62.4
1994 75.8 62.8
1995 75.5 63.1
1996 75.8 63.5
1997 76 63.8
1998 76.2 64.1
1999 76.1 64.4
2000 76.5 64.7
2001 77.1 64.9
2002 77.6 65.1
2003 78.1 65.3
2004 78.5 65.4
2005 78.9 65.5
2006 79.2 65.6
2007 79.6 65.7
2008 79.8 65.7
2009 80.1 65.8
2010 80.6 65.9
2011 80.7 65.9
2012 80.9 65.9
2013 81.1 65.9
2014 81.4 65.9
2015 81.5 65.8
2016 81.7 65.8
2017 82.1 65.8
2018 82.1 65.8
2019 82.4 65.9
2020 82.4 65.2
2021 81.9 64.1
2022 82.1 66.3
2023 82.4 66.5
2024 82.6 66.6
2025 82.7 66.7

Ireland and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Ireland

Kiribati
Year Population
Ireland Kiribati
1960 2,828,600 47,157
1961 2,824,400 48,323
1962 2,836,050 49,538
1963 2,852,650 50,791
1964 2,866,550 52,088
1965 2,877,300 53,439
1966 2,888,800 54,425
1967 2,902,450 54,996
1968 2,915,550 55,529
1969 2,932,650 56,360
1970 2,957,250 57,510
1971 2,992,050 58,652
1972 3,036,850 59,778
1973 3,085,950 60,824
1974 3,137,500 61,219
1975 3,189,550 60,987
1976 3,238,050 60,661
1977 3,282,200 60,267
1978 3,329,100 59,864
1979 3,373,750 60,172
1980 3,412,800 61,148
1981 3,453,000 62,121
1982 3,485,800 63,134
1983 3,510,600 64,169
1984 3,532,423 65,228
1985 3,538,082 66,496
1986 3,539,690 68,059
1987 3,540,057 69,733
1988 3,524,949 71,427
1989 3,511,009 73,147
1990 3,513,974 74,855
1991 3,534,235 76,367
1992 3,558,430 77,641
1993 3,576,261 78,841
1994 3,590,386 80,021
1995 3,608,841 81,234
1996 3,637,510 82,623
1997 3,674,171 84,147
1998 3,712,696 85,657
1999 3,754,786 87,126
2000 3,805,174 88,613
2001 3,866,243 90,335
2002 3,931,947 92,264
2003 3,996,521 94,175
2004 4,070,262 96,085
2005 4,159,914 98,035
2006 4,273,591 100,017
2007 4,398,942 102,068
2008 4,489,544 104,222
2009 4,535,375 106,467
2010 4,560,155 108,704
2011 4,580,084 110,647
2012 4,599,533 112,284
2013 4,623,816 113,838
2014 4,657,740 115,326
2015 4,701,957 116,815
2016 4,762,722 118,478
2017 4,827,445 120,275
2018 4,898,022 122,084
2019 4,976,456 123,921
2020 5,039,747 126,099
2021 5,110,585 128,377
2022 5,212,836 130,469
2023 5,307,600 132,530
2024 5,380,257 134,518

Fertility rates in Ireland and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Ireland

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Ireland Kiribati
1960 3.78 6.44
1961 3.78 6.48
1962 3.92 6.42
1963 4.01 6.35
1964 4.07 6.29
1965 4.04 6.26
1966 3.94 6.23
1967 3.84 6.11
1968 3.77 5.98
1969 3.83 5.85
1970 3.85 5.71
1971 3.93 5.55
1972 3.84 5.37
1973 3.71 5.2
1974 3.59 5.09
1975 3.37 5.02
1976 3.29 4.96
1977 3.24 4.96
1978 3.21 4.97
1979 3.21 4.97
1980 3.21 4.96
1981 3.05 4.96
1982 2.94 4.95
1983 2.74 4.91
1984 2.58 4.91
1985 2.48 4.91
1986 2.44 4.87
1987 2.32 4.81
1988 2.17 4.73
1989 2.08 4.69
1990 2.11 4.67
1991 2.08 4.64
1992 1.99 4.57
1993 1.9 4.49
1994 1.85 4.44
1995 1.84 4.42
1996 1.88 4.43
1997 1.93 4.37
1998 1.94 4.29
1999 1.9 4.18
2000 1.89 4.07
2001 1.94 3.96
2002 1.97 3.81
2003 1.96 3.7
2004 1.93 3.73
2005 1.86 3.76
2006 1.91 3.82
2007 2.01 3.87
2008 2.06 3.9
2009 2.06 3.91
2010 2.05 3.9
2011 2.03 3.88
2012 1.98 3.77
2013 1.93 3.64
2014 1.89 3.52
2015 1.85 3.44
2016 1.81 3.38
2017 1.77 3.34
2018 1.75 3.32
2019 1.71 3.29
2020 1.63 3.25
2021 1.78 3.22
2022 1.54 3.18
2023 1.5 3.15

Ireland and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Ireland

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Ireland Kiribati
1960 30.1 18.8
1961 29.8 18.5
1962 29.5 18.3
1963 29.2 18.2
1964 28.9 18.1
1965 28.6 18
1966 28.2 17.9
1967 28 17.7
1968 27.8 17.6
1969 27.6 17.5
1970 27.4 17.5
1971 27.1 17.6
1972 26.9 17.6
1973 26.7 17.7
1974 26.5 17.8
1975 26.5 18
1976 26.4 18.1
1977 26.5 18.2
1978 26.5 18.3
1979 26.5 18.4
1980 26.5 18.7
1981 26.6 18.9
1982 26.7 19
1983 26.9 19.2
1984 27.1 19.4
1985 27.3 19.6
1986 27.6 19.8
1987 27.9 19.9
1988 28.4 20.1
1989 28.8 20.2
1990 29.2 20.2
1991 29.6 20.2
1992 29.9 20.1
1993 30.2 20
1994 30.6 19.8
1995 30.9 19.7
1996 31.3 19.6
1997 31.6 19.6
1998 31.9 19.6
1999 32.2 19.6
2000 32.5 19.7
2001 32.7 19.8
2002 33 19.9
2003 33.2 20.1
2004 33.4 20.3
2005 33.4 20.5
2006 33.4 20.7
2007 33.4 20.9
2008 33.5 21
2009 33.9 21.2
2010 34.3 21.3
2011 34.8 21.5
2012 35.2 21.7
2013 35.6 21.9
2014 36 22.1
2015 36.4 22.3
2016 36.8 22.5
2017 37.1 22.7
2018 37.4 22.9
2019 37.8 23
2020 38.2 23.2
2021 38.6 23.3
2022 38.9 23.5
2023 39.4 23.6
2024 39.7 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Ireland Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$419B
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23.9%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.9%
2021
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.22%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+1.69%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
4.27%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
61.8%
2024
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
30.8%
2024
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
83.1
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
24.1%
2023
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
3.7%
2023
4%
2019
Number of billionaires
11
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.0003%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
43
2018
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$110B
2018
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$12.7B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$600M
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
10,951,000
2019
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.68%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
98.3%
2024
n/a

Energy

Ireland Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,470 kg
2023
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$50.6
2023
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
32.5 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
6.12 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
82.4%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
12.7%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.94%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
85.8%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
6,149 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
37.2%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
3.88%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Ireland Kiribati
% of world population
0.07%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+39,059
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
64.8%
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
93.2
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
77
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
87
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.65
2023
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.1
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
175
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2003
98.6%
2020
English speaking
98.4%
2023
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
96.5%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Ireland Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$6,448
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$688
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
82.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure n/a
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.06
2021
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
31.6 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
3.8
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
29.3%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.6%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
87
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.3%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
10.8 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Ireland Kiribati
% of world land
0.05%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
4,944 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
16,174 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
3,066 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
62,031 mi
2018
416 mi
2017

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