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Japan vs Kiribati statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Japan has a population of 124M (ranked 12/197), compared with 135K in Kiribati (ranked 180/197). Japan's land area is 140,761 sq mi versus 313 sq mi for Kiribati (ranked 61st vs. 173rd).

By GDP, Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T) and Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M). By GDP per capita, Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476), while Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289).

Main facts and rankings

Japan Kiribati
Population
123324642
138067
Population rank 12/197 180/197
GDP
$4.03T
2024
$308M
2024
GDP rank 4/197 192/197
GDP per capita
$32,476
2024
$2,289
2024
GDP per capita rank 37/197 151/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$51,685
2024
$3,702
2024
Government debt
$9.53T
2024
$30.5M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
234.9%
2025
8.77%
2025
Government debt per person
$76,857
2024
$226.9
2024
Government debt per person rank 3/185 181/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$23,719
2025
$2,170
2025
Land area
140,761 sq mi
2025
313 sq mi
2025
Population density
881 ppl/mi²
2024
430 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.2
2023
3.15
2023
Median age
50.4 years
2024
23.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Japan and Kiribati: Comparison Charts

Japan and Kiribati economies compared

GDP
Japan

Kiribati
Year GDP
Japan Kiribati
1960 $47,419,238,274 -
1961 $57,266,758,180 -
1962 $64,987,857,542 -
1963 $74,379,284,603 -
1964 $87,490,590,818 -
1965 $97,338,107,606 -
1966 $113,046,784,179 -
1967 $132,475,614,227 -
1968 $156,897,496,759 -
1969 $184,298,841,305 -
1970 $217,223,652,719 $11,560,877
1971 $245,364,056,622 $12,356,134
1972 $324,933,841,269 $15,314,346
1973 $441,460,582,536 $25,645,040
1974 $490,035,789,970 $69,256,489
1975 $532,861,438,885 $44,547,454
1976 $598,883,902,156 $33,246,817
1977 $737,069,290,928 $31,335,459
1978 $1,035,611,588,217 $36,563,965
1979 $1,077,910,077,676 $34,466,197
1980 $1,129,377,244,854 $33,157,723
1981 $1,245,221,410,764 $35,267,489
1982 $1,158,731,426,906 $32,742,713
1983 $1,270,859,919,743 $31,000,546
1984 $1,345,824,500,837 $34,394,167
1985 $1,427,019,759,717 $26,126,615
1986 $2,120,083,812,110 $25,993,009
1987 $2,580,748,422,781 $29,554,413
1988 $3,125,724,434,401 $38,278,810
1989 $3,109,455,047,824 $37,645,319
1990 $3,185,904,656,664 $36,534,295
1991 $3,648,065,760,649 $41,247,792
1992 $3,980,702,922,118 $61,491,369
1993 $4,536,940,479,038 $58,953,596
1994 $4,998,797,547,741 $67,055,334
1995 $5,545,563,663,890 $68,596,395
1996 $4,923,391,533,852 $81,456,854
1997 $4,492,448,605,639 $80,205,807
1998 $4,098,362,709,531 $74,905,706
1999 $4,635,982,224,064 $77,323,978
2000 $4,968,359,075,957 $74,910,527
2001 $4,374,711,694,091 $64,935,850
2002 $4,182,846,045,874 $74,743,869
2003 $4,519,561,645,254 $96,105,619
2004 $4,893,116,005,657 $104,085,892
2005 $4,831,467,035,390 $113,895,437
2006 $4,601,663,122,650 $112,338,353
2007 $4,579,750,920,355 $138,054,946
2008 $5,106,679,115,127 $147,017,895
2009 $5,289,493,117,994 $140,177,384
2010 $5,759,071,769,013 $165,458,433
2011 $6,233,147,172,341 $195,970,140
2012 $6,272,362,996,105 $207,001,546
2013 $5,212,328,181,166 $201,730,861
2014 $4,896,994,405,353 $200,287,282
2015 $4,444,930,651,964 $191,559,399
2016 $5,003,677,627,544 $206,467,819
2017 $4,930,837,369,151 $222,875,736
2018 $5,040,880,939,325 $233,514,717
2019 $5,117,993,853,017 $216,985,388
2020 $5,054,068,005,376 $220,897,999
2021 $5,039,148,168,861 $285,259,894
2022 $4,262,463,317,797 $270,040,457
2023 $4,213,167,237,906 $288,610,732
2024 $4,026,210,821,147 $307,862,547

Japan and Kiribati economies compared

GDP per capita
Japan

Kiribati
Year GDP per capita
Japan Kiribati
1960 $509 -
1961 $609 -
1962 $685 -
1963 $776 -
1964 $903 -
1965 $994 -
1966 $1,144 -
1967 $1,326 -
1968 $1,553 -
1969 $1,803 -
1970 $2,101 $201
1971 $2,321 $210.7
1972 $3,031 $256.2
1973 $4,061 $422
1974 $4,448 $1,131
1975 $4,776 $730
1976 $5,310 $548
1977 $6,473 $520
1978 $9,012 $611
1979 $9,301 $573
1980 $9,669 $542
1981 $10,583 $568
1982 $9,780 $519
1983 $10,652 $483
1984 $11,207 $527
1985 $11,809 $393
1986 $17,452 $382
1987 $21,142 $424
1988 $25,500 $536
1989 $25,266 $515
1990 $25,801 $488
1991 $29,428 $540
1992 $31,993 $792
1993 $36,345 $748
1994 $39,934 $838
1995 $44,198 $844
1996 $39,150 $986
1997 $35,638 $953
1998 $32,424 $874
1999 $36,610 $887
2000 $39,169 $845
2001 $34,406 $719
2002 $32,821 $810
2003 $35,387 $1,021
2004 $38,299 $1,083
2005 $37,813 $1,162
2006 $35,992 $1,123
2007 $35,779 $1,353
2008 $39,876 $1,411
2009 $41,309 $1,317
2010 $44,968 $1,522
2011 $48,760 $1,771
2012 $49,145 $1,844
2013 $40,899 $1,772
2014 $38,475 $1,737
2015 $34,961 $1,640
2016 $39,375 $1,743
2017 $38,834 $1,853
2018 $39,751 $1,913
2019 $40,416 $1,751
2020 $40,029 $1,752
2021 $40,095 $2,222
2022 $34,066 $2,070
2023 $33,836 $2,178
2024 $32,476 $2,289

Japan vs. Kiribati life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Japan

Kiribati
Year Life expectancy, years
Japan Kiribati
1950 59.3 45.7
1951 61 45.8
1952 63 45.9
1953 63.3 46
1954 64.5 46.1
1955 65.7 46.3
1956 65.6 46.5
1957 65.4 46.8
1958 67 47.1
1959 67.5 47.5
1960 67.7 48
1961 68.4 48.5
1962 68.7 49
1963 69.7 49.7
1964 70.2 50.4
1965 70.3 51
1966 71.1 51.7
1967 71.4 52.5
1968 71.7 53.1
1969 71.9 53.8
1970 72 54.4
1971 72.8 54.9
1972 73.3 55.3
1973 73.4 55.8
1974 73.8 56.1
1975 74.4 56.4
1976 74.8 56.6
1977 75.3 56.1
1978 75.7 56.9
1979 76.2 57.1
1980 76.1 57.3
1981 76.6 57.5
1982 77.1 57.8
1983 77.1 58.1
1984 77.5 58.4
1985 77.8 58.7
1986 78.2 59.1
1987 78.6 59.6
1988 78.5 60.1
1989 79 60.5
1990 79 61
1991 79.3 61.5
1992 79.3 62
1993 79.4 62.4
1994 79.8 62.8
1995 79.7 63.1
1996 80.4 63.5
1997 80.6 63.8
1998 80.6 64.1
1999 80.6 64.4
2000 81.2 64.7
2001 81.5 64.9
2002 81.8 65.1
2003 81.9 65.3
2004 82.1 65.4
2005 82 65.5
2006 82.4 65.6
2007 82.5 65.7
2008 82.6 65.7
2009 83 65.8
2010 82.9 65.9
2011 82.7 65.9
2012 83.2 65.9
2013 83.4 65.9
2014 83.6 65.9
2015 83.9 65.8
2016 84.1 65.8
2017 84.2 65.8
2018 84.3 65.8
2019 84.4 65.9
2020 84.7 65.2
2021 84.6 64.1
2022 84.1 66.3
2023 84.7 66.5
2024 84.9 66.6
2025 85 66.7

Japan and Kiribati population clocks and comparison

Population
Japan

Kiribati
Year Population
Japan Kiribati
1960 93,216,000 47,157
1961 94,055,000 48,323
1962 94,933,000 49,538
1963 95,900,000 50,791
1964 96,903,000 52,088
1965 97,952,000 53,439
1966 98,851,000 54,425
1967 99,879,000 54,996
1968 101,011,000 55,529
1969 102,219,000 56,360
1970 103,403,000 57,510
1971 105,697,000 58,652
1972 107,188,000 59,778
1973 108,707,000 60,824
1974 110,162,000 61,219
1975 111,573,000 60,987
1976 112,775,000 60,661
1977 113,872,000 60,267
1978 114,913,000 59,864
1979 115,890,000 60,172
1980 116,807,000 61,148
1981 117,661,000 62,121
1982 118,480,000 63,134
1983 119,307,000 64,169
1984 120,083,000 65,228
1985 120,837,000 66,496
1986 121,482,000 68,059
1987 122,069,000 69,733
1988 122,578,000 71,427
1989 123,069,000 73,147
1990 123,478,000 74,855
1991 123,964,000 76,367
1992 124,425,000 77,641
1993 124,829,000 78,841
1994 125,178,000 80,021
1995 125,472,000 81,234
1996 125,757,000 82,623
1997 126,057,000 84,147
1998 126,400,000 85,657
1999 126,631,000 87,126
2000 126,843,000 88,613
2001 127,149,000 90,335
2002 127,445,000 92,264
2003 127,718,000 94,175
2004 127,761,000 96,085
2005 127,773,000 98,035
2006 127,854,000 100,017
2007 128,001,000 102,068
2008 128,063,000 104,222
2009 128,047,000 106,467
2010 128,070,000 108,704
2011 127,833,000 110,647
2012 127,629,000 112,284
2013 127,445,000 113,838
2014 127,276,000 115,326
2015 127,141,000 116,815
2016 127,076,000 118,478
2017 126,972,000 120,275
2018 126,811,000 122,084
2019 126,633,000 123,921
2020 126,261,000 126,099
2021 125,681,593 128,377
2022 125,124,989 130,469
2023 124,516,650 132,530
2024 123,975,371 134,518

Fertility rates in Japan and Kiribati

Fertility rate
Japan

Kiribati
Year Fertility rate
Japan Kiribati
1960 2 6.44
1961 1.96 6.48
1962 1.98 6.42
1963 2 6.35
1964 2.05 6.29
1965 2.14 6.26
1966 1.58 6.23
1967 2.23 6.11
1968 2.13 5.98
1969 2.13 5.85
1970 2.13 5.71
1971 2.16 5.55
1972 2.14 5.37
1973 2.14 5.2
1974 2.05 5.09
1975 1.91 5.02
1976 1.85 4.96
1977 1.8 4.96
1978 1.79 4.97
1979 1.77 4.97
1980 1.75 4.96
1981 1.74 4.96
1982 1.77 4.95
1983 1.8 4.91
1984 1.81 4.91
1985 1.76 4.91
1986 1.72 4.87
1987 1.69 4.81
1988 1.66 4.73
1989 1.57 4.69
1990 1.54 4.67
1991 1.53 4.64
1992 1.5 4.57
1993 1.46 4.49
1994 1.5 4.44
1995 1.42 4.42
1996 1.43 4.43
1997 1.39 4.37
1998 1.38 4.29
1999 1.34 4.18
2000 1.36 4.07
2001 1.33 3.96
2002 1.32 3.81
2003 1.29 3.7
2004 1.29 3.73
2005 1.26 3.76
2006 1.32 3.82
2007 1.34 3.87
2008 1.37 3.9
2009 1.37 3.91
2010 1.39 3.9
2011 1.39 3.88
2012 1.41 3.77
2013 1.43 3.64
2014 1.42 3.52
2015 1.45 3.44
2016 1.44 3.38
2017 1.43 3.34
2018 1.42 3.32
2019 1.36 3.29
2020 1.33 3.25
2021 1.3 3.22
2022 1.26 3.18
2023 1.2 3.15

Japan and Kiribati demographics compared

Median age
Japan

Kiribati
Year Median age, years
Japan Kiribati
1960 25.8 18.8
1961 26.2 18.5
1962 26.5 18.3
1963 26.9 18.2
1964 27.2 18.1
1965 27.6 18
1966 28 17.9
1967 28.4 17.7
1968 28.6 17.6
1969 28.9 17.5
1970 29.2 17.5
1971 29.6 17.6
1972 29.9 17.6
1973 30.2 17.7
1974 30.4 17.8
1975 30.6 18
1976 30.9 18.1
1977 31.5 18.2
1978 32 18.3
1979 32.4 18.4
1980 32.8 18.7
1981 33.1 18.9
1982 33.7 19
1983 34.3 19.2
1984 34.9 19.4
1985 35.4 19.6
1986 35.9 19.8
1987 36.3 19.9
1988 36.8 20.1
1989 37.2 20.2
1990 37.7 20.2
1991 38.2 20.2
1992 38.7 20.1
1993 39.2 20
1994 39.6 19.8
1995 40 19.7
1996 40.3 19.6
1997 40.7 19.6
1998 41 19.6
1999 41.4 19.6
2000 41.8 19.7
2001 42.1 19.8
2002 42.5 19.9
2003 42.8 20.1
2004 43.2 20.3
2005 43.6 20.5
2006 43.9 20.7
2007 44.2 20.9
2008 44.6 21
2009 44.9 21.2
2010 45.2 21.3
2011 45.5 21.5
2012 45.8 21.7
2013 46.2 21.9
2014 46.6 22.1
2015 47 22.3
2016 47.3 22.5
2017 47.6 22.7
2018 48 22.9
2019 48.3 23
2020 48.7 23.2
2021 49.1 23.3
2022 49.5 23.5
2023 50 23.6
2024 50.4 23.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Japan Kiribati
GNI, Atlas method
$4.47T
2024
$487M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
39.6%
2025
126.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.24%
2022
16.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
261,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.85%
2025
-15.1%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.5%
2024
2.79%
2023
Services, % of GDP
69.8%
2023
65.7%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
28.6%
2023
9.86%
2022
Economic freedom index
70.2
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
23.9%
2020
22.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.4%
2020
4%
2019
Number of millionaires
2,827,956
2024
n/a
Percentage of millionaires
2.72%
2024
n/a
Number of billionaires
42
2025
n/a
Percentage of billionaires
0.00004%
2025
n/a
Listed domestic companies
3,971
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.31T
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$1.23T
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$4.64B
2024
$14.7M
2024
International tourist arrivals
4,115,799
2020
12,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
1.43%
2020
17.6%
2017
Banked people share
98.5%
2024
n/a

Energy

Japan Kiribati
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
3,039 kg
2023
107.8 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.4
2023
$16.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
945 megatons
2023
0.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
7.59 tons
2023
0.73 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
84.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
8.8%
2021
41.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
10.8%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
87.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
7,655 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
21.1%
2021
16.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
8.48%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
8.38%
2023
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
95.9%
2023

Society

Japan Kiribati
% of world population
1.52%
2024
0.002%
2024
Annual migration change
+153,357
2024
-471
2024
Urban population
92.1%
2024
58.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.65 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.2 ft
2025
5.28 ft
2025
Quality of life index
88.6
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
71
2024
40
2025
Higher education index
98
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
0.23
2022
7.17
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
3.6
2019
1.9
2019
Visa free countries
173
2025
128
2025
Adult literacy rate
99%
2002
98.6%
2020
English speaking
15%
2025
24.2%
2023
People using the Internet
87%
2023
88%
2023

Health

Japan Kiribati
Government health expenditure per capita
$3,889
2022
$217.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$427
2022
$1.71
2022
Life expectancy
85 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0%
2022
15.8%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.61
2020
0.19
2013
Age at first childbirth
30.7 years
2025
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
2.4
2023
55.1
2023
Obesity rate
5.57%
2022
46.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
78
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
19.2%
2022
39.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.38 liters
2020
0.72 liters
2020

Territory

Japan Kiribati
% of world land
0.24%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
1,135 sq mi
2024
2,325 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
17,788 sq mi
2025
131.3 sq mi
2025
Forest area
96,275 sq mi
2025
4.56 sq mi
2025
Roads length
757,310 mi
2021
416 mi
2017

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