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Kiribati vs Kuwait statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 4.97M in Kuwait (ranked 127/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 6,880 sq mi for Kuwait (ranked 173rd vs. 153rd).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Kuwait ranks 59/197 ($160B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Kuwait ranks 38/197 ($32,214).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Kuwait
Population
138067
5128257
Population rank 180/197 127/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$160B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 59/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$32,214
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 38/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$51,636
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$4.86B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
7.35%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$978
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 143/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$28,320
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
6,880 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
723 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.52
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
35.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
80.8 years
2025

Kiribati and Kuwait: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Kuwait economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Kuwait
Year GDP
Kiribati Kuwait
1962 - $1,828,107,503
1963 - $1,900,895,857
1964 - $2,071,668,533
1965 - $2,097,199,161
1966 - $2,391,199,044
1967 - $2,441,599,023
1968 - $2,662,798,935
1969 - $2,769,198,892
1970 $11,560,877 $2,873,638,851
1971 $12,356,134 $3,880,392,195
1972 $15,314,346 $4,450,537,925
1973 $25,645,040 $5,408,804,607
1974 $69,256,489 $13,006,948,296
1975 $44,547,454 $12,022,811,621
1976 $33,246,817 $13,132,252,802
1977 $31,335,459 $14,137,406,741
1978 $36,563,965 $15,503,557,496
1979 $34,466,197 $24,749,063,922
1980 $33,157,723 $28,638,868,356
1981 $35,267,489 $25,058,020,338
1982 $32,742,713 $21,577,153,356
1983 $31,000,546 $20,871,081,080
1984 $34,394,167 $21,700,082,753
1985 $26,126,615 $21,445,970,614
1986 $25,993,009 $17,903,989,745
1987 $29,554,413 $22,368,704,134
1988 $38,278,810 $20,690,322,153
1989 $37,645,319 $24,313,855,653
1990 $36,534,295 $18,427,777,778
1991 $41,247,792 $11,009,993,703
1992 $61,491,369 $19,858,555,215
1993 $58,953,596 $23,941,391,391
1994 $67,055,334 $24,848,483,838
1995 $68,596,395 $27,186,980,647
1996 $81,456,854 $31,492,373,309
1997 $80,205,807 $30,350,190,704
1998 $74,905,706 $25,943,705,784
1999 $77,323,978 $30,122,365,849
2000 $74,910,527 $37,718,743,480
2001 $64,935,850 $34,889,559,870
2002 $74,743,869 $38,135,788,414
2003 $96,105,619 $47,874,582,232
2004 $104,085,892 $59,439,090,601
2005 $113,895,437 $80,798,630,137
2006 $112,338,353 $101,557,330,723
2007 $138,054,946 $114,634,043,362
2008 $147,017,895 $147,379,737,230
2009 $140,177,384 $105,968,691,905
2010 $165,458,433 $115,416,245,238
2011 $195,970,140 $154,039,231,299
2012 $207,001,546 $174,047,662,555
2013 $201,730,861 $174,168,116,687
2014 $200,287,282 $162,650,450,785
2015 $191,559,399 $114,585,555,831
2016 $206,467,819 $109,406,674,088
2017 $222,875,736 $120,687,539,676
2018 $233,514,717 $138,646,316,322
2019 $216,985,388 $140,856,394,870
2020 $220,897,999 $111,045,470,461
2021 $285,259,894 $148,350,671,614
2022 $270,040,457 $183,502,046,669
2023 $288,610,732 $165,384,407,267
2024 $307,862,547 $160,227,273,001

Kiribati and Kuwait economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Kuwait
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Kuwait
1962 - $4,748
1963 - $4,445
1964 - $4,379
1965 - $4,024
1966 - $4,176
1967 - $3,887
1968 - $3,872
1969 - $3,695
1970 $201 $3,552
1971 $210.7 $4,486
1972 $256.2 $4,836
1973 $422 $5,532
1974 $1,131 $12,527
1975 $730 $10,882
1976 $548 $11,141
1977 $520 $11,238
1978 $611 $11,567
1979 $573 $17,386
1980 $542 $19,032
1981 $568 $15,825
1982 $519 $12,979
1983 $483 $11,965
1984 $527 $11,919
1985 $393 $11,322
1986 $382 $9,077
1987 $424 $10,896
1988 $536 $9,692
1989 $515 $10,965
1990 $488 $10,938
1991 $540 $8,147
1992 $792 $12,146
1993 $748 $14,318
1994 $838 $14,930
1995 $844 $16,168
1996 $986 $18,201
1997 $953 $16,977
1998 $874 $14,067
1999 $887 $15,854
2000 $845 $19,296
2001 $719 $17,374
2002 $810 $18,513
2003 $1,021 $22,691
2004 $1,083 $27,552
2005 $1,162 $36,123
2006 $1,123 $42,947
2007 $1,353 $45,709
2008 $1,411 $55,585
2009 $1,317 $37,907
2010 $1,522 $39,212
2011 $1,771 $49,170
2012 $1,844 $52,155
2013 $1,772 $49,651
2014 $1,737 $44,369
2015 $1,640 $29,882
2016 $1,743 $27,324
2017 $1,853 $29,048
2018 $1,913 $32,068
2019 $1,751 $31,708
2020 $1,752 $25,236
2021 $2,222 $34,019
2022 $2,070 $39,982
2023 $2,178 $34,076
2024 $2,289 $32,214

Kiribati vs. Kuwait life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Kuwait
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Kuwait
1950 45.7 49.7
1951 45.8 50.6
1952 45.9 51.4
1953 46 52.3
1954 46.1 53.1
1955 46.3 54
1956 46.5 54.9
1957 46.8 55.9
1958 47.1 56.9
1959 47.5 57.9
1960 48 58.9
1961 48.5 60
1962 49 61
1963 49.7 62
1964 50.4 63
1965 51 63.9
1966 51.7 64.9
1967 52.5 65.8
1968 53.1 66.6
1969 53.8 67.3
1970 54.4 68
1971 54.9 68.5
1972 55.3 68.9
1973 55.8 69.2
1974 56.1 69.4
1975 56.4 69.7
1976 56.6 69.9
1977 56.1 70.2
1978 56.9 70.5
1979 57.1 70.8
1980 57.3 71.1
1981 57.5 71.5
1982 57.8 71.9
1983 58.1 72.4
1984 58.4 72.9
1985 58.7 73.3
1986 59.1 73.8
1987 59.6 74.2
1988 60.1 74.6
1989 60.5 75
1990 61 72.9
1991 61.5 73.3
1992 62 75.7
1993 62.4 75.8
1994 62.8 75.7
1995 63.1 75.7
1996 63.5 75.6
1997 63.8 75.6
1998 64.1 75.6
1999 64.4 75.7
2000 64.7 75.9
2001 64.9 76
2002 65.1 76.2
2003 65.3 76.3
2004 65.4 76.4
2005 65.5 76.5
2006 65.6 76.6
2007 65.7 76.7
2008 65.7 76.9
2009 65.8 77.2
2010 65.9 77.5
2011 65.9 77.9
2012 65.9 78.2
2013 65.9 78.6
2014 65.9 78.9
2015 65.8 79.2
2016 65.8 79.5
2017 65.8 79.7
2018 65.8 79.9
2019 65.9 80
2020 65.2 78.2
2021 64.1 77.6
2022 66.3 78.8
2023 66.5 80.4
2024 66.6 80.6
2025 66.7 80.8

Kiribati and Kuwait population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Kuwait
Year Population
Kiribati Kuwait
1960 47,157 311,060
1961 48,323 345,945
1962 49,538 384,995
1963 50,791 427,694
1964 52,088 473,115
1965 53,439 521,174
1966 54,425 572,590
1967 54,996 628,089
1968 55,529 687,716
1969 56,360 749,452
1970 57,510 809,114
1971 58,652 865,076
1972 59,778 920,352
1973 60,824 977,654
1974 61,219 1,038,346
1975 60,987 1,104,863
1976 60,661 1,178,711
1977 60,267 1,258,023
1978 59,864 1,340,319
1979 60,172 1,423,514
1980 61,148 1,504,782
1981 62,121 1,583,426
1982 63,134 1,662,480
1983 64,169 1,744,295
1984 65,228 1,820,688
1985 66,496 1,894,242
1986 68,059 1,972,520
1987 69,733 2,052,994
1988 71,427 2,134,707
1989 73,147 2,217,468
1990 74,855 1,684,819
1991 76,367 1,351,399
1992 77,641 1,634,961
1993 78,841 1,672,151
1994 80,021 1,664,361
1995 81,234 1,681,513
1996 82,623 1,730,246
1997 84,147 1,787,683
1998 85,657 1,844,302
1999 87,126 1,900,030
2000 88,613 1,954,709
2001 90,335 2,008,121
2002 92,264 2,059,974
2003 94,175 2,109,881
2004 96,085 2,157,320
2005 98,035 2,236,788
2006 100,017 2,364,733
2007 102,068 2,507,887
2008 104,222 2,651,421
2009 106,467 2,795,484
2010 108,704 2,943,372
2011 110,647 3,132,814
2012 112,284 3,337,109
2013 113,838 3,507,844
2014 115,326 3,665,876
2015 116,815 3,834,574
2016 118,478 4,004,096
2017 120,275 4,154,812
2018 122,084 4,323,515
2019 123,921 4,442,316
2020 126,099 4,400,267
2021 128,377 4,360,865
2022 130,469 4,589,643
2023 132,530 4,853,420
2024 134,518 4,973,861

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Kuwait

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Kuwait
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Kuwait
1960 6.44 7.22
1961 6.48 7.25
1962 6.42 7.25
1963 6.35 7.28
1964 6.29 7.29
1965 6.26 7.31
1966 6.23 7.34
1967 6.11 7.33
1968 5.98 7.28
1969 5.85 7.18
1970 5.71 7.03
1971 5.55 6.84
1972 5.37 6.64
1973 5.2 6.43
1974 5.09 6.23
1975 5.02 6.06
1976 4.96 5.9
1977 4.96 5.71
1978 4.97 5.52
1979 4.97 5.33
1980 4.96 5.18
1981 4.96 5.02
1982 4.95 4.85
1983 4.91 4.66
1984 4.91 4.45
1985 4.91 4.22
1986 4.87 4
1987 4.81 3.83
1988 4.73 3.7
1989 4.69 3.59
1990 4.67 3.49
1991 4.64 3.4
1992 4.57 3.35
1993 4.49 3.31
1994 4.44 3.27
1995 4.42 3.25
1996 4.43 3.22
1997 4.37 3.14
1998 4.29 3.04
1999 4.18 2.95
2000 4.07 2.89
2001 3.96 2.84
2002 3.81 2.8
2003 3.7 2.77
2004 3.73 2.76
2005 3.76 2.73
2006 3.82 2.59
2007 3.87 2.41
2008 3.9 2.27
2009 3.91 2.15
2010 3.9 2.04
2011 3.88 1.96
2012 3.77 1.99
2013 3.64 1.97
2014 3.52 2.06
2015 3.44 2.03
2016 3.38 2.06
2017 3.34 2.16
2018 3.32 2.12
2019 3.29 2.08
2020 3.25 2.03
2021 3.22 2.15
2022 3.18 1.55
2023 3.15 1.52

Kiribati and Kuwait demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Kuwait
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Kuwait
1960 18.8 22
1961 18.5 21.8
1962 18.3 21.5
1963 18.2 21
1964 18.1 20.7
1965 18 20.4
1966 17.9 20
1967 17.7 19.6
1968 17.6 19.2
1969 17.5 18.8
1970 17.5 18.5
1971 17.6 18.3
1972 17.6 18.3
1973 17.7 18.3
1974 17.8 18.4
1975 18 18.4
1976 18.1 18.7
1977 18.2 19.2
1978 18.3 19.6
1979 18.4 20.1
1980 18.7 20.5
1981 18.9 20.9
1982 19 21.3
1983 19.2 21.7
1984 19.4 22.1
1985 19.6 22.4
1986 19.8 22.7
1987 19.9 22.8
1988 20.1 23
1989 20.2 23.2
1990 20.2 23.4
1991 20.2 23.6
1992 20.1 23.8
1993 20 24.2
1994 19.8 25.1
1995 19.7 25.5
1996 19.6 25.5
1997 19.6 25.5
1998 19.6 25.5
1999 19.6 25.6
2000 19.7 25.9
2001 19.8 26.3
2002 19.9 26.8
2003 20.1 27.3
2004 20.3 27.9
2005 20.5 28.3
2006 20.7 28.5
2007 20.9 28.6
2008 21 28.8
2009 21.2 29.2
2010 21.3 29.6
2011 21.5 30.5
2012 21.7 31.5
2013 21.9 32.3
2014 22.1 33
2015 22.3 33.8
2016 22.5 34.7
2017 22.7 35.6
2018 22.9 36.4
2019 23 37.1
2020 23.2 37.7
2021 23.3 35.8
2022 23.5 34.4
2023 23.6 35.5
2024 23.8 35.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Kuwait
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$200B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
52.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
6.44%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
4.9%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+23.6%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
2.16%
2016
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
57.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
59.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
n/a
Listed domestic companies n/a
138
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$141B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$50.7B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$20.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
2,161,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
74.5%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Kuwait
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
9,130 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$6.03
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
111.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
23 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-283.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
16,571 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
0.27%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Kuwait
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+61,624
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
72.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
46
2024
Higher education index n/a
54
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0.25
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
15.4
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
111
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
96.5%
2020
English speaking
24.2%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Kiribati Kuwait
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$1,700
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$196.3
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
80.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
2.29
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
8.8
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
44.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
25.6%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
19.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Kuwait
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.01%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
1,383 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
579 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
24.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
3,572 mi
2018

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