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Kiribati vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 173rd vs. 121st).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Latvia
Population
138067
1844219
Population rank 180/197 149/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Kiribati and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Latvia
Year GDP
Kiribati Latvia
1970 $11,560,877 -
1971 $12,356,134 -
1972 $15,314,346 -
1973 $25,645,040 -
1974 $69,256,489 -
1975 $44,547,454 -
1976 $33,246,817 -
1977 $31,335,459 -
1978 $36,563,965 -
1979 $34,466,197 -
1980 $33,157,723 -
1981 $35,267,489 -
1982 $32,742,713 -
1983 $31,000,546 -
1984 $34,394,167 -
1985 $26,126,615 -
1986 $25,993,009 -
1987 $29,554,413 -
1988 $38,278,810 -
1989 $37,645,319 -
1990 $36,534,295 -
1991 $41,247,792 -
1992 $61,491,369 -
1993 $58,953,596 -
1994 $67,055,334 -
1995 $68,596,395 $5,608,208,785
1996 $81,456,854 $5,799,465,288
1997 $80,205,807 $6,349,481,007
1998 $74,905,706 $6,974,112,951
1999 $77,323,978 $7,324,192,890
2000 $74,910,527 $7,761,252,607
2001 $64,935,850 $8,190,888,740
2002 $74,743,869 $9,249,030,241
2003 $96,105,619 $11,244,337,720
2004 $104,085,892 $13,827,070,379
2005 $113,895,437 $16,306,935,905
2006 $112,338,353 $20,434,922,247
2007 $138,054,946 $29,420,499,248
2008 $147,017,895 $34,135,200,994
2009 $140,177,384 $25,691,530,442
2010 $165,458,433 $23,468,324,572
2011 $195,970,140 $26,575,547,901
2012 $207,001,546 $27,116,149,949
2013 $201,730,861 $29,152,128,168
2014 $200,287,282 $30,277,203,767
2015 $191,559,399 $26,344,565,877
2016 $206,467,819 $27,117,105,060
2017 $222,875,736 $29,391,059,767
2018 $233,514,717 $33,247,935,477
2019 $216,985,388 $33,099,503,951
2020 $220,897,999 $33,379,927,435
2021 $285,259,894 $38,183,326,785
2022 $270,040,457 $38,014,713,596
2023 $288,610,732 $42,572,151,720
2024 $307,862,547 $43,520,773,851

Kiribati and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Latvia
1970 $201 -
1971 $210.7 -
1972 $256.2 -
1973 $422 -
1974 $1,131 -
1975 $730 -
1976 $548 -
1977 $520 -
1978 $611 -
1979 $573 -
1980 $542 -
1981 $568 -
1982 $519 -
1983 $483 -
1984 $527 -
1985 $393 -
1986 $382 -
1987 $424 -
1988 $536 -
1989 $515 -
1990 $488 -
1991 $540 -
1992 $792 -
1993 $748 -
1994 $838 -
1995 $844 $2,257
1996 $986 $2,360
1997 $953 $2,610
1998 $874 $2,894
1999 $887 $3,064
2000 $845 $3,278
2001 $719 $3,505
2002 $810 $4,004
2003 $1,021 $4,915
2004 $1,083 $6,110
2005 $1,162 $7,284
2006 $1,123 $9,212
2007 $1,353 $13,371
2008 $1,411 $15,678
2009 $1,317 $11,996
2010 $1,522 $11,188
2011 $1,771 $12,903
2012 $1,844 $13,329
2013 $1,772 $14,484
2014 $1,737 $15,186
2015 $1,640 $13,322
2016 $1,743 $13,839
2017 $1,853 $15,132
2018 $1,913 $17,252
2019 $1,751 $17,295
2020 $1,752 $17,564
2021 $2,222 $20,262
2022 $2,070 $20,227
2023 $2,178 $22,676
2024 $2,289 $23,368

Kiribati vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Latvia
1950 45.7 64.6
1951 45.8 65.2
1952 45.9 65.7
1953 46 66.2
1954 46.1 66.7
1955 46.3 67.1
1956 46.5 67.6
1957 46.8 68.3
1958 47.1 68.9
1959 47.5 69.5
1960 48 70.3
1961 48.5 70.5
1962 49 69.9
1963 49.7 70.3
1964 50.4 71.5
1965 51 71.2
1966 51.7 71.2
1967 52.5 70.9
1968 53.1 70.5
1969 53.8 70.2
1970 54.4 70.2
1971 54.9 70.6
1972 55.3 70.3
1973 55.8 70.2
1974 56.1 70.1
1975 56.4 69.3
1976 56.6 69.4
1977 56.1 69.4
1978 56.9 69.3
1979 57.1 68.8
1980 57.3 69.1
1981 57.5 69.1
1982 57.8 69.6
1983 58.1 69.4
1984 58.4 69.4
1985 58.7 69.6
1986 59.1 71
1987 59.6 71
1988 60.1 70.9
1989 60.5 70.4
1990 61 69.5
1991 61.5 69.2
1992 62 68.5
1993 62.4 66.6
1994 62.8 65.2
1995 63.1 66
1996 63.5 68.6
1997 63.8 69.2
1998 64.1 68.9
1999 64.4 69.6
2000 64.7 70.2
2001 64.9 69.9
2002 65.1 70.2
2003 65.3 70.6
2004 65.4 70.9
2005 65.5 70.6
2006 65.6 70.6
2007 65.7 70.8
2008 65.7 72
2009 65.8 72.7
2010 65.9 73
2011 65.9 73.7
2012 65.9 73.9
2013 65.9 74.2
2014 65.9 74.3
2015 65.8 74.7
2016 65.8 74.8
2017 65.8 74.8
2018 65.8 75
2019 65.9 75.6
2020 65.2 75.5
2021 64.1 73.2
2022 66.3 74.9
2023 66.5 76.2
2024 66.6 76.3
2025 66.7 76.5

Kiribati and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Latvia
Year Population
Kiribati Latvia
1960 47,157 2,120,979
1961 48,323 2,152,681
1962 49,538 2,181,586
1963 50,791 2,210,919
1964 52,088 2,240,623
1965 53,439 2,265,919
1966 54,425 2,283,217
1967 54,996 2,301,220
1968 55,529 2,323,619
1969 56,360 2,343,173
1970 57,510 2,359,164
1971 58,652 2,376,389
1972 59,778 2,395,674
1973 60,824 2,415,819
1974 61,219 2,437,186
1975 60,987 2,456,130
1976 60,661 2,470,989
1977 60,267 2,485,073
1978 59,864 2,497,921
1979 60,172 2,505,953
1980 61,148 2,511,701
1981 62,121 2,519,421
1982 63,134 2,531,080
1983 64,169 2,546,011
1984 65,228 2,562,047
1985 66,496 2,578,873
1986 68,059 2,599,892
1987 69,733 2,626,583
1988 71,427 2,653,434
1989 73,147 2,666,955
1990 74,855 2,663,151
1991 76,367 2,650,581
1992 77,641 2,614,338
1993 78,841 2,563,290
1994 80,021 2,520,742
1995 81,234 2,485,056
1996 82,623 2,457,222
1997 84,147 2,432,851
1998 85,657 2,410,019
1999 87,126 2,390,482
2000 88,613 2,367,550
2001 90,335 2,337,170
2002 92,264 2,310,173
2003 94,175 2,287,955
2004 96,085 2,263,122
2005 98,035 2,238,799
2006 100,017 2,218,357
2007 102,068 2,200,325
2008 104,222 2,177,322
2009 106,467 2,141,669
2010 108,704 2,097,555
2011 110,647 2,059,709
2012 112,284 2,034,319
2013 113,838 2,012,647
2014 115,326 1,993,782
2015 116,815 1,977,527
2016 118,478 1,959,537
2017 120,275 1,942,248
2018 122,084 1,927,174
2019 123,921 1,913,822
2020 126,099 1,900,449
2021 128,377 1,884,490
2022 130,469 1,879,383
2023 132,530 1,877,445
2024 134,518 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Latvia

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Latvia
1960 6.44 1.94
1961 6.48 1.94
1962 6.42 1.91
1963 6.35 1.85
1964 6.29 1.79
1965 6.26 1.74
1966 6.23 1.76
1967 6.11 1.8
1968 5.98 1.83
1969 5.85 1.88
1970 5.71 1.96
1971 5.55 2
1972 5.37 2
1973 5.2 1.98
1974 5.09 1.97
1975 5.02 1.96
1976 4.96 1.93
1977 4.96 1.89
1978 4.97 1.87
1979 4.97 1.87
1980 4.96 1.86
1981 4.96 1.88
1982 4.95 1.97
1983 4.91 2.07
1984 4.91 2.09
1985 4.91 2.08
1986 4.87 2.12
1987 4.81 2.15
1988 4.73 2.11
1989 4.69 2.05
1990 4.67 2.02
1991 4.64 1.86
1992 4.57 1.73
1993 4.49 1.51
1994 4.44 1.39
1995 4.42 1.25
1996 4.43 1.16
1997 4.37 1.11
1998 4.29 1.09
1999 4.18 1.16
2000 4.07 1.25
2001 3.96 1.22
2002 3.81 1.26
2003 3.7 1.32
2004 3.73 1.29
2005 3.76 1.39
2006 3.82 1.46
2007 3.87 1.54
2008 3.9 1.58
2009 3.91 1.46
2010 3.9 1.36
2011 3.88 1.33
2012 3.77 1.44
2013 3.64 1.52
2014 3.52 1.65
2015 3.44 1.7
2016 3.38 1.74
2017 3.34 1.69
2018 3.32 1.6
2019 3.29 1.61
2020 3.25 1.55
2021 3.22 1.57
2022 3.18 1.47
2023 3.15 1.36

Kiribati and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Latvia
1960 18.8 32.3
1961 18.5 32.4
1962 18.3 32.6
1963 18.2 32.8
1964 18.1 33
1965 18 33.2
1966 17.9 33.5
1967 17.7 33.8
1968 17.6 34
1969 17.5 34.1
1970 17.5 34.2
1971 17.6 34.3
1972 17.6 34.5
1973 17.7 34.6
1974 17.8 34.7
1975 18 34.9
1976 18.1 35
1977 18.2 35.1
1978 18.3 35.1
1979 18.4 35.1
1980 18.7 34.9
1981 18.9 34.8
1982 19 34.7
1983 19.2 34.6
1984 19.4 34.7
1985 19.6 34.7
1986 19.8 34.7
1987 19.9 34.6
1988 20.1 34.6
1989 20.2 34.5
1990 20.2 34.6
1991 20.2 34.8
1992 20.1 35.2
1993 20 35.6
1994 19.8 36
1995 19.7 36.2
1996 19.6 36.6
1997 19.6 36.9
1998 19.6 37.3
1999 19.6 37.6
2000 19.7 37.9
2001 19.8 38.3
2002 19.9 38.6
2003 20.1 38.9
2004 20.3 39.2
2005 20.5 39.4
2006 20.7 39.7
2007 20.9 39.9
2008 21 40.1
2009 21.2 40.5
2010 21.3 41.1
2011 21.5 41.6
2012 21.7 42
2013 21.9 42.3
2014 22.1 42.5
2015 22.3 42.8
2016 22.5 43
2017 22.7 43.2
2018 22.9 43.4
2019 23 43.6
2020 23.2 43.8
2021 23.3 43.9
2022 23.5 44
2023 23.6 44.1
2024 23.8 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold n/a
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
7.25%
2007
Banked people share n/a
95%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Latvia
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
99.9%
2021
English speaking
24.2%
2023
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Kiribati Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Latvia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
n/a

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