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Kiribati vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 173rd vs. 160th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Lebanon
Population
138067
5888008
Population rank 180/197 115/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 192/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 151/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 181/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Kiribati and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Lebanon
Year GDP
Kiribati Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $37,645,319 $2,717,998,688
1990 $36,534,295 $2,838,485,354
1991 $41,247,792 $4,690,415,093
1992 $61,491,369 $5,843,579,161
1993 $58,953,596 $7,941,744,492
1994 $67,055,334 $9,599,127,050
1995 $68,596,395 $11,718,795,529
1996 $81,456,854 $13,690,217,334
1997 $80,205,807 $15,751,867,489
1998 $74,905,706 $17,247,179,006
1999 $77,323,978 $17,391,056,369
2000 $74,910,527 $17,260,364,842
2001 $64,935,850 $17,649,751,244
2002 $74,743,869 $19,152,238,806
2003 $96,105,619 $20,082,918,740
2004 $104,085,892 $21,159,827,992
2005 $113,895,437 $21,497,336,499
2006 $112,338,353 $22,022,709,851
2007 $138,054,946 $24,827,355,015
2008 $147,017,895 $29,118,916,105
2009 $140,177,384 $35,399,582,929
2010 $165,458,433 $38,443,907,042
2011 $195,970,140 $39,927,125,962
2012 $207,001,546 $44,016,799,516
2013 $201,730,861 $46,880,103,081
2014 $200,287,282 $48,095,213,747
2015 $191,559,399 $49,929,337,837
2016 $206,467,819 $51,147,308,774
2017 $222,875,736 $53,027,680,686
2018 $233,514,717 $54,901,519,156
2019 $216,985,388 $51,605,959,131
2020 $220,897,999 $31,712,128,254
2021 $285,259,894 $23,131,941,557
2022 $270,040,457 $20,992,421,949
2023 $288,610,732 $20,078,620,357
2024 $307,862,547 -

Kiribati and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $515 $771
1990 $488 $790
1991 $540 $1,278
1992 $792 $1,559
1993 $748 $2,079
1994 $838 $2,468
1995 $844 $2,959
1996 $986 $3,393
1997 $953 $3,834
1998 $874 $4,125
1999 $887 $4,087
2000 $845 $3,987
2001 $719 $4,010
2002 $810 $4,291
2003 $1,021 $4,438
2004 $1,083 $4,601
2005 $1,162 $4,602
2006 $1,123 $4,635
2007 $1,353 $5,125
2008 $1,411 $5,912
2009 $1,317 $7,091
2010 $1,522 $7,626
2011 $1,771 $7,835
2012 $1,844 $8,407
2013 $1,772 $8,162
2014 $1,737 $7,578
2015 $1,640 $7,714
2016 $1,743 $8,089
2017 $1,853 $8,608
2018 $1,913 $9,175
2019 $1,751 $8,906
2020 $1,752 $5,561
2021 $2,222 $4,045
2022 $2,070 $3,654
2023 $2,178 $3,478
2024 $2,289 -

Kiribati vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Lebanon
1950 45.7 59.9
1951 45.8 60.3
1952 45.9 60.8
1953 46 61.2
1954 46.1 61.6
1955 46.3 61.5
1956 46.5 62.2
1957 46.8 62.8
1958 47.1 61.2
1959 47.5 63.6
1960 48 63.9
1961 48.5 64.3
1962 49 64.6
1963 49.7 64.9
1964 50.4 65.1
1965 51 65.3
1966 51.7 65.5
1967 52.5 65.7
1968 53.1 65.8
1969 53.8 65.9
1970 54.4 66
1971 54.9 66.1
1972 55.3 66.2
1973 55.8 66.3
1974 56.1 66.4
1975 56.4 57.7
1976 56.6 36.4
1977 56.1 60.3
1978 56.9 60
1979 57.1 59.6
1980 57.3 59.9
1981 57.5 60.3
1982 57.8 47.2
1983 58.1 60.8
1984 58.4 61.2
1985 58.7 61.6
1986 59.1 62
1987 59.6 62.5
1988 60.1 62.9
1989 60.5 65.1
1990 61 65.5
1991 61.5 70.9
1992 62 71.2
1993 62.4 71.6
1994 62.8 72
1995 63.1 72.4
1996 63.5 72.6
1997 63.8 72.9
1998 64.1 73.2
1999 64.4 73.5
2000 64.7 73.9
2001 64.9 74.4
2002 65.1 74.8
2003 65.3 75.3
2004 65.4 75.7
2005 65.5 76.1
2006 65.6 75.7
2007 65.7 76.7
2008 65.7 77
2009 65.8 77.3
2010 65.9 77.5
2011 65.9 77.8
2012 65.9 77.9
2013 65.9 78
2014 65.9 78.1
2015 65.8 78.3
2016 65.8 78.3
2017 65.8 78.2
2018 65.8 78.3
2019 65.9 78.2
2020 65.2 76.3
2021 64.1 73.6
2022 66.3 78
2023 66.5 77.8
2024 66.6 77.9
2025 66.7 78.1

Kiribati and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Lebanon
Year Population
Kiribati Lebanon
1960 47,157 1,794,406
1961 48,323 1,850,084
1962 49,538 1,909,578
1963 50,791 1,970,316
1964 52,088 2,030,543
1965 53,439 2,088,831
1966 54,425 2,148,260
1967 54,996 2,206,731
1968 55,529 2,266,368
1969 56,360 2,328,159
1970 57,510 2,386,114
1971 58,652 2,446,314
1972 59,778 2,509,729
1973 60,824 2,572,935
1974 61,219 2,635,185
1975 60,987 2,693,191
1976 60,661 2,726,469
1977 60,267 2,762,155
1978 59,864 2,822,682
1979 60,172 2,882,635
1980 61,148 2,944,763
1981 62,121 3,008,981
1982 63,134 3,054,931
1983 64,169 3,094,996
1984 65,228 3,152,744
1985 66,496 3,217,376
1986 68,059 3,300,365
1987 69,733 3,385,555
1988 71,427 3,454,649
1989 73,147 3,525,285
1990 74,855 3,595,175
1991 76,367 3,668,912
1992 77,641 3,747,371
1993 78,841 3,820,647
1994 80,021 3,889,799
1995 81,234 3,960,735
1996 82,623 4,034,781
1997 84,147 4,108,405
1998 85,657 4,181,281
1999 87,126 4,255,277
2000 88,613 4,329,340
2001 90,335 4,401,918
2002 92,264 4,463,504
2003 94,175 4,525,508
2004 96,085 4,599,279
2005 98,035 4,671,102
2006 100,017 4,751,136
2007 102,068 4,844,118
2008 104,222 4,925,354
2009 106,467 4,992,287
2010 108,704 5,041,288
2011 110,647 5,096,020
2012 112,284 5,235,742
2013 113,838 5,743,436
2014 115,326 6,346,990
2015 116,815 6,472,469
2016 118,478 6,323,060
2017 120,275 6,160,128
2018 122,084 5,984,119
2019 123,921 5,794,594
2020 126,099 5,702,398
2021 128,377 5,718,122
2022 130,469 5,744,489
2023 132,530 5,773,493
2024 134,518 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Lebanon
1960 6.44 5.88
1961 6.48 5.89
1962 6.42 5.9
1963 6.35 5.91
1964 6.29 5.85
1965 6.26 5.77
1966 6.23 5.68
1967 6.11 5.57
1968 5.98 5.45
1969 5.85 5.32
1970 5.71 5.19
1971 5.55 5.05
1972 5.37 4.91
1973 5.2 4.79
1974 5.09 4.65
1975 5.02 4.52
1976 4.96 4.39
1977 4.96 4.28
1978 4.97 4.18
1979 4.97 4.08
1980 4.96 4.01
1981 4.96 3.95
1982 4.95 3.86
1983 4.91 3.73
1984 4.91 3.66
1985 4.91 3.53
1986 4.87 3.47
1987 4.81 3.42
1988 4.73 3.39
1989 4.69 3.36
1990 4.67 3.27
1991 4.64 3.16
1992 4.57 3.05
1993 4.49 2.94
1994 4.44 2.82
1995 4.42 2.73
1996 4.43 2.7
1997 4.37 2.67
1998 4.29 2.65
1999 4.18 2.63
2000 4.07 2.6
2001 3.96 2.58
2002 3.81 2.52
2003 3.7 2.46
2004 3.73 2.38
2005 3.76 2.29
2006 3.82 2.24
2007 3.87 2.2
2008 3.9 2.17
2009 3.91 2.19
2010 3.9 2.26
2011 3.88 2.32
2012 3.77 2.35
2013 3.64 2.36
2014 3.52 2.38
2015 3.44 2.38
2016 3.38 2.39
2017 3.34 2.37
2018 3.32 2.35
2019 3.29 2.33
2020 3.25 2.31
2021 3.22 2.28
2022 3.18 2.26
2023 3.15 2.24

Kiribati and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Lebanon
1960 18.8 19.9
1961 18.5 19.5
1962 18.3 19.1
1963 18.2 18.7
1964 18.1 18.4
1965 18 18.2
1966 17.9 18.1
1967 17.7 18
1968 17.6 18
1969 17.5 18.1
1970 17.5 18.2
1971 17.6 18.3
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.7 18.7
1974 17.8 18.9
1975 18 19
1976 18.1 19.1
1977 18.2 19.2
1978 18.3 19.4
1979 18.4 19.6
1980 18.7 19.8
1981 18.9 19.9
1982 19 20.1
1983 19.2 20.3
1984 19.4 20.5
1985 19.6 20.7
1986 19.8 20.8
1987 19.9 21
1988 20.1 21.2
1989 20.2 21.4
1990 20.2 21.6
1991 20.2 21.8
1992 20.1 22
1993 20 22.3
1994 19.8 22.5
1995 19.7 22.8
1996 19.6 23.1
1997 19.6 23.4
1998 19.6 23.7
1999 19.6 24
2000 19.7 24.3
2001 19.8 24.6
2002 19.9 24.9
2003 20.1 25.2
2004 20.3 25.6
2005 20.5 26
2006 20.7 26.3
2007 20.9 26.7
2008 21 27.1
2009 21.2 27.5
2010 21.3 27.9
2011 21.5 28.2
2012 21.7 28.6
2013 21.9 28.9
2014 22.1 29.2
2015 22.3 29.4
2016 22.5 29.5
2017 22.7 29.4
2018 22.9 29.3
2019 23 29
2020 23.2 28.9
2021 23.3 29
2022 23.5 29.2
2023 23.6 29.4
2024 23.8 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold n/a
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
27%
2020
Banked people share n/a
23%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Lebanon
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
22
2024
Higher education index n/a
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
92%
2019
English speaking
24.2%
2023
40%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Kiribati Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Lebanon
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
13,487 mi
2017

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