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Kiribati vs Lesotho statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 2.34M in Lesotho (ranked 145/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 11,722 sq mi for Lesotho (ranked 173rd vs. 137th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Lesotho ranks 174/197 ($2.27B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Lesotho ranks 180/197 ($972).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Lesotho
Population
138067
2384217
Population rank 180/197 144/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$2.27B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 174/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$972
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 180/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$2,998
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$1.36B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
59.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$581
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 160/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$7,614
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
11,722 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
199.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
22.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025

Kiribati and Lesotho: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Lesotho economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Lesotho
Year GDP
Kiribati Lesotho
1960 - $34,579,986
1961 - $35,699,986
1962 - $41,859,983
1963 - $47,039,981
1964 - $51,939,979
1965 - $54,879,978
1966 - $56,699,977
1967 - $59,261,976
1968 - $61,445,975
1969 - $65,967,974
1970 $11,560,877 $68,739,973
1971 $12,356,134 $76,480,285
1972 $15,314,346 $80,913,200
1973 $25,645,040 $121,188,716
1974 $69,256,489 $150,851,317
1975 $44,547,454 $149,558,896
1976 $33,246,817 $147,660,037
1977 $31,335,459 $193,315,048
1978 $36,563,965 $266,570,067
1979 $34,466,197 $290,134,593
1980 $33,157,723 $431,542,537
1981 $35,267,489 $434,188,034
1982 $32,742,713 $348,741,684
1983 $31,000,546 $386,699,309
1984 $34,394,167 $333,163,670
1985 $26,126,615 $268,629,926
1986 $25,993,009 $318,858,423
1987 $29,554,413 $402,768,324
1988 $38,278,810 $470,395,801
1989 $37,645,319 $495,409,233
1990 $36,534,295 $596,410,264
1991 $41,247,792 $704,325,367
1992 $61,491,369 $831,029,862
1993 $58,953,596 $835,582,062
1994 $67,055,334 $878,250,945
1995 $68,596,395 $1,001,894,000
1996 $81,456,854 $946,112,493
1997 $80,205,807 $998,004,259
1998 $74,905,706 $928,460,893
1999 $77,323,978 $912,773,681
2000 $74,910,527 $887,291,688
2001 $64,935,850 $825,706,961
2002 $74,743,869 $775,777,239
2003 $96,105,619 $1,157,825,435
2004 $104,085,892 $1,511,236,656
2005 $113,895,437 $1,682,343,527
2006 $112,338,353 $1,800,092,564
2007 $138,054,946 $1,682,131,785
2008 $147,017,895 $1,766,902,709
2009 $140,177,384 $1,740,894,965
2010 $165,458,433 $2,234,754,242
2011 $195,970,140 $2,579,409,620
2012 $207,001,546 $2,477,702,216
2013 $201,730,861 $2,367,112,932
2014 $200,287,282 $2,441,063,054
2015 $191,559,399 $2,359,686,725
2016 $206,467,819 $2,114,426,452
2017 $222,875,736 $2,306,741,672
2018 $233,514,717 $2,556,247,292
2019 $216,985,388 $2,390,702,296
2020 $220,897,999 $2,053,699,870
2021 $285,259,894 $2,412,130,022
2022 $270,040,457 $2,354,980,884
2023 $288,610,732 $2,117,962,430
2024 $307,862,547 $2,271,541,846

Kiribati and Lesotho economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Lesotho
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Lesotho
1960 - $47
1961 - $47
1962 - $53.5
1963 - $58.4
1964 - $62.6
1965 - $64.3
1966 - $64.3
1967 - $64.8
1968 - $64.8
1969 - $67.1
1970 $201 $67.4
1971 $210.7 $72.4
1972 $256.2 $74
1973 $422 $107
1974 $1,131 $128.7
1975 $730 $123.2
1976 $548 $117.8
1977 $520 $149.9
1978 $611 $200.8
1979 $573 $212.4
1980 $542 $307
1981 $568 $299.8
1982 $519 $233.9
1983 $483 $252
1984 $527 $211
1985 $393 $165.4
1986 $382 $191.4
1987 $424 $236.5
1988 $536 $270.4
1989 $515 $279
1990 $488 $330
1991 $540 $382
1992 $792 $444
1993 $748 $439
1994 $838 $456
1995 $844 $513
1996 $986 $480
1997 $953 $502
1998 $874 $465
1999 $887 $456
2000 $845 $443
2001 $719 $413
2002 $810 $389
2003 $1,021 $583
2004 $1,083 $767
2005 $1,162 $861
2006 $1,123 $925
2007 $1,353 $861
2008 $1,411 $898
2009 $1,317 $879
2010 $1,522 $1,119
2011 $1,771 $1,281
2012 $1,844 $1,218
2013 $1,772 $1,151
2014 $1,737 $1,174
2015 $1,640 $1,121
2016 $1,743 $992
2017 $1,853 $1,069
2018 $1,913 $1,171
2019 $1,751 $1,082
2020 $1,752 $919
2021 $2,222 $1,067
2022 $2,070 $1,030
2023 $2,178 $916
2024 $2,289 $972

Kiribati vs. Lesotho life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Lesotho
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Lesotho
1950 45.7 44.6
1951 45.8 45.2
1952 45.9 45.9
1953 46 46.6
1954 46.1 47.3
1955 46.3 48
1956 46.5 48.6
1957 46.8 49.2
1958 47.1 49.6
1959 47.5 49.9
1960 48 50.2
1961 48.5 50.3
1962 49 50.3
1963 49.7 50.3
1964 50.4 50.3
1965 51 50.3
1966 51.7 50.4
1967 52.5 50.5
1968 53.1 50.8
1969 53.8 51.1
1970 54.4 51.5
1971 54.9 51.8
1972 55.3 52.3
1973 55.8 52.6
1974 56.1 52.9
1975 56.4 53.5
1976 56.6 53.9
1977 56.1 54.5
1978 56.9 55.2
1979 57.1 55.8
1980 57.3 56.5
1981 57.5 57.3
1982 57.8 58
1983 58.1 58.5
1984 58.4 59
1985 58.7 59.2
1986 59.1 59.3
1987 59.6 59.6
1988 60.1 59.6
1989 60.5 59.5
1990 61 59.3
1991 61.5 59.1
1992 62 58.6
1993 62.4 58.1
1994 62.8 57.3
1995 63.1 56.4
1996 63.5 55.1
1997 63.8 53.7
1998 64.1 52
1999 64.4 50.4
2000 64.7 48.8
2001 64.9 47.2
2002 65.1 46
2003 65.3 44.9
2004 65.4 44
2005 65.5 43.6
2006 65.6 43.2
2007 65.7 43.7
2008 65.7 44.3
2009 65.8 45.1
2010 65.9 46
2011 65.9 46.9
2012 65.9 48.2
2013 65.9 49.5
2014 65.9 50.8
2015 65.8 51.8
2016 65.8 52.9
2017 65.8 53.9
2018 65.8 54.6
2019 65.9 55.2
2020 65.2 55.1
2021 64.1 54.2
2022 66.3 56.8
2023 66.5 57.4
2024 66.6 57.8
2025 66.7 58.2

Kiribati and Lesotho population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Lesotho
Year Population
Kiribati Lesotho
1960 47,157 736,500
1961 48,323 758,824
1962 49,538 781,814
1963 50,791 805,373
1964 52,088 829,437
1965 53,439 854,090
1966 54,425 881,870
1967 54,996 913,982
1968 55,529 948,105
1969 56,360 983,202
1970 57,510 1,019,273
1971 58,652 1,056,246
1972 59,778 1,094,063
1973 60,824 1,132,697
1974 61,219 1,172,420
1975 60,987 1,213,643
1976 60,661 1,253,214
1977 60,267 1,289,967
1978 59,864 1,327,240
1979 60,172 1,366,169
1980 61,148 1,406,521
1981 62,121 1,448,069
1982 63,134 1,490,732
1983 64,169 1,534,413
1984 65,228 1,578,986
1985 66,496 1,624,379
1986 68,059 1,666,138
1987 69,733 1,703,390
1988 71,427 1,739,841
1989 73,147 1,775,436
1990 74,855 1,809,696
1991 76,367 1,842,379
1992 77,641 1,873,274
1993 78,841 1,901,793
1994 80,021 1,927,707
1995 81,234 1,951,437
1996 82,623 1,972,418
1997 84,147 1,988,130
1998 85,657 1,998,049
1999 87,126 2,003,234
2000 88,613 2,003,913
2001 90,335 2,000,853
2002 92,264 1,994,679
2003 94,175 1,985,059
2004 96,085 1,971,129
2005 98,035 1,953,076
2006 100,017 1,945,063
2007 102,068 1,953,268
2008 104,222 1,966,541
2009 106,467 1,980,883
2010 108,704 1,996,251
2011 110,647 2,014,009
2012 112,284 2,034,354
2013 113,838 2,056,504
2014 115,326 2,080,089
2015 116,815 2,104,611
2016 118,478 2,130,422
2017 120,275 2,157,110
2018 122,084 2,183,603
2019 123,921 2,209,405
2020 126,099 2,235,727
2021 128,377 2,261,542
2022 130,469 2,286,110
2023 132,530 2,311,472
2024 134,518 2,337,423

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Lesotho

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Lesotho
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Lesotho
1960 6.44 5.78
1961 6.48 5.79
1962 6.42 5.79
1963 6.35 5.78
1964 6.29 5.77
1965 6.26 5.77
1966 6.23 5.76
1967 6.11 5.75
1968 5.98 5.73
1969 5.85 5.7
1970 5.71 5.7
1971 5.55 5.7
1972 5.37 5.69
1973 5.2 5.69
1974 5.09 5.75
1975 5.02 5.83
1976 4.96 5.87
1977 4.96 5.85
1978 4.97 5.82
1979 4.97 5.79
1980 4.96 5.75
1981 4.96 5.69
1982 4.95 5.63
1983 4.91 5.56
1984 4.91 5.48
1985 4.91 5.4
1986 4.87 5.32
1987 4.81 5.22
1988 4.73 5.1
1989 4.69 4.96
1990 4.67 4.81
1991 4.64 4.68
1992 4.57 4.54
1993 4.49 4.37
1994 4.44 4.21
1995 4.42 4.13
1996 4.43 4.06
1997 4.37 3.98
1998 4.29 3.82
1999 4.18 3.67
2000 4.07 3.61
2001 3.96 3.63
2002 3.81 3.68
2003 3.7 3.62
2004 3.73 3.51
2005 3.76 3.43
2006 3.82 3.41
2007 3.87 3.44
2008 3.9 3.39
2009 3.91 3.31
2010 3.9 3.25
2011 3.88 3.34
2012 3.77 3.3
2013 3.64 3.28
2014 3.52 3.24
2015 3.44 3.22
2016 3.38 3.18
2017 3.34 3.11
2018 3.32 3.02
2019 3.29 2.92
2020 3.25 2.85
2021 3.22 2.77
2022 3.18 2.72
2023 3.15 2.69

Kiribati and Lesotho demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Lesotho
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Lesotho
1960 18.8 17.5
1961 18.5 17.4
1962 18.3 17.4
1963 18.2 17.4
1964 18.1 17.5
1965 18 17.5
1966 17.9 17.5
1967 17.7 17.6
1968 17.6 17.8
1969 17.5 18
1970 17.5 18.2
1971 17.6 18.3
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.7 18.6
1974 17.8 18.8
1975 18 18.9
1976 18.1 19
1977 18.2 19
1978 18.3 18.9
1979 18.4 18.8
1980 18.7 18.8
1981 18.9 18.7
1982 19 18.6
1983 19.2 18.6
1984 19.4 18.5
1985 19.6 18.4
1986 19.8 18.6
1987 19.9 18.7
1988 20.1 18.6
1989 20.2 18.5
1990 20.2 18.4
1991 20.2 18.4
1992 20.1 18.4
1993 20 18.4
1994 19.8 18.5
1995 19.7 18.6
1996 19.6 18.6
1997 19.6 18.8
1998 19.6 18.9
1999 19.6 19.1
2000 19.7 19.2
2001 19.8 19.4
2002 19.9 19.5
2003 20.1 19.7
2004 20.3 19.8
2005 20.5 19.9
2006 20.7 20
2007 20.9 20.2
2008 21 20.4
2009 21.2 20.6
2010 21.3 20.7
2011 21.5 20.9
2012 21.7 21
2013 21.9 21.1
2014 22.1 21.2
2015 22.3 21.3
2016 22.5 21.4
2017 22.7 21.6
2018 22.9 21.7
2019 23 21.8
2020 23.2 22
2021 23.3 22.1
2022 23.5 22.3
2023 23.6 22.5
2024 23.8 22.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Lesotho
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$2.75B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
52.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
6.62%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.54%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+6.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
18.7%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
48%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
31%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
54.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
32.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
1.7%
2017
Total reserves including gold n/a
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$476M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
1,142,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
10.1%
1999
Banked people share n/a
61.6%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Lesotho
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
9.73 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$198.7
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
0.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.38 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
34.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
99.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
99.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
57.3%
2023

Society

Kiribati Lesotho
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-5,107
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
30.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
20.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
37
2024
Higher education index n/a
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
37.7
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
31.9
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
82
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
90.4%
2024
English speaking
24.2%
2023
27.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
48%
2023

Health

Kiribati Lesotho
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$133.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$16.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
58.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
36.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.15
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
20.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
478
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
58.9
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
21.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
6.2%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
28
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
24.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
4.3 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Lesotho
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
5,015 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
9,115 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
133.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
3,691 mi
2011

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