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Kiribati vs Malawi statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 21.7M in Malawi (ranked 62/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 36,402 sq mi for Malawi (ranked 173rd vs. 107th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Malawi ranks 151/197 ($11B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Malawi ranks 195/197 ($508).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Malawi
Population
138067
22673513
Population rank 180/197 61/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$11B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 151/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$508
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 195/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$1,859
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$8.19B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
73%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$378
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 173/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$2,610
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
36,402 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
595 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
3.65
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
18.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

Kiribati and Malawi: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Malawi economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Malawi
Year GDP
Kiribati Malawi
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 $1,801,156,775
1981 $35,267,489 $1,801,193,910
1982 $32,742,713 $1,717,379,495
1983 $31,000,546 $1,780,148,049
1984 $34,394,167 $1,758,028,656
1985 $26,126,615 $1,646,442,273
1986 $25,993,009 $1,722,586,299
1987 $29,554,413 $1,721,711,808
1988 $38,278,810 $2,008,189,508
1989 $37,645,319 $2,314,205,130
1990 $36,534,295 $2,737,087,862
1991 $41,247,792 $3,206,783,830
1992 $61,491,369 $2,618,837,835
1993 $58,953,596 $3,013,392,658
1994 $67,055,334 $1,719,864,761
1995 $68,596,395 $2,033,701,498
1996 $81,456,854 $3,319,573,750
1997 $80,205,807 $3,875,785,863
1998 $74,905,706 $2,547,609,590
1999 $77,323,978 $2,584,478,924
2000 $74,910,527 $2,537,307,580
2001 $64,935,850 $2,498,008,665
2002 $74,743,869 $5,087,328,438
2003 $96,105,619 $4,669,789,300
2004 $104,085,892 $5,058,726,350
2005 $113,895,437 $5,320,409,651
2006 $112,338,353 $5,818,279,739
2007 $138,054,946 $6,451,210,219
2008 $147,017,895 $7,743,617,352
2009 $140,177,384 $9,009,887,947
2010 $165,458,433 $10,128,323,011
2011 $195,970,140 $11,648,142,958
2012 $207,001,546 $8,773,203,178
2013 $201,730,861 $8,031,571,928
2014 $200,287,282 $8,801,326,169
2015 $191,559,399 $9,219,474,379
2016 $206,467,819 $7,909,868,618
2017 $222,875,736 $8,943,543,794
2018 $233,514,717 $9,879,231,592
2019 $216,985,388 $11,051,865,580
2020 $220,897,999 $11,769,313,598
2021 $285,259,894 $12,378,129,751
2022 $270,040,457 $12,429,060,151
2023 $288,610,732 $12,712,150,082
2024 $307,862,547 $11,008,925,323

Kiribati and Malawi economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Malawi
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Malawi
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 $287.5
1981 $568 $276.4
1982 $519 $253.3
1983 $483 $252.4
1984 $527 $239.7
1985 $393 $216.1
1986 $382 $217.9
1987 $424 $207.6
1988 $536 $229.4
1989 $515 $252.2
1990 $488 $286.7
1991 $540 $326
1992 $792 $258.4
1993 $748 $293
1994 $838 $169.2
1995 $844 $200.4
1996 $986 $321
1997 $953 $367
1998 $874 $236
1999 $887 $233.9
2000 $845 $224.2
2001 $719 $215.5
2002 $810 $428
2003 $1,021 $383
2004 $1,083 $405
2005 $1,162 $414
2006 $1,123 $441
2007 $1,353 $475
2008 $1,411 $554
2009 $1,317 $626
2010 $1,522 $683
2011 $1,771 $763
2012 $1,844 $558
2013 $1,772 $497
2014 $1,737 $530
2015 $1,640 $540
2016 $1,743 $451
2017 $1,853 $496
2018 $1,913 $533
2019 $1,751 $581
2020 $1,752 $603
2021 $2,222 $617
2022 $2,070 $604
2023 $2,178 $602
2024 $2,289 $508

Kiribati vs. Malawi life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Malawi
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Malawi
1950 45.7 32.7
1951 45.8 32.8
1952 45.9 33
1953 46 33.2
1954 46.1 33.3
1955 46.3 33.6
1956 46.5 33.8
1957 46.8 34.1
1958 47.1 34.4
1959 47.5 34.8
1960 48 35
1961 48.5 35.2
1962 49 35.4
1963 49.7 35.6
1964 50.4 35.7
1965 51 35.7
1966 51.7 35.8
1967 52.5 35.9
1968 53.1 36.1
1969 53.8 36.3
1970 54.4 36.6
1971 54.9 37.1
1972 55.3 37.6
1973 55.8 38.4
1974 56.1 39.2
1975 56.4 40.1
1976 56.6 41
1977 56.1 42
1978 56.9 43
1979 57.1 43.7
1980 57.3 44.3
1981 57.5 44.7
1982 57.8 44.8
1983 58.1 45
1984 58.4 44.8
1985 58.7 44.6
1986 59.1 44.3
1987 59.6 43.9
1988 60.1 43.6
1989 60.5 43.5
1990 61 43.6
1991 61.5 43.5
1992 62 43.6
1993 62.4 43.6
1994 62.8 43.8
1995 63.1 43.8
1996 63.5 44
1997 63.8 44.2
1998 64.1 44.3
1999 64.4 45.1
2000 64.7 46.2
2001 64.9 47.2
2002 65.1 48.2
2003 65.3 49.6
2004 65.4 51.1
2005 65.5 52.5
2006 65.6 53.7
2007 65.7 54.7
2008 65.7 55.7
2009 65.8 56.7
2010 65.9 57.8
2011 65.9 58.9
2012 65.9 59.9
2013 65.9 60.8
2014 65.9 61.7
2015 65.8 62.3
2016 65.8 63.2
2017 65.8 63.9
2018 65.8 64.5
2019 65.9 65
2020 65.2 65.2
2021 64.1 64.8
2022 66.3 66
2023 66.5 67.4
2024 66.6 67.6
2025 66.7 67.7

Kiribati and Malawi population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Malawi
Year Population
Kiribati Malawi
1960 47,157 3,628,134
1961 48,323 3,715,534
1962 49,538 3,806,307
1963 50,791 3,900,506
1964 52,088 3,997,305
1965 53,439 4,096,157
1966 54,425 4,197,926
1967 54,996 4,303,012
1968 55,529 4,411,054
1969 56,360 4,521,184
1970 57,510 4,633,944
1971 58,652 4,751,434
1972 59,778 4,874,475
1973 60,824 5,003,938
1974 61,219 5,141,337
1975 60,987 5,287,367
1976 60,661 5,443,384
1977 60,267 5,614,983
1978 59,864 5,810,132
1979 60,172 6,028,749
1980 61,148 6,265,529
1981 62,121 6,516,454
1982 63,134 6,778,879
1983 64,169 7,051,709
1984 65,228 7,332,810
1985 66,496 7,620,508
1986 68,059 7,906,480
1987 69,733 8,293,174
1988 71,427 8,753,262
1989 73,147 9,176,220
1990 74,855 9,545,852
1991 76,367 9,844,227
1992 77,641 10,135,079
1993 78,841 10,284,024
1994 80,021 10,164,894
1995 81,234 10,150,117
1996 82,623 10,352,228
1997 84,147 10,562,035
1998 85,657 10,792,876
1999 87,126 11,047,804
2000 88,613 11,315,942
2001 90,335 11,593,058
2002 92,264 11,880,440
2003 94,175 12,181,574
2004 96,085 12,500,737
2005 98,035 12,840,031
2006 100,017 13,198,701
2007 102,068 13,576,343
2008 104,222 13,976,417
2009 106,467 14,395,788
2010 108,704 14,826,463
2011 110,647 15,265,022
2012 112,284 15,709,577
2013 113,838 16,161,816
2014 115,326 16,621,538
2015 116,815 17,085,587
2016 118,478 17,557,739
2017 120,275 18,039,715
2018 122,084 18,528,081
2019 123,921 19,025,752
2020 126,099 19,533,888
2021 128,377 20,047,258
2022 130,469 20,568,728
2023 132,530 21,104,482
2024 134,518 21,655,286

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Malawi

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Malawi
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Malawi
1960 6.44 7.04
1961 6.48 7.07
1962 6.42 7.1
1963 6.35 7.13
1964 6.29 7.11
1965 6.26 7.13
1966 6.23 7.17
1967 6.11 7.21
1968 5.98 7.26
1969 5.85 7.27
1970 5.71 7.3
1971 5.55 7.31
1972 5.37 7.33
1973 5.2 7.34
1974 5.09 7.34
1975 5.02 7.36
1976 4.96 7.39
1977 4.96 7.41
1978 4.97 7.43
1979 4.97 7.47
1980 4.96 7.52
1981 4.96 7.49
1982 4.95 7.45
1983 4.91 7.36
1984 4.91 7.27
1985 4.91 7.17
1986 4.87 7.07
1987 4.81 6.97
1988 4.73 6.88
1989 4.69 6.8
1990 4.67 6.74
1991 4.64 6.68
1992 4.57 6.63
1993 4.49 6.57
1994 4.44 6.49
1995 4.42 6.39
1996 4.43 6.29
1997 4.37 6.23
1998 4.29 6.21
1999 4.18 6.12
2000 4.07 6
2001 3.96 5.94
2002 3.81 5.9
2003 3.7 5.88
2004 3.73 5.86
2005 3.76 5.85
2006 3.82 5.8
2007 3.87 5.72
2008 3.9 5.61
2009 3.91 5.45
2010 3.9 5.26
2011 3.88 5.08
2012 3.77 4.9
2013 3.64 4.76
2014 3.52 4.57
2015 3.44 4.38
2016 3.38 4.22
2017 3.34 4.11
2018 3.32 4.02
2019 3.29 3.95
2020 3.25 3.88
2021 3.22 3.79
2022 3.18 3.72
2023 3.15 3.65

Kiribati and Malawi demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Malawi
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Malawi
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.5 18.3
1962 18.3 18.3
1963 18.2 18.3
1964 18.1 18.3
1965 18 18.4
1966 17.9 18.3
1967 17.7 18.3
1968 17.6 18.3
1969 17.5 18.2
1970 17.5 18
1971 17.6 17.9
1972 17.6 17.8
1973 17.7 17.7
1974 17.8 17.6
1975 18 17.5
1976 18.1 17.5
1977 18.2 17.4
1978 18.3 17.4
1979 18.4 17.4
1980 18.7 17.3
1981 18.9 17.3
1982 19 17.3
1983 19.2 17.3
1984 19.4 17.3
1985 19.6 17.3
1986 19.8 17.3
1987 19.9 17.4
1988 20.1 17.5
1989 20.2 17.4
1990 20.2 17.3
1991 20.2 17.2
1992 20.1 17.1
1993 20 17
1994 19.8 16.9
1995 19.7 16.9
1996 19.6 16.8
1997 19.6 16.8
1998 19.6 16.8
1999 19.6 16.7
2000 19.7 16.8
2001 19.8 16.8
2002 19.9 16.8
2003 20.1 16.8
2004 20.3 16.8
2005 20.5 16.8
2006 20.7 16.8
2007 20.9 16.8
2008 21 16.8
2009 21.2 16.7
2010 21.3 16.7
2011 21.5 16.8
2012 21.7 16.8
2013 21.9 16.9
2014 22.1 17
2015 22.3 17.1
2016 22.5 17.2
2017 22.7 17.4
2018 22.9 17.6
2019 23 17.8
2020 23.2 18
2021 23.3 18.2
2022 23.5 18.4
2023 23.6 18.7
2024 23.8 18.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Malawi
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$11.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
28%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.75%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.01%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
15,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-8.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
0.91%
2020
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
44.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
16%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
31%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.9%
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$594M
2020
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$264M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
871,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
2.68%
2020
Banked people share n/a
50.4%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Malawi
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
6.45 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.31 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
62.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
80.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
72.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
15.6%
2023

Society

Kiribati Malawi
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-1,507
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
18.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.44 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.12 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
35
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
1.79
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
33.4
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
68.1%
2022
English speaking
24.2%
2023
3.88%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
18%
2023

Health

Kiribati Malawi
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$39.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$4.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
64.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.05
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
225
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
38.3
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
7.87%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
5.7%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
34
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
9.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
3.61 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Malawi
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
1,681 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
23,359 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
8,169 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
9,601 mi
2015

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