Kiribati vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 173rd vs. 191st).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Kiribati and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Table

Year	GDP
	Kiribati	Marshall Islands
1970	$11,560,877	$8,408,486
1971	$12,356,134	$9,116,810
1972	$15,314,346	$9,973,652
1973	$25,645,040	$11,607,366
1974	$69,256,489	$15,217,532
1975	$44,547,454	$16,691,301
1976	$33,246,817	$18,153,647
1977	$31,335,459	$20,210,069
1978	$36,563,965	$22,209,370
1979	$34,466,197	$25,545,346
1980	$33,157,723	$26,710,653
1981	$35,267,489	$31,020,000
1982	$32,742,713	$34,918,000
1983	$31,000,546	$41,749,000
1984	$34,394,167	$45,144,000
1985	$26,126,615	$43,879,000
1986	$25,993,009	$55,989,000
1987	$29,554,413	$62,983,000
1988	$38,278,810	$70,688,000
1989	$37,645,319	$72,798,000
1990	$36,534,295	$78,476,000
1991	$41,247,792	$82,507,000
1992	$61,491,369	$91,063,000
1993	$58,953,596	$99,461,000
1994	$67,055,334	$108,071,000
1995	$68,596,395	$120,230,000
1996	$81,456,854	$110,858,000
1997	$80,205,807	$109,884,700
1998	$74,905,706	$112,070,100
1999	$77,323,978	$113,352,100
2000	$74,910,527	$114,838,500
2001	$64,935,850	$122,406,100
2002	$74,743,869	$131,960,000
2003	$96,105,619	$131,128,500
2004	$104,085,892	$132,900,000
2005	$113,895,437	$138,000,000
2006	$112,338,353	$143,200,000
2007	$138,054,946	$150,500,000
2008	$147,017,895	$146,600,000
2009	$140,177,384	$151,200,000
2010	$165,458,433	$161,100,000
2011	$195,970,140	$172,300,000
2012	$207,001,546	$180,700,000
2013	$201,730,861	$186,400,000
2014	$200,287,282	$186,000,000
2015	$191,559,399	$183,700,000
2016	$206,467,819	$201,800,000
2017	$222,875,736	$213,700,000
2018	$233,514,717	$220,000,000
2019	$216,985,388	$232,900,000
2020	$220,897,999	$241,800,000
2021	$285,259,894	$258,900,000
2022	$270,040,457	$253,400,000
2023	$288,610,732	$259,300,000
2024	$307,862,547	$280,357,844

Kiribati and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kiribati	Marshall Islands
1970	$201	$373
1971	$210.7	$390
1972	$256.2	$416
1973	$422	$472
1974	$1,131	$602
1975	$730	$638
1976	$548	$672
1977	$520	$724
1978	$611	$771
1979	$573	$859
1980	$542	$868
1981	$568	$969
1982	$519	$1,046
1983	$483	$1,199
1984	$527	$1,245
1985	$393	$1,162
1986	$382	$1,425
1987	$424	$1,543
1988	$536	$1,670
1989	$515	$1,670
1990	$488	$1,758
1991	$540	$1,811
1992	$792	$1,963
1993	$748	$2,112
1994	$838	$2,265
1995	$844	$2,491
1996	$986	$2,273
1997	$953	$2,231
1998	$874	$2,254
1999	$887	$2,258
2000	$845	$2,265
2001	$719	$2,394
2002	$810	$2,566
2003	$1,021	$2,539
2004	$1,083	$2,566
2005	$1,162	$2,659
2006	$1,123	$2,754
2007	$1,353	$2,892
2008	$1,411	$2,818
2009	$1,317	$2,907
2010	$1,522	$3,095
2011	$1,771	$3,319
2012	$1,844	$3,514
2013	$1,772	$3,678
2014	$1,737	$3,735
2015	$1,640	$3,764
2016	$1,743	$4,230
2017	$1,853	$4,593
2018	$1,913	$4,858
2019	$1,751	$5,292
2020	$1,752	$5,662
2021	$2,222	$6,259
2022	$2,070	$6,323
2023	$2,178	$6,678
2024	$2,289	$7,467

Kiribati vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kiribati	Marshall Islands
1950	45.7	52.6
1951	45.8	52.7
1952	45.9	52.7
1953	46	52.8
1954	46.1	52.9
1955	46.3	53
1956	46.5	53.2
1957	46.8	53.4
1958	47.1	53.6
1959	47.5	54
1960	48	54.4
1961	48.5	54.7
1962	49	55.2
1963	49.7	55.7
1964	50.4	56.3
1965	51	56.8
1966	51.7	57.3
1967	52.5	57.8
1968	53.1	58.2
1969	53.8	58.5
1970	54.4	58.8
1971	54.9	59.1
1972	55.3	59.5
1973	55.8	59.8
1974	56.1	60.1
1975	56.4	60.3
1976	56.6	60.4
1977	56.1	60.6
1978	56.9	60.7
1979	57.1	60.8
1980	57.3	61
1981	57.5	61.1
1982	57.8	61.3
1983	58.1	61.5
1984	58.4	61.6
1985	58.7	61.7
1986	59.1	61.8
1987	59.6	61.8
1988	60.1	61.8
1989	60.5	61.7
1990	61	61.8
1991	61.5	61.8
1992	62	61.9
1993	62.4	62.1
1994	62.8	62.3
1995	63.1	62.5
1996	63.5	62.8
1997	63.8	63
1998	64.1	63.2
1999	64.4	63.4
2000	64.7	63.3
2001	64.9	63.7
2002	65.1	63.8
2003	65.3	64
2004	65.4	64
2005	65.5	64.1
2006	65.6	64.2
2007	65.7	64.3
2008	65.7	64.3
2009	65.8	64.4
2010	65.9	64.5
2011	65.9	64.6
2012	65.9	64.8
2013	65.9	65
2014	65.9	65.1
2015	65.8	65.3
2016	65.8	65.5
2017	65.8	65.7
2018	65.8	65.9
2019	65.9	66
2020	65.2	65.4
2021	64.1	65.4
2022	66.3	66.7
2023	66.5	66.9
2024	66.6	67.1
2025	66.7	67.2

Kiribati and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Table

Year	Population
	Kiribati	Marshall Islands
1960	47,157	14,703
1961	48,323	15,219
1962	49,538	15,755
1963	50,791	16,302
1964	52,088	16,852
1965	53,439	17,402
1966	54,425	17,927
1967	54,996	18,655
1968	55,529	19,862
1969	56,360	21,305
1970	57,510	22,530
1971	58,652	23,366
1972	59,778	23,992
1973	60,824	24,581
1974	61,219	25,296
1975	60,987	26,154
1976	60,661	27,021
1977	60,267	27,906
1978	59,864	28,809
1979	60,172	29,738
1980	61,148	30,774
1981	62,121	32,017
1982	63,134	33,397
1983	64,169	34,811
1984	65,228	36,264
1985	66,496	37,761
1986	68,059	39,286
1987	69,733	40,828
1988	71,427	42,321
1989	73,147	43,586
1990	74,855	44,629
1991	76,367	45,568
1992	77,641	46,388
1993	78,841	47,093
1994	80,021	47,712
1995	81,234	48,266
1996	82,623	48,775
1997	84,147	49,259
1998	85,657	49,717
1999	87,126	50,202
2000	88,613	50,706
2001	90,335	51,123
2002	92,264	51,425
2003	94,175	51,639
2004	96,085	51,791
2005	98,035	51,906
2006	100,017	51,992
2007	102,068	52,035
2008	104,222	52,030
2009	106,467	52,019
2010	108,704	52,044
2011	110,647	51,907
2012	112,284	51,419
2013	113,838	50,681
2014	115,326	49,796
2015	116,815	48,800
2016	118,478	47,709
2017	120,275	46,529
2018	122,084	45,285
2019	123,921	44,007
2020	126,099	42,706
2021	128,377	41,367
2022	130,469	40,077
2023	132,530	38,827
2024	134,518	37,548

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kiribati	Marshall Islands
1960	6.44	8.08
1961	6.48	8.12
1962	6.42	8.12
1963	6.35	8.12
1964	6.29	8.14
1965	6.26	8.16
1966	6.23	8.2
1967	6.11	8.17
1968	5.98	8.14
1969	5.85	8.11
1970	5.71	8.07
1971	5.55	8.04
1972	5.37	8
1973	5.2	7.95
1974	5.09	7.9
1975	5.02	7.83
1976	4.96	7.76
1977	4.96	7.67
1978	4.97	7.58
1979	4.97	7.47
1980	4.96	7.37
1981	4.96	7.27
1982	4.95	7.18
1983	4.91	7.08
1984	4.91	6.99
1985	4.91	6.87
1986	4.87	6.73
1987	4.81	6.57
1988	4.73	6.38
1989	4.69	6.18
1990	4.67	5.97
1991	4.64	5.76
1992	4.57	5.55
1993	4.49	5.38
1994	4.44	5.23
1995	4.42	5.09
1996	4.43	5.02
1997	4.37	4.96
1998	4.29	4.87
1999	4.18	4.78
2000	4.07	4.7
2001	3.96	4.58
2002	3.81	4.49
2003	3.7	4.42
2004	3.73	4.34
2005	3.76	4.28
2006	3.82	4.2
2007	3.87	4.09
2008	3.9	3.97
2009	3.91	3.83
2010	3.9	3.67
2011	3.88	3.53
2012	3.77	3.38
2013	3.64	3.25
2014	3.52	3.18
2015	3.44	3.13
2016	3.38	3.09
2017	3.34	3.06
2018	3.32	3.04
2019	3.29	3.01
2020	3.25	2.99
2021	3.22	2.96
2022	3.18	2.94
2023	3.15	2.92

Kiribati and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kiribati	Marshall Islands
1960	18.8	17.4
1961	18.5	17
1962	18.3	16.7
1963	18.2	16.4
1964	18.1	16.3
1965	18	16.3
1966	17.9	16.4
1967	17.7	16.6
1968	17.6	16.9
1969	17.5	17.2
1970	17.5	17.4
1971	17.6	17.1
1972	17.6	16.6
1973	17.7	16.2
1974	17.8	16
1975	18	15.9
1976	18.1	15.7
1977	18.2	15.5
1978	18.3	15.3
1979	18.4	15.1
1980	18.7	15
1981	18.9	14.9
1982	19	14.9
1983	19.2	14.9
1984	19.4	14.8
1985	19.6	14.8
1986	19.8	14.7
1987	19.9	14.7
1988	20.1	14.7
1989	20.2	14.8
1990	20.2	14.9
1991	20.2	15.2
1992	20.1	15.4
1993	20	15.8
1994	19.8	16.1
1995	19.7	16.5
1996	19.6	16.9
1997	19.6	17.2
1998	19.6	17.6
1999	19.6	17.9
2000	19.7	18.2
2001	19.8	18.5
2002	19.9	18.8
2003	20.1	19.1
2004	20.3	19.4
2005	20.5	19.7
2006	20.7	19.9
2007	20.9	20.2
2008	21	20.4
2009	21.2	20.5
2010	21.3	20.6
2011	21.5	20.6
2012	21.7	20.8
2013	21.9	21
2014	22.1	21.3
2015	22.3	21.6
2016	22.5	21.9
2017	22.7	22.2
2018	22.9	22.4
2019	23	22.6
2020	23.2	22.6
2021	23.3	22.5
2022	23.5	22.2
2023	23.6	21.9
2024	23.8	21.8

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