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Kiribati vs Netherlands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 18M in The Netherlands (ranked 72/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 13,000 sq mi for The Netherlands (ranked 173rd vs. 134th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and The Netherlands ranks 19/197 ($1.23T). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while The Netherlands ranks 13/197 ($68,219).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Netherlands
Population
138067
18191638
Population rank 180/197 72/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$1.23T
2024
GDP rank 192/197 19/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$68,219
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 13/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$84,218
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$531B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
43.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$29,494
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 25/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$45,699
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
13,000 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
1,384 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.43
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
42.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
82.4 years
2025

Kiribati and Netherlands: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Netherlands economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Netherlands
Year GDP
Kiribati Netherlands
1960 - $13,282,979,015
1961 - $14,599,836,396
1962 - $15,847,582,341
1963 - $17,193,744,109
1964 - $20,232,048,553
1965 - $22,721,869,808
1966 - $24,741,480,717
1967 - $27,143,828,099
1968 - $30,097,635,751
1969 - $34,086,038,090
1970 $11,560,877 $38,220,884,519
1971 $12,356,134 $44,644,730,576
1972 $15,314,346 $54,787,070,173
1973 $25,645,040 $71,946,639,603
1974 $69,256,489 $87,371,810,804
1975 $44,547,454 $100,397,061,694
1976 $33,246,817 $109,329,386,564
1977 $31,335,459 $127,203,923,857
1978 $36,563,965 $156,089,077,205
1979 $34,466,197 $179,933,827,310
1980 $33,157,723 $195,439,301,707
1981 $35,267,489 $164,375,775,854
1982 $32,742,713 $158,712,765,536
1983 $31,000,546 $153,671,294,109
1984 $34,394,167 $144,124,462,912
1985 $26,126,615 $144,057,523,222
1986 $25,993,009 $201,157,708,221
1987 $29,554,413 $245,406,949,521
1988 $38,278,810 $262,295,966,105
1989 $37,645,319 $258,716,904,292
1990 $36,534,295 $318,799,003,994
1991 $41,247,792 $327,982,316,124
1992 $61,491,369 $363,497,050,125
1993 $58,953,596 $354,070,495,966
1994 $67,055,334 $379,688,232,232
1995 $68,596,395 $452,967,334,614
1996 $81,456,854 $451,372,549,020
1997 $80,205,807 $417,506,211,882
1998 $74,905,706 $438,612,530,549
1999 $77,323,978 $447,778,514,140
2000 $74,910,527 $417,649,282,154
2001 $64,935,850 $432,536,219,669
2002 $74,743,869 $475,529,972,123
2003 $96,105,619 $582,435,617,082
2004 $104,085,892 $661,224,886,143
2005 $113,895,437 $688,133,699,636
2006 $112,338,353 $737,593,995,289
2007 $138,054,946 $853,499,460,873
2008 $147,017,895 $957,901,566,041
2009 $140,177,384 $878,954,223,140
2010 $165,458,433 $852,464,982,433
2011 $195,970,140 $913,140,741,333
2012 $207,001,546 $845,689,017,066
2013 $201,730,861 $883,951,539,007
2014 $200,287,282 $901,556,501,756
2015 $191,559,399 $775,743,675,303
2016 $206,467,819 $797,163,949,290
2017 $222,875,736 $848,233,537,846
2018 $233,514,717 $929,733,599,797
2019 $216,985,388 $928,903,005,576
2020 $220,897,999 $932,560,861,701
2021 $285,259,894 $1,054,472,123,450
2022 $270,040,457 $1,046,540,797,549
2023 $288,610,732 $1,154,361,305,398
2024 $307,862,547 $1,227,543,925,316

Kiribati and Netherlands economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Netherlands
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Netherlands
1960 - $1,156
1961 - $1,254
1962 - $1,342
1963 - $1,437
1964 - $1,668
1965 - $1,848
1966 - $1,986
1967 - $2,155
1968 - $2,364
1969 - $2,647
1970 $201 $2,931
1971 $210.7 $3,384
1972 $256.2 $4,110
1973 $422 $5,353
1974 $1,131 $6,450
1975 $730 $7,346
1976 $548 $7,937
1977 $520 $9,180
1978 $611 $11,196
1979 $573 $12,817
1980 $542 $13,812
1981 $568 $11,537
1982 $519 $11,089
1983 $483 $10,696
1984 $527 $9,992
1985 $393 $9,941
1986 $382 $13,804
1987 $424 $16,734
1988 $536 $17,771
1989 $515 $17,423
1990 $488 $21,322
1991 $540 $21,764
1992 $792 $23,939
1993 $748 $23,156
1994 $838 $24,683
1995 $844 $29,301
1996 $986 $29,064
1997 $953 $26,745
1998 $874 $27,924
1999 $887 $28,319
2000 $845 $26,225
2001 $719 $26,956
2002 $810 $29,447
2003 $1,021 $35,897
2004 $1,083 $40,611
2005 $1,162 $42,165
2006 $1,123 $45,124
2007 $1,353 $52,101
2008 $1,411 $58,247
2009 $1,317 $53,172
2010 $1,522 $51,306
2011 $1,771 $54,702
2012 $1,844 $50,474
2013 $1,772 $52,602
2014 $1,737 $53,457
2015 $1,640 $45,794
2016 $1,743 $46,809
2017 $1,853 $49,514
2018 $1,913 $53,955
2019 $1,751 $53,555
2020 $1,752 $53,468
2021 $2,222 $60,142
2022 $2,070 $59,123
2023 $2,178 $64,572
2024 $2,289 $68,219

Kiribati vs. Netherlands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Netherlands
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Netherlands
1950 45.7 71.4
1951 45.8 71.5
1952 45.9 72.1
1953 46 71.7
1954 46.1 72.4
1955 46.3 72.5
1956 46.5 72.5
1957 46.8 73
1958 47.1 73.1
1959 47.5 73.2
1960 48 73.4
1961 48.5 73.6
1962 49 73.2
1963 49.7 73.4
1964 50.4 73.7
1965 51 73.6
1966 51.7 73.6
1967 52.5 73.8
1968 53.1 73.6
1969 53.8 73.6
1970 54.4 73.6
1971 54.9 73.9
1972 55.3 73.8
1973 55.8 74.2
1974 56.1 74.6
1975 56.4 74.6
1976 56.6 74.7
1977 56.1 75.3
1978 56.9 75.2
1979 57.1 75.6
1980 57.3 75.8
1981 57.5 76
1982 57.8 76.1
1983 58.1 76.3
1984 58.4 76.3
1985 58.7 76.4
1986 59.1 76.4
1987 59.6 76.8
1988 60.1 77
1989 60.5 76.8
1990 61 77
1991 61.5 77.2
1992 62 77.4
1993 62.4 77
1994 62.8 77.5
1995 63.1 77.6
1996 63.5 77.6
1997 63.8 77.9
1998 64.1 78
1999 64.4 78
2000 64.7 78.1
2001 64.9 78.3
2002 65.1 78.4
2003 65.3 78.7
2004 65.4 79.2
2005 65.5 79.5
2006 65.6 79.8
2007 65.7 80.3
2008 65.7 80.4
2009 65.8 80.7
2010 65.9 80.8
2011 65.9 81.1
2012 65.9 81.1
2013 65.9 81.3
2014 65.9 81.7
2015 65.8 81.5
2016 65.8 81.6
2017 65.8 81.7
2018 65.8 81.8
2019 65.9 82.1
2020 65.2 81.4
2021 64.1 81.4
2022 66.3 81.9
2023 66.5 82.2
2024 66.6 82.3
2025 66.7 82.4

Kiribati and Netherlands population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Netherlands
Year Population
Kiribati Netherlands
1960 47,157 11,486,631
1961 48,323 11,638,712
1962 49,538 11,805,689
1963 50,791 11,965,966
1964 52,088 12,127,120
1965 53,439 12,294,732
1966 54,425 12,456,251
1967 54,996 12,598,201
1968 55,529 12,729,721
1969 56,360 12,877,984
1970 57,510 13,038,526
1971 58,652 13,194,497
1972 59,778 13,328,593
1973 60,824 13,439,322
1974 61,219 13,545,056
1975 60,987 13,666,335
1976 60,661 13,774,037
1977 60,267 13,856,185
1978 59,864 13,941,700
1979 60,172 14,038,270
1980 61,148 14,149,800
1981 62,121 14,247,208
1982 63,134 14,312,690
1983 64,169 14,367,070
1984 65,228 14,424,211
1985 66,496 14,491,632
1986 68,059 14,572,278
1987 69,733 14,665,037
1988 71,427 14,760,094
1989 73,147 14,848,907
1990 74,855 14,951,510
1991 76,367 15,069,798
1992 77,641 15,184,166
1993 78,841 15,290,368
1994 80,021 15,382,838
1995 81,234 15,459,006
1996 82,623 15,530,498
1997 84,147 15,610,650
1998 85,657 15,707,209
1999 87,126 15,812,088
2000 88,613 15,925,513
2001 90,335 16,046,180
2002 92,264 16,148,929
2003 94,175 16,225,302
2004 96,085 16,281,779
2005 98,035 16,319,868
2006 100,017 16,346,101
2007 102,068 16,381,696
2008 104,222 16,445,593
2009 106,467 16,530,388
2010 108,704 16,615,394
2011 110,647 16,693,074
2012 112,284 16,754,962
2013 113,838 16,804,432
2014 115,326 16,865,008
2015 116,815 16,939,923
2016 118,478 17,030,314
2017 120,275 17,131,296
2018 122,084 17,231,624
2019 123,921 17,344,874
2020 126,099 17,441,500
2021 128,377 17,533,044
2022 130,469 17,700,982
2023 132,530 17,877,117
2024 134,518 17,994,237

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Netherlands

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Netherlands
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Netherlands
1960 6.44 3.12
1961 6.48 3.22
1962 6.42 3.18
1963 6.35 3.19
1964 6.29 3.17
1965 6.26 3.04
1966 6.23 2.9
1967 6.11 2.81
1968 5.98 2.72
1969 5.85 2.75
1970 5.71 2.57
1971 5.55 2.36
1972 5.37 2.15
1973 5.2 1.9
1974 5.09 1.77
1975 5.02 1.66
1976 4.96 1.63
1977 4.96 1.58
1978 4.97 1.58
1979 4.97 1.56
1980 4.96 1.6
1981 4.96 1.56
1982 4.95 1.5
1983 4.91 1.47
1984 4.91 1.49
1985 4.91 1.51
1986 4.87 1.55
1987 4.81 1.56
1988 4.73 1.55
1989 4.69 1.55
1990 4.67 1.62
1991 4.64 1.61
1992 4.57 1.59
1993 4.49 1.57
1994 4.44 1.57
1995 4.42 1.53
1996 4.43 1.53
1997 4.37 1.56
1998 4.29 1.63
1999 4.18 1.65
2000 4.07 1.72
2001 3.96 1.71
2002 3.81 1.73
2003 3.7 1.75
2004 3.73 1.72
2005 3.76 1.71
2006 3.82 1.72
2007 3.87 1.72
2008 3.9 1.77
2009 3.91 1.79
2010 3.9 1.79
2011 3.88 1.76
2012 3.77 1.72
2013 3.64 1.68
2014 3.52 1.71
2015 3.44 1.66
2016 3.38 1.66
2017 3.34 1.62
2018 3.32 1.59
2019 3.29 1.57
2020 3.25 1.54
2021 3.22 1.62
2022 3.18 1.49
2023 3.15 1.43

Kiribati and Netherlands demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Netherlands
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Netherlands
1960 18.8 28.8
1961 18.5 28.8
1962 18.3 28.7
1963 18.2 28.7
1964 18.1 28.6
1965 18 28.6
1966 17.9 28.6
1967 17.7 28.5
1968 17.6 28.6
1969 17.5 28.6
1970 17.5 28.6
1971 17.6 28.7
1972 17.6 28.9
1973 17.7 29
1974 17.8 29.3
1975 18 29.4
1976 18.1 29.8
1977 18.2 30.3
1978 18.3 30.7
1979 18.4 31
1980 18.7 31.3
1981 18.9 31.6
1982 19 31.9
1983 19.2 32.3
1984 19.4 32.6
1985 19.6 32.9
1986 19.8 33.2
1987 19.9 33.5
1988 20.1 33.8
1989 20.2 34.1
1990 20.2 34.3
1991 20.2 34.6
1992 20.1 34.8
1993 20 35.1
1994 19.8 35.4
1995 19.7 35.7
1996 19.6 36.1
1997 19.6 36.4
1998 19.6 36.7
1999 19.6 37
2000 19.7 37.3
2001 19.8 37.5
2002 19.9 37.8
2003 20.1 38.1
2004 20.3 38.5
2005 20.5 38.9
2006 20.7 39.3
2007 20.9 39.7
2008 21 40
2009 21.2 40.3
2010 21.3 40.7
2011 21.5 41
2012 21.7 41.3
2013 21.9 41.6
2014 22.1 41.8
2015 22.3 42
2016 22.5 42.2
2017 22.7 42.3
2018 22.9 42.4
2019 23 42.5
2020 23.2 42.5
2021 23.3 42.6
2022 23.5 42.5
2023 23.6 42.4
2024 23.8 42.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Netherlands
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$1.13T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
44.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
5.18%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-1.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
3.64%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
70.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
17.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
78.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
21.4%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
3.6%
2021
Number of millionaires n/a
1,231,625
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
8.62%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
13
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
103
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.1T
2017
Total reserves including gold n/a
$79.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$4.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
7,265,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
1.44%
2020
Banked people share n/a
99.2%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Netherlands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
3,418 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$22.9
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
122.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
6.87 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
83.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
12.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.01%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
87%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
6,189 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
33.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0.06%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
3.28%
2023
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Netherlands
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.22%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+121,628
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
93.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
6.03 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
92.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
78
2024
Higher education index n/a
95
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0.69
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
4
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
99%
2003
English speaking
24.2%
2023
90.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
97%
2023

Health

Kiribati Netherlands
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$5,796
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$581
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
82.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
3.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
30.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
4
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
15%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
5%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
77
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
21.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
8.71 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Netherlands
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
722 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
6,961 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
1,437 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
88,123 mi
2022

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