Kiribati vs New Zealand statistics compared

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 5.34M in New Zealand (ranked 121/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 101,665 sq mi for New Zealand (ranked 173rd vs. 74th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and New Zealand ranks 53/197 ($260B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while New Zealand ranks 26/197 ($48,747).

Kiribati and New Zealand: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and New Zealand economies compared

GDP

Kiribati

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP
	Kiribati	New Zealand
1960	-	$5,536,098,360
1961	-	$5,721,994,864
1962	-	$6,133,158,532
1963	-	$6,699,741,645
1964	-	$7,340,766,415
1965	-	$5,706,251,400
1966	-	$5,917,437,693
1967	-	$6,016,017,227
1968	-	$5,228,045,415
1969	-	$5,814,357,709
1970	$11,560,877	$6,495,605,331
1971	$12,356,134	$7,911,136,757
1972	$15,314,346	$9,567,331,065
1973	$25,645,040	$12,802,281,898
1974	$69,256,489	$13,940,981,798
1975	$44,547,454	$12,861,983,284
1976	$33,246,817	$13,604,832,424
1977	$31,335,459	$15,446,825,318
1978	$36,563,965	$18,530,518,395
1979	$34,466,197	$20,731,243,113
1980	$33,157,723	$23,244,547,385
1981	$35,267,489	$24,417,617,184
1982	$32,742,713	$24,164,603,059
1983	$31,000,546	$24,309,279,706
1984	$34,394,167	$21,665,975,319
1985	$26,126,615	$24,679,795,396
1986	$25,993,009	$30,604,668,357
1987	$29,554,413	$40,376,354,070
1988	$38,278,810	$45,176,811,594
1989	$37,645,319	$43,920,222,525
1990	$36,534,295	$45,495,129,385
1991	$41,247,792	$42,745,329,732
1992	$61,491,369	$41,649,829,860
1993	$58,953,596	$46,775,620,817
1994	$67,055,334	$55,314,732,279
1995	$68,596,395	$63,918,703,507
1996	$81,456,854	$70,140,835,299
1997	$80,205,807	$66,075,143,415
1998	$74,905,706	$56,227,169,851
1999	$77,323,978	$58,762,260,626
2000	$74,910,527	$52,623,281,957
2001	$64,935,850	$53,872,425,917
2002	$74,743,869	$66,627,729,311
2003	$96,105,619	$88,250,885,550
2004	$104,085,892	$103,905,210,084
2005	$113,895,437	$114,720,129,550
2006	$112,338,353	$111,538,810,713
2007	$138,054,946	$137,188,946,866
2008	$147,017,895	$133,437,126,590
2009	$140,177,384	$121,663,439,315
2010	$165,458,433	$146,887,902,524
2011	$195,970,140	$168,484,908,960
2012	$207,001,546	$176,560,711,239
2013	$201,730,861	$191,012,364,177
2014	$200,287,282	$201,518,402,787
2015	$191,559,399	$178,224,167,088
2016	$206,467,819	$189,100,085,275
2017	$222,875,736	$206,745,969,246
2018	$233,514,717	$211,985,631,173
2019	$216,985,388	$213,006,341,102
2020	$220,897,999	$213,029,554,654
2021	$285,259,894	$253,977,931,815
2022	$270,040,457	$249,509,991,440
2023	$288,610,732	$255,194,972,673
2024	$307,862,547	$260,235,932,559

Kiribati and New Zealand economies compared

GDP per capita

Kiribati

New Zealand

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kiribati	New Zealand
1960	-	$2,334
1961	-	$2,365
1962	-	$2,471
1963	-	$2,646
1964	-	$2,839
1965	-	$2,171
1966	-	$2,211
1967	-	$2,208
1968	-	$1,902
1969	-	$2,097
1970	$201	$2,311
1971	$210.7	$2,773
1972	$256.2	$3,295
1973	$422	$4,323
1974	$1,131	$4,611
1975	$730	$4,172
1976	$548	$4,374
1977	$520	$4,951
1978	$611	$5,937
1979	$573	$6,668
1980	$542	$7,467
1981	$568	$7,814
1982	$519	$7,656
1983	$483	$7,598
1984	$527	$6,714
1985	$393	$7,601
1986	$382	$9,428
1987	$424	$12,331
1988	$536	$13,759
1989	$515	$13,312
1990	$488	$13,663
1991	$540	$12,230
1992	$792	$11,793
1993	$748	$13,094
1994	$838	$15,280
1995	$844	$17,400
1996	$986	$18,794
1997	$953	$17,474
1998	$874	$14,738
1999	$887	$15,322
2000	$845	$13,641
2001	$719	$13,883
2002	$810	$16,874
2003	$1,021	$21,914
2004	$1,083	$25,420
2005	$1,162	$27,751
2006	$1,123	$26,655
2007	$1,353	$32,480
2008	$1,411	$31,325
2009	$1,317	$28,277
2010	$1,522	$33,762
2011	$1,771	$38,432
2012	$1,844	$40,054
2013	$1,772	$43,000
2014	$1,737	$44,618
2015	$1,640	$38,665
2016	$1,743	$40,114
2017	$1,853	$42,950
2018	$1,913	$43,257
2019	$1,751	$42,779
2020	$1,752	$41,851
2021	$2,222	$49,689
2022	$2,070	$48,760
2023	$2,178	$48,655
2024	$2,289	$48,747

Kiribati vs. New Zealand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kiribati

New Zealand

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kiribati	New Zealand
1950	45.7	69.3
1951	45.8	69.1
1952	45.9	69.4
1953	46	70.2
1954	46.1	70.3
1955	46.3	70.5
1956	46.5	70.7
1957	46.8	70.3
1958	47.1	70.9
1959	47.5	70.8
1960	48	71.2
1961	48.5	70.9
1962	49	71.2
1963	49.7	71.3
1964	50.4	71.3
1965	51	71.2
1966	51.7	71.1
1967	52.5	71.4
1968	53.1	71.1
1969	53.8	71.5
1970	54.4	71.2
1971	54.9	71.7
1972	55.3	71.8
1973	55.8	71.7
1974	56.1	71.9
1975	56.4	72.2
1976	56.6	72.4
1977	56.1	72.1
1978	56.9	73
1979	57.1	73.1
1980	57.3	72.9
1981	57.5	73.6
1982	57.8	73.7
1983	58.1	73.8
1984	58.4	74.4
1985	58.7	73.9
1986	59.1	74.1
1987	59.6	74.2
1988	60.1	74.5
1989	60.5	74.9
1990	61	75.4
1991	61.5	76.1
1992	62	76.2
1993	62.4	76.5
1994	62.8	76.9
1995	63.1	76.8
1996	63.5	76.8
1997	63.8	77.3
1998	64.1	78.2
1999	64.4	77.9
2000	64.7	78.7
2001	64.9	78.7
2002	65.1	78.9
2003	65.3	79.1
2004	65.4	79.4
2005	65.5	80
2006	65.6	80
2007	65.7	80.1
2008	65.7	80.2
2009	65.8	80.5
2010	65.9	81.1
2011	65.9	80.8
2012	65.9	81.2
2013	65.9	81.6
2014	65.9	81.4
2015	65.8	81.6
2016	65.8	82
2017	65.8	81.6
2018	65.8	81.9
2019	65.9	81.8
2020	65.2	82.7
2021	64.1	82.3
2022	66.3	81
2023	66.5	82.1
2024	66.6	82.2
2025	66.7	82.4

Kiribati and New Zealand population clocks and comparison

Population

Kiribati

New Zealand

Table

Year	Population
	Kiribati	New Zealand
1960	47,157	2,371,800
1961	48,323	2,419,700
1962	49,538	2,482,000
1963	50,791	2,531,800
1964	52,088	2,585,400
1965	53,439	2,628,400
1966	54,425	2,675,900
1967	54,996	2,724,100
1968	55,529	2,748,100
1969	56,360	2,772,800
1970	57,510	2,810,700
1971	58,652	2,853,000
1972	59,778	2,903,900
1973	60,824	2,961,300
1974	61,219	3,023,700
1975	60,987	3,083,100
1976	60,661	3,110,500
1977	60,267	3,120,200
1978	59,864	3,121,200
1979	60,172	3,109,000
1980	61,148	3,112,900
1981	62,121	3,124,900
1982	63,134	3,156,100
1983	64,169	3,199,300
1984	65,228	3,227,100
1985	66,496	3,247,100
1986	68,059	3,246,300
1987	69,733	3,274,400
1988	71,427	3,283,400
1989	73,147	3,299,200
1990	74,855	3,329,800
1991	76,367	3,495,100
1992	77,641	3,531,700
1993	78,841	3,572,200
1994	80,021	3,620,000
1995	81,234	3,673,400
1996	82,623	3,732,000
1997	84,147	3,781,300
1998	85,657	3,815,000
1999	87,126	3,835,100
2000	88,613	3,857,700
2001	90,335	3,880,500
2002	92,264	3,948,500
2003	94,175	4,027,200
2004	96,085	4,087,500
2005	98,035	4,133,900
2006	100,017	4,184,600
2007	102,068	4,223,800
2008	104,222	4,259,800
2009	106,467	4,302,600
2010	108,704	4,350,700
2011	110,647	4,384,000
2012	112,284	4,408,100
2013	113,838	4,442,100
2014	115,326	4,516,500
2015	116,815	4,609,400
2016	118,478	4,714,100
2017	120,275	4,813,600
2018	122,084	4,900,600
2019	123,921	4,979,200
2020	126,099	5,090,200
2021	128,377	5,111,300
2022	130,469	5,117,100
2023	132,530	5,245,000
2024	134,518	5,338,500

Fertility rates in Kiribati and New Zealand

Fertility rate

Kiribati

New Zealand

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kiribati	New Zealand
1960	6.44	4.24
1961	6.48	4.31
1962	6.42	4.19
1963	6.35	4.05
1964	6.29	3.8
1965	6.26	3.54
1966	6.23	3.41
1967	6.11	3.35
1968	5.98	3.34
1969	5.85	3.28
1970	5.71	3.17
1971	5.55	3.18
1972	5.37	3
1973	5.2	2.76
1974	5.09	2.58
1975	5.02	2.37
1976	4.96	2.27
1977	4.96	2.21
1978	4.97	2.07
1979	4.97	2.12
1980	4.96	2.03
1981	4.96	2.01
1982	4.95	1.95
1983	4.91	1.92
1984	4.91	1.93
1985	4.91	1.93
1986	4.87	1.96
1987	4.81	2.03
1988	4.73	2.1
1989	4.69	2.12
1990	4.67	2.18
1991	4.64	2.09
1992	4.57	2.06
1993	4.49	2.04
1994	4.44	1.98
1995	4.42	1.98
1996	4.43	1.96
1997	4.37	1.96
1998	4.29	1.89
1999	4.18	1.97
2000	4.07	1.98
2001	3.96	1.97
2002	3.81	1.89
2003	3.7	1.93
2004	3.73	1.98
2005	3.76	1.97
2006	3.82	2.01
2007	3.87	2.18
2008	3.9	2.19
2009	3.91	2.13
2010	3.9	2.17
2011	3.88	2.09
2012	3.77	2.1
2013	3.64	2.01
2014	3.52	1.92
2015	3.44	1.99
2016	3.38	1.87
2017	3.34	1.81
2018	3.32	1.71
2019	3.29	1.72
2020	3.25	1.61
2021	3.22	1.64
2022	3.18	1.66
2023	3.15	1.56

Kiribati and New Zealand demographics compared

Median age

Kiribati

New Zealand

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kiribati	New Zealand
1960	18.8	27.5
1961	18.5	27.1
1962	18.3	26.8
1963	18.2	26.4
1964	18.1	26.2
1965	18	26
1966	17.9	25.9
1967	17.7	25.8
1968	17.6	25.7
1969	17.5	25.7
1970	17.5	25.6
1971	17.6	25.7
1972	17.6	25.9
1973	17.7	26
1974	17.8	26.2
1975	18	26.3
1976	18.1	26.5
1977	18.2	26.8
1978	18.3	27.1
1979	18.4	27.5
1980	18.7	27.9
1981	18.9	28.2
1982	19	28.5
1983	19.2	28.8
1984	19.4	29.1
1985	19.6	29.4
1986	19.8	29.8
1987	19.9	30.1
1988	20.1	30.4
1989	20.2	30.8
1990	20.2	31.1
1991	20.2	31.4
1992	20.1	31.7
1993	20	32
1994	19.8	32.3
1995	19.7	32.6
1996	19.6	32.8
1997	19.6	33.2
1998	19.6	33.6
1999	19.6	34
2000	19.7	34.3
2001	19.8	34.6
2002	19.9	34.8
2003	20.1	35
2004	20.3	35.2
2005	20.5	35.5
2006	20.7	35.8
2007	20.9	36.1
2008	21	36.4
2009	21.2	36.6
2010	21.3	36.8
2011	21.5	37
2012	21.7	37.2
2013	21.9	37.4
2014	22.1	37.5
2015	22.3	37.4
2016	22.5	37.3
2017	22.7	37.2
2018	22.9	37.3
2019	23	37.3
2020	23.2	37.5
2021	23.3	37.8
2022	23.5	38.1
2023	23.6	38.3
2024	23.8	38.6

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