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Kiribati vs Nicaragua statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 6.92M in Nicaragua (ranked 108/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 46,464 sq mi for Nicaragua (ranked 173rd vs. 98th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Nicaragua ranks 131/197 ($19.7B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Nicaragua ranks 141/197 ($2,848).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Nicaragua
Population
138067
7079664
Population rank 180/197 107/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$19.7B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 131/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$2,848
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 141/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$8,709
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$7.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
38.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$1,114
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 139/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$2,445
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
46,464 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
148.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.22
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
26.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Kiribati and Nicaragua: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Nicaragua
Year GDP
Kiribati Nicaragua
1960 - $227,223,322
1961 - $244,144,237
1962 - $269,283,804
1963 - $297,324,163
1964 - $347,119,918
1965 - $564,290,020
1966 - $607,140,010
1967 - $657,140,011
1968 - $692,859,985
1969 - $750,000,003
1970 $11,560,877 $778,569,939
1971 $12,356,134 $828,569,953
1972 $15,314,346 $878,570,045
1973 $25,645,040 $1,092,900,015
1974 $69,256,489 $1,521,400,012
1975 $44,547,454 $1,581,599,959
1976 $33,246,817 $1,836,899,999
1977 $31,335,459 $2,226,999,874
1978 $36,563,965 $2,127,699,979
1979 $34,466,197 $1,567,599,982
1980 $33,157,723 $2,144,300,006
1981 $35,267,489 $2,474,700,227
1982 $32,742,713 $2,454,499,872
1983 $31,000,546 $2,753,100,058
1984 $34,394,167 $3,117,599,872
1985 $26,126,615 $2,683,699,935
1986 $25,993,009 $2,885,799,994
1987 $29,554,413 $3,851,200,118
1988 $38,278,810 $2,630,900,096
1989 $37,645,319 $1,013,184,756
1990 $36,534,295 $1,009,455,484
1991 $41,247,792 $1,488,804,124
1992 $61,491,369 $1,792,800,000
1993 $58,953,596 $1,756,454,248
1994 $67,055,334 $3,863,185,119
1995 $68,596,395 $4,140,470,000
1996 $81,456,854 $4,308,351,903
1997 $80,205,807 $4,389,973,490
1998 $74,905,706 $4,635,347,386
1999 $77,323,978 $4,856,026,259
2000 $74,910,527 $5,109,587,050
2001 $64,935,850 $5,351,752,034
2002 $74,743,869 $5,223,727,303
2003 $96,105,619 $5,322,228,351
2004 $104,085,892 $5,792,932,838
2005 $113,895,437 $6,321,324,279
2006 $112,338,353 $6,763,672,381
2007 $138,054,946 $7,423,375,015
2008 $147,017,895 $8,496,967,597
2009 $140,177,384 $8,298,702,489
2010 $165,458,433 $8,758,602,233
2011 $195,970,140 $9,774,329,333
2012 $207,001,546 $10,532,017,232
2013 $201,730,861 $10,982,988,249
2014 $200,287,282 $11,880,438,824
2015 $191,559,399 $12,756,696,261
2016 $206,467,819 $13,286,093,388
2017 $222,875,736 $13,785,893,007
2018 $233,514,717 $13,025,221,974
2019 $216,985,388 $12,699,023,614
2020 $220,897,999 $12,726,422,432
2021 $285,259,894 $14,209,020,362
2022 $270,040,457 $15,634,572,502
2023 $288,610,732 $17,805,842,284
2024 $307,862,547 $19,693,982,968

Kiribati and Nicaragua economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Nicaragua
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Nicaragua
1960 - $127.5
1961 - $132.9
1962 - $142.3
1963 - $152.5
1964 - $172.7
1965 - $272.3
1966 - $284
1967 - $297.9
1968 - $304
1969 - $319
1970 $201 $321
1971 $210.7 $331
1972 $256.2 $341
1973 $422 $413
1974 $1,131 $557
1975 $730 $561
1976 $548 $633
1977 $520 $744
1978 $611 $691
1979 $573 $495
1980 $542 $659
1981 $568 $740
1982 $519 $714
1983 $483 $780
1984 $527 $861
1985 $393 $724
1986 $382 $761
1987 $424 $992
1988 $536 $662
1989 $515 $249.2
1990 $488 $242.5
1991 $540 $350
1992 $792 $411
1993 $748 $394
1994 $838 $849
1995 $844 $892
1996 $986 $911
1997 $953 $913
1998 $874 $949
1999 $887 $980
2000 $845 $1,017
2001 $719 $1,052
2002 $810 $1,014
2003 $1,021 $1,021
2004 $1,083 $1,099
2005 $1,162 $1,183
2006 $1,123 $1,248
2007 $1,353 $1,350
2008 $1,411 $1,524
2009 $1,317 $1,467
2010 $1,522 $1,527
2011 $1,771 $1,680
2012 $1,844 $1,785
2013 $1,772 $1,835
2014 $1,737 $1,958
2015 $1,640 $2,074
2016 $1,743 $2,132
2017 $1,853 $2,183
2018 $1,913 $2,035
2019 $1,751 $1,959
2020 $1,752 $1,938
2021 $2,222 $2,138
2022 $2,070 $2,323
2023 $2,178 $2,609
2024 $2,289 $2,848

Kiribati vs. Nicaragua life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Nicaragua
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Nicaragua
1950 45.7 40.6
1951 45.8 40.8
1952 45.9 41.9
1953 46 42.4
1954 46.1 43.1
1955 46.3 43.7
1956 46.5 44.3
1957 46.8 44.9
1958 47.1 45.5
1959 47.5 46.1
1960 48 46.4
1961 48.5 47.3
1962 49 48
1963 49.7 48.8
1964 50.4 49.6
1965 51 50.6
1966 51.7 51.6
1967 52.5 52.3
1968 53.1 52.9
1969 53.8 53.4
1970 54.4 53.8
1971 54.9 54.2
1972 55.3 48
1973 55.8 55
1974 56.1 55.4
1975 56.4 55.8
1976 56.6 56.1
1977 56.1 56.1
1978 56.9 53.5
1979 57.1 50.8
1980 57.3 58
1981 57.5 58.3
1982 57.8 58.7
1983 58.1 56.9
1984 58.4 56.1
1985 58.7 56.4
1986 59.1 57.6
1987 59.6 57.3
1988 60.1 59.8
1989 60.5 61.9
1990 61 62.5
1991 61.5 63.3
1992 62 63.7
1993 62.4 64.1
1994 62.8 64.5
1995 63.1 64.9
1996 63.5 65.2
1997 63.8 65.5
1998 64.1 64.1
1999 64.4 65.9
2000 64.7 66.4
2001 64.9 67
2002 65.1 68
2003 65.3 68.7
2004 65.4 69.5
2005 65.5 70.4
2006 65.6 71
2007 65.7 71.2
2008 65.7 71.4
2009 65.8 71.5
2010 65.9 71.8
2011 65.9 72
2012 65.9 72.4
2013 65.9 72.6
2014 65.9 72.8
2015 65.8 72.9
2016 65.8 73.2
2017 65.8 73.4
2018 65.8 73.9
2019 65.9 73.8
2020 65.2 70.8
2021 64.1 70.5
2022 66.3 74.5
2023 66.5 74.9
2024 66.6 75.1
2025 66.7 75.3

Kiribati and Nicaragua population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Nicaragua
Year Population
Kiribati Nicaragua
1960 47,157 1,782,370
1961 48,323 1,836,451
1962 49,538 1,892,320
1963 50,791 1,950,159
1964 52,088 2,010,176
1965 53,439 2,072,681
1966 54,425 2,137,820
1967 54,996 2,205,567
1968 55,529 2,275,836
1969 56,360 2,348,398
1970 57,510 2,423,065
1971 58,652 2,499,825
1972 59,778 2,573,578
1973 60,824 2,649,278
1974 61,219 2,732,075
1975 60,987 2,816,943
1976 60,661 2,903,851
1977 60,267 2,992,534
1978 59,864 3,080,314
1979 60,172 3,164,525
1980 61,148 3,252,403
1981 62,121 3,345,674
1982 63,134 3,438,745
1983 64,169 3,530,282
1984 65,228 3,619,104
1985 66,496 3,706,479
1986 68,059 3,794,157
1987 69,733 3,882,164
1988 71,427 3,972,320
1989 73,147 4,066,476
1990 74,855 4,162,559
1991 76,367 4,259,637
1992 77,641 4,357,026
1993 78,841 4,453,732
1994 80,021 4,549,316
1995 81,234 4,642,931
1996 82,623 4,729,974
1997 84,147 4,809,573
1998 85,657 4,883,655
1999 87,126 4,954,018
2000 88,613 5,022,633
2001 90,335 5,087,825
2002 92,264 5,149,909
2003 94,175 5,210,963
2004 96,085 5,272,912
2005 98,035 5,342,105
2006 100,017 5,418,855
2007 102,068 5,497,243
2008 104,222 5,576,593
2009 106,467 5,656,601
2010 108,704 5,737,450
2011 110,647 5,819,051
2012 112,284 5,901,287
2013 113,838 5,983,845
2014 115,326 6,066,492
2015 116,815 6,149,417
2016 118,478 6,232,666
2017 120,275 6,316,231
2018 122,084 6,400,080
2019 123,921 6,483,657
2020 126,099 6,565,267
2021 128,377 6,644,741
2022 130,469 6,730,654
2023 132,530 6,823,613
2024 134,518 6,916,140

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Nicaragua

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Nicaragua
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Nicaragua
1960 6.44 7.16
1961 6.48 7.11
1962 6.42 7.1
1963 6.35 7.08
1964 6.29 7.06
1965 6.26 7.03
1966 6.23 6.99
1967 6.11 6.94
1968 5.98 6.89
1969 5.85 6.83
1970 5.71 6.77
1971 5.55 6.71
1972 5.37 6.65
1973 5.2 6.59
1974 5.09 6.52
1975 5.02 6.45
1976 4.96 6.37
1977 4.96 6.28
1978 4.97 6.16
1979 4.97 6.07
1980 4.96 5.96
1981 4.96 5.84
1982 4.95 5.74
1983 4.91 5.61
1984 4.91 5.49
1985 4.91 5.36
1986 4.87 5.22
1987 4.81 5.07
1988 4.73 4.93
1989 4.69 4.76
1990 4.67 4.6
1991 4.64 4.43
1992 4.57 4.27
1993 4.49 4.1
1994 4.44 3.94
1995 4.42 3.78
1996 4.43 3.62
1997 4.37 3.47
1998 4.29 3.34
1999 4.18 3.22
2000 4.07 3.12
2001 3.96 3
2002 3.81 2.89
2003 3.7 2.83
2004 3.73 2.78
2005 3.76 2.77
2006 3.82 2.73
2007 3.87 2.7
2008 3.9 2.66
2009 3.91 2.63
2010 3.9 2.6
2011 3.88 2.56
2012 3.77 2.53
2013 3.64 2.49
2014 3.52 2.46
2015 3.44 2.43
2016 3.38 2.41
2017 3.34 2.38
2018 3.32 2.35
2019 3.29 2.32
2020 3.25 2.3
2021 3.22 2.27
2022 3.18 2.24
2023 3.15 2.22

Kiribati and Nicaragua demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Nicaragua
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Nicaragua
1960 18.8 16.2
1961 18.5 16.1
1962 18.3 16
1963 18.2 15.9
1964 18.1 15.9
1965 18 15.9
1966 17.9 16
1967 17.7 16
1968 17.6 16
1969 17.5 16.1
1970 17.5 16.1
1971 17.6 16.1
1972 17.6 16.2
1973 17.7 16.2
1974 17.8 16.2
1975 18 16.2
1976 18.1 16.2
1977 18.2 16.2
1978 18.3 16.2
1979 18.4 16.2
1980 18.7 16.2
1981 18.9 16.2
1982 19 16.2
1983 19.2 16.3
1984 19.4 16.3
1985 19.6 16.3
1986 19.8 16.3
1987 19.9 16.4
1988 20.1 16.4
1989 20.2 16.5
1990 20.2 16.7
1991 20.2 16.8
1992 20.1 17
1993 20 17.2
1994 19.8 17.4
1995 19.7 17.6
1996 19.6 17.9
1997 19.6 18.1
1998 19.6 18.4
1999 19.6 18.8
2000 19.7 19.1
2001 19.8 19.4
2002 19.9 19.7
2003 20.1 20.1
2004 20.3 20.4
2005 20.5 20.8
2006 20.7 21.1
2007 20.9 21.4
2008 21 21.7
2009 21.2 22
2010 21.3 22.2
2011 21.5 22.5
2012 21.7 22.8
2013 21.9 23.1
2014 22.1 23.4
2015 22.3 23.7
2016 22.5 24
2017 22.7 24.3
2018 22.9 24.7
2019 23 25
2020 23.2 25.3
2021 23.3 25.6
2022 23.5 25.9
2023 23.6 26.3
2024 23.8 26.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Nicaragua
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$17.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
27.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.87%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
12,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+0.86%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
5.2%
2018
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
46.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
27.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
54
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
37.2%
2014
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2%
2014
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$5.25B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
474,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
15.2%
1999
Banked people share n/a
23.5%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Nicaragua
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
608 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$12.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
5.73 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.84 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
39.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
50.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
46.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
682 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
69.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
14.9%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
88.3%
2023

Society

Kiribati Nicaragua
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-8,189
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
60.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.1 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
28.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
14
2024
Higher education index n/a
25
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
11
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
16.9
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
82.6%
2015
English speaking
24.2%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
58.2%
2023

Health

Kiribati Nicaragua
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$208.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$74.3
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
5.16%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.66
2018
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
60
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
13.4
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
34.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
10.4%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
58
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
3.67 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Nicaragua
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.08%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
6,718 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
19,656 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
11,998 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
14,849 mi
2014

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