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Kiribati vs Nigeria statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 233M in Nigeria (ranked 6/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 351,650 sq mi for Nigeria (ranked 173rd vs. 30th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Nigeria ranks 58/197 ($188B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Nigeria ranks 186/197 ($807).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Nigeria
Population
138067
241467099
Population rank 180/197 6/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$188B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 58/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$807
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 186/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$6,440
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$99.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
52.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$427
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 170/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$1,020
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
351,650 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
662 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
4.48
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
54.8 years
2025

Kiribati and Nigeria: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Nigeria economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Nigeria
Year GDP
Kiribati Nigeria
1960 - $4,196,174,502
1961 - $4,467,287,893
1962 - $4,909,399,176
1963 - $5,165,590,254
1964 - $5,552,931,319
1965 - $5,874,537,650
1966 - $6,366,917,453
1967 - $5,203,237,919
1968 - $5,200,997,920
1969 - $6,634,317,346
1970 $11,560,877 $12,546,094,982
1971 $12,356,134 $9,181,769,912
1972 $15,314,346 $12,274,416,018
1973 $25,645,040 $15,162,871,287
1974 $69,256,489 $24,846,641,318
1975 $44,547,454 $27,778,934,625
1976 $33,246,817 $36,308,883,249
1977 $31,335,459 $36,035,407,725
1978 $36,563,965 $36,527,862,209
1979 $34,466,197 $47,259,911,894
1980 $33,157,723 $64,201,788,123
1981 $35,267,489 $164,475,209,516
1982 $32,742,713 $142,769,363,314
1983 $31,000,546 $97,094,911,792
1984 $34,394,167 $73,484,359,521
1985 $26,126,615 $73,745,821,158
1986 $25,993,009 $54,805,852,581
1987 $29,554,413 $52,676,041,931
1988 $38,278,810 $49,648,470,440
1989 $37,645,319 $44,003,061,108
1990 $36,534,295 $54,035,795,388
1991 $41,247,792 $59,526,833,412
1992 $61,491,369 $52,058,181,854
1993 $58,953,596 $56,721,051,402
1994 $67,055,334 $80,399,613,064
1995 $68,596,395 $140,919,776,986
1996 $81,456,854 $185,730,236,700
1997 $80,205,807 $200,850,397,618
1998 $74,905,706 $218,416,200,673
1999 $77,323,978 $59,145,077,039
2000 $74,910,527 $69,171,451,627
2001 $64,935,850 $73,557,840,064
2002 $74,743,869 $95,054,059,303
2003 $96,105,619 $104,738,954,264
2004 $104,085,892 $135,764,731,646
2005 $113,895,437 $175,670,569,969
2006 $112,338,353 $238,454,997,161
2007 $138,054,946 $278,260,846,800
2008 $147,017,895 $339,476,276,258
2009 $140,177,384 $295,008,835,381
2010 $165,458,433 $366,990,417,129
2011 $195,970,140 $414,466,676,831
2012 $207,001,546 $463,971,018,239
2013 $201,730,861 $520,117,180,314
2014 $200,287,282 $574,183,763,412
2015 $191,559,399 $493,026,682,801
2016 $206,467,819 $404,649,125,252
2017 $222,875,736 $375,745,731,053
2018 $233,514,717 $421,739,251,509
2019 $216,985,388 $474,517,490,844
2020 $220,897,999 $432,198,898,468
2021 $285,259,894 $440,833,635,874
2022 $270,040,457 $477,403,400,101
2023 $288,610,732 $363,846,332,835
2024 $307,862,547 $187,759,703,100

Kiribati and Nigeria economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Nigeria
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Nigeria
1960 - $93.1
1961 - $97.1
1962 - $104.5
1963 - $107.7
1964 - $113.3
1965 - $117.3
1966 - $124.4
1967 - $99.5
1968 - $97.3
1969 - $121.4
1970 $201 $224.5
1971 $210.7 $160.5
1972 $256.2 $209.5
1973 $422 $252.4
1974 $1,131 $403
1975 $730 $438
1976 $548 $556
1977 $520 $536
1978 $611 $527
1979 $573 $661
1980 $542 $870
1981 $568 $2,162
1982 $519 $1,822
1983 $483 $1,207
1984 $527 $890
1985 $393 $869
1986 $382 $628
1987 $424 $588
1988 $536 $540
1989 $515 $465
1990 $488 $556
1991 $540 $597
1992 $792 $509
1993 $748 $540
1994 $838 $745
1995 $844 $1,272
1996 $986 $1,633
1997 $953 $1,720
1998 $874 $1,822
1999 $887 $481
2000 $845 $547
2001 $719 $566
2002 $810 $712
2003 $1,021 $763
2004 $1,083 $962
2005 $1,162 $1,211
2006 $1,123 $1,600
2007 $1,353 $1,816
2008 $1,411 $2,154
2009 $1,317 $1,820
2010 $1,522 $2,202
2011 $1,771 $2,418
2012 $1,844 $2,633
2013 $1,772 $2,873
2014 $1,737 $3,089
2015 $1,640 $2,586
2016 $1,743 $2,070
2017 $1,853 $1,876
2018 $1,913 $2,058
2019 $1,751 $2,265
2020 $1,752 $2,020
2021 $2,222 $2,017
2022 $2,070 $2,139
2023 $2,178 $1,597
2024 $2,289 $807

Kiribati vs. Nigeria life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Nigeria
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Nigeria
1950 45.7 35.5
1951 45.8 35.7
1952 45.9 35.9
1953 46 36
1954 46.1 36.2
1955 46.3 36.3
1956 46.5 36.5
1957 46.8 36.6
1958 47.1 36.8
1959 47.5 37
1960 48 37.2
1961 48.5 37.4
1962 49 37.6
1963 49.7 37.8
1964 50.4 38
1965 51 38.2
1966 51.7 38.4
1967 52.5 37.5
1968 53.1 38.6
1969 53.8 38.9
1970 54.4 40
1971 54.9 40.6
1972 55.3 41.3
1973 55.8 41.8
1974 56.1 42.5
1975 56.4 43.1
1976 56.6 44.2
1977 56.1 44.8
1978 56.9 45.3
1979 57.1 45.7
1980 57.3 46
1981 57.5 46.3
1982 57.8 46.4
1983 58.1 46.4
1984 58.4 46.3
1985 58.7 46.2
1986 59.1 46
1987 59.6 45.9
1988 60.1 45.8
1989 60.5 45.8
1990 61 45.7
1991 61.5 45.5
1992 62 45.6
1993 62.4 45.8
1994 62.8 45.7
1995 63.1 45.9
1996 63.5 45.8
1997 63.8 46
1998 64.1 46.1
1999 64.4 46.6
2000 64.7 47.1
2001 64.9 47.5
2002 65.1 48
2003 65.3 48.6
2004 65.4 49.1
2005 65.5 49.5
2006 65.6 49.9
2007 65.7 50.4
2008 65.7 50.7
2009 65.8 51.1
2010 65.9 51.3
2011 65.9 51.5
2012 65.9 51.7
2013 65.9 51.8
2014 65.9 51.9
2015 65.8 51.9
2016 65.8 52.2
2017 65.8 52.4
2018 65.8 52.7
2019 65.9 53
2020 65.2 53.1
2021 64.1 53.5
2022 66.3 54.1
2023 66.5 54.5
2024 66.6 54.6
2025 66.7 54.8

Kiribati and Nigeria population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Nigeria
Year Population
Kiribati Nigeria
1960 47,157 45,053,782
1961 48,323 45,989,310
1962 49,538 46,965,292
1963 50,791 47,973,575
1964 52,088 49,012,016
1965 53,439 50,086,764
1966 54,425 51,188,234
1967 54,996 52,293,065
1968 55,529 53,432,783
1969 56,360 54,631,914
1970 57,510 55,893,838
1971 58,652 57,214,684
1972 59,778 58,601,748
1973 60,824 60,082,139
1974 61,219 61,679,144
1975 60,987 63,410,815
1976 60,661 65,258,009
1977 60,267 67,234,590
1978 59,864 69,326,532
1979 60,172 71,498,242
1980 61,148 73,764,641
1981 62,121 76,068,103
1982 63,134 78,378,701
1983 64,169 80,438,260
1984 65,228 82,526,443
1985 66,496 84,897,973
1986 68,059 87,235,953
1987 69,733 89,591,716
1988 71,427 92,020,090
1989 73,147 94,531,014
1990 74,855 97,120,925
1991 76,367 99,720,162
1992 77,641 102,372,770
1993 78,841 105,122,069
1994 80,021 107,935,714
1995 81,234 110,819,428
1996 82,623 113,754,779
1997 84,147 116,754,792
1998 85,657 119,846,254
1999 87,126 123,047,320
2000 88,613 126,382,494
2001 90,335 129,862,595
2002 92,264 133,471,989
2003 94,175 137,202,644
2004 96,085 141,057,045
2005 98,035 145,017,253
2006 100,017 149,077,334
2007 102,068 153,267,261
2008 104,222 157,595,014
2009 106,467 162,049,464
2010 108,704 166,642,886
2011 110,647 171,379,598
2012 112,284 176,200,625
2013 113,838 181,049,443
2014 115,326 185,896,915
2015 116,815 190,671,878
2016 118,478 195,443,700
2017 120,275 200,254,579
2018 122,084 204,938,755
2019 123,921 209,485,641
2020 126,099 213,996,181
2021 128,377 218,529,286
2022 130,469 223,150,896
2023 132,530 227,882,945
2024 134,518 232,679,478

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Nigeria

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Nigeria
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Nigeria
1960 6.44 6.36
1961 6.48 6.35
1962 6.42 6.36
1963 6.35 6.35
1964 6.29 6.36
1965 6.26 6.37
1966 6.23 6.39
1967 6.11 6.4
1968 5.98 6.42
1969 5.85 6.44
1970 5.71 6.47
1971 5.55 6.53
1972 5.37 6.58
1973 5.2 6.63
1974 5.09 6.7
1975 5.02 6.77
1976 4.96 6.81
1977 4.96 6.86
1978 4.97 6.92
1979 4.97 6.89
1980 4.96 6.85
1981 4.96 6.82
1982 4.95 6.8
1983 4.91 6.78
1984 4.91 6.7
1985 4.91 6.62
1986 4.87 6.56
1987 4.81 6.5
1988 4.73 6.5
1989 4.69 6.49
1990 4.67 6.46
1991 4.64 6.43
1992 4.57 6.39
1993 4.49 6.35
1994 4.44 6.32
1995 4.42 6.27
1996 4.43 6.22
1997 4.37 6.14
1998 4.29 6.07
1999 4.18 6.08
2000 4.07 6.12
2001 3.96 6.13
2002 3.81 6.12
2003 3.7 6.1
2004 3.73 6.09
2005 3.76 6.06
2006 3.82 6.05
2007 3.87 6.03
2008 3.9 6.02
2009 3.91 5.99
2010 3.9 5.95
2011 3.88 5.89
2012 3.77 5.8
2013 3.64 5.69
2014 3.52 5.62
2015 3.44 5.5
2016 3.38 5.34
2017 3.34 5.18
2018 3.32 5.02
2019 3.29 4.86
2020 3.25 4.7
2021 3.22 4.64
2022 3.18 4.55
2023 3.15 4.48

Kiribati and Nigeria demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Nigeria
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Nigeria
1960 18.8 19.3
1961 18.5 19.3
1962 18.3 19.3
1963 18.2 19.3
1964 18.1 19.3
1965 18 19.3
1966 17.9 19.3
1967 17.7 19.2
1968 17.6 19.2
1969 17.5 19.1
1970 17.5 18.9
1971 17.6 18.8
1972 17.6 18.7
1973 17.7 18.6
1974 17.8 18.5
1975 18 18.4
1976 18.1 18.3
1977 18.2 18.2
1978 18.3 18
1979 18.4 17.9
1980 18.7 17.8
1981 18.9 17.7
1982 19 17.6
1983 19.2 17.5
1984 19.4 17.4
1985 19.6 17.3
1986 19.8 17.3
1987 19.9 17.3
1988 20.1 17.3
1989 20.2 17.3
1990 20.2 17.3
1991 20.2 17.3
1992 20.1 17.4
1993 20 17.4
1994 19.8 17.5
1995 19.7 17.6
1996 19.6 17.6
1997 19.6 17.7
1998 19.6 17.8
1999 19.6 17.9
2000 19.7 17.9
2001 19.8 17.9
2002 19.9 17.9
2003 20.1 17.9
2004 20.3 17.9
2005 20.5 17.9
2006 20.7 17.9
2007 20.9 17.9
2008 21 17.8
2009 21.2 17.8
2010 21.3 17.8
2011 21.5 17.7
2012 21.7 17.7
2013 21.9 17.7
2014 22.1 17.7
2015 22.3 17.8
2016 22.5 17.8
2017 22.7 17.9
2018 22.9 18
2019 23 18.2
2020 23.2 18.3
2021 23.3 18.5
2022 23.5 18.7
2023 23.6 18.8
2024 23.8 19

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Nigeria
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$291B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
18.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
0.32%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.81%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
223,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-4.48%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
3.45%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
47%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
29.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
53.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
26.3%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
3%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
4
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
169
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$54.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$38.6B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$21.3B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
5,265,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
0.8%
2020
Banked people share n/a
63.3%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Nigeria
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
333 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$17.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.56 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
55.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
80.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.08%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-66.3%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
135.6 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
23.8%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
24.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
61.2%
2023

Society

Kiribati Nigeria
% of world population
0.002%
2024
2.86%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-35,202
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
55%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
12.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
26
2024
Higher education index n/a
58
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
21.7
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
20.7
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
54
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
70.4%
2024
English speaking
24.2%
2023
60.6%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
39.2%
2023

Health

Kiribati Nigeria
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$90.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$69.2
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
54.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
6.76%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.39
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
20.4 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
993
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
104.9
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
12.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
3%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
8
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
3.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
3.78 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Nigeria
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.61%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
1,511 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
267,948 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
81,611 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
121,167 mi
2017

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