Kiribati vs North Korea statistics compared

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 26.5M in North Korea (ranked 56/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 46,491 sq mi for North Korea (ranked 173rd vs. 97th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and North Korea ranks 106/197 ($34.9B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while North Korea ranks 168/197 ($1,319).

Kiribati and North Korea: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and North Korea economies compared

GDP

Kiribati

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP
	Kiribati	North Korea
1970	$11,560,877	-
1971	$12,356,134	-
1972	$15,314,346	-
1973	$25,645,040	-
1974	$69,256,489	-
1975	$44,547,454	-
1976	$33,246,817	-
1977	$31,335,459	-
1978	$36,563,965	-
1979	$34,466,197	-
1980	$33,157,723	-
1981	$35,267,489	-
1982	$32,742,713	-
1983	$31,000,546	-
1984	$34,394,167	-
1985	$26,126,615	-
1986	$25,993,009	-
1987	$29,554,413	-
1988	$38,278,810	-
1989	$37,645,319	-
1990	$36,534,295	-
1991	$41,247,792	-
1992	$61,491,369	-
1993	$58,953,596	-
1994	$67,055,334	-
1995	$68,596,395	-
1996	$81,456,854	-
1997	$80,205,807	-
1998	$74,905,706	-
1999	$77,323,978	-
2000	$74,910,527	-
2001	$64,935,850	-
2002	$74,743,869	-
2003	$96,105,619	-
2004	$104,085,892	-
2005	$113,895,437	-
2006	$112,338,353	-
2007	$138,054,946	-
2008	$147,017,895	-
2009	$140,177,384	$23,356,470,000
2010	$165,458,433	$25,995,513,000
2011	$195,970,140	$29,005,020,000
2012	$207,001,546	$29,890,710,000
2013	$201,730,861	$30,588,922,000
2014	$200,287,282	$30,554,460,000
2015	$191,559,399	$30,723,030,000
2016	$206,467,819	$28,882,640,000
2017	$222,875,736	$29,105,440,000
2018	$233,514,717	$28,536,400,000
2019	$216,985,388	$28,222,880,000
2020	$220,897,999	$27,728,240,000
2021	$285,259,894	$32,301,720,000
2022	$270,040,457	$28,971,360,000
2023	$288,610,732	$32,155,360,000
2024	$307,862,547	$34,943,120,000

Kiribati and North Korea economies compared

GDP per capita

Kiribati

North Korea

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kiribati	North Korea
1970	$201	-
1971	$210.7	-
1972	$256.2	-
1973	$422	-
1974	$1,131	-
1975	$730	-
1976	$548	-
1977	$520	-
1978	$611	-
1979	$573	-
1980	$542	-
1981	$568	-
1982	$519	-
1983	$483	-
1984	$527	-
1985	$393	-
1986	$382	-
1987	$424	-
1988	$536	-
1989	$515	-
1990	$488	-
1991	$540	-
1992	$792	-
1993	$748	-
1994	$838	-
1995	$844	-
1996	$986	-
1997	$953	-
1998	$874	-
1999	$887	-
2000	$845	-
2001	$719	-
2002	$810	-
2003	$1,021	-
2004	$1,083	-
2005	$1,162	-
2006	$1,123	-
2007	$1,353	-
2008	$1,411	-
2009	$1,317	$939
2010	$1,522	$1,040
2011	$1,771	$1,156
2012	$1,844	$1,186
2013	$1,772	$1,208
2014	$1,737	$1,201
2015	$1,640	$1,201
2016	$1,743	$1,124
2017	$1,853	$1,127
2018	$1,913	$1,100
2019	$1,751	$1,084
2020	$1,752	$1,061
2021	$2,222	$1,231
2022	$2,070	$1,100
2023	$2,178	$1,217
2024	$2,289	$1,319

Kiribati vs. North Korea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kiribati

North Korea

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kiribati	North Korea
1950	45.7	14.2
1951	45.8	17.7
1952	45.9	32.8
1953	46	40.3
1954	46.1	50.6
1955	46.3	51.8
1956	46.5	52.8
1957	46.8	53.7
1958	47.1	54.5
1959	47.5	55.2
1960	48	55.8
1961	48.5	56.4
1962	49	57
1963	49.7	57.6
1964	50.4	58.2
1965	51	58.8
1966	51.7	59.4
1967	52.5	60.1
1968	53.1	60.8
1969	53.8	61.4
1970	54.4	62
1971	54.9	62.7
1972	55.3	63.3
1973	55.8	63.8
1974	56.1	64.3
1975	56.4	64.8
1976	56.6	65.3
1977	56.1	65.8
1978	56.9	66.3
1979	57.1	66.7
1980	57.3	67.2
1981	57.5	67.7
1982	57.8	68.1
1983	58.1	68.5
1984	58.4	68.9
1985	58.7	69.2
1986	59.1	69.5
1987	59.6	69.8
1988	60.1	70.1
1989	60.5	70.3
1990	61	70.5
1991	61.5	70.7
1992	62	71
1993	62.4	70.8
1994	62.8	70.5
1995	63.1	60.8
1996	63.5	60.8
1997	63.8	60.9
1998	64.1	60.9
1999	64.4	60.9
2000	64.7	60.9
2001	64.9	60.9
2002	65.1	60.9
2003	65.3	69.4
2004	65.4	69.3
2005	65.5	69.2
2006	65.6	69.1
2007	65.7	69
2008	65.7	69.3
2009	65.8	69.7
2010	65.9	70.2
2011	65.9	70.8
2012	65.9	71.3
2013	65.9	71.9
2014	65.9	72.5
2015	65.8	72.8
2016	65.8	73
2017	65.8	73
2018	65.8	73
2019	65.9	72.9
2020	65.2	72.8
2021	64.1	73.4
2022	66.3	73.6
2023	66.5	73.6
2024	66.6	73.7
2025	66.7	73.9

Kiribati and North Korea population clocks and comparison

Population

Kiribati

North Korea

Table

Year	Population
	Kiribati	North Korea
1960	47,157	11,722,953
1961	48,323	11,990,713
1962	49,538	12,262,882
1963	50,791	12,567,057
1964	52,088	12,889,770
1965	53,439	13,219,369
1966	54,425	13,569,094
1967	54,996	13,958,350
1968	55,529	14,365,596
1969	56,360	14,767,615
1970	57,510	15,172,775
1971	58,652	15,572,457
1972	59,778	15,975,069
1973	60,824	16,350,367
1974	61,219	16,673,121
1975	60,987	16,971,055
1976	60,661	17,243,450
1977	60,267	17,492,798
1978	59,864	17,735,995
1979	60,172	17,983,470
1980	61,148	18,236,786
1981	62,121	18,501,295
1982	63,134	18,776,357
1983	64,169	19,054,034
1984	65,228	19,335,043
1985	66,496	19,620,388
1986	68,059	19,910,855
1987	69,733	20,205,483
1988	71,427	20,503,161
1989	73,147	20,804,367
1990	74,855	21,112,137
1991	76,367	21,428,638
1992	77,641	21,750,911
1993	78,841	22,073,352
1994	80,021	22,393,975
1995	81,234	22,669,304
1996	82,623	22,895,746
1997	84,147	23,110,830
1998	85,657	23,311,564
1999	87,126	23,497,599
2000	88,613	23,665,910
2001	90,335	23,815,358
2002	92,264	23,943,973
2003	94,175	24,090,380
2004	96,085	24,254,943
2005	98,035	24,396,433
2006	100,017	24,524,507
2007	102,068	24,646,383
2008	104,222	24,764,618
2009	106,467	24,878,332
2010	108,704	24,987,258
2011	110,647	25,097,874
2012	112,284	25,211,728
2013	113,838	25,329,451
2014	115,326	25,451,262
2015	116,815	25,575,350
2016	118,478	25,698,326
2017	120,275	25,817,709
2018	122,084	25,931,147
2019	123,921	26,037,632
2020	126,099	26,136,312
2021	128,377	26,232,534
2022	130,469	26,328,845
2023	132,530	26,418,204
2024	134,518	26,498,823

Fertility rates in Kiribati and North Korea

Fertility rate

Kiribati

North Korea

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kiribati	North Korea
1960	6.44	3.57
1961	6.48	3.26
1962	6.42	3.41
1963	6.35	3.63
1964	6.29	3.55
1965	6.26	3.56
1966	6.23	3.71
1967	6.11	4.05
1968	5.98	3.87
1969	5.85	3.86
1970	5.71	3.85
1971	5.55	3.74
1972	5.37	3.89
1973	5.2	3.35
1974	5.09	3.14
1975	5.02	3.05
1976	4.96	2.84
1977	4.96	2.77
1978	4.97	2.79
1979	4.97	2.85
1980	4.96	2.84
1981	4.96	2.92
1982	4.95	2.85
1983	4.91	2.78
1984	4.91	2.71
1985	4.91	2.65
1986	4.87	2.59
1987	4.81	2.53
1988	4.73	2.47
1989	4.69	2.41
1990	4.67	2.39
1991	4.64	2.35
1992	4.57	2.29
1993	4.49	2.22
1994	4.44	2.18
1995	4.42	2.15
1996	4.43	2.09
1997	4.37	2.03
1998	4.29	1.99
1999	4.18	1.97
2000	4.07	1.94
2001	3.96	1.94
2002	3.81	1.92
2003	3.7	1.91
2004	3.73	1.9
2005	3.76	1.87
2006	3.82	1.94
2007	3.87	1.94
2008	3.9	1.97
2009	3.91	1.91
2010	3.9	1.89
2011	3.88	1.88
2012	3.77	1.88
2013	3.64	1.88
2014	3.52	1.87
2015	3.44	1.86
2016	3.38	1.86
2017	3.34	1.85
2018	3.32	1.83
2019	3.29	1.83
2020	3.25	1.82
2021	3.22	1.81
2022	3.18	1.8
2023	3.15	1.78

Kiribati and North Korea demographics compared

Median age

Kiribati

North Korea

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kiribati	North Korea
1960	18.8	19.9
1961	18.5	20.2
1962	18.3	20.6
1963	18.2	20.8
1964	18.1	21
1965	18	21.2
1966	17.9	21.3
1967	17.7	21.4
1968	17.6	21.4
1969	17.5	21.4
1970	17.5	21.4
1971	17.6	21.2
1972	17.6	20.9
1973	17.7	20.7
1974	17.8	20.7
1975	18	20.9
1976	18.1	21.1
1977	18.2	21.4
1978	18.3	21.8
1979	18.4	22.2
1980	18.7	22.5
1981	18.9	22.8
1982	19	23.1
1983	19.2	23.5
1984	19.4	23.9
1985	19.6	24.2
1986	19.8	24.5
1987	19.9	24.8
1988	20.1	25.1
1989	20.2	25.6
1990	20.2	26
1991	20.2	26.4
1992	20.1	26.8
1993	20	27.2
1994	19.8	27.6
1995	19.7	28
1996	19.6	28.3
1997	19.6	28.8
1998	19.6	29.2
1999	19.6	29.6
2000	19.7	30.1
2001	19.8	30.5
2002	19.9	31
2003	20.1	31.4
2004	20.3	31.8
2005	20.5	32.1
2006	20.7	32.5
2007	20.9	32.9
2008	21	33.3
2009	21.2	33.7
2010	21.3	34
2011	21.5	34.3
2012	21.7	34.5
2013	21.9	34.7
2014	22.1	35
2015	22.3	35.2
2016	22.5	35.4
2017	22.7	35.7
2018	22.9	35.9
2019	23	36.2
2020	23.2	36.4
2021	23.3	36.6
2022	23.5	36.8
2023	23.6	37.1
2024	23.8	37.3

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