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Kiribati vs Norway statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 5.57M in Norway (ranked 118/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 140,645 sq mi for Norway (ranked 173rd vs. 62nd).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Norway ranks 32/197 ($484B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Norway ranks 8/197 ($86,810).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Norway
Population
138067
5642662
Population rank 180/197 119/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$484B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 32/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$86,810
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 8/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$101,032
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$207B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
42.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$37,084
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 17/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$45,746
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
140,645 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
39.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.4
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
40.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Kiribati and Norway: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Norway economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Norway
Year GDP
Kiribati Norway
1960 - $5,197,398,721
1961 - $5,669,689,210
1962 - $6,107,076,929
1963 - $6,553,269,536
1964 - $7,206,522,122
1965 - $8,111,945,661
1966 - $8,753,940,267
1967 - $9,577,383,653
1968 - $10,227,087,165
1969 - $11,136,187,440
1970 $11,560,877 $12,814,123,115
1971 $12,356,134 $14,583,114,840
1972 $15,314,346 $17,358,610,850
1973 $25,645,040 $22,534,253,703
1974 $69,256,489 $27,145,693,810
1975 $44,547,454 $32,877,805,200
1976 $33,246,817 $35,942,270,686
1977 $31,335,459 $41,508,030,431
1978 $36,563,965 $46,522,900,254
1979 $34,466,197 $53,132,244,624
1980 $33,157,723 $64,439,382,896
1981 $35,267,489 $63,596,654,761
1982 $32,742,713 $62,647,195,538
1983 $31,000,546 $61,627,240,831
1984 $34,394,167 $62,057,955,033
1985 $26,126,615 $65,416,879,914
1986 $25,993,009 $78,693,118,044
1987 $29,554,413 $94,229,907,236
1988 $38,278,810 $101,900,260,856
1989 $37,645,319 $102,633,934,391
1990 $36,534,295 $119,791,843,060
1991 $41,247,792 $121,872,464,483
1992 $61,491,369 $130,838,040,068
1993 $58,953,596 $120,579,213,713
1994 $67,055,334 $127,131,319,429
1995 $68,596,395 $152,029,612,325
1996 $81,456,854 $163,520,109,151
1997 $80,205,807 $161,356,631,888
1998 $74,905,706 $154,230,295,158
1999 $77,323,978 $162,383,706,021
2000 $74,910,527 $171,457,201,936
2001 $64,935,850 $174,239,354,071
2002 $74,743,869 $195,914,852,576
2003 $96,105,619 $229,385,469,337
2004 $104,085,892 $265,268,662,473
2005 $113,895,437 $309,978,579,744
2006 $112,338,353 $346,915,160,682
2007 $138,054,946 $402,643,260,488
2008 $147,017,895 $464,917,553,191
2009 $140,177,384 $387,976,400,617
2010 $165,458,433 $431,052,143,940
2011 $195,970,140 $501,360,549,669
2012 $207,001,546 $512,777,309,841
2013 $201,730,861 $526,014,468,085
2014 $200,287,282 $501,736,471,833
2015 $191,559,399 $388,159,512,246
2016 $206,467,819 $370,956,547,619
2017 $222,875,736 $401,745,275,035
2018 $233,514,717 $439,788,625,884
2019 $216,985,388 $408,742,840,909
2020 $220,897,999 $367,633,418,887
2021 $285,259,894 $503,367,986,030
2022 $270,040,457 $596,297,651,036
2023 $288,610,732 $482,949,731,777
2024 $307,862,547 $483,727,398,216

Kiribati and Norway economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Norway
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Norway
1960 - $1,451
1961 - $1,571
1962 - $1,678
1963 - $1,787
1964 - $1,951
1965 - $2,179
1966 - $2,333
1967 - $2,531
1968 - $2,680
1969 - $2,894
1970 $201 $3,306
1971 $210.7 $3,736
1972 $256.2 $4,414
1973 $422 $5,690
1974 $1,131 $6,812
1975 $730 $8,204
1976 $548 $8,927
1977 $520 $10,266
1978 $611 $11,463
1979 $573 $13,047
1980 $542 $15,772
1981 $568 $15,513
1982 $519 $15,225
1983 $483 $14,928
1984 $527 $14,989
1985 $393 $15,754
1986 $382 $18,883
1987 $424 $22,506
1988 $536 $24,207
1989 $515 $24,281
1990 $488 $28,243
1991 $540 $28,597
1992 $792 $30,524
1993 $748 $27,964
1994 $838 $29,316
1995 $844 $34,876
1996 $986 $37,322
1997 $953 $36,629
1998 $874 $34,803
1999 $887 $36,393
2000 $845 $38,178
2001 $719 $38,602
2002 $810 $43,171
2003 $1,021 $50,250
2004 $1,083 $57,769
2005 $1,162 $67,047
2006 $1,123 $74,434
2007 $1,353 $85,502
2008 $1,411 $97,504
2009 $1,317 $80,348
2010 $1,522 $88,163
2011 $1,771 $101,222
2012 $1,844 $102,176
2013 $1,772 $103,554
2014 $1,737 $97,667
2015 $1,640 $74,810
2016 $1,743 $70,867
2017 $1,853 $76,132
2018 $1,913 $82,793
2019 $1,751 $76,431
2020 $1,752 $68,340
2021 $2,222 $93,073
2022 $2,070 $109,270
2023 $2,178 $87,497
2024 $2,289 $86,810

Kiribati vs. Norway life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Norway
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Norway
1950 45.7 71.6
1951 45.8 72.5
1952 45.9 72.7
1953 46 73.1
1954 46.1 73.2
1955 46.3 73.4
1956 46.5 73.5
1957 46.8 73.4
1958 47.1 73.4
1959 47.5 73.6
1960 48 73.6
1961 48.5 73.6
1962 49 73.5
1963 49.7 73.1
1964 50.4 73.6
1965 51 73.7
1966 51.7 74
1967 52.5 74.1
1968 53.1 73.9
1969 53.8 73.7
1970 54.4 74.1
1971 54.9 74.2
1972 55.3 74.3
1973 55.8 74.4
1974 56.1 74.8
1975 56.4 74.8
1976 56.6 75
1977 56.1 75.4
1978 56.9 75.4
1979 57.1 75.4
1980 57.3 75.7
1981 57.5 75.9
1982 57.8 76
1983 58.1 76.1
1984 58.4 76.2
1985 58.7 75.9
1986 59.1 76.3
1987 59.6 76.1
1988 60.1 76.3
1989 60.5 76.5
1990 61 76.6
1991 61.5 77
1992 62 77.2
1993 62.4 77.2
1994 62.8 77.8
1995 63.1 77.8
1996 63.5 78.2
1997 63.8 78.2
1998 64.1 78.4
1999 64.4 78.4
2000 64.7 78.7
2001 64.9 78.9
2002 65.1 79
2003 65.3 79.5
2004 65.4 80
2005 65.5 80.2
2006 65.6 80.4
2007 65.7 80.5
2008 65.7 80.7
2009 65.8 80.9
2010 65.9 81
2011 65.9 81.2
2012 65.9 81.4
2013 65.9 81.7
2014 65.9 82.1
2015 65.8 82.3
2016 65.8 82.4
2017 65.8 82.6
2018 65.8 82.8
2019 65.9 83
2020 65.2 83.2
2021 64.1 83.2
2022 66.3 82.6
2023 66.5 83.3
2024 66.6 83.5
2025 66.7 83.6

Kiribati and Norway population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Norway
Year Population
Kiribati Norway
1960 47,157 3,581,239
1961 48,323 3,609,800
1962 49,538 3,638,918
1963 50,791 3,666,537
1964 52,088 3,694,339
1965 53,439 3,723,168
1966 54,425 3,753,012
1967 54,996 3,784,539
1968 55,529 3,816,486
1969 56,360 3,847,707
1970 57,510 3,875,763
1971 58,652 3,903,039
1972 59,778 3,933,004
1973 60,824 3,960,612
1974 61,219 3,985,258
1975 60,987 4,007,313
1976 60,661 4,026,152
1977 60,267 4,043,205
1978 59,864 4,058,671
1979 60,172 4,072,517
1980 61,148 4,085,620
1981 62,121 4,099,702
1982 63,134 4,114,787
1983 64,169 4,128,432
1984 65,228 4,140,099
1985 66,496 4,152,516
1986 68,059 4,167,354
1987 69,733 4,186,905
1988 71,427 4,209,488
1989 73,147 4,226,901
1990 74,855 4,241,473
1991 76,367 4,261,732
1992 77,641 4,286,401
1993 78,841 4,311,991
1994 80,021 4,336,613
1995 81,234 4,359,184
1996 82,623 4,381,336
1997 84,147 4,405,157
1998 85,657 4,431,464
1999 87,126 4,461,913
2000 88,613 4,490,967
2001 90,335 4,513,751
2002 92,264 4,538,159
2003 94,175 4,564,855
2004 96,085 4,591,910
2005 98,035 4,623,291
2006 100,017 4,660,677
2007 102,068 4,709,153
2008 104,222 4,768,212
2009 106,467 4,828,726
2010 108,704 4,889,252
2011 110,647 4,953,088
2012 112,284 5,018,573
2013 113,838 5,079,623
2014 115,326 5,137,232
2015 116,815 5,188,607
2016 118,478 5,234,519
2017 120,275 5,276,968
2018 122,084 5,311,916
2019 123,921 5,347,896
2020 126,099 5,379,475
2021 128,377 5,408,320
2022 130,469 5,457,127
2023 132,530 5,519,594
2024 134,518 5,572,272

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Norway

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Norway
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Norway
1960 6.44 2.85
1961 6.48 2.94
1962 6.42 2.91
1963 6.35 2.93
1964 6.29 2.98
1965 6.26 2.94
1966 6.23 2.9
1967 6.11 2.81
1968 5.98 2.75
1969 5.85 2.7
1970 5.71 2.5
1971 5.55 2.49
1972 5.37 2.38
1973 5.2 2.23
1974 5.09 2.13
1975 5.02 1.98
1976 4.96 1.86
1977 4.96 1.75
1978 4.97 1.77
1979 4.97 1.75
1980 4.96 1.72
1981 4.96 1.7
1982 4.95 1.71
1983 4.91 1.66
1984 4.91 1.66
1985 4.91 1.68
1986 4.87 1.71
1987 4.81 1.74
1988 4.73 1.84
1989 4.69 1.89
1990 4.67 1.93
1991 4.64 1.92
1992 4.57 1.88
1993 4.49 1.86
1994 4.44 1.87
1995 4.42 1.87
1996 4.43 1.89
1997 4.37 1.86
1998 4.29 1.81
1999 4.18 1.85
2000 4.07 1.85
2001 3.96 1.78
2002 3.81 1.75
2003 3.7 1.8
2004 3.73 1.83
2005 3.76 1.84
2006 3.82 1.9
2007 3.87 1.9
2008 3.9 1.96
2009 3.91 1.98
2010 3.9 1.95
2011 3.88 1.88
2012 3.77 1.85
2013 3.64 1.78
2014 3.52 1.75
2015 3.44 1.72
2016 3.38 1.71
2017 3.34 1.62
2018 3.32 1.56
2019 3.29 1.53
2020 3.25 1.48
2021 3.22 1.55
2022 3.18 1.41
2023 3.15 1.4

Kiribati and Norway demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Norway
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Norway
1960 18.8 34.3
1961 18.5 34.4
1962 18.3 34.4
1963 18.2 34.3
1964 18.1 34.2
1965 18 34.1
1966 17.9 33.9
1967 17.7 33.7
1968 17.6 33.5
1969 17.5 33.2
1970 17.5 32.9
1971 17.6 32.7
1972 17.6 32.5
1973 17.7 32.4
1974 17.8 32.4
1975 18 32.5
1976 18.1 32.6
1977 18.2 32.7
1978 18.3 32.9
1979 18.4 33.1
1980 18.7 33.3
1981 18.9 33.6
1982 19 33.9
1983 19.2 34.1
1984 19.4 34.4
1985 19.6 34.6
1986 19.8 34.8
1987 19.9 34.9
1988 20.1 35.1
1989 20.2 35.2
1990 20.2 35.4
1991 20.2 35.5
1992 20.1 35.7
1993 20 35.8
1994 19.8 35.9
1995 19.7 36.1
1996 19.6 36.2
1997 19.6 36.4
1998 19.6 36.5
1999 19.6 36.7
2000 19.7 36.9
2001 19.8 37.1
2002 19.9 37.3
2003 20.1 37.5
2004 20.3 37.7
2005 20.5 37.9
2006 20.7 38.1
2007 20.9 38.3
2008 21 38.4
2009 21.2 38.5
2010 21.3 38.6
2011 21.5 38.7
2012 21.7 38.8
2013 21.9 38.9
2014 22.1 39
2015 22.3 39.2
2016 22.5 39.3
2017 22.7 39.4
2018 22.9 39.6
2019 23 39.8
2020 23.2 40
2021 23.3 40.3
2022 23.5 40.4
2023 23.6 40.5
2024 23.8 40.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Norway
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$548B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
47.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
5.46%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
25,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+13.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
3.98%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
51.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
37%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
78.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
21.6%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
3.6%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
253,085
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
5.84%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
17
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
180
2017
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$296B
2019
Total reserves including gold n/a
$81.2B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$621M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
1,397,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
1.86%
2020
Banked people share n/a
98.6%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Norway
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
4,885 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$20.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
44.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
7.98 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
46.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
61.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
48.2%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
-704%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
23,520 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
99.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
89.1%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Norway
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+44,356
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
84.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.92 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
81
2024
Higher education index n/a
94
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0.73
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
2.1
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
95%
2013
English speaking
24.2%
2023
87.6%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
99%
2023

Health

Kiribati Norway
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$8,693
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$1,224
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
5.17
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
30.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
1
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
2.4
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
19.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
87
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
14.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
7.38 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Norway
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.24%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
25,240 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
3,792 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
47,118 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
n/a

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