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Kiribati vs Panama statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 4.52M in Panama (ranked 128/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 28,641 sq mi for Panama (ranked 173rd vs. 115th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Panama ranks 77/197 ($86.3B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Panama ranks 61/197 ($19,103).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Panama
Population
138067
4614993
Population rank 180/197 128/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$86.3B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 77/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$19,103
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 61/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$41,405
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$48.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
58.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$10,816
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 55/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$10,503
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
28,641 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
157.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.12
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
30.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
80 years
2025

Kiribati and Panama: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Panama economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Panama
Year GDP
Kiribati Panama
1960 - $537,147,100
1961 - $599,026,300
1962 - $652,120,900
1963 - $722,784,500
1964 - $776,137,500
1965 - $852,485,300
1966 - $928,833,000
1967 - $1,034,376,400
1968 - $1,112,791,100
1969 - $1,221,305,700
1970 $11,560,877 $1,351,006,400
1971 $12,356,134 $1,523,917,200
1972 $15,314,346 $1,673,411,700
1973 $25,645,040 $1,913,793,400
1974 $69,256,489 $2,188,307,600
1975 $44,547,454 $2,435,304,100
1976 $33,246,817 $2,588,106,000
1977 $31,335,459 $2,738,261,900
1978 $36,563,965 $3,244,558,600
1979 $34,466,197 $3,704,551,600
1980 $33,157,723 $4,614,086,400
1981 $35,267,489 $5,222,421,500
1982 $32,742,713 $5,769,767,900
1983 $31,000,546 $5,923,755,900
1984 $34,394,167 $6,183,387,100
1985 $26,126,615 $6,541,517,100
1986 $25,993,009 $6,797,834,200
1987 $29,554,413 $6,827,665,300
1988 $38,278,810 $5,902,783,400
1989 $37,645,319 $5,918,469,800
1990 $36,534,295 $6,433,967,000
1991 $41,247,792 $7,074,675,500
1992 $61,491,369 $8,042,337,700
1993 $58,953,596 $8,782,585,400
1994 $67,055,334 $9,365,289,800
1995 $68,596,395 $9,573,813,700
1996 $81,456,854 $9,197,503,300
1997 $80,205,807 $10,058,854,400
1998 $74,905,706 $11,019,557,700
1999 $77,323,978 $11,660,704,800
2000 $74,910,527 $11,966,497,000
2001 $64,935,850 $12,252,906,300
2002 $74,743,869 $12,800,851,300
2003 $96,105,619 $13,603,456,000
2004 $104,085,892 $15,100,203,400
2005 $113,895,437 $16,623,906,700
2006 $112,338,353 $18,659,721,500
2007 $138,054,946 $21,717,433,800
2008 $147,017,895 $25,721,328,000
2009 $140,177,384 $27,791,215,500
2010 $165,458,433 $30,231,009,500
2011 $195,970,140 $35,687,738,300
2012 $207,001,546 $41,595,439,700
2013 $201,730,861 $46,949,496,500
2014 $200,287,282 $51,427,104,900
2015 $191,559,399 $55,767,806,100
2016 $206,467,819 $59,760,858,700
2017 $222,875,736 $64,327,688,800
2018 $233,514,717 $67,316,471,200
2019 $216,985,388 $69,778,991,200
2020 $220,897,999 $57,059,846,500
2021 $285,259,894 $67,396,392,500
2022 $270,040,457 $76,276,116,700
2023 $288,610,732 $83,318,176,900
2024 $307,862,547 $86,260,400,000

Kiribati and Panama economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Panama
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Panama
1960 - $477
1961 - $516
1962 - $546
1963 - $587
1964 - $611
1965 - $651
1966 - $689
1967 - $745
1968 - $778
1969 - $830
1970 $201 $893
1971 $210.7 $979
1972 $256.2 $1,046
1973 $422 $1,164
1974 $1,131 $1,296
1975 $730 $1,406
1976 $548 $1,457
1977 $520 $1,503
1978 $611 $1,738
1979 $573 $1,938
1980 $542 $2,357
1981 $568 $2,605
1982 $519 $2,811
1983 $483 $2,819
1984 $527 $2,875
1985 $393 $2,972
1986 $382 $3,019
1987 $424 $2,966
1988 $536 $2,509
1989 $515 $2,462
1990 $488 $2,620
1991 $540 $2,821
1992 $792 $3,140
1993 $748 $3,358
1994 $838 $3,508
1995 $844 $3,514
1996 $986 $3,308
1997 $953 $3,546
1998 $874 $3,808
1999 $887 $3,950
2000 $845 $3,975
2001 $719 $3,992
2002 $810 $4,091
2003 $1,021 $4,265
2004 $1,083 $4,645
2005 $1,162 $5,018
2006 $1,123 $5,529
2007 $1,353 $6,318
2008 $1,411 $7,348
2009 $1,317 $7,797
2010 $1,522 $8,331
2011 $1,771 $9,662
2012 $1,844 $11,065
2013 $1,772 $12,273
2014 $1,737 $13,213
2015 $1,640 $14,083
2016 $1,743 $14,832
2017 $1,853 $15,695
2018 $1,913 $16,151
2019 $1,751 $16,478
2020 $1,752 $13,291
2021 $2,222 $15,510
2022 $2,070 $17,332
2023 $2,178 $18,686
2024 $2,289 $19,103

Kiribati vs. Panama life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Panama
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Panama
1950 45.7 55.4
1951 45.8 55.9
1952 45.9 56.4
1953 46 56.8
1954 46.1 57.2
1955 46.3 57.5
1956 46.5 57.9
1957 46.8 58.3
1958 47.1 58.9
1959 47.5 59.6
1960 48 60.3
1961 48.5 60.9
1962 49 61.4
1963 49.7 61.8
1964 50.4 62.1
1965 51 62.3
1966 51.7 62.6
1967 52.5 62.9
1968 53.1 63.2
1969 53.8 63.7
1970 54.4 64.1
1971 54.9 64.7
1972 55.3 65.2
1973 55.8 65.8
1974 56.1 66.6
1975 56.4 67.2
1976 56.6 67.8
1977 56.1 68.3
1978 56.9 68.7
1979 57.1 69.1
1980 57.3 69.5
1981 57.5 69.8
1982 57.8 69.9
1983 58.1 70.1
1984 58.4 70.4
1985 58.7 70.5
1986 59.1 70.7
1987 59.6 70.8
1988 60.1 70.9
1989 60.5 70.1
1990 61 71.3
1991 61.5 71.3
1992 62 71.5
1993 62.4 71.8
1994 62.8 71.9
1995 63.1 72
1996 63.5 72.2
1997 63.8 72.5
1998 64.1 72.8
1999 64.4 73.1
2000 64.7 73.4
2001 64.9 73.8
2002 65.1 74.2
2003 65.3 74.6
2004 65.4 74.8
2005 65.5 75.2
2006 65.6 75.4
2007 65.7 75.7
2008 65.7 75.9
2009 65.8 76.2
2010 65.9 76.4
2011 65.9 76.7
2012 65.9 76.9
2013 65.9 77.1
2014 65.9 77.4
2015 65.8 77.6
2016 65.8 77.8
2017 65.8 77.9
2018 65.8 78.3
2019 65.9 78.5
2020 65.2 76.3
2021 64.1 77
2022 66.3 79.3
2023 66.5 79.6
2024 66.6 79.8
2025 66.7 80

Kiribati and Panama population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Panama
Year Population
Kiribati Panama
1960 47,157 1,126,005
1961 48,323 1,159,870
1962 49,538 1,195,301
1963 50,791 1,232,124
1964 52,088 1,270,065
1965 53,439 1,308,835
1966 54,425 1,348,388
1967 54,996 1,388,628
1968 55,529 1,429,447
1969 56,360 1,470,886
1970 57,510 1,513,070
1971 58,652 1,556,081
1972 59,778 1,599,723
1973 60,824 1,643,690
1974 61,219 1,687,926
1975 60,987 1,732,389
1976 60,661 1,776,935
1977 60,267 1,821,543
1978 59,864 1,866,311
1979 60,172 1,911,552
1980 61,148 1,957,534
1981 62,121 2,004,418
1982 63,134 2,052,271
1983 64,169 2,101,106
1984 65,228 2,150,782
1985 66,496 2,200,915
1986 68,059 2,251,325
1987 69,733 2,301,970
1988 71,427 2,352,848
1989 73,147 2,403,820
1990 74,855 2,455,583
1991 76,367 2,508,265
1992 77,641 2,561,336
1993 78,841 2,615,099
1994 80,021 2,669,546
1995 81,234 2,724,557
1996 82,623 2,780,227
1997 84,147 2,836,695
1998 85,657 2,893,914
1999 87,126 2,951,822
2000 88,613 3,010,369
2001 90,335 3,069,537
2002 92,264 3,129,344
2003 94,175 3,189,807
2004 96,085 3,251,155
2005 98,035 3,313,026
2006 100,017 3,375,024
2007 102,068 3,437,490
2008 104,222 3,500,648
2009 106,467 3,564,381
2010 108,704 3,628,535
2011 110,647 3,693,505
2012 112,284 3,759,256
2013 113,838 3,825,329
2014 115,326 3,892,101
2015 116,815 3,960,035
2016 118,478 4,029,086
2017 120,275 4,098,707
2018 122,084 4,167,860
2019 123,921 4,234,700
2020 126,099 4,293,261
2021 128,377 4,345,405
2022 130,469 4,400,773
2023 132,530 4,458,759
2024 134,518 4,515,577

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Panama

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Panama
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Panama
1960 6.44 5.83
1961 6.48 5.87
1962 6.42 5.87
1963 6.35 5.87
1964 6.29 5.81
1965 6.26 5.73
1966 6.23 5.65
1967 6.11 5.53
1968 5.98 5.41
1969 5.85 5.29
1970 5.71 5.18
1971 5.55 5.05
1972 5.37 4.91
1973 5.2 4.74
1974 5.09 4.58
1975 5.02 4.41
1976 4.96 4.26
1977 4.96 4.12
1978 4.97 3.98
1979 4.97 3.88
1980 4.96 3.8
1981 4.96 3.72
1982 4.95 3.66
1983 4.91 3.6
1984 4.91 3.52
1985 4.91 3.43
1986 4.87 3.34
1987 4.81 3.25
1988 4.73 3.17
1989 4.69 3.12
1990 4.67 3.07
1991 4.64 3
1992 4.57 2.95
1993 4.49 2.91
1994 4.44 2.88
1995 4.42 2.85
1996 4.43 2.83
1997 4.37 2.81
1998 4.29 2.79
1999 4.18 2.77
2000 4.07 2.74
2001 3.96 2.72
2002 3.81 2.7
2003 3.7 2.68
2004 3.73 2.68
2005 3.76 2.64
2006 3.82 2.62
2007 3.87 2.61
2008 3.9 2.61
2009 3.91 2.59
2010 3.9 2.59
2011 3.88 2.6
2012 3.77 2.59
2013 3.64 2.57
2014 3.52 2.55
2015 3.44 2.53
2016 3.38 2.5
2017 3.34 2.46
2018 3.32 2.4
2019 3.29 2.29
2020 3.25 2.18
2021 3.22 2.15
2022 3.18 2.14
2023 3.15 2.12

Kiribati and Panama demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Panama
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Panama
1960 18.8 17.8
1961 18.5 17.8
1962 18.3 17.7
1963 18.2 17.6
1964 18.1 17.6
1965 18 17.5
1966 17.9 17.5
1967 17.7 17.5
1968 17.6 17.5
1969 17.5 17.6
1970 17.5 17.6
1971 17.6 17.7
1972 17.6 17.7
1973 17.7 17.8
1974 17.8 18
1975 18 18.1
1976 18.1 18.3
1977 18.2 18.4
1978 18.3 18.6
1979 18.4 18.8
1980 18.7 19
1981 18.9 19.2
1982 19 19.5
1983 19.2 19.7
1984 19.4 19.9
1985 19.6 20.2
1986 19.8 20.4
1987 19.9 20.7
1988 20.1 21
1989 20.2 21.3
1990 20.2 21.5
1991 20.2 21.8
1992 20.1 22.1
1993 20 22.4
1994 19.8 22.7
1995 19.7 22.9
1996 19.6 23.2
1997 19.6 23.5
1998 19.6 23.7
1999 19.6 24
2000 19.7 24.3
2001 19.8 24.5
2002 19.9 24.8
2003 20.1 25.1
2004 20.3 25.3
2005 20.5 25.6
2006 20.7 25.9
2007 20.9 26.1
2008 21 26.4
2009 21.2 26.7
2010 21.3 27
2011 21.5 27.2
2012 21.7 27.5
2013 21.9 27.8
2014 22.1 28
2015 22.3 28.3
2016 22.5 28.5
2017 22.7 28.8
2018 22.9 29.1
2019 23 29.4
2020 23.2 29.7
2021 23.3 30
2022 23.5 30.3
2023 23.6 30.6
2024 23.8 30.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Panama
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$81.1B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
21.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.47%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.97%
1999
Armed forces personnel n/a
28,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-3.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
8.61%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
68.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
26.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
65.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
37.6%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
1.2%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
0
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
36
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$18.3B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.86B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$532M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
647,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
9.3%
2020
Banked people share n/a
64.1%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Panama
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
1,063 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$34.1
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
14.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
76.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
28%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
17.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
171.2%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,546 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
79.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
66.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
97%
2023

Society

Kiribati Panama
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+6,706
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
69.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.58 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
60
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
43
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
11.3
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
13.9
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
140
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
96.3%
2024
English speaking
24.2%
2023
14%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
68.5%
2023

Health

Kiribati Panama
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$1,472
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$547
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
80 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0.41%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
1.73
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
37
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
13.3
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
37.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
11.1%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
79
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
5.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
4.66 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Panama
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
6,343 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
8,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
16,138 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
n/a

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