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Kiribati vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 173rd vs. 158th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Qatar
Population
138067
2964497
Population rank 180/197 137/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Kiribati and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Qatar
Year GDP
Kiribati Qatar
1970 $11,560,877 $301,791,302
1971 $12,356,134 $387,703,106
1972 $15,314,346 $510,262,500
1973 $25,645,040 $793,885,560
1974 $69,256,489 $2,401,403,227
1975 $44,547,454 $2,512,773,166
1976 $33,246,817 $3,284,273,987
1977 $31,335,459 $3,617,564,638
1978 $36,563,965 $4,052,000,413
1979 $34,466,197 $5,632,962,997
1980 $33,157,723 $7,829,165,262
1981 $35,267,489 $8,661,263,764
1982 $32,742,713 $7,596,703,214
1983 $31,000,546 $6,467,582,308
1984 $34,394,167 $6,704,395,824
1985 $26,126,615 $6,153,296,456
1986 $25,993,009 $5,053,021,951
1987 $29,554,413 $5,446,428,681
1988 $38,278,810 $6,038,187,033
1989 $37,645,319 $6,487,912,088
1990 $36,534,295 $7,360,439,423
1991 $41,247,792 $6,883,516,484
1992 $61,491,369 $7,646,153,984
1993 $58,953,596 $7,156,593,654
1994 $67,055,334 $7,374,450,769
1995 $68,596,395 $8,137,911,978
1996 $81,456,854 $9,059,340,385
1997 $80,205,807 $11,297,802,115
1998 $74,905,706 $10,255,495,027
1999 $77,323,978 $12,393,131,868
2000 $74,910,527 $17,759,890,110
2001 $64,935,850 $17,538,461,538
2002 $74,743,869 $19,363,736,264
2003 $96,105,619 $23,533,791,209
2004 $104,085,892 $31,734,065,934
2005 $113,895,437 $44,530,494,505
2006 $112,338,353 $60,882,142,857
2007 $138,054,946 $79,712,087,912
2008 $147,017,895 $115,270,054,945
2009 $140,177,384 $97,798,351,648
2010 $165,458,433 $125,122,306,346
2011 $195,970,140 $167,775,268,626
2012 $207,001,546 $186,833,502,363
2013 $201,730,861 $198,727,642,967
2014 $200,287,282 $206,224,598,571
2015 $191,559,399 $161,739,955,577
2016 $206,467,819 $151,732,181,868
2017 $222,875,736 $161,099,122,225
2018 $233,514,717 $183,334,953,819
2019 $216,985,388 $176,371,267,692
2020 $220,897,999 $144,411,363,352
2021 $285,259,894 $179,732,009,560
2022 $270,040,457 $235,709,325,714
2023 $288,610,732 $213,002,809,341
2024 $307,862,547 $217,982,967,033

Kiribati and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Qatar
1970 $201 $2,594
1971 $210.7 $2,952
1972 $256.2 $3,483
1973 $422 $4,905
1974 $1,131 $13,540
1975 $730 $13,014
1976 $548 $15,710
1977 $520 $16,058
1978 $611 $16,757
1979 $573 $21,777
1980 $542 $28,375
1981 $568 $29,505
1982 $519 $24,385
1983 $483 $19,616
1984 $527 $19,272
1985 $393 $16,815
1986 $382 $13,213
1987 $424 $13,719
1988 $536 $14,682
1989 $515 $15,243
1990 $488 $16,722
1991 $540 $15,133
1992 $792 $16,280
1993 $748 $14,770
1994 $838 $14,765
1995 $844 $15,823
1996 $986 $17,125
1997 $953 $20,523
1998 $874 $17,665
1999 $887 $20,234
2000 $845 $27,535
2001 $719 $25,871
2002 $810 $27,227
2003 $1,021 $31,602
2004 $1,083 $41,036
2005 $1,162 $53,950
2006 $1,123 $62,582
2007 $1,353 $65,954
2008 $1,411 $80,781
2009 $1,317 $60,786
2010 $1,522 $77,387
2011 $1,771 $103,262
2012 $1,844 $108,470
2013 $1,772 $103,697
2014 $1,737 $95,841
2015 $1,640 $68,985
2016 $1,743 $61,254
2017 $1,853 $63,280
2018 $1,913 $71,040
2019 $1,751 $66,841
2020 $1,752 $51,684
2021 $2,222 $71,752
2022 $2,070 $88,701
2023 $2,178 $80,196
2024 $2,289 $76,276

Kiribati vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Qatar
1950 45.7 50.8
1951 45.8 51.5
1952 45.9 52.1
1953 46 52.8
1954 46.1 53.5
1955 46.3 54.2
1956 46.5 54.9
1957 46.8 55.6
1958 47.1 56.3
1959 47.5 57
1960 48 57.8
1961 48.5 58.5
1962 49 59.2
1963 49.7 60
1964 50.4 60.7
1965 51 61.4
1966 51.7 62.2
1967 52.5 62.9
1968 53.1 63.6
1969 53.8 64.2
1970 54.4 64.9
1971 54.9 65.5
1972 55.3 66.1
1973 55.8 66.6
1974 56.1 67.2
1975 56.4 67.7
1976 56.6 68.2
1977 56.1 68.6
1978 56.9 69.1
1979 57.1 69.5
1980 57.3 69.9
1981 57.5 70.3
1982 57.8 70.7
1983 58.1 71.1
1984 58.4 71.5
1985 58.7 71.8
1986 59.1 72.2
1987 59.6 72.5
1988 60.1 72.8
1989 60.5 73.1
1990 61 73.4
1991 61.5 73.7
1992 62 73.9
1993 62.4 74.1
1994 62.8 74.2
1995 63.1 74.4
1996 63.5 74.6
1997 63.8 74.7
1998 64.1 74.9
1999 64.4 75
2000 64.7 75.3
2001 64.9 75.5
2002 65.1 75.8
2003 65.3 76.1
2004 65.4 76.5
2005 65.5 76.9
2006 65.6 77.3
2007 65.7 77.7
2008 65.7 78.3
2009 65.8 78.8
2010 65.9 79.4
2011 65.9 80
2012 65.9 80.5
2013 65.9 81
2014 65.9 81.4
2015 65.8 81.8
2016 65.8 82.1
2017 65.8 82.5
2018 65.8 82.7
2019 65.9 82.9
2020 65.2 80.4
2021 64.1 81.1
2022 66.3 81.9
2023 66.5 82.4
2024 66.6 82.5
2025 66.7 82.7

Kiribati and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Qatar
Year Population
Kiribati Qatar
1960 47,157 36,010
1961 48,323 39,680
1962 49,538 44,630
1963 50,791 50,380
1964 52,088 56,867
1965 53,439 64,065
1966 54,425 72,192
1967 54,996 81,439
1968 55,529 91,749
1969 56,360 103,025
1970 57,510 116,350
1971 58,652 131,346
1972 59,778 146,506
1973 60,824 161,841
1974 61,219 177,362
1975 60,987 193,087
1976 60,661 209,052
1977 60,267 225,285
1978 59,864 241,808
1979 60,172 258,670
1980 61,148 275,913
1981 62,121 293,553
1982 63,134 311,537
1983 64,169 329,709
1984 65,228 347,878
1985 66,496 365,940
1986 68,059 382,422
1987 69,733 397,005
1988 71,427 411,264
1989 73,147 425,646
1990 74,855 440,175
1991 76,367 454,853
1992 77,641 469,657
1993 78,841 484,545
1994 80,021 499,459
1995 81,234 514,325
1996 82,623 529,019
1997 84,147 550,500
1998 85,657 580,540
1999 87,126 612,500
2000 88,613 644,989
2001 90,335 677,925
2002 92,264 711,205
2003 94,175 744,682
2004 96,085 773,332
2005 98,035 825,408
2006 100,017 972,831
2007 102,068 1,208,595
2008 104,222 1,426,938
2009 106,467 1,608,903
2010 108,704 1,616,832
2011 110,647 1,624,761
2012 112,284 1,722,438
2013 113,838 1,916,426
2014 115,326 2,151,745
2015 116,815 2,344,557
2016 118,478 2,477,113
2017 120,275 2,545,820
2018 122,084 2,580,734
2019 123,921 2,638,657
2020 126,099 2,794,148
2021 128,377 2,504,910
2022 130,469 2,657,333
2023 132,530 2,656,032
2024 134,518 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Qatar

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Qatar
1960 6.44 6.53
1961 6.48 6.53
1962 6.42 6.53
1963 6.35 6.53
1964 6.29 6.53
1965 6.26 6.53
1966 6.23 6.52
1967 6.11 6.46
1968 5.98 6.39
1969 5.85 6.31
1970 5.71 6.23
1971 5.55 6.15
1972 5.37 6.07
1973 5.2 6.01
1974 5.09 5.94
1975 5.02 5.86
1976 4.96 5.78
1977 4.96 5.69
1978 4.97 5.58
1979 4.97 5.46
1980 4.96 5.33
1981 4.96 5.2
1982 4.95 5.04
1983 4.91 4.9
1984 4.91 4.76
1985 4.91 4.64
1986 4.87 4.57
1987 4.81 4.54
1988 4.73 4.51
1989 4.69 4.41
1990 4.67 4.23
1991 4.64 3.99
1992 4.57 3.85
1993 4.49 3.77
1994 4.44 3.67
1995 4.42 3.56
1996 4.43 3.44
1997 4.37 3.33
1998 4.29 3.21
1999 4.18 3.12
2000 4.07 3.07
2001 3.96 3.08
2002 3.81 3.01
2003 3.7 2.93
2004 3.73 2.79
2005 3.76 2.64
2006 3.82 2.51
2007 3.87 2.44
2008 3.9 2.37
2009 3.91 2.25
2010 3.9 2.14
2011 3.88 2.07
2012 3.77 2.04
2013 3.64 2.03
2014 3.52 2.03
2015 3.44 1.98
2016 3.38 1.86
2017 3.34 1.83
2018 3.32 1.76
2019 3.29 1.73
2020 3.25 1.68
2021 3.22 1.61
2022 3.18 1.74
2023 3.15 1.73

Kiribati and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Qatar
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.5 19
1962 18.3 20.1
1963 18.2 21.1
1964 18.1 21.8
1965 18 22.5
1966 17.9 23
1967 17.7 23.5
1968 17.6 24
1969 17.5 24.4
1970 17.5 23.7
1971 17.6 22.2
1972 17.6 21.3
1973 17.7 20.9
1974 17.8 20.8
1975 18 21
1976 18.1 21.3
1977 18.2 21.8
1978 18.3 22.3
1979 18.4 22.9
1980 18.7 23.5
1981 18.9 24.1
1982 19 24.8
1983 19.2 25.6
1984 19.4 26.3
1985 19.6 27
1986 19.8 27.4
1987 19.9 27.5
1988 20.1 27.5
1989 20.2 27.6
1990 20.2 27.7
1991 20.2 27.9
1992 20.1 28.1
1993 20 28.4
1994 19.8 28.7
1995 19.7 29.1
1996 19.6 29.6
1997 19.6 29.9
1998 19.6 29.8
1999 19.6 29.8
2000 19.7 29.9
2001 19.8 30.1
2002 19.9 30.5
2003 20.1 30.9
2004 20.3 31
2005 20.5 30.9
2006 20.7 30.6
2007 20.9 30.1
2008 21 30.1
2009 21.2 30.8
2010 21.3 31.3
2011 21.5 31.2
2012 21.7 31
2013 21.9 30.9
2014 22.1 31.1
2015 22.3 31.2
2016 22.5 31.4
2017 22.7 31.6
2018 22.9 31.9
2019 23 32.3
2020 23.2 32.6
2021 23.3 32.9
2022 23.5 33.4
2023 23.6 34.1
2024 23.8 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel n/a
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
20.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
65.9%
2011

Energy

Kiribati Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Qatar
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
59
2024
Higher education index n/a
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
97.8%
2014
English speaking
24.2%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Kiribati Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Qatar
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
4,374 mi
2016

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