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Kiribati vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 173rd vs. 181st).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Seychelles
Population
138067
125181
Population rank 180/197 181/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Kiribati and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Seychelles
Year GDP
Kiribati Seychelles
1960 - $12,012,025
1961 - $11,592,024
1962 - $12,642,026
1963 - $13,923,029
1964 - $15,393,032
1965 - $15,603,032
1966 - $16,443,034
1967 - $16,632,032
1968 - $16,074,028
1969 - $16,452,028
1970 $11,560,877 $18,432,032
1971 $12,356,134 $21,965,951
1972 $15,314,346 $30,645,123
1973 $25,645,040 $36,896,280
1974 $69,256,489 $43,134,496
1975 $44,547,454 $47,803,146
1976 $33,246,817 $49,278,982
1977 $31,335,459 $64,526,401
1978 $36,563,965 $85,552,366
1979 $34,466,197 $127,261,099
1980 $33,157,723 $156,783,830
1981 $35,267,489 $163,750,728
1982 $32,742,713 $157,211,790
1983 $31,000,546 $156,098,237
1984 $34,394,167 $160,992,921
1985 $26,126,615 $179,691,483
1986 $25,993,009 $221,147,061
1987 $29,554,413 $265,212,957
1988 $38,278,810 $301,985,618
1989 $37,645,319 $324,333,367
1990 $36,534,295 $392,163,561
1991 $41,247,792 $398,307,170
1992 $61,491,369 $461,409,399
1993 $58,953,596 $504,230,621
1994 $67,055,334 $517,570,058
1995 $68,596,395 $540,733,048
1996 $81,456,854 $535,250,347
1997 $80,205,807 $598,966,982
1998 $74,905,706 $647,287,376
1999 $77,323,978 $662,838,615
2000 $74,910,527 $654,212,394
2001 $64,935,850 $662,064,156
2002 $74,743,869 $742,134,838
2003 $96,105,619 $750,847,230
2004 $104,085,892 $893,012,218
2005 $113,895,437 $977,899,382
2006 $112,338,353 $1,081,441,283
2007 $138,054,946 $1,077,308,814
2008 $147,017,895 $979,597,394
2009 $140,177,384 $850,901,620
2010 $165,458,433 $981,616,542
2011 $195,970,140 $1,058,918,707
2012 $207,001,546 $1,089,407,839
2013 $201,730,861 $1,333,160,407
2014 $200,287,282 $1,387,577,870
2015 $191,559,399 $1,432,403,352
2016 $206,467,819 $1,568,513,348
2017 $222,875,736 $1,675,370,641
2018 $233,514,717 $1,784,313,927
2019 $216,985,388 $1,868,690,097
2020 $220,897,999 $1,382,551,752
2021 $285,259,894 $1,487,173,795
2022 $270,040,457 $2,018,346,589
2023 $288,610,732 $2,187,379,755
2024 $307,862,547 $2,167,239,562

Kiribati and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Seychelles
1960 - $288.1
1961 - $270.3
1962 - $287
1963 - $308
1964 - $332
1965 - $328
1966 - $338
1967 - $333
1968 - $314
1969 - $314
1970 $201 $344
1971 $210.7 $402
1972 $256.2 $547
1973 $422 $649
1974 $1,131 $745
1975 $730 $806
1976 $548 $814
1977 $520 $1,044
1978 $611 $1,377
1979 $573 $2,030
1980 $542 $2,478
1981 $568 $2,557
1982 $519 $2,441
1983 $483 $2,426
1984 $527 $2,488
1985 $393 $2,754
1986 $382 $3,368
1987 $424 $3,872
1988 $536 $4,392
1989 $515 $4,689
1990 $488 $5,642
1991 $540 $5,655
1992 $792 $6,520
1993 $748 $6,979
1994 $838 $6,975
1995 $844 $7,181
1996 $986 $7,004
1997 $953 $7,747
1998 $874 $8,210
1999 $887 $8,243
2000 $845 $8,064
2001 $719 $8,153
2002 $810 $8,864
2003 $1,021 $9,070
2004 $1,083 $10,828
2005 $1,162 $11,802
2006 $1,123 $12,783
2007 $1,353 $12,669
2008 $1,411 $11,265
2009 $1,317 $9,747
2010 $1,522 $10,935
2011 $1,771 $12,110
2012 $1,844 $12,337
2013 $1,772 $14,821
2014 $1,737 $15,188
2015 $1,640 $15,333
2016 $1,743 $16,567
2017 $1,853 $17,480
2018 $1,913 $18,440
2019 $1,751 $19,142
2020 $1,752 $14,041
2021 $2,222 $14,983
2022 $2,070 $16,837
2023 $2,178 $18,263
2024 $2,289 $17,859

Kiribati vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Seychelles
1950 45.7 57.8
1951 45.8 58
1952 45.9 58.4
1953 46 58.7
1954 46.1 59
1955 46.3 59.4
1956 46.5 59.8
1957 46.8 60.2
1958 47.1 60.4
1959 47.5 60.4
1960 48 60.5
1961 48.5 60.6
1962 49 60.7
1963 49.7 60.9
1964 50.4 61.2
1965 51 61.4
1966 51.7 61.7
1967 52.5 62.1
1968 53.1 62.6
1969 53.8 63.3
1970 54.4 64
1971 54.9 64.6
1972 55.3 65.3
1973 55.8 65.9
1974 56.1 66.4
1975 56.4 66.8
1976 56.6 67.2
1977 56.1 67.6
1978 56.9 67.9
1979 57.1 68.2
1980 57.3 68.5
1981 57.5 68.7
1982 57.8 69
1983 58.1 69.3
1984 58.4 69.5
1985 58.7 69.6
1986 59.1 69.8
1987 59.6 69.9
1988 60.1 70
1989 60.5 70.1
1990 61 70.2
1991 61.5 70.3
1992 62 70.3
1993 62.4 70.4
1994 62.8 70.5
1995 63.1 70.6
1996 63.5 70.8
1997 63.8 70.8
1998 64.1 71.1
1999 64.4 71.2
2000 64.7 71.3
2001 64.9 71.4
2002 65.1 71.5
2003 65.3 71.7
2004 65.4 71.7
2005 65.5 71.9
2006 65.6 72
2007 65.7 72.2
2008 65.7 72.3
2009 65.8 72.4
2010 65.9 72.5
2011 65.9 72.5
2012 65.9 72.5
2013 65.9 72.4
2014 65.9 72.4
2015 65.8 72.3
2016 65.8 72.2
2017 65.8 72.2
2018 65.8 72.2
2019 65.9 72.1
2020 65.2 74.1
2021 64.1 71.2
2022 66.3 71.2
2023 66.5 72.9
2024 66.6 73
2025 66.7 73.1

Kiribati and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Seychelles
Year Population
Kiribati Seychelles
1960 47,157 41,700
1961 48,323 42,889
1962 49,538 44,042
1963 50,791 45,176
1964 52,088 46,322
1965 53,439 47,500
1966 54,425 48,699
1967 54,996 49,911
1968 55,529 51,134
1969 56,360 52,365
1970 57,510 53,600
1971 58,652 54,695
1972 59,778 56,029
1973 60,824 56,892
1974 61,219 57,937
1975 60,987 59,292
1976 60,661 60,504
1977 60,267 61,786
1978 59,864 62,150
1979 60,172 62,686
1980 61,148 63,261
1981 62,121 64,035
1982 63,134 64,413
1983 64,169 64,335
1984 65,228 64,717
1985 66,496 65,244
1986 68,059 65,652
1987 69,733 68,499
1988 71,427 68,755
1989 73,147 69,167
1990 74,855 69,507
1991 76,367 70,439
1992 77,641 70,763
1993 78,841 72,253
1994 80,021 74,205
1995 81,234 75,304
1996 82,623 76,417
1997 84,147 77,319
1998 85,657 78,846
1999 87,126 80,410
2000 88,613 81,131
2001 90,335 81,202
2002 92,264 83,723
2003 94,175 82,781
2004 96,085 82,475
2005 98,035 82,858
2006 100,017 84,600
2007 102,068 85,033
2008 104,222 86,956
2009 106,467 87,298
2010 108,704 89,770
2011 110,647 87,441
2012 112,284 88,303
2013 113,838 89,949
2014 115,326 91,359
2015 116,815 93,419
2016 118,478 94,677
2017 120,275 95,843
2018 122,084 96,762
2019 123,921 97,625
2020 126,099 98,462
2021 128,377 99,258
2022 130,469 119,878
2023 132,530 119,773
2024 134,518 121,354

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Seychelles
1960 6.44 5.31
1961 6.48 5.42
1962 6.42 5.51
1963 6.35 5.61
1964 6.29 5.69
1965 6.26 5.72
1966 6.23 6.13
1967 6.11 5.9
1968 5.98 5.61
1969 5.85 5.48
1970 5.71 5.31
1971 5.55 5.69
1972 5.37 5.16
1973 5.2 4.78
1974 5.09 5.1
1975 5.02 4.75
1976 4.96 4.09
1977 4.96 3.75
1978 4.97 3.92
1979 4.97 3.66
1980 4.96 3.79
1981 4.96 3.67
1982 4.95 3.13
1983 4.91 3.22
1984 4.91 3.24
1985 4.91 3.09
1986 4.87 3.07
1987 4.81 2.92
1988 4.73 2.79
1989 4.69 2.67
1990 4.67 2.61
1991 4.64 2.69
1992 4.57 2.53
1993 4.49 2.58
1994 4.44 2.6
1995 4.42 2.36
1996 4.43 2.31
1997 4.37 2.1
1998 4.29 2.04
1999 4.18 2.04
2000 4.07 2.08
2001 3.96 1.98
2002 3.81 2.04
2003 3.7 2.06
2004 3.73 2.01
2005 3.76 2.2
2006 3.82 2.11
2007 3.87 2.24
2008 3.9 2.33
2009 3.91 2.38
2010 3.9 2.16
2011 3.88 2.33
2012 3.77 2.37
2013 3.64 2.26
2014 3.52 2.25
2015 3.44 2.31
2016 3.38 2.39
2017 3.34 2.41
2018 3.32 2.41
2019 3.29 2.36
2020 3.25 2.29
2021 3.22 2.46
2022 3.18 2.01
2023 3.15 2.02

Kiribati and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Seychelles
1960 18.8 21.9
1961 18.5 21.6
1962 18.3 21.3
1963 18.2 21
1964 18.1 20.6
1965 18 20.2
1966 17.9 19.8
1967 17.7 19.4
1968 17.6 19
1969 17.5 18.7
1970 17.5 18.5
1971 17.6 18.4
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.7 18.6
1974 17.8 18.7
1975 18 18.9
1976 18.1 19
1977 18.2 19.3
1978 18.3 19.6
1979 18.4 19.9
1980 18.7 20.4
1981 18.9 20.7
1982 19 21.1
1983 19.2 21.4
1984 19.4 21.7
1985 19.6 22
1986 19.8 22.3
1987 19.9 22.5
1988 20.1 22.9
1989 20.2 23.3
1990 20.2 23.6
1991 20.2 24
1992 20.1 24.5
1993 20 24.8
1994 19.8 25.2
1995 19.7 25.4
1996 19.6 25.7
1997 19.6 26.1
1998 19.6 26.4
1999 19.6 26.8
2000 19.7 27.3
2001 19.8 27.7
2002 19.9 28.1
2003 20.1 28.5
2004 20.3 28.9
2005 20.5 29.3
2006 20.7 29.6
2007 20.9 30
2008 21 30.4
2009 21.2 30.8
2010 21.3 31.2
2011 21.5 31.4
2012 21.7 31.5
2013 21.9 31.6
2014 22.1 31.8
2015 22.3 32.1
2016 22.5 32.3
2017 22.7 32.6
2018 22.9 32.9
2019 23 33.2
2020 23.2 33.6
2021 23.3 34
2022 23.5 34.4
2023 23.6 34.7
2024 23.8 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies n/a
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
18.4%
2020

Energy

Kiribati Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
1.9%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Seychelles
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
72
2024
Higher education index n/a
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
96.2%
2020
English speaking
24.2%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
87.4%
2023

Health

Kiribati Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Seychelles
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
327 mi
2015

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