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Kiribati vs Sierra Leone statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 8.64M in Sierra Leone (ranked 102/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 27,869 sq mi for Sierra Leone (ranked 173rd vs. 116th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Sierra Leone ranks 157/197 ($7.55B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Sierra Leone ranks 183/197 ($873).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Sierra Leone
Population
138067
8961932
Population rank 180/197 102/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$7.55B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 157/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$873
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 183/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$3,516
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$3.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
44.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$376
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 174/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$3,438
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
27,869 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
310 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
3.79
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
20.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Kiribati and Sierra Leone: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Sierra Leone
Year GDP
Kiribati Sierra Leone
1960 - $322,151,961
1961 - $327,978,758
1962 - $342,872,549
1963 - $348,700,980
1964 - $372,011,438
1965 - $359,523,810
1966 - $375,630,252
1967 - $348,895,028
1968 - $329,991,597
1969 - $408,853,541
1970 $11,560,877 $434,584,634
1971 $12,356,134 $419,495,788
1972 $15,314,346 $465,254,682
1973 $25,645,040 $575,471,814
1974 $69,256,489 $648,940,351
1975 $44,547,454 $679,352,876
1976 $33,246,817 $594,810,422
1977 $31,335,459 $692,079,407
1978 $36,563,965 $960,765,043
1979 $34,466,197 $1,109,343,425
1980 $33,157,723 $1,100,476,190
1981 $35,267,489 $1,114,926,661
1982 $32,742,713 $1,294,995,964
1983 $31,000,546 $995,278,515
1984 $34,394,167 $1,087,450,199
1985 $26,126,615 $856,890,459
1986 $25,993,009 $490,181,457
1987 $29,554,413 $660,106,336
1988 $38,278,810 $1,055,083,933
1989 $37,645,319 $932,974,420
1990 $36,534,295 $649,644,098
1991 $41,247,792 $779,981,987
1992 $61,491,369 $679,940,814
1993 $58,953,596 $768,867,883
1994 $67,055,334 $911,853,802
1995 $68,596,395 $870,740,292
1996 $81,456,854 $941,709,423
1997 $80,205,807 $850,232,760
1998 $74,905,706 $672,368,187
1999 $77,323,978 $669,386,624
2000 $74,910,527 $635,866,404
2001 $64,935,850 $1,681,473,894
2002 $74,743,869 $1,933,863,911
2003 $96,105,619 $2,142,618,046
2004 $104,085,892 $2,237,350,687
2005 $113,895,437 $2,545,275,313
2006 $112,338,353 $3,263,697,467
2007 $138,054,946 $3,632,957,611
2008 $147,017,895 $4,157,895,298
2009 $140,177,384 $3,953,403,098
2010 $165,458,433 $4,262,805,967
2011 $195,970,140 $4,861,632,885
2012 $207,001,546 $6,141,666,509
2013 $201,730,861 $7,502,762,863
2014 $200,287,282 $7,686,138,791
2015 $191,559,399 $6,788,352,975
2016 $206,467,819 $6,084,297,211
2017 $222,875,736 $5,749,846,528
2018 $233,514,717 $6,390,514,689
2019 $216,985,388 $6,526,183,564
2020 $220,897,999 $6,693,888,876
2021 $285,259,894 $7,173,379,137
2022 $270,040,457 $7,124,465,160
2023 $288,610,732 $6,411,787,856
2024 $307,862,547 $7,547,843,281

Kiribati and Sierra Leone economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Sierra Leone
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Sierra Leone
1960 - $142
1961 - $142.3
1962 - $146.4
1963 - $146.4
1964 - $153.4
1965 - $145.6
1966 - $149.4
1967 - $136.2
1968 - $126.4
1969 - $153.6
1970 $201 $160.2
1971 $210.7 $151.8
1972 $256.2 $165.3
1973 $422 $200.7
1974 $1,131 $222.2
1975 $730 $228.4
1976 $548 $196.4
1977 $520 $224.3
1978 $611 $305
1979 $573 $346
1980 $542 $336
1981 $568 $334
1982 $519 $380
1983 $483 $285.9
1984 $527 $306
1985 $393 $235.5
1986 $382 $131.5
1987 $424 $172.4
1988 $536 $268.2
1989 $515 $231.3
1990 $488 $154.8
1991 $540 $183.7
1992 $792 $163.2
1993 $748 $185
1994 $838 $218.5
1995 $844 $208.4
1996 $986 $224.3
1997 $953 $199.9
1998 $874 $156.5
1999 $887 $155
2000 $845 $143.7
2001 $719 $358
2002 $810 $389
2003 $1,021 $414
2004 $1,083 $418
2005 $1,162 $463
2006 $1,123 $580
2007 $1,353 $632
2008 $1,411 $705
2009 $1,317 $653
2010 $1,522 $685
2011 $1,771 $761
2012 $1,844 $938
2013 $1,772 $1,117
2014 $1,737 $1,118
2015 $1,640 $965
2016 $1,743 $844
2017 $1,853 $779
2018 $1,913 $846
2019 $1,751 $844
2020 $1,752 $846
2021 $2,222 $886
2022 $2,070 $861
2023 $2,178 $758
2024 $2,289 $873

Kiribati vs. Sierra Leone life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Sierra Leone
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Sierra Leone
1950 45.7 28.9
1951 45.8 29.3
1952 45.9 29.7
1953 46 30.1
1954 46.1 30.5
1955 46.3 30.9
1956 46.5 31.3
1957 46.8 31.8
1958 47.1 32.1
1959 47.5 32.6
1960 48 33.1
1961 48.5 33.6
1962 49 34.2
1963 49.7 34.7
1964 50.4 35.3
1965 51 35.9
1966 51.7 36.6
1967 52.5 37.3
1968 53.1 37.8
1969 53.8 38.2
1970 54.4 38.6
1971 54.9 39.1
1972 55.3 39.5
1973 55.8 40
1974 56.1 40.4
1975 56.4 41
1976 56.6 41.4
1977 56.1 41.8
1978 56.9 42.2
1979 57.1 42.5
1980 57.3 42.8
1981 57.5 43.1
1982 57.8 43.3
1983 58.1 43.5
1984 58.4 43.6
1985 58.7 43.6
1986 59.1 43.5
1987 59.6 43.7
1988 60.1 43.8
1989 60.5 43.7
1990 61 43.7
1991 61.5 43.3
1992 62 43.5
1993 62.4 43.4
1994 62.8 42.8
1995 63.1 42.6
1996 63.5 43.5
1997 63.8 43.6
1998 64.1 42.7
1999 64.4 42
2000 64.7 44.8
2001 64.9 45.4
2002 65.1 46.2
2003 65.3 46.8
2004 65.4 47.5
2005 65.5 48.3
2006 65.6 49.5
2007 65.7 50
2008 65.7 50.7
2009 65.8 51.3
2010 65.9 51.9
2011 65.9 52.6
2012 65.9 53.2
2013 65.9 54.1
2014 65.9 54.3
2015 65.8 55.5
2016 65.8 56.9
2017 65.8 57.8
2018 65.8 59.1
2019 65.9 59.6
2020 65.2 59.7
2021 64.1 60.3
2022 66.3 61.3
2023 66.5 61.8
2024 66.6 62
2025 66.7 62.2

Kiribati and Sierra Leone population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Sierra Leone
Year Population
Kiribati Sierra Leone
1960 47,157 2,268,356
1961 48,323 2,304,227
1962 49,538 2,342,242
1963 50,791 2,382,258
1964 52,088 2,424,390
1965 53,439 2,468,666
1966 54,425 2,514,638
1967 54,996 2,562,384
1968 55,529 2,611,532
1969 56,360 2,661,365
1970 57,510 2,712,286
1971 58,652 2,763,222
1972 59,778 2,814,388
1973 60,824 2,866,955
1974 61,219 2,920,459
1975 60,987 2,974,657
1976 60,661 3,028,820
1977 60,267 3,085,354
1978 59,864 3,145,517
1979 60,172 3,207,499
1980 61,148 3,272,089
1981 62,121 3,338,940
1982 63,134 3,408,183
1983 64,169 3,481,646
1984 65,228 3,558,758
1985 66,496 3,638,438
1986 68,059 3,728,380
1987 69,733 3,829,718
1988 71,427 3,934,517
1989 73,147 4,034,037
1990 74,855 4,196,828
1991 76,367 4,246,267
1992 77,641 4,166,366
1993 78,841 4,157,130
1994 80,021 4,173,105
1995 81,234 4,179,179
1996 82,623 4,199,210
1997 84,147 4,253,716
1998 85,657 4,295,785
1999 87,126 4,318,043
2000 88,613 4,423,611
2001 90,335 4,692,716
2002 92,264 4,971,435
2003 94,175 5,177,687
2004 96,085 5,355,717
2005 98,035 5,501,712
2006 100,017 5,624,466
2007 102,068 5,749,352
2008 104,222 5,894,722
2009 106,467 6,055,646
2010 108,704 6,222,714
2011 110,647 6,387,251
2012 112,284 6,551,080
2013 113,838 6,714,051
2014 115,326 6,876,385
2015 116,815 7,037,655
2016 118,478 7,205,328
2017 120,275 7,379,299
2018 122,084 7,554,563
2019 123,921 7,731,991
2020 126,099 7,912,558
2021 128,377 8,094,602
2022 130,469 8,276,807
2023 132,530 8,460,512
2024 134,518 8,642,022

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Sierra Leone

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Sierra Leone
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Sierra Leone
1960 6.44 6.18
1961 6.48 6.21
1962 6.42 6.22
1963 6.35 6.26
1964 6.29 6.29
1965 6.26 6.31
1966 6.23 6.35
1967 6.11 6.38
1968 5.98 6.39
1969 5.85 6.39
1970 5.71 6.41
1971 5.55 6.43
1972 5.37 6.45
1973 5.2 6.47
1974 5.09 6.53
1975 5.02 6.55
1976 4.96 6.55
1977 4.96 6.57
1978 4.97 6.59
1979 4.97 6.58
1980 4.96 6.56
1981 4.96 6.55
1982 4.95 6.56
1983 4.91 6.57
1984 4.91 6.59
1985 4.91 6.59
1986 4.87 6.6
1987 4.81 6.61
1988 4.73 6.59
1989 4.69 6.57
1990 4.67 6.57
1991 4.64 6.55
1992 4.57 6.56
1993 4.49 6.57
1994 4.44 6.56
1995 4.42 6.56
1996 4.43 6.55
1997 4.37 6.53
1998 4.29 6.5
1999 4.18 6.42
2000 4.07 6.36
2001 3.96 6.31
2002 3.81 6.23
2003 3.7 6.09
2004 3.73 5.92
2005 3.76 5.81
2006 3.82 5.74
2007 3.87 5.64
2008 3.9 5.56
2009 3.91 5.45
2010 3.9 5.33
2011 3.88 5.21
2012 3.77 5.06
2013 3.64 4.87
2014 3.52 4.7
2015 3.44 4.55
2016 3.38 4.47
2017 3.34 4.39
2018 3.32 4.29
2019 3.29 4.19
2020 3.25 4.08
2021 3.22 3.98
2022 3.18 3.88
2023 3.15 3.79

Kiribati and Sierra Leone demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Sierra Leone
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Sierra Leone
1960 18.8 21.1
1961 18.5 21.1
1962 18.3 21.1
1963 18.2 21
1964 18.1 21
1965 18 20.9
1966 17.9 20.9
1967 17.7 20.8
1968 17.6 20.7
1969 17.5 20.6
1970 17.5 20.4
1971 17.6 20.2
1972 17.6 20.1
1973 17.7 19.9
1974 17.8 19.8
1975 18 19.6
1976 18.1 19.5
1977 18.2 19.4
1978 18.3 19.3
1979 18.4 19.2
1980 18.7 19.1
1981 18.9 19.1
1982 19 19
1983 19.2 18.9
1984 19.4 18.9
1985 19.6 18.8
1986 19.8 18.7
1987 19.9 18.7
1988 20.1 18.6
1989 20.2 18.6
1990 20.2 18.5
1991 20.2 18.5
1992 20.1 18.4
1993 20 18.4
1994 19.8 18.3
1995 19.7 18.2
1996 19.6 18.2
1997 19.6 18.1
1998 19.6 18.1
1999 19.6 18
2000 19.7 18
2001 19.8 18
2002 19.9 17.9
2003 20.1 17.9
2004 20.3 17.9
2005 20.5 18
2006 20.7 18
2007 20.9 18
2008 21 18.1
2009 21.2 18.1
2010 21.3 18.2
2011 21.5 18.3
2012 21.7 18.4
2013 21.9 18.5
2014 22.1 18.6
2015 22.3 18.7
2016 22.5 18.9
2017 22.7 19.1
2018 22.9 19.2
2019 23 19.4
2020 23.2 19.6
2021 23.3 19.8
2022 23.5 20
2023 23.6 20.3
2024 23.8 20.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Sierra Leone
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$7.26B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
17.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.62%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-4.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
3.19%
2018
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
44.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
27.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
48
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
29.4%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
3.4%
2018
Total reserves including gold n/a
$433M
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$322M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
71,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
5.49%
2018
Banked people share n/a
38.6%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Sierra Leone
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
1.07 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.13 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
71.6%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
75.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
70.5%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
35.5%
2023

Society

Kiribati Sierra Leone
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.11%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-11,000
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
44.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.46 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
30.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
33
2024
Higher education index n/a
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
2.14
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
68
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
48.6%
2022
English speaking
24.2%
2023
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
20.6%
2023

Health

Kiribati Sierra Leone
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$39.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$20.7
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
28%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.04
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
19.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
354
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
94.3
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
7.32%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
16
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
12.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
0.29 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Sierra Leone
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
3,225 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
15,247 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
9,559 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
7,270 mi
2015

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