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Kiribati vs Singapore statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 6.04M in Singapore (ranked 113/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 277.2 sq mi for Singapore (ranked 173rd vs. 177th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Singapore ranks 27/197 ($547B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Singapore ranks 7/197 ($90,674).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Singapore
Population
138067
6105665
Population rank 180/197 113/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$547B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 27/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$90,674
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 7/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$150,689
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$954B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
174.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$158,044
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 1/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$55,248
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
277.2 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
21,776 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
0.97
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
36.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
84 years
2025

Kiribati and Singapore: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Singapore economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Singapore
Year GDP
Kiribati Singapore
1960 - $704,751,700
1961 - $764,629,788
1962 - $826,239,212
1963 - $917,608,012
1964 - $894,153,311
1965 - $974,644,096
1966 - $1,096,425,608
1967 - $1,238,035,816
1968 - $1,425,706,091
1969 - $1,659,893,768
1970 $11,560,877 $1,920,574,150
1971 $12,356,134 $2,263,785,444
1972 $15,314,346 $2,721,440,981
1973 $25,645,040 $3,696,213,333
1974 $69,256,489 $5,221,534,956
1975 $44,547,454 $5,633,673,930
1976 $33,246,817 $6,327,077,974
1977 $31,335,459 $6,618,585,074
1978 $36,563,965 $7,517,176,355
1979 $34,466,197 $9,296,921,724
1980 $33,157,723 $11,896,256,783
1981 $35,267,489 $14,175,228,844
1982 $32,742,713 $16,084,252,378
1983 $31,000,546 $17,784,112,150
1984 $34,394,167 $19,749,361,098
1985 $26,126,615 $19,156,532,746
1986 $25,993,009 $18,586,746,057
1987 $29,554,413 $20,919,215,578
1988 $38,278,810 $25,371,462,488
1989 $37,645,319 $30,465,364,739
1990 $36,534,295 $36,144,336,769
1991 $41,247,792 $45,466,164,978
1992 $61,491,369 $52,131,320,033
1993 $58,953,596 $60,603,815,716
1994 $67,055,334 $73,688,724,431
1995 $68,596,395 $87,812,540,788
1996 $81,456,854 $96,293,086,513
1997 $80,205,807 $100,123,787,215
1998 $74,905,706 $85,728,207,782
1999 $77,323,978 $86,286,849,755
2000 $74,910,527 $96,076,539,926
2001 $64,935,850 $89,793,790,670
2002 $74,743,869 $92,538,372,870
2003 $96,105,619 $97,646,401,096
2004 $104,085,892 $115,033,593,101
2005 $113,895,437 $127,807,848,728
2006 $112,338,353 $148,627,286,361
2007 $138,054,946 $180,941,701,358
2008 $147,017,895 $193,617,323,539
2009 $140,177,384 $194,150,283,772
2010 $165,458,433 $239,807,980,591
2011 $195,970,140 $279,356,499,090
2012 $207,001,546 $295,092,888,077
2013 $201,730,861 $307,576,360,585
2014 $200,287,282 $314,863,580,758
2015 $191,559,399 $307,998,545,269
2016 $206,467,819 $319,646,468,521
2017 $222,875,736 $343,673,334,902
2018 $233,514,717 $377,123,710,561
2019 $216,985,388 $376,161,998,830
2020 $220,897,999 $349,165,858,545
2021 $285,259,894 $436,591,382,250
2022 $270,040,457 $509,017,841,147
2023 $288,610,732 $505,439,514,078
2024 $307,862,547 $547,386,645,892

Kiribati and Singapore economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Singapore
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Singapore
1960 - $428
1961 - $449
1962 - $472
1963 - $511
1964 - $486
1965 - $517
1966 - $567
1967 - $626
1968 - $709
1969 - $813
1970 $201 $926
1971 $210.7 $1,071
1972 $256.2 $1,264
1973 $422 $1,685
1974 $1,131 $2,342
1975 $730 $2,490
1976 $548 $2,759
1977 $520 $2,846
1978 $611 $3,194
1979 $573 $3,901
1980 $542 $4,928
1981 $568 $5,597
1982 $519 $6,078
1983 $483 $6,633
1984 $527 $7,228
1985 $393 $7,002
1986 $382 $6,800
1987 $424 $7,539
1988 $536 $8,914
1989 $515 $10,395
1990 $488 $11,862
1991 $540 $14,502
1992 $792 $16,136
1993 $748 $18,290
1994 $838 $21,552
1995 $844 $24,915
1996 $986 $26,233
1997 $953 $26,376
1998 $874 $21,829
1999 $887 $21,797
2000 $845 $23,853
2001 $719 $21,700
2002 $810 $22,160
2003 $1,021 $23,730
2004 $1,083 $27,608
2005 $1,162 $29,961
2006 $1,123 $33,768
2007 $1,353 $39,433
2008 $1,411 $40,009
2009 $1,317 $38,927
2010 $1,522 $47,237
2011 $1,771 $53,891
2012 $1,844 $55,548
2013 $1,772 $56,967
2014 $1,737 $57,565
2015 $1,640 $55,646
2016 $1,743 $57,006
2017 $1,853 $61,236
2018 $1,913 $66,882
2019 $1,751 $65,952
2020 $1,752 $61,410
2021 $2,222 $80,056
2022 $2,070 $90,299
2023 $2,178 $85,412
2024 $2,289 $90,674

Kiribati vs. Singapore life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Singapore
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Singapore
1950 45.7 54.1
1951 45.8 55.3
1952 45.9 56.4
1953 46 57.5
1954 46.1 59.4
1955 46.3 61.2
1956 46.5 62.6
1957 46.8 63.4
1958 47.1 64
1959 47.5 64.8
1960 48 65.3
1961 48.5 65.7
1962 49 66.1
1963 49.7 66.5
1964 50.4 66.7
1965 51 66.9
1966 51.7 67.2
1967 52.5 67.3
1968 53.1 67.7
1969 53.8 68.1
1970 54.4 68.5
1971 54.9 68.8
1972 55.3 69
1973 55.8 69.4
1974 56.1 69.7
1975 56.4 70.2
1976 56.6 70.6
1977 56.1 70.9
1978 56.9 71.2
1979 57.1 71.4
1980 57.3 71.5
1981 57.5 71.7
1982 57.8 72
1983 58.1 72.4
1984 58.4 72.6
1985 58.7 73.1
1986 59.1 73.6
1987 59.6 74
1988 60.1 74
1989 60.5 74.3
1990 61 74.6
1991 61.5 75.1
1992 62 75.3
1993 62.4 75.5
1994 62.8 75.6
1995 63.1 75.7
1996 63.5 76.1
1997 63.8 76.4
1998 64.1 76.9
1999 64.4 77.3
2000 64.7 77.8
2001 64.9 78.3
2002 65.1 78.7
2003 65.3 79.2
2004 65.4 79.7
2005 65.5 80.3
2006 65.6 80.6
2007 65.7 80.9
2008 65.7 81.1
2009 65.8 81.4
2010 65.9 81.6
2011 65.9 81.9
2012 65.9 82.2
2013 65.9 82.5
2014 65.9 82.6
2015 65.8 82.7
2016 65.8 82.9
2017 65.8 83.1
2018 65.8 83.4
2019 65.9 83.7
2020 65.2 83.7
2021 64.1 83.5
2022 66.3 82.9
2023 66.5 83.7
2024 66.6 83.9
2025 66.7 84

Kiribati and Singapore population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Singapore
Year Population
Kiribati Singapore
1960 47,157 1,646,400
1961 48,323 1,702,400
1962 49,538 1,750,200
1963 50,791 1,795,000
1964 52,088 1,841,600
1965 53,439 1,886,900
1966 54,425 1,934,400
1967 54,996 1,977,600
1968 55,529 2,012,000
1969 56,360 2,042,500
1970 57,510 2,074,507
1971 58,652 2,112,900
1972 59,778 2,152,400
1973 60,824 2,193,000
1974 61,219 2,229,800
1975 60,987 2,262,600
1976 60,661 2,293,300
1977 60,267 2,325,300
1978 59,864 2,353,600
1979 60,172 2,383,500
1980 61,148 2,413,945
1981 62,121 2,532,835
1982 63,134 2,646,466
1983 64,169 2,681,061
1984 65,228 2,732,221
1985 66,496 2,735,957
1986 68,059 2,733,373
1987 69,733 2,774,789
1988 71,427 2,846,108
1989 73,147 2,930,901
1990 74,855 3,047,132
1991 76,367 3,135,083
1992 77,641 3,230,698
1993 78,841 3,313,471
1994 80,021 3,419,048
1995 81,234 3,524,506
1996 82,623 3,670,704
1997 84,147 3,796,038
1998 85,657 3,927,213
1999 87,126 3,958,723
2000 88,613 4,027,887
2001 90,335 4,138,012
2002 92,264 4,175,950
2003 94,175 4,114,826
2004 96,085 4,166,664
2005 98,035 4,265,762
2006 100,017 4,401,365
2007 102,068 4,588,599
2008 104,222 4,839,396
2009 106,467 4,987,573
2010 108,704 5,076,732
2011 110,647 5,183,688
2012 112,284 5,312,437
2013 113,838 5,399,162
2014 115,326 5,469,724
2015 116,815 5,535,002
2016 118,478 5,607,283
2017 120,275 5,612,253
2018 122,084 5,638,676
2019 123,921 5,703,569
2020 126,099 5,685,807
2021 128,377 5,453,566
2022 130,469 5,637,022
2023 132,530 5,917,648
2024 134,518 6,036,860

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Singapore

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Singapore
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Singapore
1960 6.44 5.76
1961 6.48 5.41
1962 6.42 5.21
1963 6.35 5.16
1964 6.29 4.97
1965 6.26 4.66
1966 6.23 4.46
1967 6.11 3.91
1968 5.98 3.53
1969 5.85 3.22
1970 5.71 3.07
1971 5.55 3.02
1972 5.37 3.04
1973 5.2 2.79
1974 5.09 2.35
1975 5.02 2.07
1976 4.96 2.11
1977 4.96 1.82
1978 4.97 1.79
1979 4.97 1.79
1980 4.96 1.82
1981 4.96 1.78
1982 4.95 1.74
1983 4.91 1.61
1984 4.91 1.62
1985 4.91 1.61
1986 4.87 1.43
1987 4.81 1.62
1988 4.73 1.96
1989 4.69 1.75
1990 4.67 1.83
1991 4.64 1.73
1992 4.57 1.72
1993 4.49 1.74
1994 4.44 1.71
1995 4.42 1.67
1996 4.43 1.66
1997 4.37 1.61
1998 4.29 1.48
1999 4.18 1.47
2000 4.07 1.6
2001 3.96 1.41
2002 3.81 1.37
2003 3.7 1.27
2004 3.73 1.26
2005 3.76 1.26
2006 3.82 1.28
2007 3.87 1.29
2008 3.9 1.28
2009 3.91 1.22
2010 3.9 1.15
2011 3.88 1.2
2012 3.77 1.29
2013 3.64 1.19
2014 3.52 1.25
2015 3.44 1.24
2016 3.38 1.2
2017 3.34 1.16
2018 3.32 1.14
2019 3.29 1.14
2020 3.25 1.1
2021 3.22 1.12
2022 3.18 1.04
2023 3.15 0.97

Kiribati and Singapore demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Singapore
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Singapore
1960 18.8 18.2
1961 18.5 18.1
1962 18.3 18
1963 18.2 18
1964 18.1 18.1
1965 18 18.2
1966 17.9 18.4
1967 17.7 18.6
1968 17.6 18.9
1969 17.5 19.3
1970 17.5 19.7
1971 17.6 20.1
1972 17.6 20.6
1973 17.7 21
1974 17.8 21.5
1975 18 22
1976 18.1 22.6
1977 18.2 23.1
1978 18.3 23.6
1979 18.4 24.2
1980 18.7 24.7
1981 18.9 25.3
1982 19 25.9
1983 19.2 26.4
1984 19.4 26.9
1985 19.6 27.3
1986 19.8 27.8
1987 19.9 28.3
1988 20.1 28.7
1989 20.2 29.1
1990 20.2 29.5
1991 20.2 29.8
1992 20.1 30.1
1993 20 30.4
1994 19.8 30.7
1995 19.7 31
1996 19.6 31.2
1997 19.6 31.4
1998 19.6 31.6
1999 19.6 31.9
2000 19.7 32.2
2001 19.8 32.5
2002 19.9 32.7
2003 20.1 33
2004 20.3 33.3
2005 20.5 33.5
2006 20.7 33.6
2007 20.9 33.6
2008 21 33.5
2009 21.2 33.6
2010 21.3 33.7
2011 21.5 33.9
2012 21.7 34
2013 21.9 34.1
2014 22.1 34.2
2015 22.3 34.4
2016 22.5 34.5
2017 22.7 34.8
2018 22.9 35
2019 23 35.2
2020 23.2 35.5
2021 23.3 35.8
2022 23.5 35.9
2023 23.6 36.2
2024 23.8 36.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Singapore
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$451B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
16.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.19%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
2.66%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
59,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+3.05%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
2.74%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
73%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
21.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
84.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
333,204
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
6.69%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
49
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
400
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$638B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$384B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
2,742,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
3.04%
2018
Banked people share n/a
98%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Singapore
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
5,283 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$27.2
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
57.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
9.64 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
97.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
1.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
0.38%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
279.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
9,750 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
4.02%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Singapore
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+20,011
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
100%
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
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
94.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
84
2024
Higher education index n/a
97
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0.07
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
97.7%
2021
English speaking
24.2%
2023
96.4%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

Kiribati Singapore
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$4,321
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$1,069
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
84 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
2.6
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
30.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
6
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
14%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
11.4%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
68
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
16.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
1.81 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Singapore
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
45.9 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
2.55 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
58 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
2,175 mi
2017

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