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Kiribati vs Somalia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 19M in Somalia (ranked 68/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 242,217 sq mi for Somalia (ranked 173rd vs. 42nd).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Somalia ranks 149/197 ($12.1B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Somalia ranks 191/197 ($637).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Somalia
Population
138067
20177806
Population rank 180/197 66/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$12.1B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 149/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$637
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 191/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$1,601
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 181/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$1,941
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
242,217 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
78.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
6.13
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
16.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025

Kiribati and Somalia: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Somalia economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Somalia
Year GDP
Kiribati Somalia
1960 - $180,459,937
1961 - $191,659,914
1962 - $203,531,928
1963 - $216,145,936
1964 - $229,529,913
1965 - $243,725,898
1966 - $257,375,897
1967 - $271,781,887
1968 - $286,719,885
1969 - $306,357,285
1970 $11,560,877 $347,985,394
1971 $12,356,134 $347,039,446
1972 $15,314,346 $447,883,941
1973 $25,645,040 $483,699,611
1974 $69,256,489 $572,504,036
1975 $44,547,454 $757,015,879
1976 $33,246,817 $871,344,245
1977 $31,335,459 $498,550,725
1978 $36,563,965 $564,571,823
1979 $34,466,197 $589,566,929
1980 $33,157,723 $602,515,548
1981 $35,267,489 $699,302,473
1982 $32,742,713 $774,578,932
1983 $31,000,546 $735,408,642
1984 $34,394,167 $787,434,542
1985 $26,126,615 $875,702,247
1986 $25,993,009 $916,590,786
1987 $29,554,413 $1,018,972,664
1988 $38,278,810 $1,051,596,967
1989 $37,645,319 $1,181,360,844
1990 $36,534,295 $1,031,282,081
1991 $41,247,792 $717,974,930
1992 $61,491,369 $709,297,579
1993 $58,953,596 $1,260,132,956
1994 $67,055,334 $1,481,205,098
1995 $68,596,395 $1,534,756,135
1996 $81,456,854 $1,792,234,297
1997 $80,205,807 $2,191,749,014
1998 $74,905,706 $2,962,047,564
1999 $77,323,978 $3,045,751,528
2000 $74,910,527 $3,412,797,450
2001 $64,935,850 $2,252,847,465
2002 $74,743,869 $2,192,684,135
2003 $96,105,619 $2,836,724,352
2004 $104,085,892 $3,859,592,813
2005 $113,895,437 $4,683,246,454
2006 $112,338,353 $5,026,743,282
2007 $138,054,946 $5,430,713,729
2008 $147,017,895 $5,913,620,293
2009 $140,177,384 $2,948,594,552
2010 $165,458,433 $2,687,807,004
2011 $195,970,140 $2,906,000,097
2012 $207,001,546 $4,364,670,160
2013 $201,730,861 $5,062,881,600
2014 $200,287,282 $5,728,399,720
2015 $191,559,399 $6,152,149,100
2016 $206,467,819 $6,613,743,070
2017 $222,875,736 $7,621,501,710
2018 $233,514,717 $7,873,440,830
2019 $216,985,388 $8,655,023,960
2020 $220,897,999 $8,628,393,720
2021 $285,259,894 $9,483,997,390
2022 $270,040,457 $10,202,767,270
2023 $288,610,732 $10,968,517,090
2024 $307,862,547 $12,108,515,110

Kiribati and Somalia economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Somalia
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Somalia
1960 - $62.7
1961 - $64.9
1962 - $67.2
1963 - $69.5
1964 - $71.9
1965 - $74.4
1966 - $76.5
1967 - $78.7
1968 - $80.8
1969 - $84.1
1970 $201 $93.1
1971 $210.7 $90.4
1972 $256.2 $113.7
1973 $422 $119.6
1974 $1,131 $137.9
1975 $730 $177.8
1976 $548 $199.6
1977 $520 $111.2
1978 $611 $117.3
1979 $573 $108.2
1980 $542 $101.5
1981 $568 $116.9
1982 $519 $129
1983 $483 $118.6
1984 $527 $122.5
1985 $393 $130.8
1986 $382 $131.4
1987 $424 $141
1988 $536 $145.3
1989 $515 $166
1990 $488 $145.6
1991 $540 $105.4
1992 $792 $109.2
1993 $748 $188.6
1994 $838 $210.8
1995 $844 $210.7
1996 $986 $237.2
1997 $953 $280.1
1998 $874 $363
1999 $887 $359
2000 $845 $386
2001 $719 $244.9
2002 $810 $229.6
2003 $1,021 $286.3
2004 $1,083 $375
2005 $1,162 $440
2006 $1,123 $458
2007 $1,353 $480
2008 $1,411 $507
2009 $1,317 $246.5
2010 $1,522 $219.2
2011 $1,771 $235.3
2012 $1,844 $350
2013 $1,772 $393
2014 $1,737 $429
2015 $1,640 $446
2016 $1,743 $461
2017 $1,853 $511
2018 $1,913 $510
2019 $1,751 $540
2020 $1,752 $518
2021 $2,222 $549
2022 $2,070 $573
2023 $2,178 $597
2024 $2,289 $637

Kiribati vs. Somalia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Somalia
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Somalia
1950 45.7 41.5
1951 45.8 41.7
1952 45.9 41.9
1953 46 42.1
1954 46.1 42.3
1955 46.3 42.5
1956 46.5 42.7
1957 46.8 42.9
1958 47.1 43.1
1959 47.5 43.3
1960 48 43.5
1961 48.5 43.7
1962 49 44
1963 49.7 44.2
1964 50.4 44.4
1965 51 44.6
1966 51.7 44.8
1967 52.5 45.1
1968 53.1 45.3
1969 53.8 45.5
1970 54.4 45.6
1971 54.9 45.8
1972 55.3 46
1973 55.8 46.2
1974 56.1 44.3
1975 56.4 44.5
1976 56.6 44.7
1977 56.1 47
1978 56.9 47
1979 57.1 47.4
1980 57.3 47.6
1981 57.5 47.8
1982 57.8 48
1983 58.1 48.2
1984 58.4 48.4
1985 58.7 48.3
1986 59.1 48.4
1987 59.6 49
1988 60.1 43.9
1989 60.5 46.6
1990 61 46.9
1991 61.5 25.4
1992 62 25
1993 62.4 50.6
1994 62.8 50.3
1995 63.1 50.6
1996 63.5 50.5
1997 63.8 50.3
1998 64.1 50.8
1999 64.4 50.6
2000 64.7 50.7
2001 64.9 50.8
2002 65.1 50.8
2003 65.3 50.7
2004 65.4 50.7
2005 65.5 50.9
2006 65.6 50.9
2007 65.7 50.9
2008 65.7 51.5
2009 65.8 52.1
2010 65.9 48.9
2011 65.9 32.5
2012 65.9 49.1
2013 65.9 54
2014 65.9 54.4
2015 65.8 55.1
2016 65.8 55.3
2017 65.8 52.2
2018 65.8 54.8
2019 65.9 57.2
2020 65.2 57.1
2021 64.1 55.7
2022 66.3 53.9
2023 66.5 58.8
2024 66.6 59
2025 66.7 59.1

Kiribati and Somalia population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Somalia
Year Population
Kiribati Somalia
1960 47,157 2,876,331
1961 48,323 2,952,054
1962 49,538 3,030,091
1963 50,791 3,110,361
1964 52,088 3,192,796
1965 53,439 3,277,874
1966 54,425 3,365,106
1967 54,996 3,454,537
1968 55,529 3,546,590
1969 56,360 3,641,015
1970 57,510 3,738,448
1971 58,652 3,837,691
1972 59,778 3,939,436
1973 60,824 4,045,592
1974 61,219 4,151,842
1975 60,987 4,257,535
1976 60,661 4,365,812
1977 60,267 4,484,050
1978 59,864 4,814,892
1979 60,172 5,449,117
1980 61,148 5,936,154
1981 62,121 5,982,849
1982 63,134 6,003,840
1983 64,169 6,198,430
1984 65,228 6,428,389
1985 66,496 6,693,289
1986 68,059 6,974,788
1987 69,733 7,228,302
1988 71,427 7,235,360
1989 73,147 7,114,817
1990 74,855 7,082,811
1991 76,367 6,813,760
1992 77,641 6,495,107
1993 78,841 6,681,399
1994 80,021 7,026,797
1995 81,234 7,285,007
1996 82,623 7,554,474
1997 84,147 7,824,525
1998 85,657 8,155,417
1999 87,126 8,492,059
2000 88,613 8,838,713
2001 90,335 9,198,493
2002 92,264 9,550,063
2003 94,175 9,909,157
2004 96,085 10,280,998
2005 98,035 10,644,228
2006 100,017 10,975,502
2007 102,068 11,322,582
2008 104,222 11,663,084
2009 106,467 11,961,201
2010 108,704 12,261,756
2011 110,647 12,348,830
2012 112,284 12,461,160
2013 113,838 12,869,594
2014 115,326 13,339,491
2015 116,815 13,806,963
2016 118,478 14,348,740
2017 120,275 14,916,629
2018 122,084 15,452,487
2019 123,921 16,030,971
2020 126,099 16,651,191
2021 128,377 17,271,431
2022 130,469 17,801,897
2023 132,530 18,358,615
2024 134,518 19,009,151

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Somalia

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Somalia
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Somalia
1960 6.44 7.25
1961 6.48 7.25
1962 6.42 7.26
1963 6.35 7.26
1964 6.29 7.26
1965 6.26 7.26
1966 6.23 7.26
1967 6.11 7.25
1968 5.98 7.23
1969 5.85 7.21
1970 5.71 7.18
1971 5.55 7.15
1972 5.37 7.12
1973 5.2 7.09
1974 5.09 7.06
1975 5.02 7.03
1976 4.96 7.02
1977 4.96 7
1978 4.97 7.13
1979 4.97 7.16
1980 4.96 7.18
1981 4.96 7.23
1982 4.95 7.25
1983 4.91 7.28
1984 4.91 7.3
1985 4.91 7.33
1986 4.87 7.35
1987 4.81 7.37
1988 4.73 7.4
1989 4.69 7.42
1990 4.67 7.44
1991 4.64 7.47
1992 4.57 7.5
1993 4.49 7.53
1994 4.44 7.54
1995 4.42 7.58
1996 4.43 7.62
1997 4.37 7.66
1998 4.29 7.66
1999 4.18 7.66
2000 4.07 7.65
2001 3.96 7.64
2002 3.81 7.63
2003 3.7 7.6
2004 3.73 7.57
2005 3.76 7.53
2006 3.82 7.49
2007 3.87 7.46
2008 3.9 7.42
2009 3.91 7.38
2010 3.9 7.32
2011 3.88 7.27
2012 3.77 7.21
2013 3.64 7.14
2014 3.52 7.06
2015 3.44 6.98
2016 3.38 6.88
2017 3.34 6.77
2018 3.32 6.66
2019 3.29 6.56
2020 3.25 6.45
2021 3.22 6.35
2022 3.18 6.26
2023 3.15 6.13

Kiribati and Somalia demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Somalia
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Somalia
1960 18.8 18.1
1961 18.5 17.9
1962 18.3 17.8
1963 18.2 17.7
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 17.5
1970 17.5 17.5
1971 17.6 17.6
1972 17.6 17.6
1973 17.7 17.6
1974 17.8 17.7
1975 18 17.7
1976 18.1 17.7
1977 18.2 17.7
1978 18.3 17.7
1979 18.4 17.6
1980 18.7 17.6
1981 18.9 17.5
1982 19 17.4
1983 19.2 17.4
1984 19.4 17.3
1985 19.6 17.2
1986 19.8 17.1
1987 19.9 17
1988 20.1 16.8
1989 20.2 16.7
1990 20.2 16.5
1991 20.2 16.5
1992 20.1 16.7
1993 20 16.8
1994 19.8 16.7
1995 19.7 16.6
1996 19.6 16.5
1997 19.6 16.4
1998 19.6 16.4
1999 19.6 16.3
2000 19.7 16.3
2001 19.8 16.2
2002 19.9 16.2
2003 20.1 16.1
2004 20.3 16
2005 20.5 15.9
2006 20.7 15.7
2007 20.9 15.6
2008 21 15.6
2009 21.2 15.6
2010 21.3 15.7
2011 21.5 15.8
2012 21.7 16
2013 21.9 16
2014 22.1 16
2015 22.3 16.1
2016 22.5 16.1
2017 22.7 16.2
2018 22.9 16.2
2019 23 16.3
2020 23.2 16.3
2021 23.3 16.4
2022 23.5 16.5
2023 23.6 16.5
2024 23.8 16.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Somalia
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$11.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
13%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
0.000008%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.53%
1989
Armed forces personnel n/a
14,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-4.94%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
18.8%
2019
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
9.66%
1986
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
29
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
n/a
Total reserves including gold n/a
$23.1M
1989
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$2.12B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
n/a
Banked people share n/a
38.7%
2014

Energy

Kiribati Somalia
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
0.87 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
95.4%
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
11.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
50.3%
2023

Society

Kiribati Somalia
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+26,859
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
48.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.62 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
7.34
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
9
2024
Higher education index n/a
11
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
4.31
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
27.4
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
44
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
54.1%
2022
English speaking
24.2%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
27.6%
2022

Health

Kiribati Somalia
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$15.3
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$6.47
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
59.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
50.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.02
2014
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
563
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
104
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
14.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
5.8%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
0 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Somalia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.42%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
12,742 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
170,384 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
22,200 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
9,321 mi
2018

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