Kiribati vs South Africa statistics compared

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 173rd vs. 24th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Kiribati and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Kiribati

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Kiribati	South Africa
1960	-	$8,748,596,501
1961	-	$9,225,996,310
1962	-	$9,813,996,074
1963	-	$10,854,195,658
1964	-	$11,955,995,218
1965	-	$13,068,994,772
1966	-	$14,211,394,315
1967	-	$15,821,393,671
1968	-	$17,124,793,150
1969	-	$19,256,992,297
1970	$11,560,877	$21,218,391,513
1971	$12,356,134	$23,411,076,638
1972	$15,314,346	$24,515,919,217
1973	$25,645,040	$33,262,772,008
1974	$69,256,489	$41,389,186,095
1975	$44,547,454	$42,906,905,672
1976	$33,246,817	$41,150,460,288
1977	$31,335,459	$45,328,411,332
1978	$36,563,965	$51,607,412,902
1979	$34,466,197	$63,038,658,089
1980	$33,157,723	$89,411,864,402
1981	$35,267,489	$93,141,472,164
1982	$32,742,713	$85,904,057,409
1983	$31,000,546	$96,204,110,942
1984	$34,394,167	$84,870,163,366
1985	$26,126,615	$64,459,376,087
1986	$25,993,009	$73,354,771,399
1987	$29,554,413	$96,535,763,418
1988	$38,278,810	$103,976,831,871
1989	$37,645,319	$108,055,624,082
1990	$36,534,295	$126,048,140,142
1991	$41,247,792	$135,203,698,238
1992	$61,491,369	$146,956,150,987
1993	$58,953,596	$147,194,747,566
1994	$67,055,334	$153,512,712,382
1995	$68,596,395	$171,735,933,897
1996	$81,456,854	$163,234,925,381
1997	$80,205,807	$168,978,057,328
1998	$74,905,706	$152,982,984,557
1999	$77,323,978	$151,516,957,079
2000	$74,910,527	$151,752,757,215
2001	$64,935,850	$135,429,905,923
2002	$74,743,869	$129,087,556,612
2003	$96,105,619	$197,018,965,309
2004	$104,085,892	$255,806,908,595
2005	$113,895,437	$288,867,217,197
2006	$112,338,353	$303,858,675,364
2007	$138,054,946	$333,077,117,254
2008	$147,017,895	$316,131,258,616
2009	$140,177,384	$329,754,060,647
2010	$165,458,433	$417,363,822,802
2011	$195,970,140	$458,199,494,831
2012	$207,001,546	$434,400,545,086
2013	$201,730,861	$400,886,013,596
2014	$200,287,282	$381,198,869,776
2015	$191,559,399	$346,709,790,459
2016	$206,467,819	$323,585,509,674
2017	$222,875,736	$381,448,814,653
2018	$233,514,717	$405,260,723,893
2019	$216,985,388	$389,330,032,224
2020	$220,897,999	$337,974,655,408
2021	$285,259,894	$420,886,877,629
2022	$270,040,457	$406,920,004,594
2023	$288,610,732	$380,699,271,816
2024	$307,862,547	$400,260,724,226

Kiribati and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Kiribati

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kiribati	South Africa
1960	-	$532
1961	-	$546
1962	-	$563
1963	-	$605
1964	-	$646
1965	-	$685
1966	-	$722
1967	-	$779
1968	-	$817
1969	-	$891
1970	$201	$952
1971	$210.7	$1,020
1972	$256.2	$1,038
1973	$422	$1,369
1974	$1,131	$1,656
1975	$730	$1,670
1976	$548	$1,559
1977	$520	$1,671
1978	$611	$1,852
1979	$573	$2,202
1980	$542	$3,029
1981	$568	$3,050
1982	$519	$2,717
1983	$483	$2,938
1984	$527	$2,504
1985	$393	$1,839
1986	$382	$2,027
1987	$424	$2,586
1988	$536	$2,702
1989	$515	$2,727
1990	$488	$3,093
1991	$540	$3,243
1992	$792	$3,462
1993	$748	$3,400
1994	$838	$3,489
1995	$844	$3,856
1996	$986	$3,618
1997	$953	$3,700
1998	$874	$3,310
1999	$887	$3,242
2000	$845	$3,218
2001	$719	$2,847
2002	$810	$2,688
2003	$1,021	$4,062
2004	$1,083	$5,221
2005	$1,162	$5,837
2006	$1,123	$6,077
2007	$1,353	$6,592
2008	$1,411	$6,185
2009	$1,317	$6,375
2010	$1,522	$7,973
2011	$1,771	$8,646
2012	$1,844	$8,077
2013	$1,772	$7,332
2014	$1,737	$6,857
2015	$1,640	$6,112
2016	$1,743	$5,651
2017	$1,853	$6,618
2018	$1,913	$6,914
2019	$1,751	$6,534
2020	$1,752	$5,581
2021	$2,222	$6,843
2022	$2,070	$6,523
2023	$2,178	$6,023
2024	$2,289	$6,253

Kiribati vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kiribati

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kiribati	South Africa
1950	45.7	43.1
1951	45.8	44.1
1952	45.9	45
1953	46	46.1
1954	46.1	47.1
1955	46.3	48.2
1956	46.5	49.2
1957	46.8	50.2
1958	47.1	51.1
1959	47.5	51.9
1960	48	52.6
1961	48.5	53.1
1962	49	53.6
1963	49.7	53.9
1964	50.4	54.2
1965	51	54.4
1966	51.7	54.7
1967	52.5	55
1968	53.1	55.2
1969	53.8	55.4
1970	54.4	55.7
1971	54.9	56
1972	55.3	56.4
1973	55.8	56.7
1974	56.1	57.1
1975	56.4	57.6
1976	56.6	58
1977	56.1	58.5
1978	56.9	59
1979	57.1	59.5
1980	57.3	60
1981	57.5	60.4
1982	57.8	60.9
1983	58.1	61.4
1984	58.4	61.8
1985	58.7	62.2
1986	59.1	62.4
1987	59.6	62.7
1988	60.1	62.9
1989	60.5	63
1990	61	62.9
1991	61.5	63
1992	62	62.8
1993	62.4	62.6
1994	62.8	62.1
1995	63.1	61.6
1996	63.5	61.1
1997	63.8	60.5
1998	64.1	59.9
1999	64.4	59.2
2000	64.7	58.4
2001	64.9	57.2
2002	65.1	55.6
2003	65.3	54.2
2004	65.4	54
2005	65.5	53.9
2006	65.6	54.2
2007	65.7	54.9
2008	65.7	56
2009	65.8	57.4
2010	65.9	58.9
2011	65.9	60.6
2012	65.9	61.7
2013	65.9	62.4
2014	65.9	63.2
2015	65.8	64.1
2016	65.8	64.7
2017	65.8	65.4
2018	65.8	65.7
2019	65.9	66.1
2020	65.2	65.2
2021	64.1	62
2022	66.3	65.5
2023	66.5	66.1
2024	66.6	66.3
2025	66.7	66.5

Kiribati and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Kiribati

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Kiribati	South Africa
1960	47,157	16,440,172
1961	48,323	16,908,035
1962	49,538	17,418,522
1963	50,791	17,954,564
1964	52,088	18,511,361
1965	53,439	19,089,380
1966	54,425	19,690,087
1967	54,996	20,314,066
1968	55,529	20,957,287
1969	56,360	21,614,676
1970	57,510	22,279,984
1971	58,652	22,942,143
1972	59,778	23,609,456
1973	60,824	24,294,263
1974	61,219	24,989,108
1975	60,987	25,690,940
1976	60,661	26,395,450
1977	60,267	27,118,952
1978	59,864	27,869,507
1979	60,172	28,634,162
1980	61,148	29,518,857
1981	62,121	30,541,044
1982	63,134	31,615,339
1983	64,169	32,739,304
1984	65,228	33,892,788
1985	66,496	35,042,093
1986	68,059	36,180,515
1987	69,733	37,326,190
1988	71,427	38,480,649
1989	73,147	39,628,575
1990	74,855	40,746,268
1991	76,367	41,687,898
1992	77,641	42,443,509
1993	78,841	43,297,156
1994	80,021	44,004,139
1995	81,234	44,541,554
1996	82,623	45,123,018
1997	84,147	45,666,838
1998	85,657	46,223,880
1999	87,126	46,730,335
2000	88,613	47,159,719
2001	90,335	47,566,800
2002	92,264	48,019,415
2003	94,175	48,500,348
2004	96,085	48,991,421
2005	98,035	49,490,033
2006	100,017	49,998,277
2007	102,068	50,528,584
2008	104,222	51,114,599
2009	106,467	51,728,516
2010	108,704	52,344,051
2011	110,647	52,995,205
2012	112,284	53,782,567
2013	113,838	54,678,791
2014	115,326	55,594,838
2015	116,815	56,723,537
2016	118,478	57,259,551
2017	120,275	57,635,162
2018	122,084	58,613,001
2019	123,921	59,587,885
2020	126,099	60,562,381
2021	128,377	61,502,603
2022	130,469	62,378,410
2023	132,530	63,212,384
2024	134,518	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Kiribati and South Africa

Fertility rate

Kiribati

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kiribati	South Africa
1960	6.44	6.11
1961	6.48	6.08
1962	6.42	6.05
1963	6.35	6.01
1964	6.29	5.96
1965	6.26	5.89
1966	6.23	5.91
1967	6.11	5.85
1968	5.98	5.78
1969	5.85	5.72
1970	5.71	5.63
1971	5.55	5.57
1972	5.37	5.49
1973	5.2	5.41
1974	5.09	5.3
1975	5.02	5.19
1976	4.96	5.07
1977	4.96	4.94
1978	4.97	4.85
1979	4.97	4.82
1980	4.96	4.78
1981	4.96	4.71
1982	4.95	4.7
1983	4.91	4.63
1984	4.91	4.57
1985	4.91	4.5
1986	4.87	4.41
1987	4.81	4.35
1988	4.73	4.18
1989	4.69	3.98
1990	4.67	3.72
1991	4.64	3.62
1992	4.57	3.48
1993	4.49	3.37
1994	4.44	3.26
1995	4.42	3.17
1996	4.43	2.99
1997	4.37	2.73
1998	4.29	2.63
1999	4.18	2.56
2000	4.07	2.41
2001	3.96	2.37
2002	3.81	2.32
2003	3.7	2.36
2004	3.73	2.44
2005	3.76	2.51
2006	3.82	2.55
2007	3.87	2.55
2008	3.9	2.68
2009	3.91	2.5
2010	3.9	2.44
2011	3.88	2.44
2012	3.77	2.45
2013	3.64	2.43
2014	3.52	2.42
2015	3.44	2.36
2016	3.38	2.26
2017	3.34	2.28
2018	3.32	2.27
2019	3.29	2.26
2020	3.25	2.26
2021	3.22	2.25
2022	3.18	2.23
2023	3.15	2.22

Kiribati and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Kiribati

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kiribati	South Africa
1960	18.8	19
1961	18.5	19
1962	18.3	18.9
1963	18.2	18.9
1964	18.1	18.9
1965	18	18.8
1966	17.9	18.8
1967	17.7	18.8
1968	17.6	18.8
1969	17.5	18.8
1970	17.5	18.8
1971	17.6	18.8
1972	17.6	18.8
1973	17.7	18.8
1974	17.8	18.9
1975	18	18.9
1976	18.1	19
1977	18.2	19.1
1978	18.3	19.2
1979	18.4	19.3
1980	18.7	19.4
1981	18.9	19.6
1982	19	19.8
1983	19.2	20
1984	19.4	20.2
1985	19.6	20.4
1986	19.8	20.5
1987	19.9	20.7
1988	20.1	20.9
1989	20.2	21.1
1990	20.2	21.3
1991	20.2	21.5
1992	20.1	21.5
1993	20	21.9
1994	19.8	22
1995	19.7	21.5
1996	19.6	21.2
1997	19.6	21.2
1998	19.6	21.4
1999	19.6	21.6
2000	19.7	21.9
2001	19.8	22.2
2002	19.9	22.4
2003	20.1	22.8
2004	20.3	23.1
2005	20.5	23.3
2006	20.7	23.5
2007	20.9	23.8
2008	21	24
2009	21.2	24.3
2010	21.3	24.6
2011	21.5	25
2012	21.7	25.3
2013	21.9	25.7
2014	22.1	26
2015	22.3	26.4
2016	22.5	26.7
2017	22.7	27
2018	22.9	27.5
2019	23	27.9
2020	23.2	28.3
2021	23.3	28.6
2022	23.5	28.9
2023	23.6	29.2
2024	23.8	29.5

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