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Kiribati vs Sri Lanka statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 21.9M in Sri Lanka (ranked 61/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 23,884 sq mi for Sri Lanka (ranked 173rd vs. 122nd).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Sri Lanka ranks 71/197 ($99B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Sri Lanka ranks 125/197 ($4,516).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Sri Lanka
Population
138067
22125995
Population rank 180/197 63/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$99B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 71/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$4,516
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 125/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$15,633
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$98.4B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
105.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$4,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 86/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$2,982
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
23,884 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
918 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.97
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
34.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
77.9 years
2025

Kiribati and Sri Lanka: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Sri Lanka
Year GDP
Kiribati Sri Lanka
1960 - $1,409,873,950
1961 - $1,444,327,731
1962 - $1,434,156,379
1963 - $1,240,672,269
1964 - $1,309,747,899
1965 - $1,698,319,328
1966 - $1,751,470,588
1967 - $1,859,465,021
1968 - $1,801,344,538
1969 - $1,965,546,218
1970 $11,560,877 $2,296,470,588
1971 $12,356,134 $2,369,308,600
1972 $15,314,346 $2,553,936,348
1973 $25,645,040 $2,875,625,000
1974 $69,256,489 $3,574,586,466
1975 $44,547,454 $3,791,298,146
1976 $33,246,817 $3,591,319,857
1977 $31,335,459 $4,104,509,583
1978 $36,563,965 $2,733,183,857
1979 $34,466,197 $3,364,611,432
1980 $33,157,723 $4,024,621,900
1981 $35,267,489 $4,415,844,156
1982 $32,742,713 $4,768,765,017
1983 $31,000,546 $5,167,913,302
1984 $34,394,167 $6,043,474,843
1985 $26,126,615 $5,978,460,972
1986 $25,993,009 $6,405,210,564
1987 $29,554,413 $6,682,167,120
1988 $38,278,810 $6,978,371,581
1989 $37,645,319 $6,987,267,684
1990 $36,534,295 $8,032,551,173
1991 $41,247,792 $9,000,362,582
1992 $61,491,369 $9,703,011,636
1993 $58,953,596 $10,338,679,636
1994 $67,055,334 $11,717,604,209
1995 $68,596,395 $13,029,697,561
1996 $81,456,854 $13,897,738,375
1997 $80,205,807 $15,091,913,884
1998 $74,905,706 $15,794,972,847
1999 $77,323,978 $15,656,327,860
2000 $74,910,527 $16,330,814,180
2001 $64,935,850 $15,749,753,805
2002 $74,743,869 $16,536,535,647
2003 $96,105,619 $18,881,765,437
2004 $104,085,892 $20,662,525,941
2005 $113,895,437 $24,405,791,045
2006 $112,338,353 $28,279,802,406
2007 $138,054,946 $32,350,238,760
2008 $147,017,895 $40,713,826,215
2009 $140,177,384 $42,066,224,093
2010 $165,458,433 $58,636,161,082
2011 $195,970,140 $67,753,284,044
2012 $207,001,546 $70,447,216,891
2013 $201,730,861 $77,000,578,167
2014 $200,287,282 $82,528,535,714
2015 $191,559,399 $85,090,301,052
2016 $206,467,819 $88,000,211,172
2017 $222,875,736 $94,369,350,286
2018 $233,514,717 $94,450,015,983
2019 $216,985,388 $88,998,706,297
2020 $220,897,999 $84,335,574,582
2021 $285,259,894 $88,556,698,938
2022 $270,040,457 $74,143,020,263
2023 $288,610,732 $83,716,142,582
2024 $307,862,547 $98,963,185,510

Kiribati and Sri Lanka economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Sri Lanka
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Sri Lanka
1960 - $145.9
1961 - $145.9
1962 - $141.4
1963 - $119.4
1964 - $122.9
1965 - $155.6
1966 - $156.6
1967 - $162.3
1968 - $153.5
1969 - $163.6
1970 $201 $186.9
1971 $210.7 $188.8
1972 $256.2 $199.4
1973 $422 $220.2
1974 $1,131 $268.7
1975 $730 $279.8
1976 $548 $260.3
1977 $520 $292.1
1978 $611 $191
1979 $573 $230.8
1980 $542 $271.1
1981 $568 $292.5
1982 $519 $312
1983 $483 $336
1984 $527 $391
1985 $393 $385
1986 $382 $407
1987 $424 $420
1988 $536 $434
1989 $515 $430
1990 $488 $491
1991 $540 $546
1992 $792 $580
1993 $748 $607
1994 $838 $678
1995 $844 $742
1996 $986 $776
1997 $953 $827
1998 $874 $849
1999 $887 $826
2000 $845 $846
2001 $719 $804
2002 $810 $835
2003 $1,021 $946
2004 $1,083 $1,029
2005 $1,162 $1,207
2006 $1,123 $1,390
2007 $1,353 $1,579
2008 $1,411 $1,974
2009 $1,317 $2,027
2010 $1,522 $2,808
2011 $1,771 $3,225
2012 $1,844 $3,328
2013 $1,772 $3,741
2014 $1,737 $3,972
2015 $1,640 $4,058
2016 $1,743 $4,149
2017 $1,853 $4,399
2018 $1,913 $4,359
2019 $1,751 $4,082
2020 $1,752 $3,848
2021 $2,222 $3,997
2022 $2,070 $3,343
2023 $2,178 $3,799
2024 $2,289 $4,516

Kiribati vs. Sri Lanka life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Sri Lanka
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Sri Lanka
1950 45.7 53.2
1951 45.8 54
1952 45.9 54.9
1953 46 55.6
1954 46.1 56.4
1955 46.3 57.2
1956 46.5 57.9
1957 46.8 58.5
1958 47.1 59.3
1959 47.5 60
1960 48 60.6
1961 48.5 61.2
1962 49 61.6
1963 49.7 62
1964 50.4 62.4
1965 51 62.8
1966 51.7 63.2
1967 52.5 63.6
1968 53.1 63.9
1969 53.8 64.1
1970 54.4 64.4
1971 54.9 64.2
1972 55.3 64.6
1973 55.8 64.8
1974 56.1 65
1975 56.4 65.4
1976 56.6 65.8
1977 56.1 66.4
1978 56.9 66.8
1979 57.1 67.5
1980 57.3 68
1981 57.5 68.4
1982 57.8 68.7
1983 58.1 68.7
1984 58.4 68.8
1985 58.7 68.9
1986 59.1 69
1987 59.6 69
1988 60.1 69
1989 60.5 67.3
1990 61 69.2
1991 61.5 69.1
1992 62 69.6
1993 62.4 70
1994 62.8 70.2
1995 63.1 69.7
1996 63.5 69.8
1997 63.8 69.9
1998 64.1 70.1
1999 64.4 70.4
2000 64.7 71.2
2001 64.9 71.8
2002 65.1 72.3
2003 65.3 72.4
2004 65.4 68
2005 65.5 73.1
2006 65.6 72.8
2007 65.7 73
2008 65.7 72.6
2009 65.8 70.3
2010 65.9 74.5
2011 65.9 74.7
2012 65.9 75.2
2013 65.9 75.5
2014 65.9 75.8
2015 65.8 76
2016 65.8 76.1
2017 65.8 76.2
2018 65.8 76.5
2019 65.9 76.7
2020 65.2 76.9
2021 64.1 76.3
2022 66.3 77.3
2023 66.5 77.5
2024 66.6 77.7
2025 66.7 77.9

Kiribati and Sri Lanka population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Sri Lanka
Year Population
Kiribati Sri Lanka
1960 47,157 9,661,389
1961 48,323 9,899,372
1962 49,538 10,143,754
1963 50,791 10,395,040
1964 52,088 10,653,397
1965 53,439 10,916,965
1966 54,425 11,183,928
1967 54,996 11,457,328
1968 55,529 11,736,088
1969 56,360 12,013,858
1970 57,510 12,287,110
1971 58,652 12,551,910
1972 59,778 12,809,205
1973 60,824 13,060,916
1974 61,219 13,305,693
1975 60,987 13,548,984
1976 60,661 13,796,770
1977 60,267 14,049,371
1978 59,864 14,310,128
1979 60,172 14,579,614
1980 61,148 14,847,974
1981 62,121 15,099,414
1982 63,134 15,286,567
1983 64,169 15,388,794
1984 65,228 15,441,860
1985 66,496 15,544,154
1986 68,059 15,731,256
1987 69,733 15,916,576
1988 71,427 16,078,621
1989 73,147 16,248,557
1990 74,855 16,352,458
1991 76,367 16,475,354
1992 77,641 16,739,284
1993 78,841 17,025,918
1994 80,021 17,275,773
1995 81,234 17,564,068
1996 82,623 17,905,018
1997 84,147 18,248,200
1998 85,657 18,596,003
1999 87,126 18,944,731
2000 88,613 19,293,054
2001 90,335 19,600,362
2002 92,264 19,805,752
2003 94,175 19,951,521
2004 96,085 20,087,605
2005 98,035 20,216,524
2006 100,017 20,352,411
2007 102,068 20,492,545
2008 104,222 20,629,378
2009 106,467 20,756,435
2010 108,704 20,879,089
2011 110,647 21,009,048
2012 112,284 21,169,458
2013 113,838 20,585,000
2014 115,326 20,778,000
2015 116,815 20,970,000
2016 118,478 21,209,000
2017 120,275 21,453,000
2018 122,084 21,670,000
2019 123,921 21,803,000
2020 126,099 21,919,000
2021 128,377 22,156,000
2022 130,469 22,181,000
2023 132,530 22,037,000
2024 134,518 21,916,000

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Sri Lanka

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Sri Lanka
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Sri Lanka
1960 6.44 5.35
1961 6.48 5.24
1962 6.42 5.18
1963 6.35 5.12
1964 6.29 5.06
1965 6.26 4.93
1966 6.23 4.83
1967 6.11 4.79
1968 5.98 4.66
1969 5.85 4.5
1970 5.71 4.39
1971 5.55 4.27
1972 5.37 4.16
1973 5.2 4
1974 5.09 3.86
1975 5.02 3.82
1976 4.96 3.78
1977 4.96 3.74
1978 4.97 3.81
1979 4.97 3.82
1980 4.96 3.73
1981 4.96 3.65
1982 4.95 3.32
1983 4.91 3.11
1984 4.91 3.01
1985 4.91 2.9
1986 4.87 2.74
1987 4.81 2.64
1988 4.73 2.57
1989 4.69 2.58
1990 4.67 2.54
1991 4.64 2.51
1992 4.57 2.49
1993 4.49 2.44
1994 4.44 2.4
1995 4.42 2.35
1996 4.43 2.29
1997 4.37 2.22
1998 4.29 2.14
1999 4.18 2.14
2000 4.07 2.21
2001 3.96 2.28
2002 3.81 2.31
2003 3.7 2.3
2004 3.73 2.27
2005 3.76 2.26
2006 3.82 2.29
2007 3.87 2.3
2008 3.9 2.23
2009 3.91 2.18
2010 3.9 2.13
2011 3.88 2.14
2012 3.77 2.17
2013 3.64 2.18
2014 3.52 2.13
2015 3.44 2.09
2016 3.38 2.06
2017 3.34 2.04
2018 3.32 2.03
2019 3.29 2.02
2020 3.25 2.01
2021 3.22 2
2022 3.18 1.98
2023 3.15 1.97

Kiribati and Sri Lanka demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Sri Lanka
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Sri Lanka
1960 18.8 19.5
1961 18.5 19.5
1962 18.3 19.5
1963 18.2 19.5
1964 18.1 19.5
1965 18 19.5
1966 17.9 19.6
1967 17.7 19.7
1968 17.6 19.8
1969 17.5 19.9
1970 17.5 20
1971 17.6 20.1
1972 17.6 20.2
1973 17.7 20.4
1974 17.8 20.6
1975 18 20.7
1976 18.1 20.9
1977 18.2 21
1978 18.3 21.2
1979 18.4 21.3
1980 18.7 21.5
1981 18.9 21.6
1982 19 21.7
1983 19.2 21.9
1984 19.4 22
1985 19.6 22.2
1986 19.8 22.5
1987 19.9 22.8
1988 20.1 23.1
1989 20.2 23.4
1990 20.2 23.6
1991 20.2 23.9
1992 20.1 24.3
1993 20 24.6
1994 19.8 24.9
1995 19.7 25.3
1996 19.6 25.8
1997 19.6 26.2
1998 19.6 26.5
1999 19.6 26.9
2000 19.7 27.2
2001 19.8 27.6
2002 19.9 27.9
2003 20.1 28.2
2004 20.3 28.5
2005 20.5 28.8
2006 20.7 29
2007 20.9 29.3
2008 21 29.6
2009 21.2 29.9
2010 21.3 30.2
2011 21.5 30.5
2012 21.7 30.8
2013 21.9 31.1
2014 22.1 31.4
2015 22.3 31.7
2016 22.5 32
2017 22.7 32.3
2018 22.9 32.5
2019 23 32.8
2020 23.2 33.1
2021 23.3 33.3
2022 23.5 33.6
2023 23.6 33.8
2024 23.8 34.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Sri Lanka
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$84.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
20.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
1.83%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.64%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
317,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-5.49%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
4.53%
2022
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
25.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
49.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
30.8%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
3.1%
2019
Listed domestic companies n/a
284
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$19.5B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$6.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$6.72B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
540,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
8.22%
2020
Banked people share n/a
81.7%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Sri Lanka
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
474 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$29.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
20.5 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.93 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
53.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
48.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
6.72%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
60%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
684 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
49.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
40.8%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Sri Lanka
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.27%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-27,245
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
19.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.11 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
49.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
32
2024
Higher education index n/a
51
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
3.43
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
19.7
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
57
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
92.7%
2023
English speaking
24.2%
2023
18.3%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
51.2%
2023

Health

Kiribati Sri Lanka
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$145.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$58.5
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
77.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
14.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
1.19
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
25.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
18
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
10.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
40
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
19.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
2.91 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Sri Lanka
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
1,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
11,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
8,122 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
70,894 mi
2010

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