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Kiribati vs Thailand statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 71.7M in Thailand (ranked 20/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 197,256 sq mi for Thailand (ranked 173rd vs. 50th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Thailand ranks 30/197 ($526B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Thailand ranks 102/197 ($7,345).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Thailand
Population
138067
71619867
Population rank 180/197 21/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$526B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 30/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$7,345
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 102/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$24,708
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$333B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
64.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$4,642
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 84/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$7,948
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
197,256 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
363 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.21
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
41.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025

Kiribati and Thailand: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Thailand economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Thailand
Year GDP
Kiribati Thailand
1960 - $2,760,750,861
1961 - $3,034,037,811
1962 - $3,308,912,797
1963 - $3,540,403,457
1964 - $3,889,129,942
1965 - $4,388,937,649
1966 - $5,279,230,817
1967 - $5,638,461,442
1968 - $6,081,009,428
1969 - $6,695,336,567
1970 $11,560,877 $7,086,538,438
1971 $12,356,134 $7,375,000,024
1972 $15,314,346 $8,177,873,151
1973 $25,645,040 $10,838,587,358
1974 $69,256,489 $13,702,998,512
1975 $44,547,454 $14,882,770,594
1976 $33,246,817 $16,985,208,648
1977 $31,335,459 $19,779,312,261
1978 $36,563,965 $24,006,566,637
1979 $34,466,197 $27,371,650,825
1980 $33,157,723 $32,353,514,989
1981 $35,267,489 $34,846,039,194
1982 $32,742,713 $36,589,772,404
1983 $31,000,546 $40,042,798,388
1984 $34,394,167 $41,797,647,776
1985 $26,126,615 $38,900,711,333
1986 $25,993,009 $43,096,773,981
1987 $29,554,413 $50,535,446,555
1988 $38,278,810 $61,667,253,471
1989 $37,645,319 $72,250,748,100
1990 $36,534,295 $85,343,190,719
1991 $41,247,792 $98,234,714,971
1992 $61,491,369 $111,452,746,518
1993 $58,953,596 $128,889,262,951
1994 $67,055,334 $146,683,778,959
1995 $68,596,395 $169,278,916,593
1996 $81,456,854 $183,035,237,429
1997 $80,205,807 $150,180,456,566
1998 $74,905,706 $113,675,596,788
1999 $77,323,978 $126,669,211,779
2000 $74,910,527 $126,392,224,254
2001 $64,935,850 $120,296,476,180
2002 $74,743,869 $134,300,904,400
2003 $96,105,619 $152,280,615,246
2004 $104,085,892 $172,895,685,155
2005 $113,895,437 $189,318,408,469
2006 $112,338,353 $221,758,296,022
2007 $138,054,946 $262,942,621,455
2008 $147,017,895 $291,382,982,431
2009 $140,177,384 $281,710,630,187
2010 $165,458,433 $341,104,766,329
2011 $195,970,140 $370,818,739,624
2012 $207,001,546 $397,558,325,279
2013 $201,730,861 $420,333,654,593
2014 $200,287,282 $407,339,040,198
2015 $191,559,399 $401,296,238,228
2016 $206,467,819 $413,366,349,748
2017 $222,875,736 $456,356,813,537
2018 $233,514,717 $506,754,208,404
2019 $216,985,388 $543,976,691,794
2020 $220,897,999 $500,461,898,480
2021 $285,259,894 $506,194,668,790
2022 $270,040,457 $495,644,697,588
2023 $288,610,732 $515,906,283,941
2024 $307,862,547 $526,411,265,428

Kiribati and Thailand economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Thailand
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Thailand
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $109.7
1962 - $116.2
1963 - $120.7
1964 - $128.6
1965 - $140.9
1966 - $164.5
1967 - $170.7
1968 - $178.8
1969 - $191.4
1970 $201 $197.1
1971 $210.7 $199.7
1972 $256.2 $215.6
1973 $422 $278.3
1974 $1,131 $343
1975 $730 $364
1976 $548 $405
1977 $520 $462
1978 $611 $548
1979 $573 $612
1980 $542 $709
1981 $568 $748
1982 $519 $770
1983 $483 $827
1984 $527 $847
1985 $393 $774
1986 $382 $842
1987 $424 $970
1988 $536 $1,164
1989 $515 $1,342
1990 $488 $1,559
1991 $540 $1,766
1992 $792 $1,972
1993 $748 $2,245
1994 $838 $2,518
1995 $844 $2,864
1996 $986 $3,055
1997 $953 $2,473
1998 $874 $1,848
1999 $887 $2,033
2000 $845 $2,006
2001 $719 $1,890
2002 $810 $2,090
2003 $1,021 $2,348
2004 $1,083 $2,642
2005 $1,162 $2,868
2006 $1,123 $3,331
2007 $1,353 $3,919
2008 $1,411 $4,309
2009 $1,317 $4,135
2010 $1,522 $4,974
2011 $1,771 $5,374
2012 $1,844 $5,726
2013 $1,772 $6,018
2014 $1,737 $5,801
2015 $1,640 $5,689
2016 $1,743 $5,834
2017 $1,853 $6,413
2018 $1,913 $7,100
2019 $1,751 $7,606
2020 $1,752 $6,986
2021 $2,222 $7,057
2022 $2,070 $6,909
2023 $2,178 $7,195
2024 $2,289 $7,345

Kiribati vs. Thailand life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Thailand
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Thailand
1950 45.7 45.2
1951 45.8 45.9
1952 45.9 46.5
1953 46 47.1
1954 46.1 47.6
1955 46.3 48.1
1956 46.5 48.6
1957 46.8 49.1
1958 47.1 49.5
1959 47.5 50.1
1960 48 50.6
1961 48.5 51.1
1962 49 51.4
1963 49.7 52
1964 50.4 52.5
1965 51 53.1
1966 51.7 53.7
1967 52.5 54.3
1968 53.1 55
1969 53.8 55.7
1970 54.4 56.5
1971 54.9 57.1
1972 55.3 57.7
1973 55.8 58.3
1974 56.1 59
1975 56.4 59.7
1976 56.6 60.4
1977 56.1 60.9
1978 56.9 61.3
1979 57.1 61.7
1980 57.3 62.2
1981 57.5 62.9
1982 57.8 63.6
1983 58.1 64.5
1984 58.4 65.5
1985 58.7 66.5
1986 59.1 67.3
1987 59.6 67.8
1988 60.1 68.2
1989 60.5 68.6
1990 61 68.9
1991 61.5 69.1
1992 62 69.4
1993 62.4 69.6
1994 62.8 69.7
1995 63.1 69.8
1996 63.5 69.9
1997 63.8 70.4
1998 64.1 70.7
1999 64.4 71
2000 64.7 71.2
2001 64.9 71.5
2002 65.1 71.8
2003 65.3 72.1
2004 65.4 72.1
2005 65.5 72.9
2006 65.6 73.3
2007 65.7 73.8
2008 65.7 74.2
2009 65.8 74.7
2010 65.9 75
2011 65.9 75.3
2012 65.9 75.6
2013 65.9 76
2014 65.9 76.3
2015 65.8 76.6
2016 65.8 76.8
2017 65.8 77
2018 65.8 77.2
2019 65.9 77.2
2020 65.2 77.3
2021 64.1 77.6
2022 66.3 75.3
2023 66.5 76.4
2024 66.6 76.6
2025 66.7 76.8

Kiribati and Thailand population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Thailand
Year Population
Kiribati Thailand
1960 47,157 26,851,747
1961 48,323 27,650,334
1962 49,538 28,481,040
1963 50,791 29,342,322
1964 52,088 30,232,141
1965 53,439 31,149,337
1966 54,425 32,086,071
1967 54,996 33,037,801
1968 55,529 34,002,560
1969 56,360 34,973,782
1970 57,510 35,954,408
1971 58,652 36,937,387
1972 59,778 37,933,929
1973 60,824 38,947,787
1974 61,219 39,952,891
1975 60,987 40,940,005
1976 60,661 41,896,504
1977 60,267 42,843,974
1978 59,864 43,788,976
1979 60,172 44,718,434
1980 61,148 45,650,022
1981 62,121 46,575,855
1982 63,134 47,494,577
1983 64,169 48,423,309
1984 65,228 49,351,708
1985 66,496 50,270,753
1986 68,059 51,177,834
1987 69,733 52,074,105
1988 71,427 52,969,595
1989 73,147 53,848,956
1990 74,855 54,738,329
1991 76,367 55,637,434
1992 77,641 56,528,834
1993 78,841 57,408,198
1994 80,021 58,260,854
1995 81,234 59,098,232
1996 82,623 59,920,064
1997 84,147 60,724,584
1998 85,657 61,522,630
1999 87,126 62,299,043
2000 88,613 63,007,815
2001 90,335 63,651,141
2002 92,264 64,266,437
2003 94,175 64,868,166
2004 96,085 65,452,047
2005 98,035 66,017,420
2006 100,017 66,567,687
2007 102,068 67,102,394
2008 104,222 67,619,830
2009 106,467 68,121,080
2010 108,704 68,579,447
2011 110,647 69,007,208
2012 112,284 69,436,098
2013 113,838 69,845,114
2014 115,326 70,216,367
2015 116,815 70,540,795
2016 118,478 70,859,841
2017 120,275 71,160,187
2018 122,084 71,376,079
2019 123,921 71,522,271
2020 126,099 71,641,484
2021 128,377 71,727,332
2022 130,469 71,735,329
2023 132,530 71,702,435
2024 134,518 71,668,011

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Thailand

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Thailand
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Thailand
1960 6.44 6.33
1961 6.48 6.32
1962 6.42 6.33
1963 6.35 6.34
1964 6.29 6.31
1965 6.26 6.26
1966 6.23 6.18
1967 6.11 6.08
1968 5.98 5.93
1969 5.85 5.7
1970 5.71 5.45
1971 5.55 5.25
1972 5.37 5.08
1973 5.2 4.85
1974 5.09 4.6
1975 5.02 4.36
1976 4.96 4.12
1977 4.96 3.87
1978 4.97 3.62
1979 4.97 3.45
1980 4.96 3.29
1981 4.96 3.13
1982 4.95 2.94
1983 4.91 2.76
1984 4.91 2.58
1985 4.91 2.45
1986 4.87 2.36
1987 4.81 2.26
1988 4.73 2.17
1989 4.69 2.14
1990 4.67 2.07
1991 4.64 2.04
1992 4.57 2.01
1993 4.49 1.97
1994 4.44 1.93
1995 4.42 1.89
1996 4.43 1.87
1997 4.37 1.85
1998 4.29 1.82
1999 4.18 1.77
2000 4.07 1.73
2001 3.96 1.71
2002 3.81 1.69
2003 3.7 1.67
2004 3.73 1.67
2005 3.76 1.64
2006 3.82 1.63
2007 3.87 1.62
2008 3.9 1.59
2009 3.91 1.57
2010 3.9 1.56
2011 3.88 1.57
2012 3.77 1.56
2013 3.64 1.53
2014 3.52 1.48
2015 3.44 1.45
2016 3.38 1.4
2017 3.34 1.36
2018 3.32 1.32
2019 3.29 1.29
2020 3.25 1.26
2021 3.22 1.23
2022 3.18 1.22
2023 3.15 1.21

Kiribati and Thailand demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Thailand
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Thailand
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.5 17.9
1962 18.3 17.7
1963 18.2 17.6
1964 18.1 17.5
1965 18 17.4
1966 17.9 17.3
1967 17.7 17.3
1968 17.6 17.3
1969 17.5 17.4
1970 17.5 17.5
1971 17.6 17.6
1972 17.6 17.8
1973 17.7 18
1974 17.8 18.2
1975 18 18.4
1976 18.1 18.7
1977 18.2 18.9
1978 18.3 19.2
1979 18.4 19.5
1980 18.7 19.9
1981 18.9 20.2
1982 19 20.6
1983 19.2 21
1984 19.4 21.5
1985 19.6 21.9
1986 19.8 22.4
1987 19.9 22.8
1988 20.1 23.3
1989 20.2 23.7
1990 20.2 24.3
1991 20.2 24.8
1992 20.1 25.4
1993 20 26
1994 19.8 26.6
1995 19.7 27.2
1996 19.6 27.7
1997 19.6 28.3
1998 19.6 28.9
1999 19.6 29.5
2000 19.7 30
2001 19.8 30.5
2002 19.9 30.9
2003 20.1 31.3
2004 20.3 31.7
2005 20.5 32.2
2006 20.7 32.6
2007 20.9 33.1
2008 21 33.6
2009 21.2 34
2010 21.3 34.5
2011 21.5 35
2012 21.7 35.4
2013 21.9 35.9
2014 22.1 36.3
2015 22.3 36.8
2016 22.5 37.3
2017 22.7 37.7
2018 22.9 38.2
2019 23 38.7
2020 23.2 39.2
2021 23.3 39.7
2022 23.5 40.2
2023 23.6 40.7
2024 23.8 41.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Thailand
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$510B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.52%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.17%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
455,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-3.07%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
0.78%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
59.2%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
32.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
60.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
26.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
3.4%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
100,001
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.18%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
25
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
860
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$520B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$237B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$9.58B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
39,916,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
5.95%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.8%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Thailand
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
1,851 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$12.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
274.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3.82 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
19%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
1.02%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
57.5%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,965 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
19.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
3.45%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati Thailand
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.88%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+23,321
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
54.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
57.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
34
2024
Higher education index n/a
76
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
4.81
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
32.2
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
91.1%
2022
English speaking
24.2%
2023
27.2%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
90.9%
2024

Health

Kiribati Thailand
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$370
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$34.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
76.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0.07%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.93
2020
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
23.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
34
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
9.2
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
15.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
10.2%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
35
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
19.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
7.99 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Thailand
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.34%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
2,752 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
86,394 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
76,313 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
436,817 mi
2020

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