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Kiribati vs United Arab Emirates statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 10.9M in The United Arab Emirates (ranked 88/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 27,421 sq mi for The United Arab Emirates (ranked 173rd vs. 117th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and The United Arab Emirates ranks 29/197 ($537B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while The United Arab Emirates ranks 24/197 ($49,378).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati UAE
Population
138067
11372700
Population rank 180/197 86/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$537B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 29/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$49,378
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 24/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$77,959
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$172B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
32.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$15,857
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 39/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$40,921
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
27,421 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
397 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.2
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
32.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

Kiribati and United Arab Emirates: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP
Kiribati UAE
1970 $11,560,877 $685,986,701
1971 $12,356,134 $939,893,600
1972 $15,314,346 $1,415,086,929
1973 $25,645,040 $4,231,243,616
1974 $69,256,489 $11,651,505,689
1975 $44,547,454 $14,720,728,249
1976 $33,246,817 $19,213,158,779
1977 $31,335,459 $24,871,775,165
1978 $36,563,965 $23,775,764,225
1979 $34,466,197 $31,225,659,621
1980 $33,157,723 $43,599,160,050
1981 $35,267,489 $49,333,424,135
1982 $32,742,713 $46,622,718,605
1983 $31,000,546 $42,803,323,345
1984 $34,394,167 $41,807,954,236
1985 $26,126,615 $40,603,650,232
1986 $25,993,009 $33,943,612,095
1987 $29,554,413 $36,384,908,744
1988 $38,278,810 $36,275,674,203
1989 $37,645,319 $41,464,995,914
1990 $36,534,295 $50,701,443,748
1991 $41,247,792 $51,552,165,622
1992 $61,491,369 $54,239,171,888
1993 $58,953,596 $55,625,170,253
1994 $67,055,334 $59,305,093,980
1995 $68,596,395 $65,743,666,576
1996 $81,456,854 $73,571,233,996
1997 $80,205,807 $78,839,008,445
1998 $74,905,706 $75,674,336,283
1999 $77,323,978 $84,445,473,111
2000 $74,910,527 $104,337,372,362
2001 $64,935,850 $103,311,640,572
2002 $74,743,869 $109,816,201,498
2003 $96,105,619 $124,346,358,067
2004 $104,085,892 $147,824,370,320
2005 $113,895,437 $180,617,467,965
2006 $112,338,353 $222,116,541,865
2007 $138,054,946 $257,916,133,424
2008 $147,017,895 $315,474,615,739
2009 $140,177,384 $253,547,358,747
2010 $165,458,433 $300,189,052,689
2011 $195,970,140 $360,832,739,551
2012 $207,001,546 $384,610,125,391
2013 $201,730,861 $400,218,529,748
2014 $200,287,282 $414,105,366,753
2015 $191,559,399 $370,275,469,571
2016 $206,467,819 $369,255,326,236
2017 $222,875,736 $390,516,804,030
2018 $233,514,717 $427,049,432,158
2019 $216,985,388 $417,989,721,743
2020 $220,897,999 $349,473,015,330
2021 $285,259,894 $415,178,792,757
2022 $270,040,457 $502,731,935,194
2023 $288,610,732 $514,130,432,648
2024 $307,862,547 $537,078,829,135

Kiribati and United Arab Emirates economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

United Arab Emirates
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati UAE
1970 $201 $2,394
1971 $210.7 $2,805
1972 $256.2 $3,675
1973 $422 $9,696
1974 $1,131 $23,823
1975 $730 $27,117
1976 $548 $31,197
1977 $520 $35,020
1978 $611 $29,379
1979 $573 $34,238
1980 $542 $42,925
1981 $568 $44,854
1982 $519 $39,972
1983 $483 $34,650
1984 $527 $32,012
1985 $393 $29,468
1986 $382 $23,132
1987 $424 $23,113
1988 $536 $21,570
1989 $515 $23,167
1990 $488 $26,710
1991 $540 $25,691
1992 $792 $25,648
1993 $748 $25,033
1994 $838 $25,473
1995 $844 $27,003
1996 $986 $28,323
1997 $953 $27,983
1998 $874 $24,889
1999 $887 $25,856
2000 $845 $29,866
2001 $719 $27,745
2002 $810 $27,754
2003 $1,021 $29,660
2004 $1,083 $33,377
2005 $1,162 $38,719
2006 $1,123 $44,343
2007 $1,353 $45,855
2008 $1,411 $50,054
2009 $1,317 $37,803
2010 $1,522 $43,697
2011 $1,771 $50,789
2012 $1,844 $52,034
2013 $1,772 $52,024
2014 $1,737 $51,381
2015 $1,640 $43,535
2016 $1,743 $41,326
2017 $1,853 $42,341
2018 $1,913 $45,690
2019 $1,751 $44,251
2020 $1,752 $37,174
2021 $2,222 $43,360
2022 $2,070 $49,899
2023 $2,178 $49,041
2024 $2,289 $49,378

Kiribati vs. United Arab Emirates life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

United Arab Emirates
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati UAE
1950 45.7 42.1
1951 45.8 42.9
1952 45.9 43.6
1953 46 44.4
1954 46.1 45.2
1955 46.3 46
1956 46.5 46.9
1957 46.8 47.8
1958 47.1 48.8
1959 47.5 49.7
1960 48 50.7
1961 48.5 51.6
1962 49 52.5
1963 49.7 53.5
1964 50.4 54.5
1965 51 55.5
1966 51.7 56.6
1967 52.5 57.6
1968 53.1 58.7
1969 53.8 59.8
1970 54.4 60.8
1971 54.9 61.8
1972 55.3 62.7
1973 55.8 63.5
1974 56.1 64.4
1975 56.4 65.1
1976 56.6 65.8
1977 56.1 66.5
1978 56.9 67.1
1979 57.1 67.6
1980 57.3 68.2
1981 57.5 68.6
1982 57.8 69.1
1983 58.1 69.4
1984 58.4 69.8
1985 58.7 70.1
1986 59.1 70.4
1987 59.6 70.6
1988 60.1 70.8
1989 60.5 71
1990 61 71.1
1991 61.5 71.1
1992 62 71.2
1993 62.4 71.2
1994 62.8 71.2
1995 63.1 71.4
1996 63.5 71.8
1997 63.8 72.6
1998 64.1 73.7
1999 64.4 75
2000 64.7 76.3
2001 64.9 77.6
2002 65.1 78.7
2003 65.3 79.6
2004 65.4 80.3
2005 65.5 80.8
2006 65.6 81.2
2007 65.7 81.4
2008 65.7 81.6
2009 65.8 81.7
2010 65.9 81.9
2011 65.9 81.9
2012 65.9 81.9
2013 65.9 82
2014 65.9 82
2015 65.8 82.1
2016 65.8 82.2
2017 65.8 82.4
2018 65.8 82.4
2019 65.9 82.6
2020 65.2 81.9
2021 64.1 79.1
2022 66.3 80.5
2023 66.5 82.9
2024 66.6 83.1
2025 66.7 83.2

Kiribati and United Arab Emirates population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

United Arab Emirates
Year Population
Kiribati UAE
1960 47,157 131,334
1961 48,323 137,989
1962 49,538 144,946
1963 50,791 152,211
1964 52,088 159,692
1965 53,439 167,103
1966 54,425 173,976
1967 54,996 179,700
1968 55,529 199,416
1969 56,360 239,660
1970 57,510 286,536
1971 58,652 335,027
1972 59,778 385,014
1973 60,824 436,399
1974 61,219 489,087
1975 60,987 542,856
1976 60,661 615,866
1977 60,267 710,209
1978 59,864 809,274
1979 60,172 912,010
1980 61,148 1,015,700
1981 62,121 1,099,855
1982 63,134 1,166,370
1983 64,169 1,235,305
1984 65,228 1,305,996
1985 66,496 1,377,911
1986 68,059 1,467,383
1987 69,733 1,574,244
1988 71,427 1,681,788
1989 73,147 1,789,851
1990 74,855 1,898,220
1991 76,367 2,006,626
1992 77,641 2,114,730
1993 78,841 2,222,093
1994 80,021 2,328,188
1995 81,234 2,434,662
1996 82,623 2,597,564
1997 84,147 2,817,410
1998 85,657 3,040,421
1999 87,126 3,266,009
2000 88,613 3,493,575
2001 90,335 3,723,590
2002 92,264 3,956,826
2003 94,175 4,192,457
2004 96,085 4,428,967
2005 98,035 4,664,790
2006 100,017 5,009,100
2007 102,068 5,624,635
2008 104,222 6,302,664
2009 106,467 6,707,058
2010 108,704 6,869,838
2011 110,647 7,104,538
2012 112,284 7,391,448
2013 113,838 7,693,031
2014 115,326 8,059,440
2015 116,815 8,505,237
2016 118,478 8,935,095
2017 120,275 9,223,225
2018 122,084 9,346,701
2019 123,921 9,445,785
2020 126,099 9,401,038
2021 128,377 9,575,152
2022 130,469 10,074,977
2023 132,530 10,483,751
2024 134,518 10,876,981

Fertility rates in Kiribati and United Arab Emirates

Fertility rate
Kiribati

United Arab Emirates
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati UAE
1960 6.44 6.5
1961 6.48 6.49
1962 6.42 6.49
1963 6.35 6.5
1964 6.29 6.49
1965 6.26 6.5
1966 6.23 6.5
1967 6.11 6.51
1968 5.98 6.53
1969 5.85 6.52
1970 5.71 6.52
1971 5.55 6.52
1972 5.37 6.5
1973 5.2 6.46
1974 5.09 6.41
1975 5.02 6.35
1976 4.96 6.29
1977 4.96 6.22
1978 4.97 6.15
1979 4.97 6.06
1980 4.96 5.95
1981 4.96 5.81
1982 4.95 5.66
1983 4.91 5.48
1984 4.91 5.3
1985 4.91 5.13
1986 4.87 5
1987 4.81 4.88
1988 4.73 4.77
1989 4.69 4.65
1990 4.67 4.51
1991 4.64 4.25
1992 4.57 4.09
1993 4.49 3.82
1994 4.44 3.76
1995 4.42 3.28
1996 4.43 3.06
1997 4.37 2.83
1998 4.29 2.77
1999 4.18 2.79
2000 4.07 2.73
2001 3.96 2.62
2002 3.81 2.54
2003 3.7 2.49
2004 3.73 2.38
2005 3.76 2.23
2006 3.82 1.96
2007 3.87 1.79
2008 3.9 1.52
2009 3.91 1.58
2010 3.9 1.57
2011 3.88 1.54
2012 3.77 1.53
2013 3.64 1.53
2014 3.52 1.48
2015 3.44 1.42
2016 3.38 1.37
2017 3.34 1.35
2018 3.32 1.29
2019 3.29 1.25
2020 3.25 1.29
2021 3.22 1.16
2022 3.18 1.15
2023 3.15 1.2

Kiribati and United Arab Emirates demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

United Arab Emirates
Year Median age, years
Kiribati UAE
1960 18.8 19.6
1961 18.5 20.1
1962 18.3 20.6
1963 18.2 21
1964 18.1 21.5
1965 18 22
1966 17.9 22.6
1967 17.7 23.3
1968 17.6 23.5
1969 17.5 23.1
1970 17.5 23
1971 17.6 23.2
1972 17.6 23.6
1973 17.7 24.1
1974 17.8 24.7
1975 18 25.4
1976 18.1 25.6
1977 18.2 25.4
1978 18.3 25.5
1979 18.4 25.8
1980 18.7 26.2
1981 18.9 26.4
1982 19 26.4
1983 19.2 26.4
1984 19.4 26.4
1985 19.6 26.6
1986 19.8 26.5
1987 19.9 26.1
1988 20.1 25.9
1989 20.2 25.8
1990 20.2 25.8
1991 20.2 26
1992 20.1 26.4
1993 20 26.8
1994 19.8 27.4
1995 19.7 28
1996 19.6 28.1
1997 19.6 27.9
1998 19.6 27.9
1999 19.6 28
2000 19.7 28.2
2001 19.8 28.6
2002 19.9 29.1
2003 20.1 29.6
2004 20.3 30.3
2005 20.5 30.9
2006 20.7 31.4
2007 20.9 31.6
2008 21 31.6
2009 21.2 31.6
2010 21.3 31.7
2011 21.5 31.7
2012 21.7 31.7
2013 21.9 31.7
2014 22.1 31.8
2015 22.3 31.8
2016 22.5 31.8
2017 22.7 31.8
2018 22.9 31.8
2019 23 31.8
2020 23.2 31.8
2021 23.3 31.9
2022 23.5 31.9
2023 23.6 32.2
2024 23.8 32.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati UAE
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$538B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
24%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
3.89%
2021
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
5.64%
2014
Armed forces personnel n/a
63,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
+2.89%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
1.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
51.6%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
47.7%
2023
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
71.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
20.5%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.8%
2018
Number of millionaires n/a
202,201
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
2.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
154
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$1.05T
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$238B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
8,084,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
n/a
Banked people share n/a
85.7%
2021

Energy

Kiribati UAE
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
8,336 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$8.85
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
206 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
19.6 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
92.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.24%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
-171.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
14,688 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
4.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
13.3%
2022
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kiribati UAE
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+278,439
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
88%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.71 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
83.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
68
2024
Higher education index n/a
65
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0.75
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
8.9
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
179
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
98.8%
2024
English speaking
24.2%
2023
65%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
100%
2024

Health

Kiribati UAE
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$2,315
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$284.4
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
2.91
2021
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
5
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
32.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
20.7%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
2.08 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati UAE
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.05%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
2,521 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
1,512 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
1,225 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
2,535 mi
2008

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