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Kiribati vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 173rd vs. 197th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Vatican
Population
138067
949
Population rank 180/197 197/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 192/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 151/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$39,191
2025
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
$17,307
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
n/a
Median age
23.8 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Kiribati and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Kiribati vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Vatican
1950 45.7 65.9
1951 45.8 65.3
1952 45.9 65.7
1953 46 66.3
1954 46.1 67.5
1955 46.3 67.8
1956 46.5 67.3
1957 46.8 67.5
1958 47.1 68.7
1959 47.5 69.2
1960 48 69.2
1961 48.5 69.8
1962 49 69.2
1963 49.7 69.3
1964 50.4 70.3
1965 51 70.1
1966 51.7 70.9
1967 52.5 70.9
1968 53.1 70.7
1969 53.8 70.7
1970 54.4 71.5
1971 54.9 71.7
1972 55.3 72
1973 55.8 71.9
1974 56.1 72.7
1975 56.4 72.6
1976 56.6 72.9
1977 56.1 73.3
1978 56.9 73.7
1979 57.1 74
1980 57.3 74.1
1981 57.5 74.3
1982 57.8 74.8
1983 58.1 74.7
1984 58.4 75.1
1985 58.7 75.5
1986 59.1 75.7
1987 59.6 76.2
1988 60.1 76.4
1989 60.5 76.8
1990 61 76.9
1991 61.5 76.9
1992 62 77.3
1993 62.4 77
1994 62.8 77.7
1995 63.1 77.8
1996 63.5 78.5
1997 63.8 78.2
1998 64.1 78.3
1999 64.4 78.7
2000 64.7 79.3
2001 64.9 79.9
2002 65.1 80
2003 65.3 79.8
2004 65.4 80.2
2005 65.5 80.6
2006 65.6 81.2
2007 65.7 81.3
2008 65.7 81.4
2009 65.8 81.3
2010 65.9 81.5
2011 65.9 81.7
2012 65.9 82
2013 65.9 82.5
2014 65.9 82.6
2015 65.8 82.5
2016 65.8 82.9
2017 65.8 82.7
2018 65.8 83.3
2019 65.9 83.6
2020 65.2 83
2021 64.1 82.9
2022 66.3 83.3
2023 66.5 83
2024 66.6 83.1
2025 66.7 83.3

Kiribati and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Vatican
Year Population
Kiribati Vatican
1960 47,157 -
1961 48,323 -
1962 49,538 -
1963 50,791 -
1964 52,088 -
1965 53,439 -
1966 54,425 -
1967 54,996 -
1968 55,529 -
1969 56,360 -
1970 57,510 -
1971 58,652 -
1972 59,778 -
1973 60,824 -
1974 61,219 -
1975 60,987 -
1976 60,661 -
1977 60,267 -
1978 59,864 -
1979 60,172 -
1980 61,148 -
1981 62,121 -
1982 63,134 -
1983 64,169 -
1984 65,228 -
1985 66,496 -
1986 68,059 -
1987 69,733 -
1988 71,427 -
1989 73,147 -
1990 74,855 -
1991 76,367 -
1992 77,641 -
1993 78,841 -
1994 80,021 -
1995 81,234 -
1996 82,623 -
1997 84,147 -
1998 85,657 -
1999 87,126 -
2000 88,613 880
2001 90,335 890
2002 92,264 900
2003 94,175 911
2004 96,085 921
2005 98,035 921
2006 100,017 932
2007 102,068 821
2008 104,222 824
2009 106,467 826
2010 108,704 829
2011 110,647 832
2012 112,284 836
2013 113,838 839
2014 115,326 842
2015 116,815 1,000
2016 118,478 -
2017 120,275 1,000
2018 122,084 -
2019 123,921 1,000
2020 126,099 -
2021 128,377 -
2022 130,469 -
2023 132,530 -
2024 134,518 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
n/a
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
n/a
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
n/a
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
n/a

Energy

Kiribati Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
n/a
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
n/a
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
n/a

Society

Kiribati Vatican
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
n/a
Urban population
58.4%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
60
2025
Higher education index n/a
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
128
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
100%
2013
English speaking
24.2%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
n/a

Health

Kiribati Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
n/a
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
95
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Kiribati Vatican
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
416 mi
2017
5.59 mi
2003

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