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Kiribati vs Vietnam statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 101M in Vietnam (ranked 16/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 121,016 sq mi for Vietnam (ranked 173rd vs. 67th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Vietnam ranks 34/197 ($476B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Vietnam ranks 123/197 ($4,717).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Vietnam
Population
138067
102063551
Population rank 180/197 16/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$476B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 34/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$4,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 123/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$16,386
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$157B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
33.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$1,550
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 127/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$4,107
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
121,016 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
835 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
1.91
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
33.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
74.9 years
2025

Kiribati and Vietnam: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Vietnam economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Vietnam
Year GDP
Kiribati Vietnam
1970 $11,560,877 -
1971 $12,356,134 -
1972 $15,314,346 -
1973 $25,645,040 -
1974 $69,256,489 -
1975 $44,547,454 -
1976 $33,246,817 -
1977 $31,335,459 -
1978 $36,563,965 -
1979 $34,466,197 -
1980 $33,157,723 -
1981 $35,267,489 -
1982 $32,742,713 -
1983 $31,000,546 -
1984 $34,394,167 -
1985 $26,126,615 $14,094,687,821
1986 $25,993,009 $26,336,616,250
1987 $29,554,413 $36,658,108,850
1988 $38,278,810 $25,423,812,649
1989 $37,645,319 $6,293,304,975
1990 $36,534,295 $6,471,740,806
1991 $41,247,792 $9,613,369,520
1992 $61,491,369 $9,866,990,236
1993 $58,953,596 $13,180,953,598
1994 $67,055,334 $16,286,433,533
1995 $68,596,395 $20,736,164,459
1996 $81,456,854 $24,657,470,575
1997 $80,205,807 $26,843,700,442
1998 $74,905,706 $27,209,602,050
1999 $77,323,978 $28,683,659,007
2000 $74,910,527 $31,172,518,403
2001 $64,935,850 $32,685,198,809
2002 $74,743,869 $35,064,105,501
2003 $96,105,619 $39,552,513,232
2004 $104,085,892 $45,427,854,693
2005 $113,895,437 $57,633,255,738
2006 $112,338,353 $66,371,664,817
2007 $138,054,946 $77,414,425,532
2008 $147,017,895 $99,130,304,099
2009 $140,177,384 $106,014,659,565
2010 $165,458,433 $147,201,173,197
2011 $195,970,140 $172,595,049,184
2012 $207,001,546 $195,590,661,129
2013 $201,730,861 $213,708,811,665
2014 $200,287,282 $233,451,469,643
2015 $191,559,399 $239,258,328,382
2016 $206,467,819 $257,096,001,178
2017 $222,875,736 $281,353,605,987
2018 $233,514,717 $310,106,478,395
2019 $216,985,388 $334,365,270,497
2020 $220,897,999 $346,615,738,538
2021 $285,259,894 $366,474,752,771
2022 $270,040,457 $413,445,230,669
2023 $288,610,732 $433,857,681,378
2024 $307,862,547 $476,388,230,307

Kiribati and Vietnam economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Vietnam
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Vietnam
1970 $201 -
1971 $210.7 -
1972 $256.2 -
1973 $422 -
1974 $1,131 -
1975 $730 -
1976 $548 -
1977 $520 -
1978 $611 -
1979 $573 -
1980 $542 -
1981 $568 -
1982 $519 -
1983 $483 -
1984 $527 -
1985 $393 $238.6
1986 $382 $436
1987 $424 $595
1988 $536 $405
1989 $515 $98.1
1990 $488 $98.8
1991 $540 $143.7
1992 $792 $144.5
1993 $748 $189.4
1994 $838 $229.9
1995 $844 $287.8
1996 $986 $337
1997 $953 $362
1998 $874 $361
1999 $887 $376
2000 $845 $404
2001 $719 $419
2002 $810 $445
2003 $1,021 $497
2004 $1,083 $565
2005 $1,162 $711
2006 $1,123 $808
2007 $1,353 $926
2008 $1,411 $1,164
2009 $1,317 $1,226
2010 $1,522 $1,683
2011 $1,771 $1,951
2012 $1,844 $2,185
2013 $1,772 $2,360
2014 $1,737 $2,546
2015 $1,640 $2,578
2016 $1,743 $2,735
2017 $1,853 $2,956
2018 $1,913 $3,222
2019 $1,751 $3,441
2020 $1,752 $3,534
2021 $2,222 $3,704
2022 $2,070 $4,148
2023 $2,178 $4,323
2024 $2,289 $4,717

Kiribati vs. Vietnam life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Vietnam
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Vietnam
1950 45.7 48
1951 45.8 48.7
1952 45.9 49.4
1953 46 50
1954 46.1 52
1955 46.3 54.8
1956 46.5 55.5
1957 46.8 56.2
1958 47.1 56.8
1959 47.5 57.4
1960 48 58
1961 48.5 58.5
1962 49 58.2
1963 49.7 56.9
1964 50.4 57.5
1965 51 57
1966 51.7 56.9
1967 52.5 56.7
1968 53.1 52.7
1969 53.8 54.8
1970 54.4 54.9
1971 54.9 55.6
1972 55.3 51.9
1973 55.8 55.7
1974 56.1 54.8
1975 56.4 61.9
1976 56.6 63.7
1977 56.1 64.1
1978 56.9 64.5
1979 57.1 65
1980 57.3 65.3
1981 57.5 65.8
1982 57.8 66.2
1983 58.1 66.5
1984 58.4 66.9
1985 58.7 67.2
1986 59.1 67.6
1987 59.6 68
1988 60.1 68.6
1989 60.5 68.8
1990 61 69
1991 61.5 69.3
1992 62 69.6
1993 62.4 70
1994 62.8 70.4
1995 63.1 70.9
1996 63.5 71.3
1997 63.8 71.7
1998 64.1 72.3
1999 64.4 72.6
2000 64.7 72.7
2001 64.9 73
2002 65.1 73.1
2003 65.3 73.2
2004 65.4 73.1
2005 65.5 73.2
2006 65.6 73.3
2007 65.7 73.4
2008 65.7 73.5
2009 65.8 73.5
2010 65.9 73.6
2011 65.9 73.7
2012 65.9 73.8
2013 65.9 73.8
2014 65.9 73.9
2015 65.8 74
2016 65.8 74
2017 65.8 74
2018 65.8 74.1
2019 65.9 74.2
2020 65.2 75.4
2021 64.1 74.1
2022 66.3 74.5
2023 66.5 74.6
2024 66.6 74.7
2025 66.7 74.9

Kiribati and Vietnam population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Vietnam
Year Population
Kiribati Vietnam
1960 47,157 32,531,933
1961 48,323 33,409,059
1962 49,538 34,288,560
1963 50,791 35,249,101
1964 52,088 36,201,563
1965 53,439 37,129,656
1966 54,425 38,024,836
1967 54,996 38,895,080
1968 55,529 39,734,609
1969 56,360 40,582,096
1970 57,510 41,475,230
1971 58,652 42,449,276
1972 59,778 43,429,168
1973 60,824 44,409,861
1974 61,219 45,413,537
1975 60,987 46,482,903
1976 60,661 47,684,931
1977 60,267 48,954,872
1978 59,864 50,249,552
1979 60,172 51,378,211
1980 61,148 52,490,101
1981 62,121 53,738,141
1982 63,134 55,011,289
1983 64,169 56,337,921
1984 65,228 57,706,067
1985 66,496 59,060,622
1986 68,059 60,347,048
1987 69,733 61,584,651
1988 71,427 62,843,228
1989 73,147 64,147,348
1990 74,855 65,504,552
1991 76,367 66,891,775
1992 77,641 68,260,337
1993 78,841 69,586,384
1994 80,021 70,854,391
1995 81,234 72,049,940
1996 82,623 73,156,447
1997 84,147 74,226,889
1998 85,657 75,299,660
1999 87,126 76,287,452
2000 88,613 77,154,011
2001 90,335 77,969,361
2002 92,264 78,772,224
2003 94,175 79,563,777
2004 96,085 80,338,971
2005 98,035 81,088,313
2006 100,017 82,167,897
2007 102,068 83,633,375
2008 104,222 85,175,788
2009 106,467 86,460,018
2010 108,704 87,455,152
2011 110,647 88,468,314
2012 112,284 89,510,356
2013 113,838 90,573,104
2014 115,326 91,679,578
2015 116,815 92,823,254
2016 118,478 94,000,117
2017 120,275 95,176,977
2018 122,084 96,237,319
2019 123,921 97,173,776
2020 126,099 98,079,191
2021 128,377 98,935,098
2022 130,469 99,680,655
2023 132,530 100,352,192
2024 134,518 100,987,686

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Vietnam

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Vietnam
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Vietnam
1960 6.44 6.27
1961 6.48 5.48
1962 6.42 6.26
1963 6.35 6.39
1964 6.29 6.29
1965 6.26 6.16
1966 6.23 5.97
1967 6.11 5.88
1968 5.98 6.03
1969 5.85 6.01
1970 5.71 6.02
1971 5.55 6.07
1972 5.37 6.1
1973 5.2 6.11
1974 5.09 5.78
1975 5.02 5.62
1976 4.96 5.46
1977 4.96 5.29
1978 4.97 5.1
1979 4.97 4.94
1980 4.96 4.8
1981 4.96 4.67
1982 4.95 4.59
1983 4.91 4.52
1984 4.91 4.41
1985 4.91 4.21
1986 4.87 3.96
1987 4.81 3.72
1988 4.73 3.62
1989 4.69 3.64
1990 4.67 3.6
1991 4.64 3.52
1992 4.57 3.35
1993 4.49 3.17
1994 4.44 2.94
1995 4.42 2.7
1996 4.43 2.47
1997 4.37 2.27
1998 4.29 2.1
1999 4.18 2
2000 4.07 2.03
2001 3.96 2.02
2002 3.81 2.01
2003 3.7 2
2004 3.73 1.97
2005 3.76 1.89
2006 3.82 1.87
2007 3.87 1.91
2008 3.9 1.93
2009 3.91 1.92
2010 3.9 1.91
2011 3.88 1.93
2012 3.77 1.97
2013 3.64 1.98
2014 3.52 2.09
2015 3.44 2.1
2016 3.38 2
2017 3.34 1.99
2018 3.32 1.88
2019 3.29 1.94
2020 3.25 1.96
2021 3.22 1.94
2022 3.18 1.93
2023 3.15 1.91

Kiribati and Vietnam demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Vietnam
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Vietnam
1960 18.8 21.2
1961 18.5 20.7
1962 18.3 20.2
1963 18.2 19.7
1964 18.1 19.2
1965 18 18.9
1966 17.9 18.7
1967 17.7 18.5
1968 17.6 18.4
1969 17.5 18.4
1970 17.5 18.4
1971 17.6 18.4
1972 17.6 18.5
1973 17.7 18.5
1974 17.8 18.6
1975 18 18.7
1976 18.1 18.8
1977 18.2 19
1978 18.3 19.1
1979 18.4 19.3
1980 18.7 19.4
1981 18.9 19.5
1982 19 19.6
1983 19.2 19.7
1984 19.4 19.8
1985 19.6 19.9
1986 19.8 20
1987 19.9 20.1
1988 20.1 20.2
1989 20.2 20.4
1990 20.2 20.5
1991 20.2 20.7
1992 20.1 20.9
1993 20 21.1
1994 19.8 21.4
1995 19.7 21.7
1996 19.6 22
1997 19.6 22.4
1998 19.6 22.9
1999 19.6 23.3
2000 19.7 23.7
2001 19.8 24.2
2002 19.9 24.6
2003 20.1 25
2004 20.3 25.4
2005 20.5 25.8
2006 20.7 26.3
2007 20.9 26.9
2008 21 27.4
2009 21.2 27.9
2010 21.3 28.3
2011 21.5 28.7
2012 21.7 29
2013 21.9 29.4
2014 22.1 29.8
2015 22.3 30.2
2016 22.5 30.5
2017 22.7 30.8
2018 22.9 31.2
2019 23 31.6
2020 23.2 32.1
2021 23.3 32.5
2022 23.5 33
2023 23.6 33.4
2024 23.8 33.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Vietnam
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$454B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
22%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
2.89%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.81%
2018
Armed forces personnel n/a
522,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-3.39%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
42.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
37.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
65.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
28.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
2.6%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
5
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000007%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
393
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$205B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$83.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$16B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
3,837,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
1.11%
2020
Banked people share n/a
70.6%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Vietnam
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
1,023 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$13.6
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
373 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
3.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
79.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
24.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
11.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
34%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
2,624 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
41.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
34.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
99.8%
2023

Society

Kiribati Vietnam
% of world population
0.002%
2024
1.24%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-59,645
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
40.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
47.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
40
2024
Higher education index n/a
52
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
1.54
2011
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
30.6
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
69
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
96.1%
2022
English speaking
24.2%
2023
16%
2025
People using the Internet
88%
2023
84.2%
2024

Health

Kiribati Vietnam
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$188.9
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$74.7
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
74.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
1.59%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.83
2016
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
48
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
20
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
2.04%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
3.4%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
18
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
8.04 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Vietnam
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
1,198 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
47,456 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
57,416 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
354,460 mi
2019

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