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Kiribati vs Zambia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 173rd vs. 37th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Zambia
Population
138067
22402291
Population rank 180/197 62/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$26.3B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 115/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$1,235
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 169/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$4,224
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$30.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
99%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$1,420
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 132/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$1,168
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
287,024 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
74.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
4.1
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
18.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025

Kiribati and Zambia: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Zambia economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Zambia
Year GDP
Kiribati Zambia
1960 - $698,739,721
1961 - $682,359,727
1962 - $679,279,729
1963 - $704,339,719
1964 - $822,639,671
1965 - $1,061,199,576
1966 - $1,238,999,505
1967 - $1,340,639,464
1968 - $1,573,739,371
1969 - $1,926,399,230
1970 $11,560,877 $1,788,779,285
1971 $12,356,134 $1,653,259,341
1972 $15,314,346 $1,872,416,680
1973 $25,645,040 $2,434,255,237
1974 $69,256,489 $2,910,981,262
1975 $44,547,454 $2,442,672,141
1976 $33,246,817 $2,742,859,263
1977 $31,335,459 $2,515,296,940
1978 $36,563,965 $2,811,032,473
1979 $34,466,197 $3,353,445,378
1980 $33,157,723 $3,884,530,854
1981 $35,267,489 $4,008,126,497
1982 $32,742,713 $3,871,117,093
1983 $31,000,546 $3,321,048,451
1984 $34,394,167 $2,719,518,933
1985 $26,126,615 $2,252,454,500
1986 $25,993,009 $1,664,413,508
1987 $29,554,413 $2,265,250,972
1988 $38,278,810 $3,728,878,149
1989 $37,645,319 $3,994,673,161
1990 $36,534,295 $3,288,381,797
1991 $41,247,792 $3,376,806,697
1992 $61,491,369 $3,182,810,841
1993 $58,953,596 $3,273,505,344
1994 $67,055,334 $3,656,806,166
1995 $68,596,395 $3,806,983,413
1996 $81,456,854 $3,597,220,962
1997 $80,205,807 $4,303,288,480
1998 $74,905,706 $3,537,741,942
1999 $77,323,978 $3,404,284,891
2000 $74,910,527 $3,600,632,111
2001 $64,935,850 $4,094,441,301
2002 $74,743,869 $4,193,850,445
2003 $96,105,619 $4,901,869,764
2004 $104,085,892 $6,221,110,219
2005 $113,895,437 $8,331,870,169
2006 $112,338,353 $12,756,858,899
2007 $138,054,946 $14,056,957,976
2008 $147,017,895 $17,910,858,638
2009 $140,177,384 $15,328,342,304
2010 $165,458,433 $20,265,559,484
2011 $195,970,140 $23,459,515,276
2012 $207,001,546 $25,503,060,420
2013 $201,730,861 $28,037,239,463
2014 $200,287,282 $27,141,023,558
2015 $191,559,399 $21,251,216,799
2016 $206,467,819 $20,958,412,538
2017 $222,875,736 $25,873,601,261
2018 $233,514,717 $26,311,507,274
2019 $216,985,388 $23,308,667,781
2020 $220,897,999 $18,137,764,931
2021 $285,259,894 $22,096,416,932
2022 $270,040,457 $29,163,782,140
2023 $288,610,732 $27,577,956,471
2024 $307,862,547 $26,325,775,287

Kiribati and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Zambia
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Zambia
1960 - $221.6
1961 - $209.7
1962 - $202.3
1963 - $203.2
1964 - $230
1965 - $287.4
1966 - $325
1967 - $341
1968 - $387
1969 - $459
1970 $201 $414
1971 $210.7 $372
1972 $256.2 $410
1973 $422 $518
1974 $1,131 $601
1975 $730 $490
1976 $548 $533
1977 $520 $474
1978 $611 $514
1979 $573 $595
1980 $542 $669
1981 $568 $670
1982 $519 $627
1983 $483 $520
1984 $527 $413
1985 $393 $332
1986 $382 $238.2
1987 $424 $315
1988 $536 $504
1989 $515 $526
1990 $488 $422
1991 $540 $423
1992 $792 $389
1993 $748 $391
1994 $838 $426
1995 $844 $433
1996 $986 $400
1997 $953 $466
1998 $874 $373
1999 $887 $350
2000 $845 $359
2001 $719 $397
2002 $810 $394
2003 $1,021 $446
2004 $1,083 $549
2005 $1,162 $711
2006 $1,123 $1,052
2007 $1,353 $1,119
2008 $1,411 $1,376
2009 $1,317 $1,136
2010 $1,522 $1,451
2011 $1,771 $1,625
2012 $1,844 $1,710
2013 $1,772 $1,821
2014 $1,737 $1,707
2015 $1,640 $1,296
2016 $1,743 $1,239
2017 $1,853 $1,483
2018 $1,913 $1,464
2019 $1,751 $1,259
2020 $1,752 $952
2021 $2,222 $1,127
2022 $2,070 $1,447
2023 $2,178 $1,331
2024 $2,289 $1,235

Kiribati vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Zambia
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Zambia
1950 45.7 46.8
1951 45.8 47.2
1952 45.9 47.6
1953 46 48
1954 46.1 48.4
1955 46.3 48.8
1956 46.5 49.1
1957 46.8 49.5
1958 47.1 49.9
1959 47.5 50.3
1960 48 50.6
1961 48.5 51
1962 49 51.3
1963 49.7 51.6
1964 50.4 51.2
1965 51 52.1
1966 51.7 52.3
1967 52.5 52.5
1968 53.1 52.7
1969 53.8 53
1970 54.4 53.4
1971 54.9 53.9
1972 55.3 54.4
1973 55.8 54.9
1974 56.1 55.4
1975 56.4 55.7
1976 56.6 56.1
1977 56.1 56.3
1978 56.9 56.3
1979 57.1 56
1980 57.3 55.5
1981 57.5 55
1982 57.8 54.4
1983 58.1 53.7
1984 58.4 52.9
1985 58.7 52
1986 59.1 51.1
1987 59.6 50.4
1988 60.1 49.7
1989 60.5 48.9
1990 61 48.2
1991 61.5 47.4
1992 62 47
1993 62.4 46.7
1994 62.8 46.3
1995 63.1 46.1
1996 63.5 45.8
1997 63.8 45.7
1998 64.1 45.7
1999 64.4 45.9
2000 64.7 46.6
2001 64.9 47.4
2002 65.1 48.5
2003 65.3 49.6
2004 65.4 50.5
2005 65.5 51.6
2006 65.6 52.7
2007 65.7 53.7
2008 65.7 54.8
2009 65.8 55.9
2010 65.9 56.9
2011 65.9 57.8
2012 65.9 58.7
2013 65.9 59.4
2014 65.9 60.1
2015 65.8 60.7
2016 65.8 61.1
2017 65.8 61.6
2018 65.8 62.1
2019 65.9 62.9
2020 65.2 63.4
2021 64.1 62.4
2022 66.3 65.3
2023 66.5 66.3
2024 66.6 66.5
2025 66.7 66.7

Kiribati and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Zambia
Year Population
Kiribati Zambia
1960 47,157 3,153,729
1961 48,323 3,254,086
1962 49,538 3,358,099
1963 50,791 3,465,907
1964 52,088 3,577,017
1965 53,439 3,692,086
1966 54,425 3,812,003
1967 54,996 3,936,343
1968 55,529 4,065,593
1969 56,360 4,197,116
1970 57,510 4,321,718
1971 58,652 4,442,525
1972 59,778 4,569,309
1973 60,824 4,702,693
1974 61,219 4,842,746
1975 60,987 4,990,086
1976 60,661 5,143,842
1977 60,267 5,302,480
1978 59,864 5,465,374
1979 60,172 5,631,728
1980 61,148 5,802,833
1981 62,121 5,983,289
1982 63,134 6,178,637
1983 64,169 6,381,038
1984 65,228 6,580,490
1985 66,496 6,780,953
1986 68,059 6,986,471
1987 69,733 7,191,282
1988 71,427 7,391,440
1989 73,147 7,589,216
1990 74,855 7,786,169
1991 76,367 7,981,650
1992 77,641 8,176,680
1993 78,841 8,373,921
1994 80,021 8,576,269
1995 81,234 8,785,763
1996 82,623 9,004,053
1997 84,147 9,237,063
1998 85,657 9,482,408
1999 87,126 9,740,005
2000 88,613 10,017,631
2001 90,335 10,325,185
2002 92,264 10,647,949
2003 94,175 10,983,595
2004 96,085 11,338,198
2005 98,035 11,718,819
2006 100,017 12,129,553
2007 102,068 12,565,085
2008 104,222 13,021,324
2009 106,467 13,490,389
2010 108,704 13,965,594
2011 110,647 14,437,796
2012 112,284 14,913,629
2013 113,838 15,398,997
2014 115,326 15,895,315
2015 116,815 16,399,089
2016 118,478 16,914,423
2017 120,275 17,441,320
2018 122,084 17,973,569
2019 123,921 18,513,839
2020 126,099 19,059,395
2021 128,377 19,603,607
2022 130,469 20,152,938
2023 132,530 20,723,965
2024 134,518 21,314,956

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Zambia

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Zambia
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Zambia
1960 6.44 6.95
1961 6.48 6.98
1962 6.42 7.01
1963 6.35 7.06
1964 6.29 7.09
1965 6.26 7.12
1966 6.23 7.14
1967 6.11 7.15
1968 5.98 7.18
1969 5.85 7.18
1970 5.71 7.22
1971 5.55 7.26
1972 5.37 7.3
1973 5.2 7.34
1974 5.09 7.36
1975 5.02 7.42
1976 4.96 7.39
1977 4.96 7.35
1978 4.97 7.29
1979 4.97 7.22
1980 4.96 7.14
1981 4.96 7.07
1982 4.95 7.04
1983 4.91 7.01
1984 4.91 6.97
1985 4.91 6.93
1986 4.87 6.87
1987 4.81 6.8
1988 4.73 6.7
1989 4.69 6.64
1990 4.67 6.57
1991 4.64 6.46
1992 4.57 6.35
1993 4.49 6.3
1994 4.44 6.26
1995 4.42 6.23
1996 4.43 6.18
1997 4.37 6.12
1998 4.29 6.07
1999 4.18 6
2000 4.07 5.92
2001 3.96 5.85
2002 3.81 5.77
2003 3.7 5.71
2004 3.73 5.7
2005 3.76 5.7
2006 3.82 5.68
2007 3.87 5.61
2008 3.9 5.53
2009 3.91 5.45
2010 3.9 5.36
2011 3.88 5.26
2012 3.77 5.14
2013 3.64 5.01
2014 3.52 4.89
2015 3.44 4.78
2016 3.38 4.67
2017 3.34 4.57
2018 3.32 4.49
2019 3.29 4.42
2020 3.25 4.32
2021 3.22 4.25
2022 3.18 4.18
2023 3.15 4.1

Kiribati and Zambia demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

Zambia
Year Median age, years
Kiribati Zambia
1960 18.8 17
1961 18.5 16.9
1962 18.3 16.8
1963 18.2 16.7
1964 18.1 16.6
1965 18 16.6
1966 17.9 16.5
1967 17.7 16.5
1968 17.6 16.4
1969 17.5 16.4
1970 17.5 16.2
1971 17.6 16.1
1972 17.6 15.9
1973 17.7 15.8
1974 17.8 15.7
1975 18 15.5
1976 18.1 15.4
1977 18.2 15.4
1978 18.3 15.3
1979 18.4 15.3
1980 18.7 15.2
1981 18.9 15.3
1982 19 15.3
1983 19.2 15.4
1984 19.4 15.4
1985 19.6 15.5
1986 19.8 15.5
1987 19.9 15.6
1988 20.1 15.6
1989 20.2 15.7
1990 20.2 15.7
1991 20.2 15.7
1992 20.1 15.8
1993 20 15.8
1994 19.8 15.8
1995 19.7 15.8
1996 19.6 15.8
1997 19.6 15.8
1998 19.6 15.8
1999 19.6 15.8
2000 19.7 15.9
2001 19.8 15.9
2002 19.9 16
2003 20.1 16.1
2004 20.3 16.2
2005 20.5 16.3
2006 20.7 16.3
2007 20.9 16.4
2008 21 16.5
2009 21.2 16.6
2010 21.3 16.7
2011 21.5 16.8
2012 21.7 16.9
2013 21.9 17
2014 22.1 17.1
2015 22.3 17.2
2016 22.5 17.4
2017 22.7 17.5
2018 22.9 17.7
2019 23 17.9
2020 23.2 18
2021 23.3 18.2
2022 23.5 18.4
2023 23.6 18.6
2024 23.8 18.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Zambia
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
27.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-4.92%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
5.86%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
55.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
37.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
50.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
39.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
1.5%
2022
Listed domestic companies n/a
20
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$7.77B
2024
Total reserves including gold n/a
$4.09B
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$334M
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
502,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
n/a
Banked people share n/a
72.7%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Zambia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
801 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$4.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
8.06 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
18.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
83%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
9.18%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
9.03%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
704 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
92.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
87.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

Kiribati Zambia
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.26%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
+7,381
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.5 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.16 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
30
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
39
2024
Higher education index n/a
47
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
5.25
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
20.5
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
76
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
82%
2023
English speaking
24.2%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
33%
2023

Health

Kiribati Zambia
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$76.1
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$7.37
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
66.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
41.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.26
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
85
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
44.7
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
11.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
10.3%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
30
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
14.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
3.62 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Zambia
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.5%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
13,466 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
92,043 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
170,848 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
42,049 mi
2018

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