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Kiribati vs Zimbabwe statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kiribati has a population of 135K (ranked 180/197), compared with 16.6M in Zimbabwe (ranked 74/197). Kiribati's land area is 313 sq mi versus 149,364 sq mi for Zimbabwe (ranked 173rd vs. 60th).

By GDP, Kiribati ranks 192/197 ($308M) and Zimbabwe ranks 99/197 ($44.2B). By GDP per capita, Kiribati ranks 151/197 ($2,289), while Zimbabwe ranks 144/197 ($2,656).

Main facts and rankings

Kiribati Zimbabwe
Population
138067
17210092
Population rank 180/197 74/197
GDP
$308M
2024
$44.2B
2024
GDP rank 192/197 99/197
GDP per capita
$2,289
2024
$2,656
2024
GDP per capita rank 151/197 144/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$3,702
2024
$3,922
2024
Government debt
$30.5M
2024
$41.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
8.77%
2025
58.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$226.9
2024
$2,513
2024
Government debt per person rank 181/185 111/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,170
2025
$2,797
2025
Land area
313 sq mi
2025
149,364 sq mi
2025
Population density
430 ppl/mi²
2024
111.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.15
2023
3.72
2023
Median age
23.8 years
2024
19 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
63.3 years
2025

Kiribati and Zimbabwe: Comparison Charts

Kiribati and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP
Kiribati

Zimbabwe
Year GDP
Kiribati Zimbabwe
1960 - $1,052,990,485
1961 - $1,096,646,688
1962 - $1,117,601,690
1963 - $1,159,511,793
1964 - $1,217,138,098
1965 - $1,311,435,906
1966 - $1,281,749,603
1967 - $1,397,002,112
1968 - $1,479,600,019
1969 - $1,747,998,941
1970 $11,560,877 $1,884,206,452
1971 $12,356,134 $2,178,716,475
1972 $15,314,346 $2,677,729,616
1973 $25,645,040 $3,309,353,866
1974 $69,256,489 $3,982,161,721
1975 $44,547,454 $4,371,301,052
1976 $33,246,817 $4,318,372,348
1977 $31,335,459 $4,364,382,451
1978 $36,563,965 $4,351,600,850
1979 $34,466,197 $5,177,459,817
1980 $33,157,723 $6,678,868,738
1981 $35,267,489 $8,011,374,445
1982 $32,742,713 $8,539,701,388
1983 $31,000,546 $7,764,067,625
1984 $34,394,167 $6,352,126,411
1985 $26,126,615 $5,637,259,754
1986 $25,993,009 $6,217,524,201
1987 $29,554,413 $6,741,215,643
1988 $38,278,810 $7,814,784,729
1989 $37,645,319 $8,286,323,367
1990 $36,534,295 $8,783,817,407
1991 $41,247,792 $8,641,482,396
1992 $61,491,369 $6,751,472,744
1993 $58,953,596 $6,563,813,829
1994 $67,055,334 $6,890,675,555
1995 $68,596,395 $7,111,271,273
1996 $81,456,854 $8,553,147,289
1997 $80,205,807 $8,529,572,287
1998 $74,905,706 $6,401,968,715
1999 $77,323,978 $6,858,013,652
2000 $74,910,527 $6,689,958,139
2001 $64,935,850 $6,777,385,246
2002 $74,743,869 $6,342,116,911
2003 $96,105,619 $5,727,592,261
2004 $104,085,892 $5,805,598,867
2005 $113,895,437 $5,755,215,663
2006 $112,338,353 $5,443,896,938
2007 $138,054,946 $5,291,950,526
2008 $147,017,895 $4,415,703,156
2009 $140,177,384 $9,665,815,601
2010 $165,458,433 $12,041,602,762
2011 $195,970,140 $14,101,801,031
2012 $207,001,546 $17,114,762,914
2013 $201,730,861 $19,091,004,042
2014 $200,287,282 $19,495,547,523
2015 $191,559,399 $19,963,058,858
2016 $206,467,819 $20,548,759,858
2017 $222,875,736 $51,074,726,484
2018 $233,514,717 $34,156,057,417
2019 $216,985,388 $25,715,657,177
2020 $220,897,999 $26,868,564,055
2021 $285,259,894 $27,240,507,842
2022 $270,040,457 $32,789,657,378
2023 $288,610,732 $35,231,369,343
2024 $307,862,547 $44,187,704,410

Kiribati and Zimbabwe economies compared

GDP per capita
Kiribati

Zimbabwe
Year GDP per capita
Kiribati Zimbabwe
1960 - $276.4
1961 - $279
1962 - $275.5
1963 - $277
1964 - $281.7
1965 - $294.1
1966 - $278.6
1967 - $294.2
1968 - $302
1969 - $346
1970 $201 $361
1971 $210.7 $405
1972 $256.2 $483
1973 $422 $579
1974 $1,131 $674
1975 $730 $717
1976 $548 $687
1977 $520 $677
1978 $611 $665
1979 $573 $779
1980 $542 $949
1981 $568 $1,068
1982 $519 $1,095
1983 $483 $959
1984 $527 $757
1985 $393 $649
1986 $382 $692
1987 $424 $726
1988 $536 $815
1989 $515 $840
1990 $488 $866
1991 $540 $831
1992 $792 $631
1993 $748 $604
1994 $838 $634
1995 $844 $648
1996 $986 $767
1997 $953 $750
1998 $874 $552
1999 $887 $582
2000 $845 $563
2001 $719 $566
2002 $810 $525
2003 $1,021 $468
2004 $1,083 $469
2005 $1,162 $461
2006 $1,123 $431
2007 $1,353 $413
2008 $1,411 $341
2009 $1,317 $735
2010 $1,522 $902
2011 $1,771 $1,037
2012 $1,844 $1,239
2013 $1,772 $1,362
2014 $1,737 $1,372
2015 $1,640 $1,386
2016 $1,743 $1,407
2017 $1,853 $3,448
2018 $1,913 $2,272
2019 $1,751 $1,684
2020 $1,752 $1,730
2021 $2,222 $1,724
2022 $2,070 $2,041
2023 $2,178 $2,156
2024 $2,289 $2,656

Kiribati vs. Zimbabwe life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kiribati

Zimbabwe
Year Life expectancy, years
Kiribati Zimbabwe
1950 45.7 49.4
1951 45.8 49.8
1952 45.9 50.2
1953 46 50.6
1954 46.1 51
1955 46.3 51.4
1956 46.5 51.8
1957 46.8 52.2
1958 47.1 52.6
1959 47.5 53
1960 48 53.5
1961 48.5 54
1962 49 54.5
1963 49.7 54.9
1964 50.4 55.4
1965 51 55.9
1966 51.7 56.4
1967 52.5 56.8
1968 53.1 57.1
1969 53.8 57.5
1970 54.4 57.8
1971 54.9 58
1972 55.3 58.2
1973 55.8 58.1
1974 56.1 58.2
1975 56.4 58.2
1976 56.6 57.6
1977 56.1 57
1978 56.9 54.7
1979 57.1 54.9
1980 57.3 59.1
1981 57.5 59.4
1982 57.8 59.9
1983 58.1 60
1984 58.4 60.6
1985 58.7 60.9
1986 59.1 61
1987 59.6 60.7
1988 60.1 60.2
1989 60.5 59.4
1990 61 58.3
1991 61.5 57
1992 62 55.6
1993 62.4 54
1994 62.8 52.5
1995 63.1 51.1
1996 63.5 49
1997 63.8 48.5
1998 64.1 47.6
1999 64.4 46.4
2000 64.7 46
2001 64.9 44.5
2002 65.1 45.9
2003 65.3 45.4
2004 65.4 46
2005 65.5 46.6
2006 65.6 47.1
2007 65.7 47.6
2008 65.7 48.5
2009 65.8 49.7
2010 65.9 51.9
2011 65.9 53.9
2012 65.9 55.4
2013 65.9 56.8
2014 65.9 58.1
2015 65.8 59
2016 65.8 59.8
2017 65.8 60.3
2018 65.8 60.9
2019 65.9 61.1
2020 65.2 61.5
2021 64.1 60.1
2022 66.3 62.4
2023 66.5 62.8
2024 66.6 63.1
2025 66.7 63.3

Kiribati and Zimbabwe population clocks and comparison

Population
Kiribati

Zimbabwe
Year Population
Kiribati Zimbabwe
1960 47,157 3,809,389
1961 48,323 3,930,401
1962 49,538 4,055,959
1963 50,791 4,185,877
1964 52,088 4,320,006
1965 53,439 4,458,462
1966 54,425 4,601,217
1967 54,996 4,748,307
1968 55,529 4,900,440
1969 56,360 5,058,181
1970 57,510 5,215,918
1971 58,652 5,374,712
1972 59,778 5,542,445
1973 60,824 5,720,404
1974 61,219 5,908,328
1975 60,987 6,098,658
1976 60,661 6,287,105
1977 60,267 6,449,512
1978 59,864 6,543,575
1979 60,172 6,647,556
1980 61,148 7,041,303
1981 62,121 7,498,635
1982 63,134 7,796,496
1983 64,169 8,098,404
1984 65,228 8,391,488
1985 66,496 8,686,813
1986 68,059 8,982,578
1987 69,733 9,284,644
1988 71,427 9,583,094
1989 73,147 9,864,798
1990 74,855 10,137,281
1991 76,367 10,404,816
1992 77,641 10,702,700
1993 78,841 10,860,288
1994 80,021 10,873,148
1995 81,234 10,974,599
1996 82,623 11,158,360
1997 84,147 11,369,827
1998 85,657 11,594,297
1999 87,126 11,783,458
2000 88,613 11,892,055
2001 90,335 11,971,901
2002 92,264 12,087,653
2003 94,175 12,232,323
2004 96,085 12,365,896
2005 98,035 12,483,432
2006 100,017 12,636,445
2007 102,068 12,804,058
2008 104,222 12,959,149
2009 106,467 13,142,790
2010 108,704 13,356,548
2011 110,647 13,595,424
2012 112,284 13,817,887
2013 113,838 14,013,808
2014 115,326 14,207,359
2015 116,815 14,399,013
2016 118,478 14,600,294
2017 120,275 14,812,482
2018 122,084 15,034,452
2019 123,921 15,271,368
2020 126,099 15,526,888
2021 128,377 15,797,210
2022 130,469 16,069,056
2023 132,530 16,340,822
2024 134,518 16,634,373

Fertility rates in Kiribati and Zimbabwe

Fertility rate
Kiribati

Zimbabwe
Year Fertility rate
Kiribati Zimbabwe
1960 6.44 7.2
1961 6.48 7.21
1962 6.42 7.23
1963 6.35 7.23
1964 6.29 7.23
1965 6.26 7.23
1966 6.23 7.2
1967 6.11 7.16
1968 5.98 7.11
1969 5.85 7.04
1970 5.71 6.98
1971 5.55 6.94
1972 5.37 6.94
1973 5.2 6.94
1974 5.09 6.88
1975 5.02 6.83
1976 4.96 6.77
1977 4.96 6.71
1978 4.97 6.66
1979 4.97 6.59
1980 4.96 6.52
1981 4.96 6.45
1982 4.95 6.33
1983 4.91 6.2
1984 4.91 6.04
1985 4.91 5.87
1986 4.87 5.69
1987 4.81 5.5
1988 4.73 5.28
1989 4.69 5.07
1990 4.67 4.88
1991 4.64 4.72
1992 4.57 4.57
1993 4.49 4.39
1994 4.44 4.28
1995 4.42 4.15
1996 4.43 4.11
1997 4.37 4.08
1998 4.29 4.07
1999 4.18 4.06
2000 4.07 4.01
2001 3.96 3.98
2002 3.81 3.93
2003 3.7 3.86
2004 3.73 3.78
2005 3.76 3.69
2006 3.82 3.64
2007 3.87 3.68
2008 3.9 3.78
2009 3.91 3.95
2010 3.9 4.04
2011 3.88 4.13
2012 3.77 4.13
2013 3.64 4.11
2014 3.52 4.01
2015 3.44 3.91
2016 3.38 3.83
2017 3.34 3.77
2018 3.32 3.74
2019 3.29 3.75
2020 3.25 3.75
2021 3.22 3.77
2022 3.18 3.77
2023 3.15 3.72

Kiribati and Zimbabwe demographics compared

Median age
Kiribati

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kiribati Zimbabwe
GNI, Atlas method
$487M
2024
$37.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
126.6%
2025
19.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
16.4%
2023
0.38%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
0.25%
2023
Armed forces personnel n/a
51,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-15.1%
2025
-0.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
2.79%
2023
9.29%
2023
Services, % of GDP
65.7%
2022
55.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
9.86%
2022
31.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
50.9
2025
35.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
22.8%
2019
40.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
4%
2019
1.9%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
69
1999
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.46B
1999
Total reserves including gold n/a
$485M
2024
Personal remittances received
$14.7M
2024
$3.6B
2024
International tourist arrivals
12,000
2019
639,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
17.6%
2017
1.25%
2020
Banked people share n/a
49.5%
2024

Energy

Kiribati Zimbabwe
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
107.8 kg
2007
417 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$16.6
2007
$8.55
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.1 megatons
2023
11.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.73 tons
2023
0.72 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
45.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
41.9%
2022
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
7.59%
2022
Net energy imports use share n/a
17%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
539 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
16.4%
2021
72.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
67.6%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
95.9%
2023
62%
2023

Society

Kiribati Zimbabwe
% of world population
0.002%
2024
0.2%
2024
Annual migration change
-471
2024
-60,528
2024
Urban population
58.4%
2024
32.7%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.58 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.28 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
28.7
2025
28.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
40
2025
21
2024
Higher education index n/a
46
2025
Homicides per 100K people
7.17
2012
0.51
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
1.9
2019
41.2
2019
Visa free countries
128
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
98.6%
2020
89.8%
2022
English speaking
24.2%
2023
82.1%
2023
People using the Internet
88%
2023
38.4%
2023

Health

Kiribati Zimbabwe
Government health expenditure per capita
$217.7
2022
$70.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$1.71
2022
$5.76
2022
Life expectancy
66.7 years
2025
63.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.8%
2022
50%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2013
0.17
2022
Age at first childbirth
23.1 years
2025
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
80
2023
358
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
55.1
2023
44.2
2023
Obesity rate
46.9%
2022
14.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
24.6%
2024
1.5%
2024
Air quality index
95
2025
29
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
39.7%
2022
11.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.72 liters
2020
2.67 liters
2020

Territory

Kiribati Zimbabwe
% of world land
0.0005%
2025
0.26%
2025
Land area per capita
2,325 sq mi
2024
8,979 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
131.3 sq mi
2025
62,422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
4.56 sq mi
2025
66,820 sq mi
2025
Roads length
416 mi
2017
60,439 mi
2019

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