Kiribati

East Asia & Pacific·Lower middle income

Population: 133K; 187th of 217
GDP: $308M; 210th of 214 · 2024
GDP per capita: $2,289; 169th of 214 · 2024
Life expectancy: 66.5; 179th of 217
Human development: 0.624; 134th of 189 · 2021

Benchmarked against

Kiribati

Solomon Islands

Lao PDR

Cambodia

Papua New Guinea

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lower-middle income, Pacific island economy; environmentally fragile; sizable remittances; key phosphate mining fund; tourism and fishing industries; public sector-dominated economy; recent withdrawal from Pacific Islands Forum; ongoing constitutional crisis

Area: 811 km²
Languages: Gilbertese, English (official)
Resources: phosphate (production discontinued in 1979), coconuts (copra), fish

Religion

who identifies with what, 2020

world view →

Christian97.6%
Other2.2%

Religious diversity: 0.554 / 10 · very low · 168th of 193

Change markers show percentage-point shifts from 2010 to 2020 · Pew Research Center, Religious Composition 2010–2020.

Score card

quartile grades among all countries with data

A · Top quartileB · Above medianC · Below medianD · Bottom quartile

Topic

KIR

SLB

LAO

KHM

GDP

current US$

$308M–––

GDP per capita

current US$

–––

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

–––

GDP growth

annual %

–––

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

–––

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

–––

FDI inflows

current US$

$5.11M–––

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

116.6%–––

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

27.8%–––

Industry value added

% of GDP

9.9%–––

Gini index

0–100

–––

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

–––

Population

people

133K–––

Population density

people per km²

161.1–––

Urban population

% of total

57.8%–––

Life expectancy

years at birth

–––

Fertility rate

births per woman

3.1–––

Net migration

people

-471–––

Population under 15

% of total

34.7%–––

Population 65+

% of total

4.2%–––

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

–––

Health expenditure

% of GDP

10.5%–––

Physicians

per 1,000 people

–––

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

–––

Education expenditure

% of GDP

14.2%–––

Safe drinking water

% of population

–––

Internet users

% of population

–––

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

–––

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

–––

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

–––

Access to electricity

% of population

–––

Energy use per capita

kWh

2,513.8–––

Electricity per capita

kWh

306.6–––

Electricity generation

TWh

0–––

Renewable electricity

% of generation

–––

Fossil electricity

% of generation

–––

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

–––

CO₂ per capita

t per person

–––

Share of global CO₂

0%–––

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

–––

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

–––

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

0.554–––

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

0.1%–––

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

–––

Economy & Trade

Output, growth, prices, and openness

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GDP

current US$

#210/214

$308M2024

GDP per capita

current US$

#169/214

$2,2892024

GDP per capita, PPP

international $

#175/203

$3,486latest

GDP growth

annual %

#34/214

5.3%2024

GNI per capita

Atlas method, US$

#145/207

$3,6202024

Inflation

GDP deflator, annual %

#49/213

2%2024

FDI inflows

current US$

#173/201

$5.11M2023

Merchandise trade

% of GDP

#20/205

116.6%2024

Agriculture value added

% of GDP

#16/206

27.8%2022

Industry value added

% of GDP

#188/208

9.9%2022

Gini index

0–100

#19/168

27.8latest

Extreme poverty

% below $2.15/day

#102/168

6.1%latest

People & Society

Population structure, urbanization, and migration

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Population

people

#187/217

133Klatest

Population density

people per km²

#72/216

161.1latest

Urban population

% of total

#127/215

57.8%latest

Life expectancy

years at birth

#179/217

66.5latest

Fertility rate

births per woman

#53/217

3.1latest

Net migration

people

#104/217

-4712024

Population under 15

% of total

#53/217

34.7%2024

Population 65+

% of total

#161/217

4.2%2024

Health & Education

Longevity, mortality, learning, and public spending

theme overview →

Infant mortality

per 1,000 live births

#170/196

39.7latest

Under-5 mortality

per 1,000 live births

#172/196

55.1latest

Health expenditure

% of GDP

#21/192

10.5%latest

Physicians

per 1,000 people

#163/195

0.2latest

Adult literacy

% ages 15+

#50/160

98%latest

Education expenditure

% of GDP

#2/199

14.2%latest

Safe drinking water

% of population

#132/139

14.4%latest

Connectivity

Internet, mobile, and digital infrastructure

theme overview →

Internet users

% of population

#63/210

88%latest

Mobile subscriptions

per 100 people

#200/214

51.32023

Fixed broadband

per 100 people

#200/208

02023

Secure internet servers

per 1M people

#195/215

22.32024

Access to electricity

% of population

#152/215

95.9%latest

Energy & Climate

Energy use, electricity mix, and emissions

theme overview →

Energy use per capita

kWh

#156/198

2,513.82023

Electricity per capita

kWh

#167/202

306.62022

Electricity generation

TWh

#201/202

02022

Renewable electricity

% of generation

#110/202

25%2022

Fossil electricity

% of generation

#121/202

75%2022

CO₂ emissions

Mt per year

#3/204

0.12024

CO₂ per capita

t per person

#35/204

0.52024

Share of global CO₂

#199/204

0%2024

GHG per capita

t CO₂e per person

#4/193

0.82023

Governance & Democracy

Democratic institutions, corruption, and rule of law

theme overview →

Control of corruption

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#69/193

0.2372022

Government effectiveness

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#72/193

0.1682022

Rule of law

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#51/193

0.6222022

Political stability

WGI, −2.5 to 2.5

#14/193

1.122022

Values & Beliefs

What people hold sacred, permit, and pass on — from 40 years of World Values Survey interviews

theme overview →

Religious diversity

Pew RDI, 0–10

#168/193

0.5542020

Religiously unaffiliated

% of population

#160/193

0.1%2020

Development & Wellbeing

Composite measures of how life is going

theme overview →

Human Development Index

UNDP, 0–1

#134/189

0.6242021

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