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Kiribati

East Asia & PacificLower middle incomeCapital: Tarawa141,668 observations
Population
136,488
world rank #187 / 217
GDP
349.23M
world rank #182 / 186
GDP / capita
3,364
world rank #164 / 185
Life expectancy
66.6
world rank #180 / 217

Governance

321 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile55.4#69Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile42.9#136Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile87#17Rule of Law0-100 percentile70.5#50
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

1,222 indicators
GDPcurrent US$349.23M#182GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $3,364#164GDP growth%4.2%#67Inflation%2.5%#68
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Trade

101 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$20M#198Merchandise importscurrent US$496M#191Exports of goods & services% GDP4.5%#170Imports of goods & services% GDP97.6%#10
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

1,397 indicators
Life expectancyyears66.6#180Infant mortalityper 1k births38.8#124Maternal mortalityper 100k80#52Health spending% GDP10.9%#17
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

2,799 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross90.3%#69Education spending% GDP16.4%#1Adult literacy%98.6%#7Primary enrollment% gross95.3%#99
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

411 indicators
Populationpeople136,488#187Population growth%1.5%#73Urban population%63.4%#103Fertility ratebirths/woman3.1#53
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

237 indicators
Electricity access% pop97.7%#14Renewable energy share%41.9%#22Forest area% land1.5%#190CO₂ per capitat0.54#171
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Energy

194 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop94.3%#23Electricity access, urban% urban pop97%#19Energy use per capitakg oil eq.107.8#172Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

256 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area22.9%#58Capture fisheries productiontonnes278,509.4#52
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

189 indicators
Agricultural land% land area42%#91Aquaculture productiontonnes8#178Food production index2014-16 = 10097.3#157
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

48 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people53.5#149Secure internet serversper 1M people22.3#195Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.01#142
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

1,701 indicators
Gini indexindex24.7#2Extreme poverty% pop0.9%#10Internet users% pop89.4%#59Homicide rateper 100k7.1#105
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOWorld Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

319 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths0#1INFORM risk score0-103.6#25Hazard & exposure0-102.5#20Vulnerability0-104.2#31
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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