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Kiribati
East Asia & Pacific · Lower middle income · capital Tarawa
Reports 19 of 21 indicators tracked here.
Every figure below is the most recent year this country reported — the years differ, sometimes by a decade. Nothing is interpolated or carried forward.
Health
Life expectancy
2024 · 2 years old66.6years
Ranks 180 of 217 in 2024
11% below world median · 9% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Under-5 mortality
2024 · 2 years old53.1per 1,000 live births
Ranks 172 of 196 in 2024
2.6× above world median · 2.1× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 196 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Maternal mortality
2023 · 3 years old80per 100,000 live births
Ranks 121 of 194 in 2023
70% above world median · 2% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 194 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Child stunting
2018 · 8 years old15.2% of under-5s
Ranks 21 of 48 in 2018
34% below world median · 39% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 48 countries reporting in 2018 — not a published figure
Health spending
2023 · 3 years old10.95% of GDP
Not ranked — no better end
73% above world median
Medians computed across 192 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Fertility rate
2024 · 2 years old3.12births per woman
Not ranked — no better end
65% above world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education
Adult literacy
2020 · 6 years old98.6% of adults 15+
Ranks 7 of 42 in 2020
5% above world median · about the same East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 42 countries reporting in 2020 — not a published figure
Primary enrolment
2024 · 2 years old95.3% gross
Ranks 99 of 134 in 2024
4% below world median · 5% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 134 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Education spending
2023 · 3 years old16.39% of GDP
Ranks 1 of 121 in 2023
3.5× above world median · 3.4× above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 121 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Economy
GDP per capita
2025 · 1 year old2,559current US$
Ranks 147 of 186 in 2025
68% below world median · 61% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 186 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
GDP per capita (PPP)
2025 · 1 year old3,937international $
Ranks 164 of 185 in 2025
81% below world median · 76% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 185 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Extreme poverty
2023 · 3 years old0.9% of population
Ranks 29 of 57 in 2023
about the same world median · 71% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Income inequality (Gini)
2023 · 3 years old24.7index, 0–100
Ranks 2 of 57 in 2023
27% below world median · 29% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 57 countries reporting in 2023 — not a published figure
Inflation
2024 · 2 years old2.5% per year
Not ranked — no better end
19% below world median
Medians computed across 174 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Infrastructure
Electricity access
2024 · 2 years old97.7% of population
Ranks 143 of 215 in 2024
2% below world median · 2% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 215 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Safe drinking water
2024 · 2 years old15.1% of population
Ranks 142 of 148 in 2024
81% below world median · 76% below East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 148 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Internet use
2024 · 2 years old89.4% of population
Ranks 61 of 182 in 2024
9% above world median · 6% above East Asia & Pacific
Medians computed across 182 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Environment
CO₂ per person
2024 · 2 years old0.59t CO₂e per person
Not ranked — no better end
77% below world median
Medians computed across 203 countries reporting in 2024 — not a published figure
Society
Population
2025 · 1 year old136.5kpeople
Not ranked — no better end
98% below world median
Medians computed across 217 countries reporting in 2025 — not a published figure
Never reported
Kiribati has no figure in this dataset for Unemployment, Military spending. That is an absence of measurement, not a value of zero.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Retrieved into this site's own database; see methodology.