Kiribati vs Papua New Guinea

Kiribati (Oceania) and Papua New Guinea (Oceania) side by side. Each value is the latest available for that country, so the year may differ; the rank is among all countries of the world.

Over time

with the world for reference

GDP per capita

US$ · 1970-2025

Kiribati Papua New Guinea World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1970 Kiribati: 201.02 Papua New Guinea: 257.65 World: 817.68 1971 Kiribati: 210.67 Papua New Guinea: 279.67 World: 884.88 1972 Kiribati: 256.19 Papua New Guinea: 326.72 World: 1,002 1973 Kiribati: 421.63 Papua New Guinea: 482.82 World: 1,201.53 1974 Kiribati: 1,131.29 Papua New Guinea: 533.09 World: 1,362.19 1975 Kiribati: 730.44 Papua New Guinea: 481.95 World: 1,488.94 1976 Kiribati: 548.08 Papua New Guinea: 525.43 World: 1,589.73 1977 Kiribati: 519.94 Papua New Guinea: 558.02 World: 1,766.28 1978 Kiribati: 610.78 Papua New Guinea: 648.49 World: 2,055.49 1979 Kiribati: 572.79 Papua New Guinea: 747.8 World: 2,335.19 1980 Kiribati: 542.25 Papua New Guinea: 812.96 World: 2,587.01 1981 Kiribati: 567.72 Papua New Guinea: 781.41 World: 2,628.62 1982 Kiribati: 518.62 Papua New Guinea: 725.65 World: 2,554.08 1983 Kiribati: 483.11 Papua New Guinea: 768.64 World: 2,561.17 1984 Kiribati: 527.29 Papua New Guinea: 749.64 World: 2,614.33 1985 Kiribati: 392.91 Papua New Guinea: 696.57 World: 2,690.59 1986 Kiribati: 381.92 Papua New Guinea: 744.91 World: 3,118.57 1987 Kiribati: 423.82 Papua New Guinea: 865.47 World: 3,487.88 1988 Kiribati: 535.92 Papua New Guinea: 984.99 World: 3,829.99 1989 Kiribati: 514.65 Papua New Guinea: 934.25 World: 3,930.51 1990 Kiribati: 488.07 Papua New Guinea: 826.32 World: 4,338.94 1991 Kiribati: 540.13 Papua New Guinea: 941.71 World: 4,453.9 1992 Kiribati: 792 Papua New Guinea: 1,050.71 World: 4,679.98 1993 Kiribati: 747.75 Papua New Guinea: 1,151.28 World: 4,685.3 1994 Kiribati: 837.97 Papua New Guinea: 1,228.24 World: 4,967.01 1995 Kiribati: 844.43 Papua New Guinea: 998.23 World: 5,463.2 1996 Kiribati: 985.89 Papua New Guinea: 1,071.04 World: 5,507.22 1997 Kiribati: 953.16 Papua New Guinea: 989.72 World: 5,408.57 1998 Kiribati: 874.48 Papua New Guinea: 733.48 World: 5,302.34 1999 Kiribati: 887.5 Papua New Guinea: 649.99 World: 5,401.23 2000 Kiribati: 845.37 Papua New Guinea: 635.96 World: 5,512.56 2001 Kiribati: 718.83 Papua New Guinea: 537.85 World: 5,404.2 2002 Kiribati: 810.11 Papua New Guinea: 506.33 World: 5,539.32 2003 Kiribati: 1,020.5 Papua New Guinea: 577.47 World: 6,129.87 2004 Kiribati: 1,083.27 Papua New Guinea: 620.6 World: 6,818 2005 Kiribati: 1,161.78 Papua New Guinea: 744.49 World: 7,290.57 2006 Kiribati: 1,123.19 Papua New Guinea: 1,238.18 World: 7,803.19 2007 Kiribati: 1,352.58 Papua New Guinea: 1,370.75 World: 8,685.33 2008 Kiribati: 1,410.62 Papua New Guinea: 1,624.79 World: 9,425.74 2009 Kiribati: 1,316.63 Papua New Guinea: 1,568.83 World: 8,827.04 2010 Kiribati: 1,522.1 Papua New Guinea: 1,866.87 World: 9,555.07 2011 Kiribati: 1,771.13 Papua New Guinea: 2,288.38 World: 10,496.93 2012 Kiribati: 1,843.55 Papua New Guinea: 2,635.09 World: 10,597.85 2013 Kiribati: 1,772.09 Papua New Guinea: 2,560.77 World: 10,759.35 2014 Kiribati: 1,736.71 Papua New Guinea: 2,723.18 World: 10,912.24 2015 Kiribati: 1,639.85 Papua New Guinea: 2,484.6 World: 10,191.98 2016 Kiribati: 1,742.67 Papua New Guinea: 2,316.39 World: 10,239.47 2017 Kiribati: 1,854.33 Papua New Guinea: 2,477.77 World: 10,784.4 2018 Kiribati: 1,915.56 Papua New Guinea: 2,566.37 World: 11,344.73 2019 Kiribati: 1,750.24 Papua New Guinea: 2,575.77 World: 11,417.6 2020 Kiribati: 1,751.87 Papua New Guinea: 2,429.61 World: 10,999.49 2021 Kiribati: 2,223.54 Papua New Guinea: 2,607.98 World: 12,472.91 2022 Kiribati: 2,078.76 Papua New Guinea: 3,102.29 World: 12,876.24 2023 Kiribati: 2,200.69 Papua New Guinea: 2,966.06 World: 13,313.86 2024 Kiribati: 2,550.98 Papua New Guinea: 2,912.49 World: 13,717.09 2025 Kiribati: 2,558.67 Papua New Guinea: 3,019.53 World: 14,405.85 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Kiribati Papua New Guinea World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Kiribati: 47.96 Papua New Guinea: 45.81 World: 50.94 1961 Kiribati: 48.47 Papua New Guinea: 46.43 World: 52.8 1962 Kiribati: 49.04 Papua New Guinea: 46.71 World: 55.29 1963 Kiribati: 49.69 Papua New Guinea: 47.67 World: 55.65 1964 Kiribati: 50.36 Papua New Guinea: 48.3 World: 56.1 1965 Kiribati: 51.03 Papua New Guinea: 48.93 World: 55.93 1966 Kiribati: 51.74 Papua New Guinea: 49.57 World: 56.45 1967 Kiribati: 52.45 Papua New Guinea: 50.25 World: 56.9 1968 Kiribati: 53.13 Papua New Guinea: 50.88 World: 57.34 1969 Kiribati: 53.76 Papua New Guinea: 51.52 World: 57.68 1970 Kiribati: 54.38 Papua New Guinea: 52.14 World: 57.94 1971 Kiribati: 54.93 Papua New Guinea: 52.59 World: 58.02 1972 Kiribati: 55.31 Papua New Guinea: 53.25 World: 58.84 1973 Kiribati: 55.79 Papua New Guinea: 53.85 World: 59.3 1974 Kiribati: 56.1 Papua New Guinea: 54.44 World: 59.7 1975 Kiribati: 56.36 Papua New Guinea: 54.98 World: 60.13 1976 Kiribati: 56.56 Papua New Guinea: 55.53 World: 60.45 1977 Kiribati: 56.06 Papua New Guinea: 56.05 World: 61.04 1978 Kiribati: 56.92 Papua New Guinea: 56.52 World: 61.39 1979 Kiribati: 57.11 Papua New Guinea: 56.97 World: 61.84 1980 Kiribati: 57.3 Papua New Guinea: 57.39 World: 62.15 1981 Kiribati: 57.53 Papua New Guinea: 57.76 World: 62.52 1982 Kiribati: 57.77 Papua New Guinea: 58.08 World: 62.87 1983 Kiribati: 58.05 Papua New Guinea: 58.29 World: 63.13 1984 Kiribati: 58.36 Papua New Guinea: 58.58 World: 63.44 1985 Kiribati: 58.72 Papua New Guinea: 58.8 World: 63.73 1986 Kiribati: 59.12 Papua New Guinea: 59.02 World: 64.12 1987 Kiribati: 59.58 Papua New Guinea: 59.23 World: 64.46 1988 Kiribati: 60.06 Papua New Guinea: 59.38 World: 64.67 1989 Kiribati: 60.54 Papua New Guinea: 59.6 World: 64.96 1990 Kiribati: 61.02 Papua New Guinea: 59.78 World: 65.11 1991 Kiribati: 61.5 Papua New Guinea: 59.94 World: 65.3 1992 Kiribati: 61.97 Papua New Guinea: 60.26 World: 65.55 1993 Kiribati: 62.41 Papua New Guinea: 60.47 World: 65.74 1994 Kiribati: 62.8 Papua New Guinea: 60.73 World: 65.96 1995 Kiribati: 63.15 Papua New Guinea: 60.93 World: 66.2 1996 Kiribati: 63.47 Papua New Guinea: 61.07 World: 66.52 1997 Kiribati: 63.8 Papua New Guinea: 61.27 World: 66.83 1998 Kiribati: 64.1 Papua New Guinea: 60.44 World: 67.07 1999 Kiribati: 64.39 Papua New Guinea: 61.51 World: 67.31 2000 Kiribati: 64.67 Papua New Guinea: 61.61 World: 67.65 2001 Kiribati: 64.92 Papua New Guinea: 61.65 World: 67.95 2002 Kiribati: 65.12 Papua New Guinea: 61.64 World: 68.23 2003 Kiribati: 65.29 Papua New Guinea: 61.74 World: 68.52 2004 Kiribati: 65.42 Papua New Guinea: 61.8 World: 68.77 2005 Kiribati: 65.52 Papua New Guinea: 61.87 World: 69.11 2006 Kiribati: 65.6 Papua New Guinea: 62.02 World: 69.47 2007 Kiribati: 65.68 Papua New Guinea: 62.21 World: 69.81 2008 Kiribati: 65.75 Papua New Guinea: 62.51 World: 70 2009 Kiribati: 65.81 Papua New Guinea: 62.77 World: 70.38 2010 Kiribati: 65.86 Papua New Guinea: 63.06 World: 70.68 2011 Kiribati: 65.9 Papua New Guinea: 63.38 World: 70.97 2012 Kiribati: 65.91 Papua New Guinea: 63.64 World: 71.26 2013 Kiribati: 65.9 Papua New Guinea: 63.93 World: 71.53 2014 Kiribati: 65.87 Papua New Guinea: 64.2 World: 71.78 2015 Kiribati: 65.83 Papua New Guinea: 64.47 World: 71.97 2016 Kiribati: 65.8 Papua New Guinea: 64.7 World: 72.19 2017 Kiribati: 65.79 Papua New Guinea: 64.92 World: 72.37 2018 Kiribati: 65.81 Papua New Guinea: 65.11 World: 72.64 2019 Kiribati: 65.87 Papua New Guinea: 65.33 World: 72.87 2020 Kiribati: 65.21 Papua New Guinea: 65.08 World: 72.18 2021 Kiribati: 64.15 Papua New Guinea: 64.36 World: 71.22 2022 Kiribati: 66.27 Papua New Guinea: 65.27 World: 72.97 2023 Kiribati: 66.47 Papua New Guinea: 66.13 World: 73.33 2024 Kiribati: 66.6 Papua New Guinea: 66.26 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Kiribati Papua New Guinea World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Kiribati: 6.44 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 World: 4.69 1961 Kiribati: 6.48 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 World: 4.56 1962 Kiribati: 6.42 Papua New Guinea: 6.14 World: 5.02 1963 Kiribati: 6.35 Papua New Guinea: 6.15 World: 5.31 1964 Kiribati: 6.29 Papua New Guinea: 6.19 World: 5.13 1965 Kiribati: 6.26 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 World: 5.08 1966 Kiribati: 6.23 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 World: 4.97 1967 Kiribati: 6.11 Papua New Guinea: 6.24 World: 4.87 1968 Kiribati: 5.98 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 World: 4.98 1969 Kiribati: 5.85 Papua New Guinea: 6.26 World: 4.88 1970 Kiribati: 5.71 Papua New Guinea: 6.25 World: 4.84 1971 Kiribati: 5.55 Papua New Guinea: 6.23 World: 4.69 1972 Kiribati: 5.37 Papua New Guinea: 6.2 World: 4.55 1973 Kiribati: 5.2 Papua New Guinea: 6.16 World: 4.42 1974 Kiribati: 5.09 Papua New Guinea: 6.11 World: 4.26 1975 Kiribati: 5.02 Papua New Guinea: 6.07 World: 4.07 1976 Kiribati: 4.96 Papua New Guinea: 6.02 World: 3.97 1977 Kiribati: 4.96 Papua New Guinea: 5.96 World: 3.84 1978 Kiribati: 4.97 Papua New Guinea: 5.88 World: 3.77 1979 Kiribati: 4.97 Papua New Guinea: 5.79 World: 3.76 1980 Kiribati: 4.96 Papua New Guinea: 5.71 World: 3.73 1981 Kiribati: 4.96 Papua New Guinea: 5.65 World: 3.71 1982 Kiribati: 4.95 Papua New Guinea: 5.59 World: 3.72 1983 Kiribati: 4.91 Papua New Guinea: 5.56 World: 3.59 1984 Kiribati: 4.91 Papua New Guinea: 5.51 World: 3.57 1985 Kiribati: 4.91 Papua New Guinea: 5.47 World: 3.53 1986 Kiribati: 4.87 Papua New Guinea: 5.42 World: 3.51 1987 Kiribati: 4.81 Papua New Guinea: 5.36 World: 3.48 1988 Kiribati: 4.73 Papua New Guinea: 5.3 World: 3.39 1989 Kiribati: 4.69 Papua New Guinea: 5.24 World: 3.35 1990 Kiribati: 4.67 Papua New Guinea: 5.18 World: 3.31 1991 Kiribati: 4.64 Papua New Guinea: 5.11 World: 3.13 1992 Kiribati: 4.57 Papua New Guinea: 5.03 World: 3.04 1993 Kiribati: 4.49 Papua New Guinea: 4.96 World: 2.97 1994 Kiribati: 4.44 Papua New Guinea: 4.87 World: 2.92 1995 Kiribati: 4.42 Papua New Guinea: 4.78 World: 2.87 1996 Kiribati: 4.43 Papua New Guinea: 4.73 World: 2.82 1997 Kiribati: 4.37 Papua New Guinea: 4.68 World: 2.78 1998 Kiribati: 4.29 Papua New Guinea: 4.63 World: 2.75 1999 Kiribati: 4.19 Papua New Guinea: 4.59 World: 2.72 2000 Kiribati: 4.07 Papua New Guinea: 4.53 World: 2.73 2001 Kiribati: 3.96 Papua New Guinea: 4.47 World: 2.69 2002 Kiribati: 3.81 Papua New Guinea: 4.42 World: 2.66 2003 Kiribati: 3.7 Papua New Guinea: 4.36 World: 2.64 2004 Kiribati: 3.73 Papua New Guinea: 4.28 World: 2.63 2005 Kiribati: 3.76 Papua New Guinea: 4.22 World: 2.61 2006 Kiribati: 3.82 Papua New Guinea: 4.15 World: 2.61 2007 Kiribati: 3.87 Papua New Guinea: 4.08 World: 2.6 2008 Kiribati: 3.9 Papua New Guinea: 4.02 World: 2.6 2009 Kiribati: 3.91 Papua New Guinea: 3.94 World: 2.59 2010 Kiribati: 3.9 Papua New Guinea: 3.88 World: 2.57 2011 Kiribati: 3.88 Papua New Guinea: 3.82 World: 2.55 2012 Kiribati: 3.77 Papua New Guinea: 3.75 World: 2.56 2013 Kiribati: 3.64 Papua New Guinea: 3.68 World: 2.53 2014 Kiribati: 3.52 Papua New Guinea: 3.63 World: 2.52 2015 Kiribati: 3.44 Papua New Guinea: 3.56 World: 2.49 2016 Kiribati: 3.38 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 World: 2.49 2017 Kiribati: 3.34 Papua New Guinea: 3.43 World: 2.46 2018 Kiribati: 3.32 Papua New Guinea: 3.38 World: 2.39 2019 Kiribati: 3.29 Papua New Guinea: 3.32 World: 2.35 2020 Kiribati: 3.25 Papua New Guinea: 3.27 World: 2.28 2021 Kiribati: 3.22 Papua New Guinea: 3.22 World: 2.25 2022 Kiribati: 3.18 Papua New Guinea: 3.17 World: 2.22 2023 Kiribati: 3.15 Papua New Guinea: 3.1 World: 2.2 2024 Kiribati: 3.12 Papua New Guinea: 3.07 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Kiribati Papua New Guinea World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Kiribati: 0.33 Papua New Guinea: 0.45 World: 4.14 1971 Kiribati: 0.32 Papua New Guinea: 0.44 World: 4.04 1972 Kiribati: 0.34 Papua New Guinea: 0.46 World: 4.16 1973 Kiribati: 0.4 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 World: 4.32 1974 Kiribati: 0.48 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 World: 4.23 1975 Kiribati: 0.4 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.14 1976 Kiribati: 0.4 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 World: 4.31 1977 Kiribati: 0.42 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.36 1978 Kiribati: 0.42 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 World: 4.42 1979 Kiribati: 0.45 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 World: 4.46 1980 Kiribati: 0.48 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 World: 4.33 1981 Kiribati: 0.47 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 World: 4.18 1982 Kiribati: 0.45 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.05 1983 Kiribati: 0.44 Papua New Guinea: 0.51 World: 4.01 1984 Kiribati: 0.19 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.07 1985 Kiribati: 0.21 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 World: 4.05 1986 Kiribati: 0.18 Papua New Guinea: 0.48 World: 4.04 1987 Kiribati: 0.24 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 World: 4.1 1988 Kiribati: 0.23 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 World: 4.16 1989 Kiribati: 0.22 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 World: 4.16 1990 Kiribati: 0.22 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 World: 4.15 1991 Kiribati: 0.23 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 World: 4.1 1992 Kiribati: 0.24 Papua New Guinea: 0.6 World: 4.01 1993 Kiribati: 0.24 Papua New Guinea: 0.59 World: 3.97 1994 Kiribati: 0.25 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 World: 3.94 1995 Kiribati: 0.22 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 World: 3.99 1996 Kiribati: 0.22 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.01 1997 Kiribati: 0.22 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 World: 4.02 1998 Kiribati: 0.22 Papua New Guinea: 0.64 World: 3.98 1999 Kiribati: 0.22 Papua New Guinea: 0.5 World: 3.95 2000 Kiribati: 0.37 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 World: 4.01 2001 Kiribati: 0.32 Papua New Guinea: 0.62 World: 4.01 2002 Kiribati: 0.47 Papua New Guinea: 0.69 World: 4.02 2003 Kiribati: 0.47 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 World: 4.15 2004 Kiribati: 0.48 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 World: 4.28 2005 Kiribati: 0.63 Papua New Guinea: 0.8 World: 4.39 2006 Kiribati: 0.66 Papua New Guinea: 0.79 World: 4.48 2007 Kiribati: 0.6 Papua New Guinea: 0.76 World: 4.59 2008 Kiribati: 0.66 Papua New Guinea: 0.71 World: 4.56 2009 Kiribati: 0.55 Papua New Guinea: 0.67 World: 4.45 2010 Kiribati: 0.56 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 World: 4.67 2011 Kiribati: 0.52 Papua New Guinea: 0.57 World: 4.76 2012 Kiribati: 0.5 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 World: 4.77 2013 Kiribati: 0.53 Papua New Guinea: 0.55 World: 4.81 2014 Kiribati: 0.53 Papua New Guinea: 0.65 World: 4.78 2015 Kiribati: 0.53 Papua New Guinea: 0.68 World: 4.7 2016 Kiribati: 0.57 Papua New Guinea: 0.74 World: 4.65 2017 Kiribati: 0.57 Papua New Guinea: 0.63 World: 4.67 2018 Kiribati: 0.62 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.73 2019 Kiribati: 0.61 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.7 2020 Kiribati: 0.58 Papua New Guinea: 0.56 World: 4.47 2021 Kiribati: 0.63 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 World: 4.68 2022 Kiribati: 0.58 Papua New Guinea: 0.54 World: 4.67 2023 Kiribati: 0.57 Papua New Guinea: 0.53 World: 4.68 2024 Kiribati: 0.59 Papua New Guinea: 0.52 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2024

Kiribati Papua New Guinea World

0 20 40 60 80 100 2005 Kiribati: 4 Papua New Guinea: 1.72 World: 15.6 2006 Kiribati: 4.5 Papua New Guinea: 1.75 World: 17.2 2007 Kiribati: 6 Papua New Guinea: 1.79 World: 20.2 2008 Kiribati: 7 Papua New Guinea: 1.15 World: 22.8 2009 Kiribati: 8.97 Papua New Guinea: 1.61 World: 25.3 2010 Kiribati: 9.07 Papua New Guinea: 1.28 World: 28.4 2011 Kiribati: 10 Papua New Guinea: 2 World: 30.9 2012 Kiribati: 10.75 Papua New Guinea: 3.5 World: 33.3 2013 Kiribati: 11.5 Papua New Guinea: 5.1 World: 35.3 2014 Kiribati: 12.25 Papua New Guinea: 6.5 World: 37.4 2015 Kiribati: 14.9 Papua New Guinea: 7.9 World: 39.9 2016 Kiribati: 19.42 Papua New Guinea: 9.6 World: 43.6 2017 Kiribati: 25.31 Papua New Guinea: 11.21 World: 46.3 2018 Kiribati: 32.99 Papua New Guinea: 12.36 World: 49.4 2019 Kiribati: 41.79 Papua New Guinea: 13.62 World: 53.9 2020 Kiribati: 52.95 Papua New Guinea: 15.02 World: 60.1 2021 Kiribati: 67.09 Papua New Guinea: 16.56 World: 63.8 2022 Kiribati: 85 Papua New Guinea: 18.26 World: 67 2023 Kiribati: 88 Papua New Guinea: 18.56 World: 69.2 2024 Kiribati: 89.44 Papua New Guinea: 18.81 World: 71.2 2005 2011 2014 2017 2024

Population

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Population 136,488 2025
186th of 215		 10.8 mn 2025
91st of 215
Population density 163.6 /km² 2023
69th of 214		 22.9 /km² 2023
180th of 214
Population growth 1.45 % 2025
72nd of 215		 1.75 % 2025
59th of 215
Life expectancy 66.6 years 2024
178th of 215		 66.3 years 2024
183rd of 215
Fertility rate 3.12 2024
53rd of 215		 3.07 2024
55th of 215
Birth rate 25.3 ‰ 2024
51st of 215		 24.3 ‰ 2024
55th of 215
Infant mortality 38.8 ‰ 2024
169th of 196		 31.3 ‰ 2024
153rd of 196
Urban population 63.4 % 2025
113th of 215		 15.8 % 2025
214th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.4 % 2025
157th of 215		 3.6 % 2025
174th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
197th of 215		 11.9 % 2025
180th of 215
Living in towns 66.2 % 2025
23rd of 215		 35.9 % 2025
82nd of 215
Living in rural areas 33.8 % 2025
68th of 215		 52.1 % 2025
16th of 215

Human development

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Human Development Index 0.644 2023
140th of 193		 0.576 2023
160th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.535 2023
104th of 169		 0.423 2023
129th of 169
Planetary-adjusted HDI - 0.566 2023
121st of 156
Gender Inequality Index - 0.584 2023
157th of 172

Economy

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
GDP 349.2 mn US$ 2025
182nd of 186		 32.5 bn US$ 2025
110th of 186
GDP per capita 2,559 US$ 2025
147th of 186		 3,020 US$ 2025
142nd of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,937 int. $ 2025
164th of 185		 5,215 int. $ 2025
152nd of 185
GNI per capita 3,930 US$ 2025
125th of 182		 2,890 US$ 2025
133rd of 182
GDP growth 4.2 % 2025
67th of 186		 5.6 % 2025
37th of 186
Inflation 2.5 % 2024 4.4 % 2025
41st of 165
Trade 102.1 % 2024 -
Exports 4.5 % 2024 -
FDI inflows 1.2 % 2025
102nd of 192		 -0.6 % 2024
178th of 192
Manufacturing 4.2 % 2024 1.6 % 2024
Agriculture 23.2 % 2024 17.0 % 2024
Tax revenue 17.5 % 2023 15.5 % 2024
56th of 89
Government debt - 52.0 % 2024
20th of 56
Military spending - 0.3 % 2024
144th of 147

Health

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Health spending 10.9 % 2023
17th of 192		 2.9 % 2023
180th of 192
Health spending per person 238 US$ 2023
121st of 191		 85 US$ 2023
146th of 191
Physicians 0.19 /1,000 2013 0.06 /1,000 2023
Under-5 mortality 53.1 ‰ 2024
172nd of 196		 39.4 ‰ 2024
158th of 196
Maternal mortality 80 /100k 2023
122nd of 194		 189 /100k 2023
156th of 194
Tobacco use 37.7 % 2024
158th of 166		 39.3 % 2024
161st of 166
Safe drinking water 15.1 % 2024
141st of 147		 -

Food

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Calories per person 3,126 kcal 2023
59th of 155		 2,163 kcal 2024
149th of 155
Protein supply 85.1 g 2022
104th of 174		 61.8 g 2022
151st of 174
Animal protein supply 46.6 g 2022
84th of 174		 31.6 g 2022
113th of 174
Fat supply 129.8 g 2022
36th of 174		 65.1 g 2022
128th of 174
Food insecurity 43.9 % 2024
102nd of 134		 57.3 % 2019
Severe food insecurity 4.8 % 2024
60th of 124		 27.0 % 2019
Cereal import dependency - 95.2 % 2022
25th of 160

Education

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Literacy 98.6 % 2020 87.0 % 2022
Secondary enrolment 90.3 % 2024
69th of 108		 52.1 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 5.0 % 2024 -
Education spending 16.4 % 2023
1st of 121		 0.8 % 2023
118th of 121
Expected schooling 11.9 yrs 2023
139th of 195		 11.5 yrs 2023
145th of 195
Mean schooling 9.1 yrs 2023
108th of 193		 5.0 yrs 2023
169th of 193

Society

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Income inequality 24.7 2023 -
Extreme poverty 0.9 % 2023 -
Internet use 89.4 % 2024
61st of 182		 18.8 % 2024
174th of 182
Mobile subscriptions 53.5 /100 2024
149th of 151		 38.8 /100 2024
151st of 151
Electricity access 97.7 % 2024
142nd of 213		 43.3 % 2024
201st of 213
Women in parliament 11.1 % 2025
160th of 184		 2.7 % 2025
180th of 184

Refugees

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Refugees from the country 5 2025
190th of 199		 644 2025
110th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
138th of 199		 0.1 ‰ 2025
133rd of 199
Refugees hosted - 7,727 2025
97th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.7 ‰ 2025
94th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 3,121 2025
82nd of 177

Governance

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Control of corruption 55.4 /100 2024
74th of 207		 31.7 /100 2024
156th of 207
Government effectiveness 42.9 /100 2024
138th of 205		 33.8 /100 2024
174th of 205
Rule of law 70.5 /100 2024
50th of 207		 47.1 /100 2024
137th of 207
Regulatory quality 47.0 /100 2024
136th of 205		 45.4 /100 2024
145th of 205
Voice and accountability 73.9 /100 2024
37th of 205		 51.1 /100 2024
118th of 205
Political stability 87.0 /100 2024
18th of 207		 54.7 /100 2024
158th of 207

Environment

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
CO₂ per capita 0.59 t 2024
49th of 202		 0.52 t 2024
43rd of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.1 Mt 2024
202nd of 204		 8.3 Mt 2024
116th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
202nd of 204		 0.02 % 2024
116th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
203rd of 204		 0.2 Gt 2024
127th of 204
GHG per capita 0.86 t 2024
17th of 202		 1.02 t 2024
21st of 202
Renewable energy 41.9 % 2022
56th of 211		 54.6 % 2022
43rd of 211
Forest area 1.5 % 2023
190th of 212		 79.0 % 2023
9th of 212
PM2.5 exposure 3.9 µg/m³ 2023
5th of 200		 14.1 µg/m³ 2023
75th of 200
Land area 810 km² 2023
179th of 214		 452,860 km² 2023
54th of 214
Water stress - 0.1 % 2022
2nd of 176

Energy

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Renewable electricity 25.0 % 2024
105th of 190		 23.7 % 2024
112th of 190
Wind and solar 25.0 % 2024
25th of 190		 0.2 % 2024
167th of 190
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
100th of 180		 0.0 % 2024
139th of 180
Low-carbon electricity 25.0 % 2024
113th of 190		 23.7 % 2024
119th of 190
Fossil electricity 75.0 % 2024
113th of 190		 76.3 % 2024
119th of 190
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
54th of 188		 0.0 % 2024
79th of 188
Carbon intensity of power 500 g/kWh 2024
106th of 190		 516 g/kWh 2024
111th of 190
Electricity per capita 0.30 MWh 2024
161st of 191		 0.45 MWh 2024
154th of 191

Labour

Indicator Kiribati Papua New Guinea
Unemployment - 2.6 % 2025
25th of 181
Youth unemployment - 3.8 % 2025
16th of 181
Women in the labour force - 50.8 % 2025
114th of 181
Jobs in agriculture - 36.9 % 2025
41st of 181
Weekly hours worked - 40.8 h 2025
72nd of 181
Youth NEET rate - 27.7 % 2025
145th of 181
Labour income share - 32.6 % 2025
103rd of 114
Output per hour - 6.1 $ 2025
148th of 181

Sources: World Bank (World Development Indicators, Worldwide Governance Indicators), ILO modelled estimates, FAO (FAOSTAT), UNDP (Human Development Report), UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, Ember (electricity), the Global Carbon Project (CO₂) and the UN World Population Prospects and World Urbanization Prospects, under CC BY 4.0 and CC BY 3.0 IGO. Ranks are computed by StatsNode in the latest year for which at least half of the countries have a value. Sources and licences.