Kiribati vs Vanuatu

Kiribati (Oceania) and Vanuatu (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$ · 1979-2025

Kiribati Vanuatu World

0 5,000 10k 15k 1979 Kiribati: 572.79 Vanuatu: 1,055.01 World: 2,335.19 1980 Kiribati: 542.25 Vanuatu: 1,047.77 World: 2,587.01 1981 Kiribati: 567.72 Vanuatu: 962.22 World: 2,628.62 1982 Kiribati: 518.62 Vanuatu: 946.02 World: 2,554.08 1983 Kiribati: 483.11 Vanuatu: 946.71 World: 2,561.17 1984 Kiribati: 527.29 Vanuatu: 1,136.68 World: 2,614.33 1985 Kiribati: 392.91 Vanuatu: 1,011.51 World: 2,690.59 1986 Kiribati: 381.92 Vanuatu: 946 World: 3,118.57 1987 Kiribati: 423.82 Vanuatu: 1,016.6 World: 3,487.88 1988 Kiribati: 535.92 Vanuatu: 1,125.01 World: 3,829.99 1989 Kiribati: 514.65 Vanuatu: 1,066.63 World: 3,930.51 1990 Kiribati: 488.07 Vanuatu: 1,140.59 World: 4,338.94 1991 Kiribati: 540.13 Vanuatu: 1,326.37 World: 4,453.9 1992 Kiribati: 792 Vanuatu: 1,343.69 World: 4,679.98 1993 Kiribati: 747.75 Vanuatu: 1,257.29 World: 4,685.3 1994 Kiribati: 837.97 Vanuatu: 1,430.99 World: 4,967.01 1995 Kiribati: 844.43 Vanuatu: 1,491.79 World: 5,463.2 1996 Kiribati: 985.89 Vanuatu: 1,529.28 World: 5,507.22 1997 Kiribati: 953.16 Vanuatu: 1,562.03 World: 5,408.57 1998 Kiribati: 874.48 Vanuatu: 1,470.97 World: 5,302.34 1999 Kiribati: 887.5 Vanuatu: 1,472.18 World: 5,401.23 2000 Kiribati: 845.37 Vanuatu: 1,460.24 World: 5,512.56 2001 Kiribati: 718.83 Vanuatu: 1,350.18 World: 5,404.2 2002 Kiribati: 810.11 Vanuatu: 1,340.72 World: 5,539.32 2003 Kiribati: 1,020.5 Vanuatu: 1,566.51 World: 6,129.87 2004 Kiribati: 1,083.27 Vanuatu: 1,774.32 World: 6,818 2005 Kiribati: 1,161.78 Vanuatu: 1,873.99 World: 7,290.57 2006 Kiribati: 1,123.19 Vanuatu: 2,034.79 World: 7,803.19 2007 Kiribati: 1,352.58 Vanuatu: 2,333.71 World: 8,685.33 2008 Kiribati: 1,410.62 Vanuatu: 2,603.61 World: 9,425.74 2009 Kiribati: 1,316.63 Vanuatu: 2,546.38 World: 8,827.04 2010 Kiribati: 1,522.1 Vanuatu: 2,815.19 World: 9,555.07 2011 Kiribati: 1,771.13 Vanuatu: 3,163.19 World: 10,496.93 2012 Kiribati: 1,843.55 Vanuatu: 3,004.78 World: 10,597.85 2013 Kiribati: 1,772.09 Vanuatu: 3,392.57 World: 10,759.35 2014 Kiribati: 1,736.71 Vanuatu: 3,378.36 World: 10,912.24 2015 Kiribati: 1,639.85 Vanuatu: 3,214.42 World: 10,191.98 2016 Kiribati: 1,742.67 Vanuatu: 3,339.83 World: 10,239.47 2017 Kiribati: 1,854.33 Vanuatu: 3,585.32 World: 10,784.4 2018 Kiribati: 1,915.56 Vanuatu: 3,626.19 World: 11,344.73 2019 Kiribati: 1,750.24 Vanuatu: 3,635.62 World: 11,417.6 2020 Kiribati: 1,751.87 Vanuatu: 3,404.3 World: 10,999.49 2021 Kiribati: 2,223.54 Vanuatu: 3,576.14 World: 12,472.91 2022 Kiribati: 2,078.76 Vanuatu: 3,679.54 World: 12,876.24 2023 Kiribati: 2,200.69 Vanuatu: 3,708.19 World: 13,313.86 2024 Kiribati: 2,550.98 Vanuatu: 3,959.88 World: 13,717.09 2025 Kiribati: 2,558.67 Vanuatu: 4,038.74 World: 14,405.85 1979 1993 2000 2007 2014 2025

Life expectancy at birth

years · 1960-2024

Kiribati Vanuatu World

40 50 60 70 80 1960 Kiribati: 47.96 Vanuatu: 49.84 World: 50.94 1961 Kiribati: 48.47 Vanuatu: 50.38 World: 52.8 1962 Kiribati: 49.04 Vanuatu: 50.93 World: 55.29 1963 Kiribati: 49.69 Vanuatu: 51.49 World: 55.65 1964 Kiribati: 50.36 Vanuatu: 51.97 World: 56.1 1965 Kiribati: 51.03 Vanuatu: 52.53 World: 55.93 1966 Kiribati: 51.74 Vanuatu: 53.09 World: 56.45 1967 Kiribati: 52.45 Vanuatu: 53.67 World: 56.9 1968 Kiribati: 53.13 Vanuatu: 54.23 World: 57.34 1969 Kiribati: 53.76 Vanuatu: 54.76 World: 57.68 1970 Kiribati: 54.38 Vanuatu: 55.31 World: 57.94 1971 Kiribati: 54.93 Vanuatu: 55.88 World: 58.02 1972 Kiribati: 55.31 Vanuatu: 56.37 World: 58.84 1973 Kiribati: 55.79 Vanuatu: 57 World: 59.3 1974 Kiribati: 56.1 Vanuatu: 57.57 World: 59.7 1975 Kiribati: 56.36 Vanuatu: 58.13 World: 60.13 1976 Kiribati: 56.56 Vanuatu: 58.66 World: 60.45 1977 Kiribati: 56.06 Vanuatu: 59.25 World: 61.04 1978 Kiribati: 56.92 Vanuatu: 59.88 World: 61.39 1979 Kiribati: 57.11 Vanuatu: 60.89 World: 61.84 1980 Kiribati: 57.3 Vanuatu: 61.32 World: 62.15 1981 Kiribati: 57.53 Vanuatu: 61.95 World: 62.52 1982 Kiribati: 57.77 Vanuatu: 62.54 World: 62.87 1983 Kiribati: 58.05 Vanuatu: 63.08 World: 63.13 1984 Kiribati: 58.36 Vanuatu: 63.52 World: 63.44 1985 Kiribati: 58.72 Vanuatu: 63.93 World: 63.73 1986 Kiribati: 59.12 Vanuatu: 64.62 World: 64.12 1987 Kiribati: 59.58 Vanuatu: 64.44 World: 64.46 1988 Kiribati: 60.06 Vanuatu: 65.7 World: 64.67 1989 Kiribati: 60.54 Vanuatu: 66.02 World: 64.96 1990 Kiribati: 61.02 Vanuatu: 66.68 World: 65.11 1991 Kiribati: 61.5 Vanuatu: 67.11 World: 65.3 1992 Kiribati: 61.97 Vanuatu: 67.43 World: 65.55 1993 Kiribati: 62.41 Vanuatu: 67.72 World: 65.74 1994 Kiribati: 62.8 Vanuatu: 67.98 World: 65.96 1995 Kiribati: 63.15 Vanuatu: 68.1 World: 66.2 1996 Kiribati: 63.47 Vanuatu: 68.18 World: 66.52 1997 Kiribati: 63.8 Vanuatu: 68.31 World: 66.83 1998 Kiribati: 64.1 Vanuatu: 68.37 World: 67.07 1999 Kiribati: 64.39 Vanuatu: 67.92 World: 67.31 2000 Kiribati: 64.67 Vanuatu: 68.59 World: 67.65 2001 Kiribati: 64.92 Vanuatu: 68.72 World: 67.95 2002 Kiribati: 65.12 Vanuatu: 68.84 World: 68.23 2003 Kiribati: 65.29 Vanuatu: 68.93 World: 68.52 2004 Kiribati: 65.42 Vanuatu: 68.99 World: 68.77 2005 Kiribati: 65.52 Vanuatu: 69.17 World: 69.11 2006 Kiribati: 65.6 Vanuatu: 69.13 World: 69.47 2007 Kiribati: 65.68 Vanuatu: 69.14 World: 69.81 2008 Kiribati: 65.75 Vanuatu: 69.3 World: 70 2009 Kiribati: 65.81 Vanuatu: 69.42 World: 70.38 2010 Kiribati: 65.86 Vanuatu: 69.57 World: 70.68 2011 Kiribati: 65.9 Vanuatu: 69.73 World: 70.97 2012 Kiribati: 65.91 Vanuatu: 69.9 World: 71.26 2013 Kiribati: 65.9 Vanuatu: 69.99 World: 71.53 2014 Kiribati: 65.87 Vanuatu: 70.04 World: 71.78 2015 Kiribati: 65.83 Vanuatu: 70.16 World: 71.97 2016 Kiribati: 65.8 Vanuatu: 70.4 World: 72.19 2017 Kiribati: 65.79 Vanuatu: 70.5 World: 72.37 2018 Kiribati: 65.81 Vanuatu: 70.63 World: 72.64 2019 Kiribati: 65.87 Vanuatu: 70.78 World: 72.87 2020 Kiribati: 65.21 Vanuatu: 70.39 World: 72.18 2021 Kiribati: 64.15 Vanuatu: 69.95 World: 71.22 2022 Kiribati: 66.27 Vanuatu: 71.3 World: 72.97 2023 Kiribati: 66.47 Vanuatu: 71.48 World: 73.33 2024 Kiribati: 66.6 Vanuatu: 71.65 World: 73.48 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

Fertility rate

1960-2024

Kiribati Vanuatu World

2 3 4 5 6 7 1960 Kiribati: 6.44 Vanuatu: 6.78 World: 4.69 1961 Kiribati: 6.48 Vanuatu: 6.73 World: 4.56 1962 Kiribati: 6.42 Vanuatu: 6.67 World: 5.02 1963 Kiribati: 6.35 Vanuatu: 6.62 World: 5.31 1964 Kiribati: 6.29 Vanuatu: 6.57 World: 5.13 1965 Kiribati: 6.26 Vanuatu: 6.52 World: 5.08 1966 Kiribati: 6.23 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.97 1967 Kiribati: 6.11 Vanuatu: 6.51 World: 4.87 1968 Kiribati: 5.98 Vanuatu: 6.46 World: 4.98 1969 Kiribati: 5.85 Vanuatu: 6.41 World: 4.88 1970 Kiribati: 5.71 Vanuatu: 6.35 World: 4.84 1971 Kiribati: 5.55 Vanuatu: 6.29 World: 4.69 1972 Kiribati: 5.37 Vanuatu: 6.23 World: 4.55 1973 Kiribati: 5.2 Vanuatu: 6.15 World: 4.42 1974 Kiribati: 5.09 Vanuatu: 6.06 World: 4.26 1975 Kiribati: 5.02 Vanuatu: 5.98 World: 4.07 1976 Kiribati: 4.96 Vanuatu: 5.89 World: 3.97 1977 Kiribati: 4.96 Vanuatu: 5.81 World: 3.84 1978 Kiribati: 4.97 Vanuatu: 5.77 World: 3.77 1979 Kiribati: 4.97 Vanuatu: 5.73 World: 3.76 1980 Kiribati: 4.96 Vanuatu: 5.69 World: 3.73 1981 Kiribati: 4.96 Vanuatu: 5.65 World: 3.71 1982 Kiribati: 4.95 Vanuatu: 5.6 World: 3.72 1983 Kiribati: 4.91 Vanuatu: 5.55 World: 3.59 1984 Kiribati: 4.91 Vanuatu: 5.49 World: 3.57 1985 Kiribati: 4.91 Vanuatu: 5.43 World: 3.53 1986 Kiribati: 4.87 Vanuatu: 5.38 World: 3.51 1987 Kiribati: 4.81 Vanuatu: 5.33 World: 3.48 1988 Kiribati: 4.73 Vanuatu: 5.27 World: 3.39 1989 Kiribati: 4.69 Vanuatu: 5.21 World: 3.35 1990 Kiribati: 4.67 Vanuatu: 5.17 World: 3.31 1991 Kiribati: 4.64 Vanuatu: 5.13 World: 3.13 1992 Kiribati: 4.57 Vanuatu: 5.09 World: 3.04 1993 Kiribati: 4.49 Vanuatu: 5.02 World: 2.97 1994 Kiribati: 4.44 Vanuatu: 4.94 World: 2.92 1995 Kiribati: 4.42 Vanuatu: 4.85 World: 2.87 1996 Kiribati: 4.43 Vanuatu: 4.75 World: 2.82 1997 Kiribati: 4.37 Vanuatu: 4.66 World: 2.78 1998 Kiribati: 4.29 Vanuatu: 4.6 World: 2.75 1999 Kiribati: 4.19 Vanuatu: 4.56 World: 2.72 2000 Kiribati: 4.07 Vanuatu: 4.54 World: 2.73 2001 Kiribati: 3.96 Vanuatu: 4.5 World: 2.69 2002 Kiribati: 3.81 Vanuatu: 4.38 World: 2.66 2003 Kiribati: 3.7 Vanuatu: 4.29 World: 2.64 2004 Kiribati: 3.73 Vanuatu: 4.21 World: 2.63 2005 Kiribati: 3.76 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.61 2006 Kiribati: 3.82 Vanuatu: 4.1 World: 2.61 2007 Kiribati: 3.87 Vanuatu: 4.12 World: 2.6 2008 Kiribati: 3.9 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.6 2009 Kiribati: 3.91 Vanuatu: 4.16 World: 2.59 2010 Kiribati: 3.9 Vanuatu: 4.13 World: 2.57 2011 Kiribati: 3.88 Vanuatu: 4.09 World: 2.55 2012 Kiribati: 3.77 Vanuatu: 4.06 World: 2.56 2013 Kiribati: 3.64 Vanuatu: 4.04 World: 2.53 2014 Kiribati: 3.52 Vanuatu: 4 World: 2.52 2015 Kiribati: 3.44 Vanuatu: 3.95 World: 2.49 2016 Kiribati: 3.38 Vanuatu: 3.92 World: 2.49 2017 Kiribati: 3.34 Vanuatu: 3.88 World: 2.46 2018 Kiribati: 3.32 Vanuatu: 3.83 World: 2.39 2019 Kiribati: 3.29 Vanuatu: 3.79 World: 2.35 2020 Kiribati: 3.25 Vanuatu: 3.74 World: 2.28 2021 Kiribati: 3.22 Vanuatu: 3.7 World: 2.25 2022 Kiribati: 3.18 Vanuatu: 3.65 World: 2.22 2023 Kiribati: 3.15 Vanuatu: 3.6 World: 2.2 2024 Kiribati: 3.12 Vanuatu: 3.57 World: 2.19 1960 1980 1990 2000 2024

CO₂ emissions per capita (excluding land use)

t · 1970-2024

Kiribati Vanuatu World

0 1 2 3 4 5 1970 Kiribati: 0.33 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.14 1971 Kiribati: 0.32 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.04 1972 Kiribati: 0.34 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.16 1973 Kiribati: 0.4 Vanuatu: 1.02 World: 4.32 1974 Kiribati: 0.48 Vanuatu: 1.22 World: 4.23 1975 Kiribati: 0.4 Vanuatu: 0.97 World: 4.14 1976 Kiribati: 0.4 Vanuatu: 0.93 World: 4.31 1977 Kiribati: 0.42 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.36 1978 Kiribati: 0.42 Vanuatu: 0.92 World: 4.42 1979 Kiribati: 0.45 Vanuatu: 0.96 World: 4.46 1980 Kiribati: 0.48 Vanuatu: 1.01 World: 4.33 1981 Kiribati: 0.47 Vanuatu: 0.86 World: 4.18 1982 Kiribati: 0.45 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.05 1983 Kiribati: 0.44 Vanuatu: 0.79 World: 4.01 1984 Kiribati: 0.19 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.07 1985 Kiribati: 0.21 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.05 1986 Kiribati: 0.18 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.04 1987 Kiribati: 0.24 Vanuatu: 0.64 World: 4.1 1988 Kiribati: 0.23 Vanuatu: 0.82 World: 4.16 1989 Kiribati: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.68 World: 4.16 1990 Kiribati: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.69 World: 4.15 1991 Kiribati: 0.23 Vanuatu: 0.63 World: 4.1 1992 Kiribati: 0.24 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 4.01 1993 Kiribati: 0.24 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.97 1994 Kiribati: 0.25 Vanuatu: 0.34 World: 3.94 1995 Kiribati: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.99 1996 Kiribati: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.01 1997 Kiribati: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 4.02 1998 Kiribati: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.3 World: 3.98 1999 Kiribati: 0.22 Vanuatu: 0.29 World: 3.95 2000 Kiribati: 0.37 Vanuatu: 0.45 World: 4.01 2001 Kiribati: 0.32 Vanuatu: 0.51 World: 4.01 2002 Kiribati: 0.47 Vanuatu: 0.49 World: 4.02 2003 Kiribati: 0.47 Vanuatu: 0.56 World: 4.15 2004 Kiribati: 0.48 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.28 2005 Kiribati: 0.63 Vanuatu: 0.42 World: 4.39 2006 Kiribati: 0.66 Vanuatu: 0.37 World: 4.48 2007 Kiribati: 0.6 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.59 2008 Kiribati: 0.66 Vanuatu: 0.57 World: 4.56 2009 Kiribati: 0.55 Vanuatu: 0.62 World: 4.45 2010 Kiribati: 0.56 Vanuatu: 0.65 World: 4.67 2011 Kiribati: 0.52 Vanuatu: 0.74 World: 4.76 2012 Kiribati: 0.5 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.77 2013 Kiribati: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.59 World: 4.81 2014 Kiribati: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.67 World: 4.78 2015 Kiribati: 0.53 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.7 2016 Kiribati: 0.57 Vanuatu: 0.61 World: 4.65 2017 Kiribati: 0.57 Vanuatu: 0.6 World: 4.67 2018 Kiribati: 0.62 Vanuatu: 0.8 World: 4.73 2019 Kiribati: 0.61 Vanuatu: 0.75 World: 4.7 2020 Kiribati: 0.58 Vanuatu: 0.84 World: 4.47 2021 Kiribati: 0.63 Vanuatu: 0.95 World: 4.68 2022 Kiribati: 0.58 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.67 2023 Kiribati: 0.57 Vanuatu: 0.85 World: 4.68 2024 Kiribati: 0.59 Vanuatu: 0.87 World: 4.69 1970 1986 1994 2002 2010 2024

Individuals using the internet

% · 2005-2015

Kiribati Vanuatu World

0 10 20 30 40 2005 Kiribati: 4 Vanuatu: 5.08 World: 15.6 2006 Kiribati: 4.5 Vanuatu: 5.85 World: 17.2 2007 Kiribati: 6 Vanuatu: 6.8 World: 20.2 2008 Kiribati: 7 Vanuatu: 7.27 World: 22.8 2009 Kiribati: 8.97 Vanuatu: 7.5 World: 25.3 2010 Kiribati: 9.07 Vanuatu: 8 World: 28.4 2011 Kiribati: 10 Vanuatu: 9.2 World: 30.9 2012 Kiribati: 10.75 Vanuatu: 10.6 World: 33.3 2013 Kiribati: 11.5 Vanuatu: 11.3 World: 35.3 2014 Kiribati: 12.25 Vanuatu: 18.8 World: 37.4 2015 Kiribati: 14.9 Vanuatu: 22.35 World: 39.9 2005 2009 2011 2015

Population

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Population 136,488 2025
186th of 215		 335,169 2025
177th of 215
Population density 163.6 /km² 2023
69th of 214		 26.3 /km² 2023
177th of 214
Population growth 1.45 % 2025
72nd of 215		 2.23 % 2025
36th of 215
Life expectancy 66.6 years 2024
178th of 215		 71.7 years 2024
139th of 215
Fertility rate 3.12 2024
53rd of 215		 3.57 2024
42nd of 215
Birth rate 25.3 ‰ 2024
51st of 215		 27.7 ‰ 2024
40th of 215
Infant mortality 38.8 ‰ 2024
169th of 196		 14.4 ‰ 2024
108th of 196
Urban population 63.4 % 2025
113th of 215		 22.3 % 2025
207th of 215
Aged 65+ 4.4 % 2025
157th of 215		 4.4 % 2025
156th of 215
Living in cities 0.0 % 2025
197th of 215		 17.2 % 2025
171st of 215
Living in towns 66.2 % 2025
23rd of 215		 12.9 % 2025
202nd of 215
Living in rural areas 33.8 % 2025
68th of 215		 69.9 % 2025
3rd of 215

Human development

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Human Development Index 0.644 2023
140th of 193		 0.621 2023
146th of 193
Inequality-adjusted HDI 0.535 2023
104th of 169		 0.521 2023
108th of 169
Gender Inequality Index - 0.556 2023
147th of 172

Economy

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
GDP 349.2 mn US$ 2025
182nd of 186		 1.4 bn US$ 2025
174th of 186
GDP per capita 2,559 US$ 2025
147th of 186		 4,039 US$ 2025
128th of 186
GDP per capita (PPP) 3,937 int. $ 2025
164th of 185		 4,525 int. $ 2025
158th of 185
GNI per capita 3,930 US$ 2025
125th of 182		 4,410 US$ 2025
119th of 182
GDP growth 4.2 % 2025
67th of 186		 3.1 % 2025
102nd of 186
Inflation 2.5 % 2024 0.7 % 2025
141st of 165
Trade 102.1 % 2024 73.4 % 2024
Exports 4.5 % 2024 25.3 % 2024
FDI inflows 1.2 % 2025
102nd of 192		 2.2 % 2024
106th of 192
Manufacturing 4.2 % 2024 4.0 % 2024
Agriculture 23.2 % 2024 26.6 % 2024
Tax revenue 17.5 % 2023 16.5 % 2023
Government debt - 67.9 % 2023

Health

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Health spending 10.9 % 2023
17th of 192		 4.1 % 2023
152nd of 192
Health spending per person 238 US$ 2023
121st of 191		 143 US$ 2023
134th of 191
Physicians 0.19 /1,000 2013 0.16 /1,000 2019
Under-5 mortality 53.1 ‰ 2024
172nd of 196		 17.1 ‰ 2024
110th of 196
Maternal mortality 80 /100k 2023
122nd of 194		 100 /100k 2023
129th of 194
Tobacco use 37.7 % 2024
158th of 166		 24.9 % 2024
118th of 166
Safe drinking water 15.1 % 2024
141st of 147		 19.2 % 2024
135th of 147

Food

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Calories per person 3,126 kcal 2023
59th of 155		 2,909 kcal 2023
85th of 155
Protein supply 85.1 g 2022
104th of 174		 75.4 g 2022
121st of 174
Animal protein supply 46.6 g 2022
84th of 174		 29.7 g 2022
117th of 174
Fat supply 129.8 g 2022
36th of 174		 113.5 g 2022
60th of 174
Food insecurity 43.9 % 2024
102nd of 134		 23.3 % 2020
Severe food insecurity 4.8 % 2024
60th of 124		 2.4 % 2020
Cereal import dependency - 98.2 % 2022
22nd of 160

Education

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Literacy 98.6 % 2020 88.0 % 2023
Secondary enrolment 90.3 % 2024
69th of 108		 134.7 % 2023
Tertiary enrolment 5.0 % 2024 -
Education spending 16.4 % 2023
1st of 121		 7.6 % 2024
5th of 121
Expected schooling 11.9 yrs 2023
139th of 195		 11.8 yrs 2023
140th of 195
Mean schooling 9.1 yrs 2023
108th of 193		 7.2 yrs 2023
141st of 193

Society

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Income inequality 24.7 2023 32.3 2019
Extreme poverty 0.9 % 2023 19.5 % 2019
Internet use 89.4 % 2024
61st of 182		 22.4 % 2015
Mobile subscriptions 53.5 /100 2024
149th of 151		 89.3 /100 2023
Electricity access 97.7 % 2024
142nd of 213		 65.5 % 2024
179th of 213
Women in parliament 11.1 % 2025
160th of 184		 1.9 % 2025
181st of 184

Refugees

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Refugees from the country 5 2025
190th of 199		 13 2025
179th of 199
Refugees from per 1,000 0.0 ‰ 2025
138th of 199		 0.0 ‰ 2025
136th of 199
Refugees hosted - 0 2025
177th of 177
Refugees hosted per 1,000 - 0.0 ‰ 2025
177th of 177
Asylum-seekers hosted - 7 2025
155th of 177

Governance

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Control of corruption 55.4 /100 2024
74th of 207		 44.8 /100 2024
98th of 207
Government effectiveness 42.9 /100 2024
138th of 205		 35.5 /100 2024
166th of 205
Rule of law 70.5 /100 2024
50th of 207		 64.2 /100 2024
75th of 207
Regulatory quality 47.0 /100 2024
136th of 205		 49.7 /100 2024
124th of 205
Voice and accountability 73.9 /100 2024
37th of 205		 65.4 /100 2024
65th of 205
Political stability 87.0 /100 2024
18th of 207		 82.3 /100 2024
42nd of 207

Environment

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
CO₂ per capita 0.59 t 2024
49th of 202		 0.87 t 2024
59th of 202
Fossil CO₂ emissions 0.1 Mt 2024
202nd of 204		 0.2 Mt 2024
194th of 204
Share of global CO₂ 0.00 % 2024
202nd of 204		 0.00 % 2024
195th of 204
Cumulative CO₂ 0.0 Gt 2024
203rd of 204		 0.0 Gt 2024
197th of 204
GHG per capita 0.86 t 2024
17th of 202		 1.93 t 2024
54th of 202
Renewable energy 41.9 % 2022
56th of 211		 25.0 % 2022
93rd of 211
Forest area 1.5 % 2023
190th of 212		 36.3 % 2023
83rd of 212
PM2.5 exposure 3.9 µg/m³ 2023
5th of 200		 7.0 µg/m³ 2023
26th of 200
Land area 810 km² 2023
179th of 214		 12,190 km² 2023
158th of 214

Energy

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Renewable electricity 25.0 % 2024
105th of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Wind and solar 25.0 % 2024
25th of 190		 12.5 % 2023
Nuclear power 0.0 % 2024
100th of 180		 0.0 % 2023
Low-carbon electricity 25.0 % 2024
113th of 190		 25.0 % 2023
Fossil electricity 75.0 % 2024
113th of 190		 75.0 % 2023
Coal power 0.0 % 2024
54th of 188		 0.0 % 2023
Carbon intensity of power 500 g/kWh 2024
106th of 190		 500 g/kWh 2023
Electricity per capita 0.30 MWh 2024
161st of 191		 0.25 MWh 2023

Labour

Indicator Kiribati Vanuatu
Unemployment - 5.1 % 2025
90th of 181
Youth unemployment - 11.3 % 2025
83rd of 181
Women in the labour force - 53.3 % 2025
92nd of 181
Jobs in agriculture - 44.5 % 2025
30th of 181
Weekly hours worked - 28.3 h 2025
178th of 181
Youth NEET rate - 34.8 % 2025
166th of 181
Labour income share - 61.0 % 2014
Output per hour - 6.3 $ 2025
146th 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.