Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kiribati is 16% bigger than Micronesia
Kiribati: 811 km² (2024) · Micronesia: 701 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Micronesia’s coastline is 5.3 times as long as Kiribati’s
Kiribati: 1,143 km (2026 edition) · Micronesia: 6,112 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Micronesia’s highest peak towers 701 m above Kiribati’s
Kiribati: 81 m (2026 edition) · Micronesia: 782 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of Kiribati, versus 7.7% of Micronesia
Kiribati: 41.9% (2024) · Micronesia: 7.7% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kiribati has 20% more people than Micronesia
Kiribati: 136,488 (2025) · Micronesia: 113,683 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kiribati is 4% more densely populated than Micronesia
Kiribati: 168 per km² (2025) · Micronesia: 162 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Kiribati and Micronesia are practically level
Kiribati: 170.1 cm (2019) · Micronesia: 169.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kiribati are 1.4 cm taller than in Micronesia
Kiribati: 161 cm (2019) · Micronesia: 159.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Micronesia is 0.16 years older than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 22.7 years (2023) · Micronesia: 22.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kiribati have 0.4 more children on average than in Micronesia
Kiribati: 3.12 children per woman (2024) · Micronesia: 2.74 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.2% of people in Micronesia are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 4.4% (2025) · Micronesia: 6.2% (2025)
How many official languages?
Kiribati has 2 official languages, Micronesia 1
Kiribati: 2 (2026) · Micronesia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Micronesia’s economy is 44% larger than Kiribati’s
Kiribati: $349 million (2025) · Micronesia: $502 million (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Micronesia produces 17% more per person than Kiribati
Kiribati: Int$3,937 (2025) · Micronesia: Int$4,604 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Kiribati: 24.7 (2023) · Micronesia: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kiribati: 0.9% (2023) · Micronesia: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kiribati’s central government collects 18% of GDP in tax, Micronesia’s 7.0%
Kiribati: 17.5% (2023) · Micronesia: 7% (2020)
How expensive is it?
Micronesia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× Kiribati’s
Kiribati: 65% (2025) · Micronesia: 96% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Micronesia spends 2.1 times as much on health per person as Kiribati
Kiribati: $238 (2023) · Micronesia: $508 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Micronesia live 0.76 years longer than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 66.6 years (2024) · Micronesia: 67.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kiribati is 91% more likely to die before turning one than in Micronesia
Kiribati: 38.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Micronesia: 20.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kiribati: no data · Micronesia: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kiribati: 1.9 per 1,000 (2016) · Micronesia: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kiribati is 23% higher than in Micronesia
Kiribati: 18 per 100k (2023) · Micronesia: 14.6 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
47% of adults in Micronesia are obese, versus 45% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 45.3% (2024) · Micronesia: 46.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Kiribati: 37.7% (2024) · Micronesia: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Micronesia drink 24% more alcohol than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 0.6 litres (2023) · Micronesia: 0.8 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Micronesia has 42% more meat per person than Kiribati
Kiribati: 45.1 kg (2023) · Micronesia: 64 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kiribati has 493 kcal more food per person per day than Micronesia
Kiribati: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Micronesia: 2,633 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kiribati went to school 1.8 years longer than in Micronesia
Kiribati: 9.1 years (2023) · Micronesia: 7.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Micronesia welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Kiribati (2019)
Kiribati: 0.01 (2022) · Micronesia: 0.16 (2019)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kiribati and Micronesia are practically level
Kiribati: 1 (2026) · Micronesia: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kiribati and Micronesia are practically level
Kiribati: 0 (2026 edition) · Micronesia: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Kiribati are online, versus 40% in Micronesia
Kiribati: 89% (2024) · Micronesia: 40% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Kiribati: no data · Micronesia: 84 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
98% of people in Kiribati have electricity, versus 89% in Micronesia
Kiribati: 97.7% (2024) · Micronesia: 88.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Kiribati live in cities, versus 22% in Micronesia
Kiribati: 63% (2025) · Micronesia: 22% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kiribati has 54 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Micronesia 20
Kiribati: 54 (2024) · Micronesia: 20 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Kiribati: 0.43 (2023) · Micronesia: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 92% of Micronesia, but only 1.3% of Kiribati
Kiribati: 1.3% (2024) · Micronesia: 92.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Micronesia emits 2.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kiribati
Kiribati: 0.5 t (2024) · Micronesia: 1.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Kiribati: 25% (2024) · Micronesia: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in Kiribati carries 61% more fine dust than in Micronesia
Kiribati: 3.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Micronesia: 2.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kiribati: no data · Micronesia: 0.9 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Micronesia are 5.1 times as deadly as in Kiribati
Kiribati: 10.5 per 100k (2023) · Micronesia: 53.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kiribati: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Micronesia: no data
How much rain falls?
Kiribati: 689 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Micronesia: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kiribati bigger than Micronesia?
Kiribati is larger. Kiribati is 16% bigger than Micronesia.
Which has more people, Kiribati or Micronesia?
Kiribati has 20% more people than Micronesia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kiribati or Micronesia?
People in Micronesia live 0.76 years longer than in Kiribati. Life expectancy at birth is 66.6 years in Kiribati and 67.4 in Micronesia.
Are people taller in Kiribati or Micronesia?
Kiribati and Micronesia are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).