Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kiribati fits inside Samoa 3.5 times
Kiribati: 811 km² (2024) · Samoa: 2,840 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kiribati’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Samoa’s
Kiribati: 1,143 km (2026 edition) · Samoa: 403 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Samoa’s highest peak towers 1,776 m above Kiribati’s
Kiribati: 81 m (2026 edition) · Samoa: 1,857 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 42% of Kiribati, versus 18% of Samoa
Kiribati: 41.9% (2024) · Samoa: 17.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Samoa has 61% more people than Kiribati
Kiribati: 136,488 (2025) · Samoa: 219,306 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kiribati is 2.1 times as densely populated as Samoa
Kiribati: 168 per km² (2025) · Samoa: 79 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Samoa are 4.3 cm taller than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 170.1 cm (2019) · Samoa: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Samoa are 2.8 cm taller than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 161 cm (2019) · Samoa: 163.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kiribati is 2.8 years older than in Samoa
Kiribati: 22.7 years (2023) · Samoa: 19.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Samoa have 0.7 more children on average than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 3.12 children per woman (2024) · Samoa: 3.8 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Samoa are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 4.4% (2025) · Samoa: 6.1% (2025)
How many official languages?
Kiribati and Samoa are practically level
Kiribati: 2 (2026) · Samoa: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Samoa’s economy is 3.7 times the size of Kiribati’s
Kiribati: $349 million (2025) · Samoa: $1.29 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Samoa produces 2.4 times as much per person as Kiribati
Kiribati: Int$3,937 (2025) · Samoa: Int$9,319 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Kiribati: 24.7 (2023) · Samoa: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kiribati: 0.9% (2023) · Samoa: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Kiribati: no data · Samoa: 5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Samoa’s central government collects 24% of GDP in tax, Kiribati’s 18%
Kiribati: 17.5% (2023) · Samoa: 24% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kiribati’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Samoa’s
Kiribati: 65% (2025) · Samoa: 63% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Samoa spends 23% more on health per person than Kiribati
Kiribati: $238 (2023) · Samoa: $293 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Samoa live 5.2 years longer than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 66.6 years (2024) · Samoa: 71.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kiribati is 3.2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Samoa
Kiribati: 38.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Samoa: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kiribati: no data · Samoa: 0.6 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kiribati: 1.9 per 1,000 (2016) · Samoa: no data
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kiribati is 49% higher than in Samoa
Kiribati: 18 per 100k (2023) · Samoa: 12.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
63% of adults in Samoa are obese, versus 45% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 45.3% (2024) · Samoa: 63.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
38% of adults in Kiribati smoke, versus 23% in Samoa
Kiribati: 37.7% (2024) · Samoa: 23.1% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Samoa drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Kiribati
Kiribati: 0.6 litres (2023) · Samoa: 2.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Samoa has 2.4 times as much meat per person as Kiribati
Kiribati: 45.1 kg (2023) · Samoa: 109 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kiribati and Samoa are practically level
Kiribati: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Samoa: 3,116 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Samoa went to school 2.2 years longer than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 9.1 years (2023) · Samoa: 11.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Samoa welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Kiribati (2019)
Kiribati: 0.01 (2022) · Samoa: 0.23 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kiribati has 1 more World Heritage site than Samoa (1 against 0)
Kiribati: 1 (2026) · Samoa: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Samoa has won 1 Olympic medal, Kiribati none
Kiribati: 0 (2026 edition) · Samoa: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Kiribati are online, versus 21% in Samoa
Kiribati: 89% (2024) · Samoa: 21% (2014)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Samoa have electricity, versus 98% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 97.7% (2024) · Samoa: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
63% of people in Kiribati live in cities, versus 18% in Samoa
Kiribati: 63% (2025) · Samoa: 18% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Samoa has 62 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kiribati 54
Kiribati: 54 (2024) · Samoa: 62 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kiribati fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Samoa
Kiribati: 0.43 (2023) · Samoa: 0.19 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 58% of Samoa, but only 1.3% of Kiribati
Kiribati: 1.3% (2024) · Samoa: 57.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Samoa emits 2.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kiribati
Kiribati: 0.5 t (2024) · Samoa: 1.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
44% of Samoa’s electricity is renewable, versus 25% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 25% (2024) · Samoa: 43.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Samoa carries 11% more fine dust than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 3.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Samoa: 4.1 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kiribati: no data · Samoa: 6.3 per 100k (2018)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Samoa are 22% deadlier than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 10.5 per 100k (2023) · Samoa: 12.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kiribati is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Samoa
Kiribati: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Samoa: 25.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Samoa gets 4.4 times as much rain as Kiribati
Kiribati: 689 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Samoa: 3,005 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kiribati bigger than Samoa?
Samoa is larger. Kiribati fits inside Samoa 3.5 times.
Which has more people, Kiribati or Samoa?
Samoa has 61% more people than Kiribati (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kiribati or Samoa?
People in Samoa live 5.2 years longer than in Kiribati. Life expectancy at birth is 66.6 years in Kiribati and 71.8 in Samoa.
Are people taller in Kiribati or Samoa?
Men in Samoa are 4.3 cm taller than in Kiribati (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).