Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside Kiribati 31 times
Kiribati: 811 km² (2024) · Tuvalu: 26 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kiribati’s coastline is 48 times as long as Tuvalu’s
Kiribati: 1,143 km (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 24 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kiribati’s highest peak towers 76 m above Tuvalu’s
Kiribati: 81 m (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 5 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 100% of Tuvalu, versus 42% of Kiribati
Kiribati: 41.9% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kiribati has 14 times as many people as Tuvalu
Kiribati: 136,488 (2025) · Tuvalu: 9,492 (2025)
How crowded is it?
Tuvalu is 2.2 times as densely populated as Kiribati
Kiribati: 168 per km² (2025) · Tuvalu: 365 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Tuvalu are 1.2 cm taller than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 170.1 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 171.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Tuvalu are 2.5 cm taller than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 161 cm (2019) · Tuvalu: 163.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Tuvalu is 1.6 years older than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 22.7 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 24.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Tuvalu and Kiribati are practically level
Kiribati: 3.12 children per woman (2024) · Tuvalu: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.0% of people in Tuvalu are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 4.4% (2025) · Tuvalu: 7% (2025)
How many official languages?
Kiribati and Tuvalu are practically level
Kiribati: 2 (2026) · Tuvalu: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kiribati’s economy is 6.1 times the size of Tuvalu’s
Kiribati: $349 million (2025) · Tuvalu: $57.3 million (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Tuvalu produces 72% more per person than Kiribati
Kiribati: Int$3,937 (2025) · Tuvalu: Int$6,759 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Kiribati: 24.7 (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kiribati: 0.9% (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kiribati: 17.5% (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How expensive is it?
Tuvalu’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kiribati’s
Kiribati: 65% (2025) · Tuvalu: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Tuvalu spends 7.2 times as much on health per person as Kiribati
Kiribati: $238 (2023) · Tuvalu: $1,724 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tuvalu live 0.66 years longer than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 66.6 years (2024) · Tuvalu: 67.3 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kiribati is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Tuvalu
Kiribati: 38.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Tuvalu: 16.5 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kiribati: no data · Tuvalu: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kiribati: 1.9 per 1,000 (2016) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is suicide?
Kiribati: 18 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
How common is obesity?
65% of adults in Tuvalu are obese, versus 45% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 45.3% (2024) · Tuvalu: 64.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
38% of adults in Kiribati smoke, versus 33% in Tuvalu
Kiribati: 37.7% (2024) · Tuvalu: 33.4% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How much do people drink?
Adults in Tuvalu drink 21% more alcohol than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 0.6 litres (2023) · Tuvalu: 0.8 litres (2017)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tuvalu has 89% more meat per person than Kiribati
Kiribati: 45.1 kg (2023) · Tuvalu: 85.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tuvalu has 170 kcal more food per person per day than Kiribati
Kiribati: 3,125 kcal (2023) · Tuvalu: 3,295 kcal (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Tuvalu went to school 1.6 years longer than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 9.1 years (2023) · Tuvalu: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Tuvalu welcomed 77% more tourists per resident than Kiribati (2019)
Kiribati: 0.01 (2022) · Tuvalu: 0.02 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kiribati has 1 more World Heritage site than Tuvalu (1 against 0)
Kiribati: 1 (2026) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kiribati and Tuvalu are practically level
Kiribati: 0 (2026 edition) · Tuvalu: 0 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Kiribati are online, versus 35% in Tuvalu
Kiribati: 89% (2024) · Tuvalu: 35% (2017)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Tuvalu have electricity, versus 98% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 97.7% (2024) · Tuvalu: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Tuvalu live in cities, versus 63% in Kiribati
Kiribati: 63% (2025) · Tuvalu: 65% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tuvalu has 99 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kiribati 54
Kiribati: 54 (2024) · Tuvalu: 99 (2022)
How much do they fly?
Kiribati: 0.43 (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 40% of Tuvalu, but only 1.3% of Kiribati
Kiribati: 1.3% (2024) · Tuvalu: 39.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Tuvalu emits 2.2 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kiribati
Kiribati: 0.5 t (2024) · Tuvalu: 1.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
Kiribati: 25% (2024) · Tuvalu: no data
How clean is the air?
The air in Tuvalu carries 22% more fine dust than in Kiribati
Kiribati: 3.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Tuvalu: 4.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kiribati: no data · Tuvalu: 0 per 100k (2019)
How dangerous are the roads?
Kiribati: 10.5 per 100k (2023) · Tuvalu: no data
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kiribati: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
How much rain falls?
Kiribati: 689 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tuvalu: no data
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kiribati bigger than Tuvalu?
Kiribati is larger. Tuvalu fits inside Kiribati 31 times.
Which has more people, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
Kiribati has 14 times as many people as Tuvalu (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
People in Tuvalu live 0.66 years longer than in Kiribati. Life expectancy at birth is 66.6 years in Kiribati and 67.3 in Tuvalu.
Are people taller in Kiribati or Tuvalu?
Men in Tuvalu are 1.2 cm taller than in Kiribati (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).