Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tuvalu fits inside Kiribati 27 times.
Kiribati: 810 km² (2023) · Tuvalu: 30 km² (2023)
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)
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 88% more densely populated than Kiribati.
Kiribati: 169 per km² (2025) · Tuvalu: 316 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?
Women in Tuvalu have 0.0 more children on average than in Kiribati.
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 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 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)
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 33% of Tuvalu, but only 1.5% of Kiribati.
Kiribati: 1.5% (2023) · Tuvalu: 33.3% (2023)
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?
Roads in Tuvalu are 2.9 times as deadly as in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 6.2 per 100k (2021) · Tuvalu: 17.9 per 100k (2021)
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
Quick answers
Is Kiribati bigger than Tuvalu?
Kiribati is larger. Tuvalu fits inside Kiribati 27 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).