World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kiribati fits inside the median country 137 times.
Kiribati: 810 km² (2023) · World median: 111,370 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kiribati’s coastline is 2.6 times as long as the median country’s.
Kiribati: 1,143 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The median country’s highest peak towers 2,254 m above Kiribati’s.
Kiribati: 81 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The median country has 54 times as many people as Kiribati.
Kiribati: 136,488 (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kiribati is 71% more densely populated than the median country.
Kiribati: 169 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 3.4 cm taller than in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 170.1 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Kiribati and the median country are practically level.
Kiribati: 161 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 8.4 years older than in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 22.7 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kiribati have 1.2 more children on average than in the median country.
Kiribati: 3.12 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 4.4% in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 4.4% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kiribati has 2 official languages, the median country 1.
Kiribati: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The median country’s economy is 130 times the size of Kiribati’s.
Kiribati: $349 million (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 5.4 times as much per person as Kiribati.
Kiribati: Int$3,937 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the median country than in Kiribati (Gini 9.7 points higher).
Kiribati: 24.7 (2023) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 1.7% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kiribati’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× the median country’s.
Kiribati: 65% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 2 times as much on health per person as Kiribati.
Kiribati: $238 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 8 years longer than in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 66.6 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kiribati is 3.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in the median country.
Kiribati: 38.8 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
45% of adults in Kiribati are obese, versus 24% in the median country.
Kiribati: 45.3% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
38% of adults in Kiribati smoke, versus 19% in the median country.
Kiribati: 37.7% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 6.9 times as much alcohol as in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 0.6 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 25% more meat per person than Kiribati.
Kiribati: 45.1 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kiribati has 188 kcal more food per person per day than the median country.
Kiribati: 3,125 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 0.8 years longer than in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 9.1 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Kiribati (2019).
Kiribati: 0.01 (2022) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Kiribati are online, versus 82% in the median country.
Kiribati: 89% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 98% in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 97.7% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 63% in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 63% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
The median country has 115 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kiribati 54.
Kiribati: 54 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kiribati fly 81% more passengers per resident than those from the median country.
Kiribati: 0.43 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of the median country, but only 1.5% of Kiribati.
Kiribati: 1.5% (2023) · World median: 31.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 5.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 0.5 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
31% of the median country’s electricity is renewable, versus 25% in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 25% (2024) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the median country carries 4.5 times as much fine dust as in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 3.7 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kiribati: no data · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the median country are 2 times as deadly as in Kiribati.
Kiribati: 6.2 per 100k (2021) · World median: 12.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kiribati is on average 3.6 °C warmer than the median country.
Kiribati: 26.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 47% more rain than Kiribati.
Kiribati: 689 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kiribati bigger than the median country?
The median country is larger. Kiribati fits inside the median country 137 times.
Which has more people, Kiribati or the median country?
The median country has 54 times as many people as Kiribati (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kiribati or the median country?
People in the median country live 8 years longer than in Kiribati. Life expectancy at birth is 66.6 years in Kiribati and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Kiribati or the median country?
Men in the median country are 3.4 cm taller than in Kiribati (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).