5th lowest economy size (GDP)$349 million · #5 of 207 · 2025
7th lowest air pollution (PM2.5)3.7 µg/m³ · #7 of 213 · 2024
9th highest adult obesity45.3% · #9 of 195 · 2024
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COUNTRYDUEL OCEANIA
Surprising facts about Kiribati
The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.
Picked for surprise among Kiribati’s neighbours, its region and the world median.
Kiribati among 213 countries & territories
Each dot shows where Kiribati sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the
world median. Higher is not automatically better.
World twins
The countries most like Kiribati across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.
Kiribati
vs Marshall Islands 666 km
vs Nauru 710 km
vs Tuvalu 1,294 km
vs Micronesia 1,761 km
vs Solomon Islands 1,879 km