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Kiribati vs Marshall Islands

74 shared metrics.

KiribatiLeads in 42

vs74 shared

Marshall IslandsLeads in 32

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Kiribati

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Kiribati.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Kiribati shifted the date line so its islands could share one calendar day.

Britannica

Marshall Islands

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of the Marshall Islands.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

The Marshall Islands are 29 coral atolls plus over 1,200 islands and islets.

DOI OIA

Analysis

Kiribati leads in 42 of 74 shared metrics, while Marshall Islands leads in 32.

Kiribati's Total CO2 Emissions is 796.0x that of Marshall Islands (0.08 Mt CO2e vs 0.00 Mt CO2e).

Kiribati's Broadband Access (%) is 100.0x that of Marshall Islands (202 per 100 people vs 2.0 per 100 people).

Kiribati's Highest Elevation is 4.8x that of Marshall Islands (81 m vs 14 m).

Kiribati's Land Area is 3.5x that of Marshall Islands (810 km² vs 180 km²).

Kiribati's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 3.5x that of Marshall Islands (2.6% of GDP vs 0.59% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Total CO2 EmissionsKiribati leads

Kiribati

0.08 Mt CO2e

Marshall Islands

0.00 Mt CO2e

Broadband Access (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Marshall Islands

2.0 per 100 people

Highest ElevationKiribati leads

Kiribati

81 m

Marshall Islands

14 m

Land AreaKiribati leads

Kiribati

810 km²

Marshall Islands

180 km²

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

2.6% of GDP

Marshall Islands

0.59% of GDP

Renewable Energy (%)Kiribati leads

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

1.5%

Marshall Islands

52.22%

97% lower

Child Mortality

Kiribati

55.1 per 1k births

Marshall Islands

28.2 per 1k births

95% higher

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

$217.68

Marshall Islands

$758.45

71% lower

Comparison of Kiribati and Marshall Islands across 74 metrics
				Winner
Total CO2 Emissions	0.08 Mt CO2e	0.00 Mt CO2e	79600% higher	Kiribati
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	2.0 per 100 people	10000% higher	Kiribati
Highest Elevation	81 m	14 m	479% higher	Kiribati
Land Area	810 km²	180 km²	350% higher	Kiribati
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	0.59% of GDP	346% higher	Kiribati
Renewable Energy (%)	41.9%	12.2%	243% higher	Kiribati
Coastline Length	1.1K km	370.4 km	209% higher	Kiribati
Education Spending (% GDP)	16.39% of GDP	7.7% of GDP	113% higher	Kiribati
GDP Growth Rate	5.3%	2.5%	111% higher	Kiribati
Time Zones Count	6.0 time zones	3.0 time zones	100% higher	Kiribati
Air Passengers	58.9K	29.5K	100% higher	Kiribati
Merchant Fleet Size	74	4.2K	98% lower	Marshall Islands
Forest Coverage (%)	1.5%	52.22%	97% lower	Marshall Islands
Child Mortality	55.1 per 1k births	28.2 per 1k births	95% higher	Kiribati
Informal Employment Share	61.52% of employed people	32.58% of employed people	89% higher	Kiribati
University Enrollment Rate	5.0%	37.69%	87% lower	Marshall Islands
Forest Area	11.8 km²	94 km²	87% lower	Marshall Islands
CO2 Per Capita	0.54 t/person/yr	4.1 t/person/yr	87% lower	Marshall Islands
Exports (% GDP)	5.9% of GDP	42.06% of GDP	86% lower	Marshall Islands
Health Spending Per Capita	$217.68	$758.45	71% lower	Marshall Islands
Infant Mortality	39.7 per 1k births	23.5 per 1k births	69% higher	Kiribati
Inflation Rate	2.5%	6.2%	60% lower	Marshall Islands
GNI Per Capita	$3,660	$8,500	57% lower	Marshall Islands
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.20 per 1k	0.47 per 1k	57% lower	Marshall Islands
Death Rate	6.9 per 1k	4.4 per 1k	57% higher	Kiribati
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$3,702.33	$8,194.64	55% lower	Marshall Islands
Road Traffic Death Rate	6.2 per 100k	11.9 per 100k	48% lower	Marshall Islands
Government Debt (% GDP)	22.9% of GDP	41.6% of GDP	45% lower	Marshall Islands
Sanitation Access (%)	45.17%	78.96%	43% lower	Marshall Islands
Population	116.5K	82.0K	42% higher	Kiribati
Teen Birth Rate	44.03 per 1k	71.84 per 1k	39% lower	Marshall Islands
Protected Land (%)	22.9%	16.6%	38% higher	Kiribati
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	14.35 per 100k	10.5 per 100k	37% higher	Kiribati
Airports	21	33	36% lower	Marshall Islands
Smoking Rate	39.7%	29.8%	33% higher	Kiribati
Internet Users (%)	88%	66%	33% higher	Kiribati
Insufficient Physical Activity	31.89% of adults	24.38% of adults	31% higher	Kiribati
Hypertension Prevalence	40.6% of adults	31.5% of adults	29% higher	Kiribati
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	51.25 per 100 people	39.71 per 100 people	29% higher	Kiribati
Average Weekly Work Hours	27.71 hrs/week	37.9 hrs/week	27% lower	Marshall Islands
Tobacco Use Prevalence	37.7% of adults	30.1% of adults	25% higher	Kiribati
Population Density	163.62 /km²	215.71 /km²	24% lower	Marshall Islands
Imports (% GDP)	101.68% of GDP	81.74% of GDP	24% higher	Kiribati
Urban Population (%)	62.46%	78.73%	21% lower	Marshall Islands
Fertility Rate	2.1 children/woman	2.6 children/woman	19% lower	Marshall Islands
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	30 days/yr	26 days/yr	15% higher	Kiribati
Women in Senior Management	37.41% of managers	32.71% of managers	14% higher	Kiribati
Human Development Index	0.64	0.73	12% lower	Marshall Islands
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.5% of GDP	11.74% of GDP	11% lower	Marshall Islands
Median Age	22.7 years	20.7 years	10% higher	Kiribati
Scientific Publications	2.0	2.2	9% lower	Marshall Islands
Elderly Population (%)	4.2%	4.6%	9% lower	Marshall Islands
Agricultural Land (%)	41.98%	38.89%	8% higher	Kiribati
Women in Parliament (%)	11.11%	12.12%	8% lower	Marshall Islands
Food Waste per Person	101.82 kg/person/yr	110.57 kg/person/yr	8% lower	Marshall Islands
Birth Rate	19.4 per 1k	20.81 per 1k	7% lower	Marshall Islands
GDP (Nominal)	$307,862,564.49	$290,108,489.99	6% higher	Kiribati
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	11.26 µg/m³	10.73 µg/m³	5% higher	Kiribati
Electricity Access (%)	95.9%	100%	4% lower	Marshall Islands
Adult Literacy Rate	98.63%	95.83%	3% higher	Kiribati
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	17.72% of GDP	17.16% of GDP	3% higher	Kiribati
Obesity Rate	46.19%	47.29%	2% lower	Marshall Islands
Dependency Ratio	63.75% of working-age pop.	64.24% of working-age pop.	1% lower	Marshall Islands
Life Expectancy	66.5 years	66.9 years	1% lower	Marshall Islands
Youth Population (%)	34.69%	34.47%	1% higher	Kiribati
Capital Elevation	3.0 m	3.0 m	equal	Kiribati
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Kiribati
Lowest Elevation	0 m	0 m	ranked higher	Kiribati
Irrigated Land	0 km²	0 km²	ranked higher	Kiribati
Land Border Length	0 km	0 km	ranked higher	Kiribati
Official Languages Count	2.0	2.0	equal	Kiribati
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-18.8% of GDP	9.1% of GDP	ranked lower	Marshall Islands
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	1.0 sites	equal	Kiribati
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	Kiribati

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Kiribati Marshall Islands

Analysis

Kiribati leads in 42 of 74 shared metrics, while Marshall Islands leads in 32.

Kiribati's Total CO2 Emissions is 796.0x that of Marshall Islands (0.08 Mt CO2e vs 0.00 Mt CO2e).

Kiribati's Broadband Access (%) is 100.0x that of Marshall Islands (202 per 100 people vs 2.0 per 100 people).

Kiribati's Highest Elevation is 4.8x that of Marshall Islands (81 m vs 14 m).

Kiribati's Land Area is 3.5x that of Marshall Islands (810 km² vs 180 km²).

Kiribati's FDI Inflows (% GDP) is 3.5x that of Marshall Islands (2.6% of GDP vs 0.59% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Total CO2 EmissionsKiribati leads

Kiribati

0.08 Mt CO2e

Marshall Islands

0.00 Mt CO2e

Broadband Access (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Marshall Islands

2.0 per 100 people

Highest ElevationKiribati leads

Kiribati

81 m

Marshall Islands

14 m

Land AreaKiribati leads

Kiribati

810 km²

Marshall Islands

180 km²

FDI Inflows (% GDP)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

2.6% of GDP

Marshall Islands

0.59% of GDP

Renewable Energy (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

41.9%

Marshall Islands

12.2%

Total CO2 Emissions

0.08 Mt CO2e

0.00 Mt CO2e

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

2.0 per 100 people

Highest Elevation

81 m

14 m

Land Area

810 km²

180 km²

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.6% of GDP

0.59% of GDP

Renewable Energy (%)

41.9%

12.2%

Coastline Length

1.1K km

370.4 km

Education Spending (% GDP)

16.39% of GDP

7.7% of GDP

GDP Growth Rate

5.3%

2.5%

Time Zones Count

6.0 time zones

3.0 time zones

Air Passengers

58.9K

29.5K

Merchant Fleet Size

4.2K

Forest Coverage (%)

1.5%

52.22%

Child Mortality

55.1 per 1k births

28.2 per 1k births

Informal Employment Share

61.52% of employed people

32.58% of employed people

University Enrollment Rate

5.0%

37.69%

Forest Area

11.8 km²

94 km²

CO2 Per Capita

0.54 t/person/yr

4.1 t/person/yr

Exports (% GDP)

5.9% of GDP

42.06% of GDP

Health Spending Per Capita

$217.68

$758.45

Kiribati vs Marshall Islands

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Total CO2 Emissions

Broadband Access (%)

Highest Elevation

Land Area

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Renewable Energy (%)

Coastline Length

Education Spending (% GDP)

GDP Growth Rate

Time Zones Count

Air Passengers

Merchant Fleet Size

Forest Coverage (%)

Child Mortality

Informal Employment Share

University Enrollment Rate

Forest Area

CO2 Per Capita

Exports (% GDP)

Health Spending Per Capita

Infant Mortality

Inflation Rate

GNI Per Capita

Doctors (per 1,000)

Death Rate

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Road Traffic Death Rate

Government Debt (% GDP)

Sanitation Access (%)

Population

Teen Birth Rate

Protected Land (%)

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Airports

Smoking Rate

Internet Users (%)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Hypertension Prevalence

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Average Weekly Work Hours

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Population Density

Imports (% GDP)

Urban Population (%)

Fertility Rate

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Women in Senior Management

Human Development Index

Health Spending (% GDP)

Median Age

Scientific Publications

Elderly Population (%)

Agricultural Land (%)

Women in Parliament (%)

Food Waste per Person

Birth Rate

GDP (Nominal)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Electricity Access (%)

Adult Literacy Rate

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Obesity Rate

Dependency Ratio

Life Expectancy

Youth Population (%)

Capital Elevation

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Irrigated Land

Land Border Length

Official Languages Count

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)