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Kiribati vs Marshall Islands

74 shared metrics.

KiribatiLeads in 42

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Marshall IslandsLeads in 32

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Kiribati

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

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

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

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

Kiribati

41.9%

Marshall Islands

12.2%

All Metrics

Total CO2 Emissions

Kiribati

0.08 Mt CO2e

Marshall Islands

0.00 Mt CO2e

79600% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Marshall Islands

2.0 per 100 people

10000% higher

Highest Elevation

Kiribati

81 m

Marshall Islands

14 m

479% higher

Land Area

Kiribati

810 km²

Marshall Islands

180 km²

350% higher

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Kiribati

2.6% of GDP

Marshall Islands

0.59% of GDP

346% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Kiribati

41.9%

Marshall Islands

12.2%

243% higher

Coastline Length

Kiribati

1.1K km

Marshall Islands

370.4 km

209% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Kiribati

16.39% of GDP

Marshall Islands

7.7% of GDP

113% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Kiribati

5.3%

Marshall Islands

2.5%

111% higher

Time Zones Count

Kiribati

6.0 time zones

Marshall Islands

3.0 time zones

100% higher

Air Passengers

Kiribati

58.9K

Marshall Islands

29.5K

100% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

4.2K

98% lower

Forest Coverage (%)

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

Informal Employment Share

Kiribati

61.52% of employed people

Marshall Islands

32.58% of employed people

89% higher

University Enrollment Rate

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

5.0%

Marshall Islands

37.69%

87% lower

Forest Area

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

11.8 km²

Marshall Islands

94 km²

87% lower

CO2 Per Capita

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

0.54 t/person/yr

Marshall Islands

4.1 t/person/yr

87% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

5.9% of GDP

Marshall Islands

42.06% of GDP

86% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

$217.68

Marshall Islands

$758.45

71% lower

Infant Mortality

Kiribati

39.7 per 1k births

Marshall Islands

23.5 per 1k births

69% higher

Inflation Rate

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

2.5%

Marshall Islands

6.2%

60% lower

GNI Per Capita

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

$3,660

Marshall Islands

$8,500

57% lower

Doctors (per 1,000)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

0.20 per 1k

Marshall Islands

0.47 per 1k

57% lower

Death Rate

Kiribati

6.9 per 1k

Marshall Islands

4.4 per 1k

57% higher

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

$3,702.33

Marshall Islands

$8,194.64

55% lower

Road Traffic Death Rate

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

6.2 per 100k

Marshall Islands

11.9 per 100k

48% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

22.9% of GDP

Marshall Islands

41.6% of GDP

45% lower

Sanitation Access (%)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

45.17%

Marshall Islands

78.96%

43% lower

Population

Kiribati

116.5K

Marshall Islands

82.0K

42% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

44.03 per 1k

Marshall Islands

71.84 per 1k

39% lower

Protected Land (%)

Kiribati

22.9%

Marshall Islands

16.6%

38% higher

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Kiribati

14.35 per 100k

Marshall Islands

10.5 per 100k

37% higher

Airports

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

36% lower

Smoking Rate

Kiribati

39.7%

Marshall Islands

29.8%

33% higher

Internet Users (%)

Kiribati

88%

Marshall Islands

66%

33% higher

Insufficient Physical Activity

Kiribati

31.89% of adults

Marshall Islands

24.38% of adults

31% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Kiribati

40.6% of adults

Marshall Islands

31.5% of adults

29% higher

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Kiribati

51.25 per 100 people

Marshall Islands

39.71 per 100 people

29% higher

Average Weekly Work Hours

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

27.71 hrs/week

Marshall Islands

37.9 hrs/week

27% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Kiribati

37.7% of adults

Marshall Islands

30.1% of adults

25% higher

Population Density

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

163.62 /km²

Marshall Islands

215.71 /km²

24% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Kiribati

101.68% of GDP

Marshall Islands

81.74% of GDP

24% higher

Urban Population (%)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

62.46%

Marshall Islands

78.73%

21% lower

Fertility Rate

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

2.1 children/woman

Marshall Islands

2.6 children/woman

19% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Kiribati

30 days/yr

Marshall Islands

26 days/yr

15% higher

Women in Senior Management

Kiribati

37.41% of managers

Marshall Islands

32.71% of managers

14% higher

Human Development Index

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

0.64

Marshall Islands

0.73

12% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

10.5% of GDP

Marshall Islands

11.74% of GDP

11% lower

Median Age

Kiribati

22.7 years

Marshall Islands

20.7 years

10% higher

Scientific Publications

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

2.0

Marshall Islands

2.2

9% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

4.2%

Marshall Islands

4.6%

9% lower

Agricultural Land (%)

Kiribati

41.98%

Marshall Islands

38.89%

8% higher

Women in Parliament (%)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

11.11%

Marshall Islands

12.12%

8% lower

Food Waste per Person

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

101.82 kg/person/yr

Marshall Islands

110.57 kg/person/yr

8% lower

Birth Rate

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

19.4 per 1k

Marshall Islands

20.81 per 1k

7% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Kiribati

$307,862,564.49

Marshall Islands

$290,108,489.99

6% higher

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Kiribati

11.26 µg/m³

Marshall Islands

10.73 µg/m³

5% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

95.9%

Marshall Islands

100%

4% lower

Adult Literacy Rate

Kiribati

98.63%

Marshall Islands

95.83%

3% higher

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Kiribati

17.72% of GDP

Marshall Islands

17.16% of GDP

3% higher

Obesity Rate

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

46.19%

Marshall Islands

47.29%

2% lower

Dependency Ratio

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

63.75% of working-age pop.

Marshall Islands

64.24% of working-age pop.

1% lower

Life Expectancy

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

66.5 years

Marshall Islands

66.9 years

1% lower

Youth Population (%)

Kiribati

34.69%

Marshall Islands

34.47%

1% higher

Capital Elevation

Kiribati

3.0 m

Marshall Islands

3.0 m

equal

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Kiribati

0 per 1M people

Marshall Islands

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Kiribati

0 m

Marshall Islands

0 m

ranked higher

Irrigated Land

Kiribati

0 km²

Marshall Islands

0 km²

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Kiribati

0 km

Marshall Islands

0 km

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Kiribati

2.0

Marshall Islands

2.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Marshall Islands

Kiribati

-18.8% of GDP

Marshall Islands

9.1% of GDP

ranked lower

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Kiribati

1.0 sites

Marshall Islands

1.0 sites

equal

Border Neighbors

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

ranked higher

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

Infant Mortality

39.7 per 1k births

23.5 per 1k births

Inflation Rate

2.5%

6.2%

GNI Per Capita

$3,660

$8,500

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.20 per 1k

0.47 per 1k

Death Rate

6.9 per 1k

4.4 per 1k

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$3,702.33

$8,194.64

Road Traffic Death Rate

6.2 per 100k

11.9 per 100k

Government Debt (% GDP)

22.9% of GDP

41.6% of GDP

Sanitation Access (%)

45.17%

78.96%

Population

116.5K

82.0K

Teen Birth Rate

44.03 per 1k

71.84 per 1k

Protected Land (%)

22.9%

16.6%

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

14.35 per 100k

10.5 per 100k

Airports

Smoking Rate

39.7%

29.8%

Internet Users (%)

88%

66%

Insufficient Physical Activity

31.89% of adults

24.38% of adults

Hypertension Prevalence

40.6% of adults

31.5% of adults

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

51.25 per 100 people

39.71 per 100 people

Average Weekly Work Hours

27.71 hrs/week

37.9 hrs/week

Tobacco Use Prevalence

37.7% of adults

30.1% of adults

Population Density

163.62 /km²

215.71 /km²

Imports (% GDP)

101.68% of GDP

81.74% of GDP

Urban Population (%)

62.46%

78.73%

Fertility Rate

2.1 children/woman

2.6 children/woman

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

30 days/yr

26 days/yr

Women in Senior Management

37.41% of managers

32.71% of managers

Human Development Index

0.64

0.73

Health Spending (% GDP)

10.5% of GDP

11.74% of GDP

Median Age

22.7 years

20.7 years

Scientific Publications

2.0

2.2

Elderly Population (%)

4.2%

4.6%

Agricultural Land (%)

41.98%

38.89%

Women in Parliament (%)

11.11%

12.12%

Food Waste per Person

101.82 kg/person/yr

110.57 kg/person/yr

Birth Rate

19.4 per 1k

20.81 per 1k

GDP (Nominal)

$307,862,564.49

$290,108,489.99

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

11.26 µg/m³

10.73 µg/m³

Electricity Access (%)

95.9%

100%

Adult Literacy Rate

98.63%

95.83%

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

17.72% of GDP

17.16% of GDP

Obesity Rate

46.19%

47.29%

Dependency Ratio

63.75% of working-age pop.

64.24% of working-age pop.

Life Expectancy

66.5 years

66.9 years

Youth Population (%)

34.69%

34.47%

Capital Elevation

3.0 m

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

0 per 1M people

Lowest Elevation

0 m

Irrigated Land

0 km²

Land Border Length

0 km

Official Languages Count

2.0

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

-18.8% of GDP

9.1% of GDP

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

Border Neighbors