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Kiribati vs Nauru

84 shared metrics.

KiribatiLeads in 46

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NauruLeads in 38

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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.

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Nauru

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Republic of Nauru.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Nauru sits near the top of global adult-obesity estimates, above 60% in WHO-based data.

OWID

Analysis

Kiribati leads in 46 of 84 shared metrics, while Nauru leads in 38.

Kiribati's Land Area is 39.5x that of Nauru (810 km² vs 20 km²).

Kiribati's Coastline Length is 37.1x that of Nauru (1.1K km vs 30 km).

Kiribati's Renewable Energy (%) is 21.1x that of Nauru (41.9% vs 1.9%).

Kiribati's Airports is 20.0x that of Nauru (21 vs 1.0).

Kiribati's Broadband Access (%) is 19.2x that of Nauru (202 per 100 people vs 10 per 100 people).

Key Comparisons

Land AreaKiribati leads

Kiribati

810 km²

Nauru

20 km²

Coastline LengthKiribati leads

Kiribati

1.1K km

Nauru

30 km

Renewable Energy (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

41.9%

Nauru

1.9%

AirportsKiribati leads

Kiribati

Nauru

1.0

Broadband Access (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Nauru

10 per 100 people

Merchant Fleet SizeKiribati leads

Kiribati

Nauru

6.0

All Metrics

Land Area

Kiribati

810 km²

Nauru

20 km²

3950% higher

Coastline Length

Kiribati

1.1K km

Nauru

30 km

3710% higher

Renewable Energy (%)

Kiribati

41.9%

Nauru

1.9%

2105% higher

Airports

Kiribati

Nauru

1.0

2000% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Nauru

10 per 100 people

1920% higher

Merchant Fleet Size

Kiribati

Nauru

6.0

1133% higher

Population

Kiribati

116.5K

Nauru

9.9K

1074% higher

Scientific Publications

Kiribati

2.0

Nauru

0.27

652% higher

Child Mortality

Kiribati

55.1 per 1k births

Nauru

8.9 per 1k births

519% higher

Infant Mortality

Kiribati

39.7 per 1k births

Nauru

8.3 per 1k births

378% higher

GDP Growth Rate

Kiribati

5.3%

Nauru

1.4%

279% higher

Time Zones Count

Kiribati

6.0 time zones

Nauru

2.0 time zones

200% higher

Education Spending (% GDP)

Kiribati

16.39% of GDP

Nauru

5.7% of GDP

189% higher

Agricultural Land (%)

Kiribati

41.98%

Nauru

20%

110% higher

Spirits Consumption

Nauru

Kiribati

0.12 L/person/yr

Nauru

1.7 L/person/yr

93% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Nauru

Kiribati

$217.68

Nauru

$2,264.2

90% lower

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Nauru

Kiribati

14.35 per 100k

Nauru

127.76 per 100k

89% lower

Exports (% GDP)

Nauru

Kiribati

5.9% of GDP

Nauru

55.32% of GDP

89% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Kiribati

$307,862,564.49

Nauru

$162,588,620.63

89% higher

CO2 Per Capita

Nauru

Kiribati

0.54 t/person/yr

Nauru

5.1 t/person/yr

89% lower

Capital Elevation

Nauru

Kiribati

3.0 m

Nauru

25 m

88% lower

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Kiribati

11.26 µg/m³

Nauru

6.1 µg/m³

86% higher

Doctors (per 1,000)

Nauru

Kiribati

0.20 per 1k

Nauru

1.3 per 1k

84% lower

GNI Per Capita

Nauru

Kiribati

$3,660

Nauru

$20,400

82% lower

Alcohol Consumption

Nauru

Kiribati

0.72 L/adult/yr

Nauru

2.8 L/adult/yr

74% lower

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Nauru

Kiribati

$3,702.33

Nauru

$14,173.01

74% lower

Population Density

Nauru

Kiribati

163.62 /km²

Nauru

593.75 /km²

72% lower

Government Debt (% GDP)

Nauru

Kiribati

22.9% of GDP

Nauru

65% of GDP

65% lower

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Nauru

Kiribati

17.72% of GDP

Nauru

44.35% of GDP

60% lower

Seafood Consumption per Person

Kiribati

69.22 kg/person/yr

Nauru

44.75 kg/person/yr

55% higher

Air Passengers

Kiribati

58.9K

Nauru

39.1K

51% higher

Beer Consumption

Nauru

Kiribati

0.25 L/person/yr

Nauru

0.51 L/person/yr

50% lower

Elderly Population (%)

Kiribati

4.2%

Nauru

2.9%

49% higher

Teen Birth Rate

Nauru

Kiribati

44.03 per 1k

Nauru

76.24 per 1k

42% lower

Health Spending (% GDP)

Nauru

Kiribati

10.5% of GDP

Nauru

18.17% of GDP

42% lower

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Nauru

Kiribati

51.25 per 100 people

Nauru

87 per 100 people

41% lower

Urban Population (%)

Nauru

Kiribati

62.46%

Nauru

100%

38% lower

Food Waste per Person

Kiribati

101.82 kg/person/yr

Nauru

73.87 kg/person/yr

38% higher

Sanitation Access (%)

Nauru

Kiribati

45.17%

Nauru

71.32%

37% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Nauru

Kiribati

12.0K kW

Nauru

19.0K kW

37% lower

Obesity Rate

Nauru

Kiribati

46.19%

Nauru

70.18%

34% lower

Women in Senior Management

Nauru

Kiribati

37.41% of managers

Nauru

56.69% of managers

34% lower

Informal Employment Share

Nauru

Kiribati

61.52% of employed people

Nauru

93.92% of employed people

34% lower

Solar Electricity Share

Kiribati

25%

Nauru

20%

25% higher

Road Traffic Death Rate

Nauru

Kiribati

6.2 per 100k

Nauru

8.0 per 100k

22% lower

Average Weekly Work Hours

Nauru

Kiribati

27.71 hrs/week

Nauru

34.44 hrs/week

20% lower

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Nauru

Kiribati

15.09%

Nauru

18.66%

19% lower

Smoking Rate

Nauru

Kiribati

39.7%

Nauru

48.3%

18% lower

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Nauru

Kiribati

500 gCO2/kWh

Nauru

600 gCO2/kWh

17% lower

Highest Elevation

Kiribati

81 m

Nauru

70 m

16% higher

Fertility Rate

Nauru

Kiribati

2.1 children/woman

Nauru

2.5 children/woman

15% lower

Insufficient Physical Activity

Nauru

Kiribati

31.89% of adults

Nauru

36.76% of adults

13% lower

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Kiribati

37.7% of adults

Nauru

33.8% of adults

12% higher

Median Age

Kiribati

22.7 years

Nauru

20.4 years

11% higher

Human Development Index

Nauru

Kiribati

0.64

Nauru

0.70

8% lower

Imports (% GDP)

Nauru

Kiribati

101.68% of GDP

Nauru

110.52% of GDP

8% lower

Youth Population (%)

Nauru

Kiribati

34.69%

Nauru

37.78%

8% lower

Dependency Ratio

Nauru

Kiribati

63.75% of working-age pop.

Nauru

68.43% of working-age pop.

7% lower

Internet Users (%)

Kiribati

88%

Nauru

82%

7% higher

Life Expectancy

Kiribati

66.5 years

Nauru

62.1 years

7% higher

Inflation Rate

Nauru

Kiribati

2.5%

Nauru

2.6%

6% lower

Women in Parliament (%)

Kiribati

11.11%

Nauru

10.53%

6% higher

Death Rate

Kiribati

6.9 per 1k

Nauru

6.5 per 1k

5% higher

Electricity Access (%)

Nauru

Kiribati

95.9%

Nauru

100%

4% lower

Adult Literacy Rate

Kiribati

98.63%

Nauru

96.59%

2% higher

Hypertension Prevalence

Kiribati

40.6% of adults

Nauru

40.1% of adults

1% higher

Birth Rate

Nauru

Kiribati

19.4 per 1k

Nauru

19.64 per 1k

1% lower

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Kiribati

30 days/yr

Nauru

0 days/yr

ranked higher

Coal Electricity Share

Kiribati

Nauru

ranked higher

Wind Electricity Share

Kiribati

Nauru

ranked higher

Forest Area

Kiribati

11.8 km²

Nauru

0 km²

ranked higher

Forest Coverage (%)

Kiribati

1.5%

Nauru

ranked higher

Protected Land (%)

Kiribati

22.9%

Nauru

ranked higher

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Kiribati

0 per 1M people

Nauru

0 per 1M people

ranked higher

Lowest Elevation

Kiribati

0 m

Nauru

0 m

ranked higher

Irrigated Land

Kiribati

0 km²

Nauru

0 km²

ranked higher

Land Border Length

Kiribati

0 km

Nauru

0 km

ranked higher

Official Languages Count

Kiribati

2.0

Nauru

2.0

equal

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Nauru

Kiribati

-18.8% of GDP

Nauru

2.7% of GDP

ranked lower

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Kiribati

2.6% of GDP

Nauru

-3.6% of GDP

ranked higher

Total CO2 Emissions

Kiribati

0.08 Mt CO2e

Nauru

0 Mt CO2e

ranked higher

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Kiribati

1.0 sites

Nauru

0 sites

ranked higher

Electricity Generation

Kiribati

0.04 TWh

Nauru

0.04 TWh

equal

Border Neighbors

Kiribati

Nauru

ranked higher

Comparison of Kiribati and Nauru across 84 metrics
				Winner
Land Area	810 km²	20 km²	3950% higher	Kiribati
Coastline Length	1.1K km	30 km	3710% higher	Kiribati
Renewable Energy (%)	41.9%	1.9%	2105% higher	Kiribati
Airports	21	1.0	2000% higher	Kiribati
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	10 per 100 people	1920% higher	Kiribati
Merchant Fleet Size	74	6.0	1133% higher	Kiribati
Population	116.5K	9.9K	1074% higher	Kiribati
Scientific Publications	2.0	0.27	652% higher	Kiribati
Child Mortality	55.1 per 1k births	8.9 per 1k births	519% higher	Kiribati
Infant Mortality	39.7 per 1k births	8.3 per 1k births	378% higher	Kiribati
GDP Growth Rate	5.3%	1.4%	279% higher	Kiribati
Time Zones Count	6.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	200% higher	Kiribati
Education Spending (% GDP)	16.39% of GDP	5.7% of GDP	189% higher	Kiribati
Agricultural Land (%)	41.98%	20%	110% higher	Kiribati
Spirits Consumption	0.12 L/person/yr	1.7 L/person/yr	93% lower	Nauru
Health Spending Per Capita	$217.68	$2,264.2	90% lower	Nauru
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	14.35 per 100k	127.76 per 100k	89% lower	Nauru
Exports (% GDP)	5.9% of GDP	55.32% of GDP	89% lower	Nauru
GDP (Nominal)	$307,862,564.49	$162,588,620.63	89% higher	Kiribati
CO2 Per Capita	0.54 t/person/yr	5.1 t/person/yr	89% lower	Nauru
Capital Elevation	3.0 m	25 m	88% lower	Nauru
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	11.26 µg/m³	6.1 µg/m³	86% higher	Kiribati
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.20 per 1k	1.3 per 1k	84% lower	Nauru
GNI Per Capita	$3,660	$20,400	82% lower	Nauru
Alcohol Consumption	0.72 L/adult/yr	2.8 L/adult/yr	74% lower	Nauru
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$3,702.33	$14,173.01	74% lower	Nauru
Population Density	163.62 /km²	593.75 /km²	72% lower	Nauru
Government Debt (% GDP)	22.9% of GDP	65% of GDP	65% lower	Nauru
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	17.72% of GDP	44.35% of GDP	60% lower	Nauru
Seafood Consumption per Person	69.22 kg/person/yr	44.75 kg/person/yr	55% higher	Kiribati
Air Passengers	58.9K	39.1K	51% higher	Kiribati
Beer Consumption	0.25 L/person/yr	0.51 L/person/yr	50% lower	Nauru
Elderly Population (%)	4.2%	2.9%	49% higher	Kiribati
Teen Birth Rate	44.03 per 1k	76.24 per 1k	42% lower	Nauru
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.5% of GDP	18.17% of GDP	42% lower	Nauru
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	51.25 per 100 people	87 per 100 people	41% lower	Nauru
Urban Population (%)	62.46%	100%	38% lower	Nauru
Food Waste per Person	101.82 kg/person/yr	73.87 kg/person/yr	38% higher	Kiribati
Sanitation Access (%)	45.17%	71.32%	37% lower	Nauru
Electric Generating Capacity	12.0K kW	19.0K kW	37% lower	Nauru
Obesity Rate	46.19%	70.18%	34% lower	Nauru
Women in Senior Management	37.41% of managers	56.69% of managers	34% lower	Nauru
Informal Employment Share	61.52% of employed people	93.92% of employed people	34% lower	Nauru
Solar Electricity Share	25%	20%	25% higher	Kiribati
Road Traffic Death Rate	6.2 per 100k	8.0 per 100k	22% lower	Nauru
Average Weekly Work Hours	27.71 hrs/week	34.44 hrs/week	20% lower	Nauru
Safe Drinking Water (%)	15.09%	18.66%	19% lower	Nauru
Smoking Rate	39.7%	48.3%	18% lower	Nauru
Electricity Carbon Intensity	500 gCO2/kWh	600 gCO2/kWh	17% lower	Nauru
Highest Elevation	81 m	70 m	16% higher	Kiribati
Fertility Rate	2.1 children/woman	2.5 children/woman	15% lower	Nauru
Insufficient Physical Activity	31.89% of adults	36.76% of adults	13% lower	Nauru
Tobacco Use Prevalence	37.7% of adults	33.8% of adults	12% higher	Kiribati
Median Age	22.7 years	20.4 years	11% higher	Kiribati
Human Development Index	0.64	0.70	8% lower	Nauru
Imports (% GDP)	101.68% of GDP	110.52% of GDP	8% lower	Nauru
Youth Population (%)	34.69%	37.78%	8% lower	Nauru
Dependency Ratio	63.75% of working-age pop.	68.43% of working-age pop.	7% lower	Nauru
Internet Users (%)	88%	82%	7% higher	Kiribati
Life Expectancy	66.5 years	62.1 years	7% higher	Kiribati
Inflation Rate	2.5%	2.6%	6% lower	Nauru
Women in Parliament (%)	11.11%	10.53%	6% higher	Kiribati
Death Rate	6.9 per 1k	6.5 per 1k	5% higher	Kiribati
Electricity Access (%)	95.9%	100%	4% lower	Nauru
Adult Literacy Rate	98.63%	96.59%	2% higher	Kiribati
Hypertension Prevalence	40.6% of adults	40.1% of adults	1% higher	Kiribati
Birth Rate	19.4 per 1k	19.64 per 1k	1% lower	Nauru
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	30 days/yr	0 days/yr	ranked higher	Kiribati
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Kiribati
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Kiribati
Forest Area	11.8 km²	0 km²	ranked higher	Kiribati
Forest Coverage (%)	1.5%	0%	ranked higher	Kiribati
Protected Land (%)	22.9%	0%	ranked higher	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	2.7% of GDP	ranked lower	Nauru
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	-3.6% of GDP	ranked higher	Kiribati
Total CO2 Emissions	0.08 Mt CO2e	0 Mt CO2e	ranked higher	Kiribati
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	1.0 sites	0 sites	ranked higher	Kiribati
Electricity Generation	0.04 TWh	0.04 TWh	equal	Kiribati
Border Neighbors	0	0	ranked higher	Kiribati

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Analysis

Kiribati leads in 46 of 84 shared metrics, while Nauru leads in 38.

Kiribati's Land Area is 39.5x that of Nauru (810 km² vs 20 km²).

Kiribati's Coastline Length is 37.1x that of Nauru (1.1K km vs 30 km).

Kiribati's Renewable Energy (%) is 21.1x that of Nauru (41.9% vs 1.9%).

Kiribati's Airports is 20.0x that of Nauru (21 vs 1.0).

Kiribati's Broadband Access (%) is 19.2x that of Nauru (202 per 100 people vs 10 per 100 people).

Key Comparisons

Land AreaKiribati leads

Kiribati

810 km²

Nauru

20 km²

Coastline LengthKiribati leads

Kiribati

1.1K km

Nauru

30 km

Renewable Energy (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

41.9%

Nauru

1.9%

AirportsKiribati leads

Kiribati

Nauru

1.0

Broadband Access (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Nauru

10 per 100 people

Merchant Fleet SizeKiribati leads

Kiribati

Nauru

6.0

Land Area

810 km²

20 km²

Coastline Length

1.1K km

30 km

Renewable Energy (%)

41.9%

1.9%

Airports

1.0

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

10 per 100 people

Merchant Fleet Size

6.0

Population

116.5K

9.9K

Scientific Publications

2.0

0.27

Child Mortality

55.1 per 1k births

8.9 per 1k births

Infant Mortality

39.7 per 1k births

8.3 per 1k births

GDP Growth Rate

5.3%

1.4%

Time Zones Count

6.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Education Spending (% GDP)

16.39% of GDP

5.7% of GDP

Agricultural Land (%)

41.98%

20%

Spirits Consumption

0.12 L/person/yr

1.7 L/person/yr

Health Spending Per Capita

$217.68

$2,264.2

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

14.35 per 100k

127.76 per 100k

Exports (% GDP)

5.9% of GDP

55.32% of GDP

GDP (Nominal)

$307,862,564.49

$162,588,620.63

CO2 Per Capita

0.54 t/person/yr

5.1 t/person/yr

Capital Elevation

3.0 m

25 m

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

11.26 µg/m³

6.1 µg/m³

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.20 per 1k

1.3 per 1k

GNI Per Capita

$3,660

$20,400

Alcohol Consumption

0.72 L/adult/yr

2.8 L/adult/yr

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

$3,702.33

$14,173.01

Population Density

163.62 /km²

593.75 /km²

Government Debt (% GDP)

22.9% of GDP

65% of GDP

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

17.72% of GDP

44.35% of GDP

Seafood Consumption per Person

69.22 kg/person/yr

44.75 kg/person/yr

Air Passengers

58.9K

39.1K

Beer Consumption

0.25 L/person/yr

0.51 L/person/yr

Elderly Population (%)

4.2%

2.9%

Teen Birth Rate

44.03 per 1k

76.24 per 1k

Health Spending (% GDP)

10.5% of GDP

18.17% of GDP

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

51.25 per 100 people

87 per 100 people

Urban Population (%)

62.46%

100%

Food Waste per Person

101.82 kg/person/yr

73.87 kg/person/yr

Sanitation Access (%)

45.17%

71.32%

Electric Generating Capacity

12.0K kW

19.0K kW

Obesity Rate

46.19%

70.18%

Women in Senior Management

37.41% of managers

56.69% of managers

Informal Employment Share

61.52% of employed people

93.92% of employed people

Solar Electricity Share

25%

20%

Road Traffic Death Rate

6.2 per 100k

8.0 per 100k

Average Weekly Work Hours

27.71 hrs/week

34.44 hrs/week

Safe Drinking Water (%)

15.09%

18.66%

Smoking Rate

39.7%

48.3%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

500 gCO2/kWh

600 gCO2/kWh

Highest Elevation

81 m

70 m

Fertility Rate

2.1 children/woman

2.5 children/woman

Insufficient Physical Activity

31.89% of adults

36.76% of adults

Tobacco Use Prevalence

37.7% of adults

33.8% of adults

Median Age

22.7 years

20.4 years

Human Development Index

0.64

0.70

Imports (% GDP)

101.68% of GDP

110.52% of GDP

Youth Population (%)

34.69%

37.78%

Dependency Ratio

63.75% of working-age pop.

68.43% of working-age pop.

Internet Users (%)

88%

82%

Life Expectancy

66.5 years

62.1 years

Inflation Rate

2.5%

2.6%

Women in Parliament (%)

11.11%

10.53%

Death Rate

6.9 per 1k

6.5 per 1k

Electricity Access (%)

95.9%

100%

Adult Literacy Rate

98.63%

96.59%

Hypertension Prevalence

40.6% of adults

40.1% of adults

Birth Rate

19.4 per 1k

19.64 per 1k

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

30 days/yr

0 days/yr

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Forest Area

11.8 km²

0 km²

Forest Coverage (%)

1.5%

Protected Land (%)

22.9%

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

2.7% of GDP

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.6% of GDP

-3.6% of GDP

Total CO2 Emissions

0.08 Mt CO2e

0 Mt CO2e

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

1.0 sites

0 sites

Electricity Generation

0.04 TWh

Border Neighbors