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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

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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

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

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

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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Kiribati Nauru

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

Kiribati vs Nauru

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Land Area

Coastline Length

Renewable Energy (%)

Airports

Broadband Access (%)

Merchant Fleet Size

Population

Scientific Publications

Child Mortality

Infant Mortality

GDP Growth Rate

Time Zones Count

Education Spending (% GDP)

Agricultural Land (%)

Spirits Consumption

Health Spending Per Capita

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Exports (% GDP)

GDP (Nominal)

CO2 Per Capita

Capital Elevation

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Doctors (per 1,000)

GNI Per Capita

Alcohol Consumption

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Population Density

Government Debt (% GDP)

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Air Passengers

Beer Consumption

Elderly Population (%)

Teen Birth Rate

Health Spending (% GDP)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Urban Population (%)

Food Waste per Person

Sanitation Access (%)

Electric Generating Capacity

Obesity Rate

Women in Senior Management

Informal Employment Share

Solar Electricity Share

Road Traffic Death Rate

Average Weekly Work Hours

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Smoking Rate

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Highest Elevation

Fertility Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Median Age

Human Development Index

Imports (% GDP)

Youth Population (%)

Dependency Ratio

Internet Users (%)

Life Expectancy

Inflation Rate

Women in Parliament (%)

Death Rate

Electricity Access (%)

Adult Literacy Rate

Hypertension Prevalence

Birth Rate

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Coal Electricity Share

Wind Electricity Share

Forest Area

Forest Coverage (%)