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Kiribati vs Tuvalu

70 shared metrics.

KiribatiLeads in 36

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TuvaluLeads in 34

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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.

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Tuvalu

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Identity

Name origin: the name in the local language means "group of eight" or "eight standing together," referring to eight of the country's nine islands.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Tuvalu's islands are so low that most land sits only about 4 to 5 m above sea level.

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Analysis

Kiribati leads in 36 of 70 shared metrics, while Tuvalu leads in 34.

Kiribati's Coastline Length is 46.6x that of Tuvalu (1.1K km vs 24 km).

Kiribati's Broadband Access (%) is 39.4x that of Tuvalu (202 per 100 people vs 5.0 per 100 people).

Kiribati's Land Area is 26.0x that of Tuvalu (810 km² vs 30 km²).

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

Kiribati's Beer Consumption is 18.0x that of Tuvalu (0.25 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Coastline LengthKiribati leads

Kiribati

1.1K km

Tuvalu

24 km

Broadband Access (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Tuvalu

5.0 per 100 people

Land AreaKiribati leads

Kiribati

810 km²

Tuvalu

30 km²

AirportsKiribati leads

Kiribati

Tuvalu

1.0

Beer ConsumptionKiribati leads

Kiribati

0.25 L/person/yr

Tuvalu

0.01 L/person/yr

Highest ElevationKiribati leads

Tuvalu

Kiribati

0.20 per 1k

Tuvalu

1.4 per 1k

85% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Tuvalu

Kiribati

$217.68

Tuvalu

$1,084.67

80% lower

Inflation Rate

Tuvalu

Kiribati

2.5%

Tuvalu

11.5%

79% lower

Comparison of Kiribati and Tuvalu across 70 metrics
				Winner
Coastline Length	1.1K km	24 km	4663% higher	Kiribati
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	5.0 per 100 people	3940% higher	Kiribati
Land Area	810 km²	30 km²	2600% higher	Kiribati
Airports	21	1.0	2000% higher	Kiribati
Beer Consumption	0.25 L/person/yr	0.01 L/person/yr	1798% higher	Kiribati
Highest Elevation	81 m	5.0 m	1520% higher	Kiribati
Population	116.5K	11.8K	886% higher	Kiribati
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	2.6% of GDP	0.27% of GDP	882% higher	Kiribati
Renewable Energy (%)	41.9%	5.2%	706% higher	Kiribati
GDP (Nominal)	$307,862,564.49	$62,280,311.59	394% higher	Kiribati
Scientific Publications	2.0	0.52	290% higher	Kiribati
Informal Employment Share	61.52% of employed people	20.09% of employed people	206% higher	Kiribati
Time Zones Count	6.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	200% higher	Kiribati
Child Mortality	55.1 per 1k births	19.9 per 1k births	177% higher	Kiribati
Infant Mortality	39.7 per 1k births	17.1 per 1k births	132% higher	Kiribati
Forest Coverage (%)	1.5%	33.33%	96% lower	Tuvalu
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	11.26 µg/m³	5.9 µg/m³	90% higher	Kiribati
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.20 per 1k	1.4 per 1k	85% lower	Tuvalu
Health Spending Per Capita	$217.68	$1,084.67	80% lower	Tuvalu
Inflation Rate	2.5%	11.5%	79% lower	Tuvalu
University Enrollment Rate	5.0%	19.35%	74% lower	Tuvalu
Merchant Fleet Size	74	270	73% lower	Tuvalu
Safe Drinking Water (%)	15.09%	8.7%	73% higher	Kiribati
Road Traffic Death Rate	6.2 per 100k	17.9 per 100k	65% lower	Tuvalu
Teen Birth Rate	44.03 per 1k	27.51 per 1k	60% higher	Kiribati
GNI Per Capita	$3,660	$8,770	58% lower	Tuvalu
CO2 Per Capita	0.54 t/person/yr	1.2 t/person/yr	54% lower	Tuvalu
Spirits Consumption	0.12 L/person/yr	0.26 L/person/yr	52% lower	Tuvalu
Government Debt (% GDP)	22.9% of GDP	47.2% of GDP	51% lower	Tuvalu
Population Density	163.62 /km²	327.2 /km²	50% lower	Tuvalu
Sanitation Access (%)	45.17%	89.67%	50% lower	Tuvalu
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	51.25 per 100 people	99 per 100 people	48% lower	Tuvalu
Alcohol Consumption	0.72 L/adult/yr	1.3 L/adult/yr	43% lower	Tuvalu
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.5% of GDP	18.38% of GDP	43% lower	Tuvalu
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$3,702.33	$6,151.01	40% lower	Tuvalu
GDP Growth Rate	5.3%	3.9%	37% higher	Kiribati
Elderly Population (%)	4.2%	6.7%	36% lower	Tuvalu
Agricultural Land (%)	41.98%	60%	30% lower	Tuvalu
Obesity Rate	46.19%	63.93%	28% lower	Tuvalu
Education Spending (% GDP)	16.39% of GDP	12.85% of GDP	28% higher	Kiribati
Average Weekly Work Hours	27.71 hrs/week	36.83 hrs/week	25% lower	Tuvalu
Fertility Rate	2.1 children/woman	2.8 children/woman	23% lower	Tuvalu
Insufficient Physical Activity	31.89% of adults	26.22% of adults	22% higher	Kiribati
Internet Users (%)	88%	74%	19% higher	Kiribati
Smoking Rate	39.7%	33.7%	18% higher	Kiribati
Forest Area	11.8 km²	10 km²	18% higher	Kiribati
Food Waste per Person	101.82 kg/person/yr	123.62 kg/person/yr	18% lower	Tuvalu
Tobacco Use Prevalence	37.7% of adults	32.9% of adults	15% higher	Kiribati
Protected Land (%)	22.9%	20.2%	13% higher	Kiribati
Death Rate	6.9 per 1k	7.8 per 1k	12% lower	Tuvalu
Hypertension Prevalence	40.6% of adults	45.6% of adults	11% lower	Tuvalu
Birth Rate	19.4 per 1k	21.57 per 1k	10% lower	Tuvalu
Human Development Index	0.64	0.69	7% lower	Tuvalu
Median Age	22.7 years	24.3 years	7% lower	Tuvalu
Youth Population (%)	34.69%	32.95%	5% higher	Kiribati
Electricity Access (%)	95.9%	100%	4% lower	Tuvalu
Women in Senior Management	37.41% of managers	36.06% of managers	4% higher	Kiribati
Dependency Ratio	63.75% of working-age pop.	65.6% of working-age pop.	3% lower	Tuvalu
Urban Population (%)	62.46%	64.73%	3% lower	Tuvalu
Adult Literacy Rate	98.63%	100%	1% lower	Tuvalu
Life Expectancy	66.5 years	67.1 years	1% lower	Tuvalu
Women in Parliament (%)	11.11%	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	29.9% of GDP	ranked lower	Tuvalu
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

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Kiribati Tuvalu

Analysis

Kiribati leads in 36 of 70 shared metrics, while Tuvalu leads in 34.

Kiribati's Coastline Length is 46.6x that of Tuvalu (1.1K km vs 24 km).

Kiribati's Broadband Access (%) is 39.4x that of Tuvalu (202 per 100 people vs 5.0 per 100 people).

Kiribati's Land Area is 26.0x that of Tuvalu (810 km² vs 30 km²).

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

Kiribati's Beer Consumption is 18.0x that of Tuvalu (0.25 L/person/yr vs 0.01 L/person/yr).

Key Comparisons

Coastline LengthKiribati leads

Kiribati

1.1K km

Tuvalu

24 km

Broadband Access (%)Kiribati leads

Kiribati

202 per 100 people

Tuvalu

5.0 per 100 people

Land AreaKiribati leads

Kiribati

810 km²

Tuvalu

30 km²

AirportsKiribati leads

Kiribati

Tuvalu

1.0

Beer ConsumptionKiribati leads

Kiribati

0.25 L/person/yr

Tuvalu

0.01 L/person/yr

Highest ElevationKiribati leads

Kiribati

81 m

Tuvalu

5.0 m

Coastline Length

1.1K km

24 km

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

5.0 per 100 people

Land Area

810 km²

30 km²

Airports

1.0

Beer Consumption

0.25 L/person/yr

0.01 L/person/yr

Highest Elevation

81 m

5.0 m

Population

116.5K

11.8K

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

2.6% of GDP

0.27% of GDP

Renewable Energy (%)

41.9%

5.2%

GDP (Nominal)

$307,862,564.49

$62,280,311.59

Scientific Publications

2.0

0.52

Informal Employment Share

61.52% of employed people

20.09% of employed people

Time Zones Count

6.0 time zones

2.0 time zones

Child Mortality

55.1 per 1k births

19.9 per 1k births

Infant Mortality

39.7 per 1k births

17.1 per 1k births

Forest Coverage (%)

1.5%

33.33%

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

11.26 µg/m³

5.9 µg/m³

Doctors (per 1,000)

0.20 per 1k

1.4 per 1k

Health Spending Per Capita

$217.68

$1,084.67

Inflation Rate

2.5%

11.5%

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Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Coastline Length

Broadband Access (%)

Land Area

Airports

Beer Consumption

Highest Elevation

Population

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Renewable Energy (%)

GDP (Nominal)

Scientific Publications

Informal Employment Share

Time Zones Count

Child Mortality

Infant Mortality

Forest Coverage (%)

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Health Spending Per Capita

Inflation Rate

University Enrollment Rate

Merchant Fleet Size

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Road Traffic Death Rate

Teen Birth Rate

GNI Per Capita

CO2 Per Capita

Spirits Consumption

Government Debt (% GDP)

Population Density

Sanitation Access (%)

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Alcohol Consumption

Health Spending (% GDP)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

GDP Growth Rate

Elderly Population (%)

Agricultural Land (%)

Obesity Rate

Education Spending (% GDP)

Average Weekly Work Hours

Fertility Rate

Insufficient Physical Activity

Internet Users (%)

Smoking Rate

Forest Area

Food Waste per Person

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Protected Land (%)

Death Rate

Hypertension Prevalence

Birth Rate

Human Development Index

Median Age

Youth Population (%)

Electricity Access (%)

Women in Senior Management

Dependency Ratio

Urban Population (%)

Adult Literacy Rate

Life Expectancy

Women in Parliament (%)

Nobel Laureates Born per Million People

Lowest Elevation

Irrigated Land

Land Border Length

Official Languages Count

Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Total CO2 Emissions

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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