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Kiribati vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 103 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kiribati
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Leads on 25 of 103 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 69 of 103 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kiribati and Malaysia: Malaysia leads on Top Exporting Countries (274.68 billion USD) against Kiribati (17.09 million USD); Kiribati leads on Major Urban Areas Population (64,000 people) against Malaysia (8.62 people); Kiribati leads on Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs) (3,169) against Malaysia (13.93 million). Across 103 compared metrics, Kiribati wins on 25 and Malaysia wins on 69.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 11 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.44 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88 %97.69 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Radios17,000★10.9
Televisions1,000★10.8
Waterways57,200★

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.32M $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars345.45M $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)25.85 %★22.8 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index78.483.3★
Electricity Consumption26.97136.9★
Electricity Exports03★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7378★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants018★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables27★4
Electricity Imports033★
Electricity Installed Capacity11,000★33
Electricity Production29148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)8.58 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient27.840.7★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-6.2 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.3 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)NA2.03 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Oil Consumption300561,000★
Oil Exports0644,900★
Oil Imports284355,300★
Oil Production0664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people6.2 people★
Public Debt22.9★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.3 USD★5.1 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption400704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports420304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0528,300★
Remittances4★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources0.041.57★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)21.281.66★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.7★12.6
Top Exporting Countries17.09M USD274.68B USD★
Unemployment Rate30.6 %4.61 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3,169★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions81,000260.01★
Population Distributionconsists of three archipelagos spread out over an area roughly the size of India; the eastern Line Islands and central Phoenix Islands are sparsely populated, but the western Gilbert Islands are some of the most densely settled places on earth, with the ma highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.05 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources0580★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.25 %4.11 %★
Agricultural land340 sq. km85,710 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,143 km4,675 km★
Irrigated Land04,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.99 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions313★
Independence1231★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Access to Safe Drinking Water15.09 %94.7 %★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)24.6★21.1
Health Care Spending per Capita461.87 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)14.8 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.3 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)46 %15.6 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 56.9★15.3

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)65.71 %★58.88 %
Human Capital Index0.560.65★
Life expectancy at birth69.48 years80.87 years★
Median age of population23.1 years31.44 years★
Population Change1,922.9 persons428,622.9 persons★
Population density190.85 per sq. km110.8 per sq. km★
Total population138,459 persons36.40M persons★
Birth Rate (%)19.4 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate33.5 %52.2 %★
Death Rate (%)6.88 %5.8 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)16.4 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age36,151.8 persons9.69M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate39,000★16.74
Learning-adjusted years of school8.03 years9.72 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population64,000 people★8.62 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.2★167.88
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization66.1 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.2 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.98 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums3.37 %★0.2 %
Total deaths922.7 persons★179,998.3 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.09 %42.17 %★
Total fertility rate3.06 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-523.4 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate51.97 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.191.58★
Airports21100★
Civil Air Travel253★

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