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Kiribati vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 97 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kiribati
kir
Leads on 31 of 97 metrics
Mexico
mex
Leads on 59 of 97 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kiribati and Mexico: Mexico leads on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars (2.29 trillion $) against Kiribati (345.45 million $); Mexico leads on Agricultural land (1.04 million sq. km) against Kiribati (340 sq. km); Kiribati leads on Major Urban Areas Population (64,000 people) against Mexico (22.28 people). Across 97 compared metrics, Kiribati wins on 31 and Mexico wins on 59.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 41 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 4 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • People and Society: 26 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88 %★81.18 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Radios17,000★31
Televisions1,000★25.6
Waterways52,900★

Economy

41 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.32M $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars345.45M $2.29T $★
Coal Revenue00.03★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.1 % of GDP★5.4 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index78.486.1★
Electricity Consumption26.97258.7★
Electricity Exports07.31★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels73★71
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants017★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables27★9
Electricity Imports03.53★
Electricity Installed Capacity11,000★72.56
Electricity Production29302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)8.58 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient27.843.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-6.2 %0.2 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.3 %4.7 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)NA0.5 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption300★2.07
Oil Exports01.51★
Oil Imports284496,000★
Oil Production02.98★
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people★36.3 people
Public Debt22.9★45.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.3 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption400★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports420867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production0844,600★
Remittances4★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources0.040.1★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)21.289.04★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.7★14.2
Unemployment Rate30.6 %4.38 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3,169★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions81,000441.05★
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 mmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources0461.89★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.25 %★1.86 %
Agricultural land340 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,143 km9,330 km★
Irrigated Land059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.99 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions332★
Independence1216★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)24.6★16.4
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)14.8 % of GDP★6.1 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA0.4 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.1★21.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)46 %28.9 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA340,000
Underweight Children Under 56.94.2★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)65.71 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.560.63★
Life expectancy at birth69.48 years80.06 years★
Median age of population23.1 years29.96 years★
Population Change1,922.9 persons1.20M persons★
Population density190.85 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population138,459 persons133.03M persons★
Birth Rate (%)19.4 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate33.5 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)6.88 %6.04 %★
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)16.4 % of GDP★4.1 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age36,151.8 persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate39,000★56.13
Learning-adjusted years of school8.03 years9.01 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population64,000 people★22.28 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.2★169.01
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization66.1 %77.59 %★
Physician Density0.2 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.98 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums3.37 %15.76 %★
Total deaths922.7 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.09 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate3.06 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-523.4 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate51.97 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.190.48★
Airports211,580★
Civil Air Travel2186★

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