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Kiribati vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

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

Kiribati
kir
Leads on 29 of 103 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 64 of 103 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kiribati and Thailand: Thailand leads on Top Exporting Countries (337.63 billion USD) against Kiribati (17.09 million USD); Kiribati leads on Major Urban Areas Population (64,000 people) against Thailand (11.07 people); Thailand leads on Oil Consumption (988,000) against Kiribati (300). Across 103 compared metrics, Kiribati wins on 29 and Thailand wins on 64.

  • 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🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)89.44 %90.87 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)88 %89.54 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 88% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Radios17,000★13.96
Televisions1,000★15.19
Waterways54,000★

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country62.32M $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars345.45M $533.67B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)25.85 %★22.46 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.1 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index78.484.6★
Electricity Consumption26.97187.7★
Electricity Exports02.27★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7376★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants08★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables27★16
Electricity Imports019.83★
Electricity Installed Capacity11,000★44.89
Electricity Production29181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)8.58 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient27.833.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-6.2 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)9.3 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)NA1.8 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption300988,000★
Oil Exports0269,100★
Oil Imports284807,100★
Oil Production0406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line21.9 people5.4 people★
Public Debt22.9★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)5.3 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption400★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports0278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports420134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production01.33★
Remittances4★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources0.040.34★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)6.130.13★
Taxes and Other Revenues17.7★15.4
Top Exporting Countries17.09M USD337.63B USD★
Unemployment Rate30.6 %1.42 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)3,169★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions81,000336.69★
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 mhighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Protected Land Area for Adaptation23.05 sq km★18.37 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources0438.61★

Geography

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization2.25 %5.23 %★
Agricultural land340 sq. km243,086.8 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)1,143 km3,219 km★
Irrigated Land064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country59.99 %★56.88 %
Administrative Divisions376★
Independence12123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

11 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)24.6★10.2
Health Care Spending per Capita461.87 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)14.8 % of GDP★5.2 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA1 %
Hospital Bed Density1.9 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)80 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth23.123.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)46 %10 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDSNA500,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People1 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people
Underweight Children Under 56.96.7★

People and Society

26 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)65.71 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.560.63★
Life expectancy at birth69.48 years80.78 years★
Median age of population23.1 years41.03 years★
Population Change1,922.9 persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density190.85 per sq. km140.16 per sq. km★
Total population138,459 persons71.57M persons★
Birth Rate (%)19.4 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate33.5 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)6.88 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)16.4 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age36,151.8 persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate39,000★40.21
Learning-adjusted years of school8.03 years8.95 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population64,000 people★11.07 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.2★169.16
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization66.1 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.2 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate0.98 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums3.37 %★2 %
Total deaths922.7 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)40.09 %44.11 %★
Total fertility rate3.06 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-523.4 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate51.97 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇮 Kiribati🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.191.01★
Airports21105★
Civil Air Travel241★

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