Kiribati
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Oceania.
Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau and Tuvalu are made of small islands and atolls spread across the ocean, so their outlines are scattered specks.
- Capital
- South Tarawa
Also accepted in our quizzes: Tarawa - Continent
- Oceania
More Oceania quizzes - Land neighbours
- None
- Population
- 136,488 (2025)
- Total area
- 810 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 1.9° N, 157.4° W
Kiribati at a glance
Kiribati is a country in Oceania. Its capital is South Tarawa. It has no land neighbours.
Within Oceania, Kiribati has the lowest share of land under forest (1.5% in 2023, among 13 countries with data).
Flag of Kiribati
Kiribati’s flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Kiribati in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Oceania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 136,488 | 179thof 195 | 8thof 14 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 810 km² | 172ndof 194 | 8thof 14 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $349.2M | 178thof 182 | 10thof 14 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $2,559 | 143rdof 182 | 13thof 14 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 66.6 years | 158thof 195 | 12thof 14 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.12 | 53rdof 195 | 6thof 14 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $238 | 121stof 191 | 10thof 14 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 63.4% | 97thof 195 | 7thof 14 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 89.4% | 59thof 180 | 3rdof 11 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 1.5% | 175thof 191 | 13thof 13 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.59 t | 142ndof 181 | 7thof 9 |
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Kiribati and its nearest countries
Kiribati has no land neighbours, so this compares it with the four countries closest to it.
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 | Distanceclosest points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kiribati | 136,488 | 810 km² | $2,559 | |
| Nauru | 12,025 | 20 km² | $14,640 | about 290 km |
| Marshall Islands | 36,282 | 180 km² | $8,489 | about 450 km |
| Tuvalu | 9,492 | 30 km² | $6,041 | about 810 km |
| Micronesia | 113,683 | 700 km² | $4,414 | about 990 km |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Kiribati · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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