Kiribati vs Bangladesh

Kiribati
East Asia & Pacific
Lower middle income
Capital: Tarawa
Population
134.5K
GDP
$343.2M
Bangladesh
South Asia
Lower middle income
Capital: Dhaka
Population
173.6M
GDP
$450.1B

POP 1290.3x GDP 1311.7x LE 8.3 yrs same-band LMC

Widest indicator spreads · Kiribati vs Bangladesh

GDP (Current USD)99.9%Population99.9%Net Migration99.9%Foreign Direct Investment99.4%Forest Area89.9%Population Density87.6%Education Expenditure (%…87.6%Poverty (< $2.15/day)84.7%
WIDE pair: the board is the GDP (Current USD) gap first (Kiribati LMC vs Bangladesh LMC).

Demographics: Population (Bangladesh, 100% spread)

Indicator Kiribati Bangladesh Year
Population 134.5K 173.6M 2024
Population Density 163.6 1319.2 2023
Urban Population 62.5% 32.7% 2024
Population Ages 65+ 4.2% 6.5% 2024

1 closer demographics rows sit on the Kiribati and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Economy: GDP (Current USD) (Bangladesh, 100% spread)

Indicator Kiribati Bangladesh Year
GDP (Current USD) $343.2M $450.1B 2024
Foreign Direct Investment $8.1M $1.3B 2024
Inflation (Consumer Prices) 2.5% 10.5% 2024
Trade (% of GDP) 102.1% 26.8% 2024

4 closer economy rows sit on the Kiribati and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Health: Health Expenditure (% of GDP) (Kiribati, 80% spread)

Indicator Kiribati Bangladesh Year
Health Expenditure (% of GDP) 10.9% 2.2% 2023
Physicians (per 1,000 people) 0.2 0.7 2013
Under-5 Mortality Rate 53.1 30.5 2024
Infant Mortality Rate 38.8 24.4 2024

3 closer health rows sit on the Kiribati and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Education: Education Expenditure (% of GDP) (Kiribati, 88% spread)

Indicator Kiribati Bangladesh Year
Education Expenditure (% of GDP) 16.4% 2.0% 2023
School Enrollment (Tertiary) 5.0% 23.7% 2024
School Enrollment (Secondary) 90.3% 64.3% 2024
Literacy Rate (Adult) 98.6% 79.0% 2020

2 closer education rows sit on the Kiribati and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Environment: Forest Area (Bangladesh, 90% spread)

Indicator Kiribati Bangladesh Year
Forest Area 1.5% 14.5% 2023
Renewable Energy Consumption 41.9% 25.0% 2022

3 closer environment rows sit on the Kiribati and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Infrastructure: Access to Clean Water (Bangladesh, 74% spread)

Indicator Kiribati Bangladesh Year
Access to Clean Water 15.1% 59.1% 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 53.5 108.1 2024
Internet Users 89.4% 53.4% 2024
Access to Sanitation 24.6% 37.3% 2024

1 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Kiribati and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

Social: Net Migration (Kiribati, 100% spread)

Indicator Kiribati Bangladesh Year
Net Migration -471 -473,362 2024
Poverty (< $2.15/day) 0.9% 5.9% 2023
Intentional Homicides 7.1 2.3 2012
GINI Index 24.7 30.9 2023

2 closer social rows sit on the Kiribati and Bangladesh profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.

How to read this Kiribati vs Bangladesh comparison

Kiribati (LMC, East Asia & Pacific) vs Bangladesh (LMC, South Asia) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 1290.3x smaller (134.5K vs 173.6M) and total GDP is 1311.7x smaller ($343.2M vs $450.1B). The gap board leads on GDP (Current USD) (~100% relative spread) across 42 indicators in 7 topics. Same income tier; rate and stock gaps are the sharper policy read. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.

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Kiribati vs Bangladesh figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · same-band LMC · WIDE scale band.