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Topic 06 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kiribati: Development & Human Capital
Is a country turning its resources into better lives?
Kiribati is placed 139th of 196 countries on development & human capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics. Readings behind it: Social Protection Coverage 21 (2025); Maternal Mortality Ratio 79.76 (2023).
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Development & Human Capital
139th
of 196 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 3 key statistics
01The evidence
The 3 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kiribati on development & human capital — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 2 of 3
Maternal Mortality Ratio
UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
79.76
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births
Lower is better
Kiribati: 79.76. Across the 195 countries in this edition, values run from 0.11 (Cook Islands) to 992.83 (Nigeria); the world median is 46.65.
- World median
- 46.65
- Best in Micronesia
- 79.76 Kiribati
Key 3 of 3
Human Development Index
UNDP Human Development Report Office
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY 3.0 IGO
0.644
HDI score (0–1)
Higher is better
Ranked 140th of 193 by UNDP Human Development Report Office
Kiribati: 0.644. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.388 (South Sudan) to 0.972 (Iceland); the world median is 0.762.
- World median
- 0.762
- Best in Micronesia
- 0.786 Palau
02Over time
Which way Kiribati is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Maternal Mortality Ratio
Maternal deaths per 100,000 live births · lower is better
KiribatiWorld median
Kiribati fell from 118.5 in 2000 to 79.76 in 2023; the world median went from 70.99 to 46.65.
Every year’s figures
Year Kiribati World median 2023 79.8 46.7 2022 86.0 53.0 2021 121.7 76.6 2020 89.0 56.0 2019 89.2 48.4 2018 86.9 49.3 2017 89.6 47.2 2016 88.1 50.6 2015 90.4 51.9 2014 91.4 52.8 2013 92.9 53.3 2012 97.7 54.6 2011 98.5 55.0 2010 101.9 56.1 2009 99.1 56.3 2008 100.4 55.8 2007 100.7 56.8 2006 102.3 58.1 2005 103.6 60.1 2004 105.6 63.0 2003 105.5 66.8 2002 109.4 66.0 2001 113.3 68.1 2000 118.5 71.0 Human Development Index
HDI score (0–1) · higher is better
KiribatiWorld median
Kiribati rose from 0.588 in 2005 to 0.644 in 2023; the world median went from 0.696 to 0.762.
Every year’s figures
Year Kiribati World median 2023 0.644 0.7620 2022 0.642 0.7610 2021 0.631 0.7450 2020 0.632 0.7425 2019 0.635 0.7515 2018 0.633 0.7520 2017 0.630 0.7480 2016 0.627 0.7500 2015 0.623 0.7430 2014 0.615 0.7410 2013 0.613 0.7390 2012 0.608 0.7350 2011 0.603 0.7250 2010 0.600 0.7250 2009 0.598 0.7220 2008 0.596 0.7180 2007 0.596 0.7100 2006 0.593 0.7045 2005 0.588 0.6960 2004 — 0.6960 2003 — 0.6910 2002 — 0.6845 2001 — 0.6770 2000 — 0.6720
03In context
Kiribati beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 196 countries on development & human capital, never a place within the region.
Kiribati and Micronesia
Kiribati has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 196; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Social Protection CoveragePopulation covered by at least one social protection benefit (%) | Maternal Mortality RatioMaternal deaths per 100,000 live births | Human Development IndexHDI score (0–1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Palau | 81st | 93.2 | 89.42 | 0.786 |
 Nauru | 125th | 65.8 | 273.38 | 0.703 |
 Marshall Islands | 134th | 25.2 | 154.79 | 0.733 |
| Kiribati | 139th | 21 | 79.76 | 0.644 |
 Micronesia | =147th | 20 | 128.75 | 0.615 |
 Guam | not placed | — | — | — |
 Northern Mariana Islands | not placed | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Micronesia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 196.
Placed either side on development & human capital
The countries immediately above and below Kiribati in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kiribati is ahead of the world, and behind
42 more statistics filed under development & human capital, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median10
Statistics on which Kiribati does better than the middle country measured.
Exclusive Breastfeeding Under Six MonthsUNICEF · 2024 · world median 40.7463.5940.74No earlier reading
Kiribati: 63.59 · world median 40.74 · Infants under 6 months exclusively breastfed (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.497 to 83.3; higher is better.
Position 17th of 136 · derived.
Poverty Severity (Squared Poverty Gap) at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.1850.020.185▲ Improved since 2019
Kiribati: 0.02 · world median 0.185 · Squared poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (0–100). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 9.74; lower is better.
Poverty Gap at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.3450.10.345▲ Improved since 2019
Kiribati: 0.1 · world median 0.345 · Poverty gap at $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 19.95; lower is better.
Position 46th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount at $3.00 a Day, Line-up EstimatesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.10.612.1▲ Improved since 2014
Kiribati: 0.61 · world median 2.1 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP, World Bank line-up estimate (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 89.54; lower is better.
Multidimensional Poverty MeasureWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 4.2521.6494.252No earlier reading
Kiribati: 1.649 · world median 4.252 · Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.96; lower is better.
Position 104th of 157 · derived, 1st = worst.
Old-Age Pension CoverageILO · 2025 · world median 80.893.880.8No earlier reading
Kiribati: 93.8 · world median 80.8 · People above statutory pensionable age receiving an old-age pension (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Gender Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.9710.9760.971▲ Improved since 2013
Kiribati: 0.976 · world median 0.971 · Gender Development Index (1.000 = parity). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.407 to 1.038; higher is better.
Position 74th of 184 · derived.
Low Birthweight PrevalenceUNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates) · 2020 · world median 10.219.03110.21No real change since 2010
Kiribati: 9.031 · world median 10.21 · Live births weighing under 2,500 g (%). UNICEF and WHO (Joint Low Birthweight Estimates), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 3.993 to 27.44; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 158 · derived, 1st = worst.
Coefficient of Human InequalityUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 17.0516.6317.05▲ Improved since 2018
Kiribati: 16.63 · world median 17.05 · Coefficient of Human Inequality (%). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 4.865 to 43.08; lower is better.
Position 89th of 169 · derived, 1st = worst.
Wasting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 3.5463.5353.546No earlier reading
Kiribati: 3.535 · world median 3.546 · Children under 5 who are wasted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.1 to 22.74; lower is better.
Position 83rd of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
Behind the world median28
Statistics on which Kiribati does worse than the middle country measured.
Stunting Prevalence in Children Under FiveUNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates) · 2024 · world median 13.815.1813.8No earlier reading
Kiribati: 15.18 · world median 13.8 · Children under 5 who are stunted (%). UNICEF, WHO and World Bank Group (Joint Malnutrition Estimates), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.518 to 52.8; lower is better.
Position 76th of 162 · derived, 1st = worst.
Stillbirth RateUN IGME · 2023 · world median 8.1638.588.163No real change since 2013
Kiribati: 8.58 · world median 8.163 · Stillbirths (per 1,000 total births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.18 to 34.9; lower is better.
Position 93rd of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child MarriageUNICEF · 2025 · world median 17.118.417.1No earlier reading
Kiribati: 18.4 · world median 17.1 · Women 20–24 married before 18 (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.3; lower is better.
Position 67th of 143 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.9339.1299.933▼ Worsened since 2013
Kiribati: 9.129 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 108th of 193 · derived.
Global Multidimensional Poverty IndexOPHI · 2025 · world median 0.0390.080.039▼ Worsened since 2020
Kiribati: 0.08 · world median 0.039 · MPI (0–1). Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 0.517; lower is better.
Position 48th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Immunisation Coverage, DTP3WUENIC · 2025 · world median 918791▲ Improved since 2015
Kiribati: 87 · world median 91 · Infants given a third dose of DTP vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 39 to 99; higher is better.
Inequality-adjusted Human Development IndexUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 0.6090.5350.609No real change since 2018
Kiribati: 0.535 · world median 0.609 · IHDI (0–1). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.226 to 0.923; higher is better.
Position 104th of 169 · derived.
Employment Injury Protection CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 45.932.845.9No earlier reading
Kiribati: 32.8 · world median 45.9 · Labour force covered in the event of a work injury (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $4.20 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.345.691.34▲ Improved since 2019
Kiribati: 5.69 · world median 1.34 · Population below $4.20 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 72.3; lower is better.
Position 22nd of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Access to ElectricityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 10097.7100▲ Improved since 2014
Kiribati: 97.7 · world median 100 · Population with electricity access (%). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 5.4 to 100; higher is better.
Human Capital IndexWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 0.5640.4930.564No real change since 2017
Kiribati: 0.493 · world median 0.564 · HCI score (0–1). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 0.292 to 0.879; higher is better.
Position 115th of 172 · derived.
Immunisation Coverage, Measles First Dose (MCV1)WUENIC · 2025 · world median 908490▲ Improved since 2015
Kiribati: 84 · world median 90 · Infants given a first dose of measles vaccine (%). WHO and UNICEF (WUENIC), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 13 to 99; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6741.1546.67No real change since 2012
Kiribati: 41.15 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 131st of 195 · derived.
Completeness of Birth RegistrationUNICEF · 2025 · world median 98.491.698.4No earlier reading
Kiribati: 91.6 · world median 98.4 · Children under 5 whose birth is registered (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.7 to 100; higher is better.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3411.8713.34No real change since 2013
Kiribati: 11.87 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 139th of 195 · derived.
Country Policy and Institutional AssessmentWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.2462.8923.246▲ Improved since 2015
Kiribati: 2.892 · world median 3.246 · IDA Resource Allocation Index (1 = low to 6 = high). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.617 to 4.225; higher is better.
Position 58th of 78 · derived.
Adequacy of Social Protection and Labour BenefitsWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 18.658.88518.65No earlier reading
Kiribati: 8.885 · world median 18.65 · Benefits received as a share of beneficiaries' total income or consumption (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.455 to 90.86; higher is better.
Prosperity GapWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 1.7543.7521.754▲ Improved since 2019
Kiribati: 3.752 · world median 1.754 · Average factor incomes must rise by to reach $28 a day. World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.406 to 12.06; lower is better.
Position 14th of 60 · derived, 1st = worst.
Life Expectancy at BirthUN DESA Population Division · 2023 · world median 74.6366.4774.63▼ Worsened since 2013
Kiribati: 66.47 · world median 74.63 · Years a newborn would live at current death rates. UN DESA Population Division, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 54.46 to 86.37; higher is better.
Position 184th of 222 · derived.
Neonatal Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 8.13421.718.134▼ Worsened since 2014
Kiribati: 21.71 · world median 8.134 · Deaths in the first 28 days (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.544 to 39.47; lower is better.
Position 35th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $8.30 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 7.8252.027.82▲ Improved since 2019
Kiribati: 52.02 · world median 7.82 · Population below $8.30 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.07 to 93.58; lower is better.
Position 10th of 59 · derived, 1st = worst.
Mortality Rate, Ages 5–14UN IGME · 2024 · world median 2.8589.7692.858▼ Worsened since 2014
Kiribati: 9.769 · world median 2.858 · Deaths between ages 5 and 14 (per 1,000 children aged 5). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.392 to 59.04; lower is better.
Position 29th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Infant Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 12.2638.8112.26▼ Worsened since 2014
Kiribati: 38.81 · world median 12.26 · Deaths before age one (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.214 to 71.87; lower is better.
Position 28th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Statistical Performance IndicatorsWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 69.350.0469.3▲ Improved since 2016
Kiribati: 50.04 · world median 69.3 · SPI overall score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 27.12 to 94.14; higher is better.
Position 163rd of 188 · derived.
Under-Five Mortality RateUN IGME · 2024 · world median 14.5453.0914.54▼ Worsened since 2014
Kiribati: 53.09 · world median 14.54 · Deaths before age five (per 1,000 live births). UN Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (UN IGME), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.26 to 115.65; lower is better.
Position 25th of 200 · derived, 1st = worst.
Child and Family Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 23.751.323.75No earlier reading
Kiribati: 1.3 · world median 23.75 · Children or households with children receiving child or family cash benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
GDP per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 17,2653,36417,265▲ Improved since 2015
Kiribati: 3,364 · world median 17,265 · GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1,067 to 139,593; higher is better.
Position 164th of 185 · derived.
Violent Discipline of ChildrenUNICEF · 2025 · world median 75.892.175.8No earlier reading
Kiribati: 92.1 · world median 75.8 · Children aged 1-14 experiencing violent discipline (%). UNICEF, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 37.6 to 94; lower is better.
Position 2nd of 90 · derived, 1st = worst.
Level with the median, or no median to compare2
Poverty Headcount Ratio at $3.00 a DayWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 0.930.930.93▲ Improved since 2019
Kiribati: 0.93 · world median 0.93 · Population below $3.00 a day, 2021 PPP (%). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 54.36; lower is better.
Position 30th of 58 · derived, 1st = worst.
Unemployment Benefit CoverageILO · 2024 · world median 000No earlier reading
Kiribati: 0 · world median 0 · Unemployed people receiving unemployment benefits (%). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
No better end2
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Net Official Development Assistance ReceivedOECD Development Assistance Committee · 2023 · world median 2.57920.562.579No real change since 2013
Kiribati: 20.56 · world median 2.579 · Net ODA received (% of GNI). OECD Development Assistance Committee, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from -0.001 to 101.78.
Position 6th of 130 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Children with Functional DifficultiesUNICEF · 2024 · world median 1322.513No earlier reading
Kiribati: 22.5 · world median 13 · Children aged 5-17 with a functional difficulty (%). UNICEF, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.9 to 35.2.
No current reading for Kiribati
Access to Electricity, Rural (last 2020), Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Cereal Yield, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Disability Benefit Coverage, Foundational ID Ownership, Gender Inequality Index, GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP) (last 2024), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI) and Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Development & Human Capital among Kiribati’s 12 topics
Development & Human Capital is Kiribati’s 9th best-placed topic of 12. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality12th of 1592/3 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties29th of 1983/4 keys
- Gender & Equality47th of 1832/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience101st of 1933/4 keys
- Energy92nd of 1652/3 keys
- Education & Knowledge116th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture126th of 1842/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing141st of 2004/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital139th of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions157th of 1942/4 keys
- Digital & Technology173rd of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation162nd of 1762/4 keys
No standing on Work & Labour, Environment & Sustainability, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on development & human capital
The three countries placed highest of 196, and the leaders Kiribati can most readily be measured against.
1
Cook IslandsPolynesia
1st of 196 · 2 of 3 keys
Photo: Benedict Adam · CC BY 2.0, greyscale
2
NorwayNorthern Europe
2nd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: Ximonic , Simo Räsänen · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 196 · 3 of 3 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Oceania
Cook Islands1st2/3 keysHighest in Micronesia
Palau81st3/3 keysThis page
Kiribati139th3/3 keys
Positions out of 196 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Kiribati and development & human capital
On development & human capital
Global Hunger Index 2025: Countries with the Most Alarming Hunger Crisis
Thirteen countries scored across four editions — 2000, 2008, 2016 and 2025 — and five the report could not score at all. DR Congo and South Sudan share 121st place on 37.5.
On development & human capital
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
08Questions
Kiribati on development & human capital: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kiribati rank on development & human capital?
Kiribati is placed 139th of 196 countries on Development & Human Capital in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 3 key statistics (Social Protection Coverage, Maternal Mortality Ratio and Human Development Index). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Social Protection Coverage figure for Kiribati?
21 in 2025 (population covered by at least one social protection benefit (%)), according to International Labour Organization (ILO). The world median in the same edition was 52.1.
What is the latest Maternal Mortality Ratio figure for Kiribati?
79.76 in 2023 (maternal deaths per 100,000 live births), according to UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG). The world median in the same edition was 46.65.
How have Kiribati’s development & human capital figures changed?
Maternal Mortality Ratio fell from 118.5 in 2000 to 79.76 in 2023; Human Development Index rose from 0.588 in 2005 to 0.644 in 2023.
Which development & human capital statistics are missing for Kiribati?
No current reading is published for Kiribati on Access to Electricity, Rural, Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, Cereal Yield, Comprehensive Wealth per Capita, Disability Benefit Coverage, Foundational ID Ownership, Gender Inequality Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison), Human Capital Wealth per Capita, Malaria Incidence (P. falciparum), Malaria Incidence (P. vivax), Malaria Mortality (P. falciparum), Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP), Official Development Assistance Given (% of GNI) and Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
Poverty lines, inequality and aid received are published here as context rather than as keys, often because they cover fewer countries or are measured too rarely. Development is also not the same as economic size or growth, which belong to Economy & Innovation.
How the Development & Human Capital standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 3 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 3 keys to be placed.
The development & human capital method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Social Protection Coverage — International Labour Organization (ILO), CC BY 4.0
- Maternal Mortality Ratio — UN Maternal Mortality Estimation Inter-Agency Group (MMEIG), CC BY 3.0 IGO
- Human Development Index — UNDP Human Development Report Office, CC BY 3.0 IGO
The other 42 statistics on this page come from 12 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kiribati’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kiribati (banner) — Photo taken by Government of Kiribati employee in the course of their work, CC BY 3.0
- Cook Islands — Benedict Adam, CC BY 2.0
- Norway — Ximonic , Simo Räsänen, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kiribati: Development & Human Capital — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kiribati/development