Kiribati vs Thailand: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Kiribati
63.4%
in 2025
Thailand
62.8%
in 2025
Kiribati rank
128th
Thailand rank
131st
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kiribati
- Thailand
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 63.4% against 62.8% in Thailand, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 128th and Thailand ranks 131st of 236 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.5% | 11.0% | 1.5% | Kiribati |
| 1960s | 19.9% | 12.4% | 7.5% | Kiribati |
| 1970s | 27.7% | 15.0% | 12.6% | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 33.5% | 17.8% | 15.7% | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 37.2% | 23.8% | 13.4% | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 44.3% | 37.4% | 6.9% | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 48.1% | 3.3% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 61.0% | 60.2% | 0.8% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Kiribati or Thailand?
- Kiribati, at 63.4% against 62.8% in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Kiribati and Thailand?
- 0.6%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Thailand?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Thailand rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 128th and Thailand ranks 131st of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.