China vs Kiribati: Land area in square kilometers, per capita

China
0.0067 sq. km per person
in 2023
Kiribati
0.0061 sq. km per person
in 2023
China rank
143rd
Kiribati rank
146th

Land area in square kilometers, per capita over time

  • China
  • Kiribati
00.0050.010.015196119922023

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0067 sq. km per person against 0.0061 sq. km per person in Kiribati, a difference of 0.0006 sq. km per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kiribati ahead.

China ranks 143rd and Kiribati ranks 146th of 215 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Kiribati Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0131 sq. km per person 0.0154 sq. km per person 0.0023 sq. km per person Kiribati
1970s 0.0104 sq. km per person 0.0135 sq. km per person 0.0031 sq. km per person Kiribati
1980s 0.009 sq. km per person 0.0122 sq. km per person 0.0032 sq. km per person Kiribati
1990s 0.0079 sq. km per person 0.01 sq. km per person 0.0022 sq. km per person Kiribati
2000s 0.0072 sq. km per person 0.0084 sq. km per person 0.0011 sq. km per person Kiribati
2010s 0.0068 sq. km per person 0.007 sq. km per person 0.0001 sq. km per person Kiribati
2020s 0.0067 sq. km per person 0.0063 sq. km per person 0.0004 sq. km per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land area in square kilometers, per capita, China or Kiribati?
China, at 0.0067 sq. km per person against 0.0061 sq. km per person in Kiribati as of 2023.
What is the difference in land area in square kilometers, per capita between China and Kiribati?
0.0006 sq. km per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Kiribati?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do China and Kiribati rank globally for land area in square kilometers, per capita?
China ranks 143rd and Kiribati ranks 146th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Land area in square kilometers, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Land area in square kilometers, per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
215 places, 12,259 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Land area in square kilometers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.