Kiribati vs Tuvalu: Free country
Kiribati
2
in 2025
Tuvalu
2
in 2025
Kiribati rank
1st
Tuvalu rank
1st
Free country over time
- Kiribati
- Tuvalu
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 2 against 2 in Tuvalu, a difference of 0.
Across all 46 years both countries report, Tuvalu has been ahead every year.
Kiribati ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | Tuvalu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1980s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 1990s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2000s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 | 0 | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher free country, Kiribati or Tuvalu?
- Kiribati, at 2 against 2 in Tuvalu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in free country between Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 0, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Tuvalu?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and Tuvalu rank globally for free country?
- Kiribati ranks 1st and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Freedom House (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Free country. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The variable identifies the political regime of a country. It distinguishes between free countries (score 2), partly free countries (score 1), and not free countries (score 0).