| Attribute |
Kiribati × | 
Marshall Islands × |
| Geography | | |
| Area (km²) | 811 | 181 |
| Continent | Australia | Australia |
| Land area (km²) | 811 | 181 |
| Water area (km²) | 0 | 0 |
| Land boundaries (km) | 0 | 0 |
| Coastline (km) | 1,143 | 370.4 |
| Mean elevation (m) | 2 | 2 |
| Lowest point (m) | 0 | 0 |
| Highest point (m) | 81 | 14 |
| People | | |
| Population | 111,796 | 77,917 |
| Official languages | | |
| Religion | Roman Catholic | Protestant |
| Government | | |
| Long country name | Republic of Kiribati | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Short country name | Kiribati | Marshall Islands |
| Long local name | Republic of Kiribati | Republic of the Marshall Islands |
| Short local name | Kiribati | Marshall Islands |
| Former name | | - Marshall Islands District
- Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands
|
| Government type | Presidential republic | Presidential republic in free association with the US |
| Capital | Tarawa | Majuro |
| Economy | | |
| GDP (PPP) (USD) | 227,000,000 | 196,000,000 |
| GDP (OER) (USD) | 197,000,000 | 222,000,000 |
| GDP (real growth rate) (%) | 3.1 | 2.5 |
| GDP - per capita (PPP) (USD) | 2,000 | 3,600 |
| Labor force | 39,000 | 10,670 |
| Unemployment rate (%) | 30.6 | 36 |
| Budget revenues (USD) | 151,200,000 | 116,700,000 |
| Budget expenditures (USD) | 277,500,000 | 113,900,000 |
| Taxes and other revenues (% of GDP) | 76.8 | 52.6 |
| Budget surplus or deficit (% of GDP) | -64.1 | 1.3 |
| Public debt (% of GDP) | 26.3 | 25.5 |
| Inflation rate (%) | 0.4 | 0 |
| Current account balance (USD) | 18,000,000 | -1,000,000 |
| Exports (USD) | 84,750,000 | 0 |
| Imports (USD) | 107,100,000 | 103,800,000 |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold (USD) | 0 | - |
| External debt (USD) | 40,900,000 | 97,960,000 |
| National currency | Australian dollars | US Dollar |
| National currency (code) | AUD | USD |
| National currency (symbol) | $ | $ |
| National currency rate to USD | 1.31 | - |