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Digital & energy access · East Asia & Pacific · Lower-middle income
Kiribati: internet, mobile and energy access
Internet users is 89.4% (2024), 62nd of 188 in the world and 11th of 28 in East Asia & Pacific. Mobile subscriptions is 53.5 (2024), 198th of 210 in the world and 30th of 34 in East Asia & Pacific. Fixed broadband is 0.0 (2024), 200th of 208 in the world and 33rd of 34 in East Asia & Pacific.
Internet users
KiribatiEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
Mobile subscriptions
KiribatiEast Asia & PacificLower-middle incomeWorld
10 indicators
Digital & energy access: Kiribati in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet usersInternet users, % of population | 89.4%2024 | 62/188 | 11/28 | 1.8% | 9.1% | 53.0% | +77.2 ppsince 2014 | 88.4% | 62.9% | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptionsMobile subscriptions per 100 people | 53.52024 | 198/210 | 30/34 | 0.3 | 9.7 | 43.3 | +106%since 2014 | 135.1 | 89.9 | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadbandFixed broadband per 100 people | 0.02024 | 200/208 | 33/34 | · | 0.8 | 0.1 | −92%since 2014 | 36.5 | 5.0 | 20.1 | |
| Fixed telephoneFixed telephone lines per 100 people | 0.02024 | 204/213 | 36/37 | 3.8 | 7.7 | 0.0 | −99%since 2014 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 9.9 | |
| Secure serversSecure internet servers per million people | 222024 | 195/215 | 36/37 | · | 0 | 40 | +157%since 2014 | 5,322 | 717 | 16,381 | |
| Electricity accessAccess to electricity, % of population | 97.7%2024 | 144/215 | 25/36 | 55.6% | 63.2% | 91.0% | +14.3 ppsince 2014 | 98.6% | 91.4% | 91.9% | |
| Electricity access, ruralAccess to electricity, rural, % of rural population | 94.3%2020 | 143/211 | 26/35 | 26.9% | 39.4% | 94.3% | +54.9 ppsince 2010 | 97.3% | 88.0% | 84.9% | |
| Electricity access, urbanAccess to electricity, urban, % of urban population | 97.0%2024 | 165/213 | 31/35 | 93.6% | 89.5% | 88.4% | +7.9 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 96.2% | 97.8% | |
| Clean cookingAccess to clean cooking fuels, % of population | 24.0%2024 | 158/192 | 24/30 | 2.0% | 3.0% | 14.0% | +19.0 ppsince 2014 | 87.0% | 63.8% | 75.4% | |
| Energy use per personEnergy use, kg of oil equivalent per person | 108 kgoe2007 | — | — | · | · | · | — | 2,488 kgoe | 640 kgoe | 1,892 kgoe |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Internet users+77.2 pp89.4% in 2024
- Secure servers+157%22 in 2024
- Electricity access+14.3 pp97.7% in 2024
- Electricity access, rural+54.9 pp94.3% in 2020
Worse than ten years ago
- Fixed broadband−92%0.0 in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Kiribati and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Kiribati. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Kiribati | United States | France |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 89.4%2024 | 94.7%2024 | 88.7%2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | 53.52024 | 113.22024 | 116.72023 |
| Fixed broadband | 0.02024 | 38.92024 | 48.92024 |
| Fixed telephone | 0.02024 | 23.62024 | 56.12023 |
| Secure servers | 222024 | 196,6162024 | 57,2752024 |
| Electricity access | 97.7%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, rural | 94.3%2020 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Electricity access, urban | 97.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Clean cooking | 24.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 | 100.0%2024 |