Social Development in Kiribati 72 indicators covering social development for Kiribati. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 2025 — 187th Political Rights Rating 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Electoral democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 11th Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 1 2025 unchanged 153rd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per person 2025 — 140th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 5 2025 — 187th Sovereign state gleditsch ward, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 % change on previous year 2025 up 100.0% 122nd Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 — 113th Political rights rating fh, per square kilometre 0.0012 units per square kilometre 2023 unchanged 26th Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per square kilometre 2023 down 100.0% 184th Democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Physical Integrity Rights Score 4.32 2019 up 2.1% 9th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 52 2025 up 940.0% 166th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per capita 0.0004 units per person 2025 up 790.1% 100th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 up 470.5% 71st Political Rights Score 36 2025 unchanged 44th Freedom Score 89 2025 down 2.2% 43rd Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, annual growth rate -1.89 % change on previous year 2025 up 98.1% 45th Full democracy 1 2025 unchanged 1st States involved in state-based conflicts 0 2025 — 36th Sovereign state 1 2025 unchanged 1st Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.239 2024 down 11.0% 153rd Number of armed conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 34th Number of state-based conflicts 0 conflicts 2025 — 19th Countries where armed conflicts took place 0 2025 — 56th Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre 0.0333 units per square kilometre 2023 — 96th LGBT+ Rights Index 0.6099 2019 up 256.3% 118th Press freedom 2 2016 unchanged 1st Countries with accredited independent national human rights institutions 0 number 2025 — 116th Age of electoral democracy 48 years 2025 up 26.3% 44th Full democracy lexical, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Internally displaced people due to conflict 0 people 2024 — 38th Alcohol, total per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.631 2024 down 12.0% 176th Alcohol, recorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.2396 2024 down 10.8% 165th Alcohol, unrecorded per capita (15+) consumption (in litres of pure) 0.3914 2024 down 12.7% 129th Alcohol, tourist consumption (in litres of pure alcohol), three-year 0 2024 — 55th Alcohol, consumption of pure alcohol by type of beverage 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st Homicide rate 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 up 60.9% 46th Homicides 8 homicides 2012 up 100.0% 151st Homicide rate, WHO vs. UNODC 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 up 60.9% 46th Homicide rate in 1990 vs. 2020 7.12 homicides per 100,000 population 2012 up 60.9% 46th States involved in interstate conflicts 0 2014 — 51st Share of countries with independent national human rights institutions 0.0% 2025 — 90th Homicides 5.66 deaths 2021 down 1.0% 176th Homicide rate 4.39 deaths per 100,000 people 2021 down 15.7% 100th Estimates of rates of homicides per 100 000 population 4.45 2021 down 13.5% 94th Number of current tobacco smokers, estimate 30,000 2030 down 6.2% 152nd States involved in wars 0 2011 — 5th Alcohol, total (recorded + unrecorded) per capita (15+) consumption 0.6815 2030 down 6.4% 158th Age of full democracy 48 years 2025 up 26.3% 33rd Estimate of current tobacco use prevalence (%) 32.8% 2030 down 21.2% 16th Number of current of tobacco users, estimate 30,000 2030 down 6.2% 153rd Alcohol, abstainers lifetime (%), age-standardized 58.2% 2020 down 2.7% 59th Alcohol, abstainers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 74.8% 2020 down 1.5% 49th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+), drinkers only, past 30 days 53.9% 2020 up 4.7% 27th Alcohol, consumers past 12 months (%), age-standardized 25.2% 2020 up 4.7% 138th Alcohol, former drinkers (%), age-standardized 16.5% 2020 up 3.2% 60th Alcohol, heavy episodic drinking (15+) past 30 days (%) 12.9% 2020 up 9.7% 121st Page 1 of 2 Next →