Number of local governments (number) in Kiribati
Kiribati: Number of local governments (number) was 23 in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
23
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
56th
of 82 countries
All-time high
23
in 2014
All-time low
23
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014–2021
Number of local governments in Kiribati, 2014–2021
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Kiribati recorded 23 for number of local governments in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
That places Kiribati 56th out of 82 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
Number of local governments (number) in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 23 | — |
| 2015 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 23 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 23 | +0.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 23 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61, 38% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 23 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22, 1.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 6 |
| 2020s | 23 | 23 | 23 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Kiribati
- 53 Switzerland 26 compare
- 54 Marshall Islands 24 compare
- 54 Montenegro 24
- 57 Mongolia 22 compare
- 57 Papua New Guinea 22 compare
- 59 Kazakhstan 20 compare
More public sector data for Kiribati
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Tax revenue 17.5% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 7.4% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 11.8% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 7.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of local governments in Kiribati?
- Number of local governments in Kiribati was 23 in 2021, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest number of local governments recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 23 in 2014.
- What is the lowest number of local governments recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 in 2014.
- How does Kiribati rank for number of local governments?
- Kiribati ranks 56th out of 82 countries with data for 2021.
- Is number of local governments rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Number of local governments (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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