Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Ethiopia, you would:
Health
be 10.2 times more likely to be obese
In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ethiopia, 17.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 77.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Ethiopia, approximately 401.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
have 34.0% fewer children
In Ethiopia, there are approximately 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kiribati, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Ethiopia, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 100% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 58.3% more likely to have internet access
In Ethiopia, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Ethiopia spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.2 times more on healthcare
Ethiopia spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
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