Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 24.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
make 17.9% less money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 80.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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.
Expenditures
spend 7.3 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 35.5% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
How big is Kiribati compared to Haiti? See an in-depth size comparison.