Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 90.2% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 42.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Ethiopia, that number is 17.5% as of 2012.
Life
have 51.5% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Ethiopia, there are 30.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Ethiopia, 401.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 47% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 36.8% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Ethiopia, about 24.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.9% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ethiopia spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 68.9% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ethiopia: At a glance
How big is Ethiopia compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.