Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Gambia instead of Kiribati, you would:

Health

be 77.6% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

Life

have 43.0% more children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gambia, there are 28.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.5 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Gambia, 597.0 women do as of 2017.

be 12.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 51.0% 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 Gambia, that number is 49% of people on average (69% in urban areas, and 16% in rural areas) as of 2019.

Expenditures

spend 76.6% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 63.1% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gambia, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 93.0% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Gambia: At a glance

Gambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 10,120 sq km. The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, but tensions have flared up intermittently since then. Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential elections in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH has been elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2011.
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