Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 8.3 years longer

In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.

Life

be 83.1% less likely to die during childbirth

In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.

be 32.0% less likely to die during infancy

In Lesotho, approximately 48.4 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.

have 13.1% fewer children

In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 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 2.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 11.6% less likely to have internet access

In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 67.6% more on education

Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

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

Kiribati: At a glance

Kiribati is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 811 sq km. The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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