Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Western Sahara, you would:
Health
live 3.4 years longer
In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Life
be 31.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
have 28.1% fewer children
In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Kiribati, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
How big is Kiribati compared to Western Sahara? See an in-depth size comparison.