Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
be 2.7 times more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 17.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 27.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 43.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 164.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 29.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 46.5 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 18.3% fewer children
In Yemen, there are approximately 24.6 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 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 47% of people have electricity access (72% in urban areas, and 31% 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 40.7% more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 17.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Yemen, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 82% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Yemen spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2015. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 40.0% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 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
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