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

Health

live 9.9 years less

In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 93.4% more likely to be obese

In Algeria, 23.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 45.2% less spent on your healthcare

Algeria spends $732 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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have 35.1% less access to essential health services

Algeria scores 74 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 8.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Algeria has a suicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kiribati, it is 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 57.7% less money

Algeria has a GDP per capita of $6,051 as of 2025, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

be 21.1% more likely to be literate

In Algeria, the literacy rate is 81.4% as of 2018. In Kiribati, it is 98.6% as of 2020.

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have 34.3% more children

In Algeria, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 29.0% more likely to die during childbirth

In Algeria, approximately 62.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kiribati, 80.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 99.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Algeria, approximately 19.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 15.5% more likely to have internet access

In Algeria, approximately 77.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.

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be 14.4% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Algeria, approximately 92% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 85% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 79% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 82.5% more on education

Algeria spends 9.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Algeria spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 14.5% more coastline

Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Safety

be 66.1% less likely to die in a road accident

In Algeria, road accidents kill 18.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kiribati, they kill 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.8% less home broadband

Algeria has 13.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 85.2% less CO2

Algeria emits 4.0 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this

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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