Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 9.9 years less

In Aruba, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 years for men, 79 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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Economy

make 93.4% less money

Aruba has a GDP per capita of $38,591 as of 2024, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.3 times more children

In Aruba, there are approximately 7.6 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 3.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Aruba, approximately 12.1 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 4.5 times more on education

Aruba spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 16.7 times more coastline

Aruba has a total of 68 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Safety

be 3.8 times more likely to be murdered

Aruba has a homicide rate of 1.9 per 100,000 people as of 2014. In Kiribati, that number is 7.2 per 100,000 as of 2012.

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Infrastructure

find 99.8% less home broadband

Aruba has 17.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 88.5% less CO2

Aruba emits 5.2 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 (2021–2025), The World Factbook (2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2014). How we calculate this

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Aruba is about 4.5 times smaller than Kiribati.
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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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