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

Health

live 8.0 years less

In Azerbaijan, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 77 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 65.5% more likely to be obese

In Azerbaijan, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 59.6% less spent on your healthcare

Azerbaijan spends $993 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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have 27.3% less access to essential health services

Azerbaijan scores 66 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 11.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Azerbaijan has a suicide rate of 1.6 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 65.5% less money

Azerbaijan has a GDP per capita of $7,411 as of 2025, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Azerbaijan, there are approximately 10.0 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 4.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Azerbaijan, approximately 18.0 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 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Azerbaijan, approximately 12.5 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 19.1% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Azerbaijan, approximately 98% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 95% 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 4.5 times more on education

Azerbaijan spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 2.6 times more on healthcare

Azerbaijan 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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Safety

be 64.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Azerbaijan, road accidents kill 17.2 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 99.9% less home broadband

Azerbaijan has 21.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

be 57.0% less likely to die from air pollution

In Azerbaijan, air pollution causes 114.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kiribati, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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emit 84.5% less CO2

Azerbaijan emits 3.8 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), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), 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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