Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Burundi, you would:
Health
be 8.5 times more likely to be obese
In Burundi, 5.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Burundi has a GDP per capita of $700 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 83.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Burundi, approximately 548.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Burundi, approximately 37.8 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 42.8% fewer children
In Burundi, there are approximately 35.2 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 9.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burundi, approximately 11% of people have electricity access (66% in urban areas, and 2% 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 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Burundi, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.4 times more on education
Burundi spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 28.8% more on healthcare
Burundi spends 8.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
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