Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 11.4 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 55 years (53 years for men, 57 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 3.1 times more spent on your healthcare
Chad spends $130 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.
have 65.5% more access to essential health services
Chad scores 29 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.
be 6.2 times more likely to be obese
In Chad, 7.4% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.
be 3.4 times more likely to die by suicide
Chad has a suicide rate of 5.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kiribati, it is 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 87.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Chad, 44.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kiribati, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.
make 2.5 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,022 as of 2025, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.
Life
be 89.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 748.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kiribati, 80.0 women do as of 2023.
be 3.7 times more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 26.8% as of 2021. In Kiribati, it is 98.6% as of 2020.
be 31.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 56.3 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.
have 41.5% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 43.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 8.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (48% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 96% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 7.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 12.6% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.
be 51.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Chad, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water (78% in urban areas, and 44% 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.
Expenditures
spend 5.1 times more on education
Chad spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Chad spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 76.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Chad, road accidents kill 26.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kiribati, they kill 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Environment
be 48.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Chad, air pollution causes 95.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kiribati, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.2 times more CO2
Chad emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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