Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Costa Rica, you would:
Health
live 11.7 years less
In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 79.0% more likely to be obese
In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 88.3% less money
Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
have 40.9% more children
In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kiribati, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy
In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 53.1% less likely to have internet access
In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 82% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 85.1% more on education
Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.1% more on healthcare
Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 11.4% less coastline
Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
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