Quality of life comparison

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If you lived in Tuvalu instead of Gibraltar, you would:

Health

live 16.4 years less

In Gibraltar, the average life expectancy is 84 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Tuvalu, that number is 67 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 79.9% more children

In Gibraltar, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Tuvalu, there are 22.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Gibraltar, approximately 6.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Tuvalu, on the other hand, 16.5 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 14.0% less likely to have internet access

In Gibraltar, approximately 94.4% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Tuvalu, about 81.2% do as of 2022.

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Geography

see 100.0% more coastline

Gibraltar has a total of 12 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

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Infrastructure

find 92.6% less home broadband

Gibraltar has 61.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Tuvalu has 4.5 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2024), The World Factbook (2021–2022), United Nations SDG Indicators (2022). How we calculate this

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Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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