Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
live 4.0 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 87.7% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $18,700 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 2.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 86.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
have 20.3% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kiribati, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 48.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 15.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 2.8 times more on education
Guyana spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Guyana spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 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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