If you lived in Kiribati instead of Haiti, you would:

Health

live 1.5 years longer

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 3.8 times more spent on your healthcare

Haiti spends $105 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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be 4.1 times more likely to be obese

In Haiti, 11.1% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.

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have 11.1% less access to essential health services

Haiti scores 54 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide

Haiti has a suicide rate of 7.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kiribati, it is 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Life

be 75.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Haiti, approximately 328.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kiribati, 80.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 45.0% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 68.0% as of 2017. In Kiribati, it is 98.6% as of 2020.

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have 15.4% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 86.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (84% in urban areas, and 3% 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.

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be 86.9% more likely to have internet access

In Haiti, approximately 47.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 17.1 times more on education

Haiti spends 1.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 3.4 times more on healthcare

Haiti spends 3.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 35.5% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Safety

be 80.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Haiti, road accidents kill 31.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kiribati, they kill 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 90.3% less home broadband

Haiti has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 96.7% more CO2

Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2017–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

Kiribati: At a glance

Kiribati is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 811 sq km. The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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