Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 9.6 years less

In Iowa, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

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Economy

make 95.0% less money

Iowa has a GDP per capita of $63,747 as of 2024, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2023.

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be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Iowa, 10.5% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Kiribati, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2020.

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Basic Needs

be 38.6% less likely to have internet access

In Iowa, approximately 87.9% of the population has internet access as of 2023. In Kiribati, about 54.0% do as of 2021.

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The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Economic Analysis, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), The World Factbook.

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Iowa is about 178 times bigger than Kiribati.
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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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