Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Brazil instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 8.0 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 76 years (72 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 52.0% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Brazil, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.9 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2024, while in Brazil, the GDP per capita is $19,600 as of 2024.
be 74.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Brazil, that number is 7.7% as of 2024.
be 80.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kiribati, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Brazil, however, that number is 4.2% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 80.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2023. In Brazil, 67.0 women do as of 2023.
be 59.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Brazil, on the other hand, 13.3 children do as of 2022.
have 32.8% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025. In Brazil, there are 13.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 76% of people have improved drinking water access (88% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Brazil, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 51.6% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Brazil spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 11.2% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Brazil, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.6 times more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Brazil, that number is 7,491 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Brazil: At a glance
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