Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Eritrea instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 2.3 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 90.5% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 45.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Eritrea, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2024.
be 24.3% less likely to die by suicide
Kiribati has a suicide rate of 17.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Eritrea, it is 13.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
see 78.4% less spent on your healthcare
Kiribati spends $401 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Eritrea spends $87 as of 2023.
Life
be 36.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Kiribati, approximately 38.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Eritrea, on the other hand, 24.7 children do as of 2024.
have 13.5% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Eritrea, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 80.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Eritrea, 291.0 women do as of 2023.
be 22.3% less likely to be literate
In Kiribati, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Eritrea, it is 76.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 43.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 54% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 70.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Eritrea, about 26.6% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 66.4% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Eritrea, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 95.5% more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Eritrea, that number is 2,234 km.
Safety
be 2.0 times more likely to be murdered
Kiribati has a homicide rate of 7.2 per 100,000 people as of 2012. In Eritrea, that number is 14.6 per 100,000 as of 2012.
be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Kiribati, road accidents kill 6.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Eritrea, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 5.7 times more home broadband
Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Eritrea has 0.2 as of 2022.
Environment
emit 62.7% less CO2
Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes as of 2024.
be 59.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kiribati, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Eritrea, it causes 78.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2012–2022), The World Factbook (2018), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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