Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Namibia instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 0.9 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 59.9% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 45.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Namibia, that number is 18.3% of people as of 2024.
see 2.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Kiribati spends $401 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Namibia spends $1,068 as of 2023.
have 31.2% more access to essential health services
Kiribati scores 48 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Namibia scores 63 as of 2021.
be 50.8% less likely to die by suicide
Kiribati has a suicide rate of 17.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Namibia, it is 8.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 90.6% more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,559 as of 2025, while in Namibia, the GDP per capita is $4,876 as of 2025.
Life
be 73.8% 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 Namibia, 139.0 women do as of 2023.
be 11.1% less likely to be literate
In Kiribati, the literacy rate is 98.6% as of 2020. In Namibia, it is 87.6% as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 40.9% 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 Namibia, that number is 57% of people on average (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 27.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 89.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Namibia, about 64.9% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 44.6% less on education
Kiribati spends 16.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Namibia spends 9.1% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 13.4% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Namibia, that number is 9.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 37.5% more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Namibia, that number is 1,572 km.
Safety
be 3.5 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Kiribati, road accidents kill 6.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Namibia, they kill 22.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 94.3 times more home broadband
Kiribati has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Namibia has 2.8 as of 2024.
Environment
be 12.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Kiribati, air pollution causes 49.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Namibia, it causes 43.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.0 times more CO2
Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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