Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
live 15.1 years longer
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 89.8% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 18.4 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 87.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 91.3% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 65.6% fewer children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 21.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 63.7% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 20.4% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
How big is South Korea compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.