Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 12.2% more likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Tuvalu, that number is 51.6% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 91.3% more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Tuvalu, the GDP per capita is $4,400 as of 2020.

Life

be 12.2% 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 Tuvalu, on the other hand, 28.9 children do as of 2022.

have 12.8% more children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Tuvalu, there are 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 28.9% more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Tuvalu, about 49.0% do as of 2019.

be 22.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Tuvalu, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Tuvalu, that number is 24.0% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 97.9% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Tuvalu, that number is 24 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Tuvalu: At a glance

Tuvalu is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 26 sq km. In 1974, ethnic differences within the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands caused the Polynesians of the Ellice Islands to vote for separation from the Micronesians of the Gilbert Islands. The following year, the Ellice Islands became the separate British colony of Tuvalu. Independence was granted in 1978. In 2000, Tuvalu negotiated a contract leasing its Internet domain name ".tv" for $50 million in royalties over a 12-year period.
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