Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 62.8% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 11.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 22.5% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Yemen, there are 24.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 78.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 92.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 41.3% more 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 46.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 21.5% 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 Yemen, that number is 100% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 53.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 28.9% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Yemen, about 27.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 58.3% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 10.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Yemen, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2015.
Geography
see 66.8% more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.