Quality of life comparison

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

Health

live 17.6 years less

In Liechtenstein, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 95.9% less spent on your healthcare

Liechtenstein spends $9,795 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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Economy

make 98.8% less money

Liechtenstein has a GDP per capita of $220,167 as of 2024, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.0 times more children

In Liechtenstein, there are approximately 8.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 9.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Liechtenstein, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 20.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Liechtenstein, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Kiribati, 79% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 91.8% more on healthcare

Liechtenstein spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Infrastructure

find 99.9% less home broadband

Liechtenstein has 50.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2023–2025), The World Factbook (2022). How we calculate this

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Liechtenstein is about 5 times smaller than Kiribati.
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Kiribati: At a glance

Kiribati is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 811 sq km. The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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