Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
live 2.7 years longer
In Mauritania, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 88.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 35.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Mauritania, approximately 51.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
have 28.3% fewer children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kiribati, there are 20.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 3.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 100% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 6.5 times more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Mauritania spends 3.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 51.6% more coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
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