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

Health

live 8.5 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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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be 30.6% more likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 34.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.

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see 41.8% less spent on your healthcare

Nicaragua spends $689 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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have 31.4% less access to essential health services

Nicaragua scores 70 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 4.1 times more likely to die by suicide

Nicaragua has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kiribati, it is 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 19.4% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $3,173 as of 2025, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 32.2% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 19.1 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 33.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Nicaragua, approximately 60.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kiribati, 80.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 9.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 45.7% more likely to have internet access

In Nicaragua, approximately 61.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 5.7 times more on education

Nicaragua spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 31.9% more on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.3% 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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Geography

see 25.6% more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Safety

be 54.4% less likely to die in a road accident

In Nicaragua, road accidents kill 13.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kiribati, they kill 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.5% less home broadband

Nicaragua has 5.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 28.9% less CO2

Nicaragua emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 28.9% more likely to die from air pollution

In Nicaragua, air pollution causes 38.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kiribati, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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