Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Niue, you would:
Economy
make 60.3% less money
Niue has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2003, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Niue, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2001. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Basic Needs
be 52.5% less likely to have internet access
In Niue, approximately 80.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 15.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Niue, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Kiribati, 82% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 94.3% more on healthcare
Niue spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.9 times more coastline
Niue has a total of 64 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
How big is Kiribati compared to Niue? See an in-depth size comparison.