If you lived in Kiribati instead of Saint Kitts and Nevis, you would:

Health

live 5.7 years less

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 79.3% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends $1,936 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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have 39.2% less access to essential health services

Saint Kitts and Nevis scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 89.9% less money

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a GDP per capita of $25,223 as of 2025, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, there are approximately 11.7 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 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 13.9 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 16.3% more likely to have internet access

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, approximately 76.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 4.7 times more on education

Saint Kitts and Nevis spends 3.5% 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 90.8% more on healthcare

Saint Kitts and Nevis 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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Geography

see 8.5 times more coastline

Saint Kitts and Nevis has a total of 135 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Safety

be 73.2% less likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Kitts and Nevis, road accidents kill 23.1 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 99.9% less home broadband

Saint Kitts and Nevis has 46.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 79.5% less CO2

Saint Kitts and Nevis emits 2.9 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), 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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