If you lived in Kiribati instead of San Marino, you would:

Health

live 19.2 years less

In San Marino, the average life expectancy is 86 years (84 years for men, 87 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 92.3% less spent on your healthcare

San Marino spends $5,231 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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have 37.7% less access to essential health services

San Marino scores 77 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 95.7% less money

San Marino has a GDP per capita of $59,871 as of 2023, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

have 6.0 times more children

In San Marino, there are approximately 4.2 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 10.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In San Marino, approximately 8.0 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 32.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In San Marino, approximately 1.2 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 20.9% less likely to have access to drinking water

In San Marino, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 79% of people on average (90% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 5.7 times more on education

San Marino spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kiribati spends 16.4% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 65.7% more on healthcare

San Marino spends 6.6% 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

San Marino has 35.8 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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