Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
live 2.1 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 5.2 times more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 36.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
make 30.3% less money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
Life
be 70.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
have 36.1% fewer children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 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 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% 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.
be 11.6% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.5 times more on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.2 times more coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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 Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.