Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 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 5.3 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 43.8% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 15.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 91.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 1120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 55.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
have 37.5% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 32.2 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 3.8 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 26% of people have electricity access (52% in urban areas, and 6% 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 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 18.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 12.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 82% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 17.0% more on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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
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