Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Somalia, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Somalia, the average life expectancy is 59 years (56 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 7.7 times more spent on your healthcare
Somalia spends $52 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.
have 9.5 times more doctors per person
Somalia has 0.2 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2014. Kiribati has 1.9 as of 2013.
have 77.8% more access to essential health services
Somalia scores 27 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.
be 3.1 times more likely to be obese
In Somalia, 14.9% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Somalia has a suicide rate of 8.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kiribati, it is 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Somalia, 55.4% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kiribati, however, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.
make 3.9 times more money
Somalia has a GDP per capita of $661 as of 2025, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.
Life
be 85.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Somalia, approximately 563.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kiribati, 80.0 women do as of 2023.
be 82.2% more likely to be literate
In Somalia, the literacy rate is 54.1% as of 2022. In Kiribati, it is 98.6% as of 2020.
be 40.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Somalia, approximately 65.4 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.
have 40.2% fewer children
In Somalia, there are approximately 42.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 25.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 90.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Somalia, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (79% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 96% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Somalia, approximately 27.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Somalia spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 62.2% less coastline
Somalia has a total of 3,025 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
Safety
be 69.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Somalia, road accidents kill 20.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kiribati, they kill 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 95.8% less home broadband
Somalia has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.
Environment
be 23.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Somalia, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kiribati, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.
emit 11.8 times more CO2
Somalia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2013–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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