Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Kiribati instead of Suriname, you would:

Health

live 4.5 years less

In Suriname, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 74.2% more likely to be obese

In Suriname, 26.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 85.7% less money

Suriname has a GDP per capita of $16,100 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.

be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Suriname, 8.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.

Life

be 23.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Suriname, approximately 120.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.

have 30.8% more children

In Suriname, there are approximately 15.4 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 45.7% less likely to have internet access

In Suriname, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 17.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Suriname, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 72.2% more on education

Suriname spends 7.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 3.0 times more coastline

Suriname has a total of 386 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

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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