Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 14.6 years less

In Taiwan, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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Life

have 3.5 times more children

In Taiwan, there are approximately 7.3 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 9.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Taiwan, approximately 4.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Geography

see 27.0% less coastline

Taiwan has a total of 1,566 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Sources: The World Factbook (2022–2024), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this

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Taiwan is about 44 times bigger than Kiribati.
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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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