Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years less
In Timor-Leste, 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 12.1 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 28.1% less money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 35.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
have 35.0% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 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 16.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Kiribati, that number is 100% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 31.0% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kiribati, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 82.4% more on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 43.1% more on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.9% more coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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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