Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Tonga, you would:
Health
live 9.6 years less
In Tonga, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 64.1% less money
Tonga has a GDP per capita of $6,400 as of 2019, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 27.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Tonga, 1.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2011. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 76.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Tonga, approximately 52.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In Tonga, approximately 12.4 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.
Basic Needs
be 17.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Tonga, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 55.0% more on education
Tonga spends 8.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Tonga spends 5.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Tonga has a total of 419 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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