Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Kiribati instead of United States, you would:

Health

live 12.8 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2020.

be 27.1% more likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 96.7% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2017.

be 7.0 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.

Life

have 65.3% more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Kiribati, there are 20.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.

be 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 29.2 children do as of 2020.

Basic Needs

be 15.1% less likely to have access to electricity

In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Kiribati, 85% of the population do as of 2016.

be 83.3% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Kiribati, about 14.6% do as of 2018.

be 27.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In United States, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Kiribati, 72% of people do as of 2017.

Geography

see 94.3% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 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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