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.
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.
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
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.
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
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.
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.
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.
In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Kiribati, 85% of the population do as of 2016.
In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Kiribati, about 14.6% do as of 2018.
In United States, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Kiribati, 72% of people do as of 2017.
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
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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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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