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

Health

see 2.2 times more spent on your healthcare

Venezuela spends $186 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kiribati spends $401 as of 2023.

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live 6.1 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (69 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.

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be 98.3% more likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 23.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kiribati, that number is 45.6% of people as of 2024.

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have 36.0% less access to essential health services

Venezuela scores 75 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kiribati scores 48 as of 2021.

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be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide

Venezuela has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kiribati, it is 17.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 26.8% less money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $3,495 as of 2025, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,559 as of 2025.

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Life

be 64.8% less likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 227.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kiribati, 80.0 women do as of 2023.

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have 66.2% more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 15.2 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 83.0% more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 38.8 children do as of 2024.

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Basic Needs

be 16.6% more likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 76.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kiribati, about 89.4% do as of 2024.

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be 15.3% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Venezuela, approximately 93% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Kiribati, 79% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 10.9% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 59.2% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.

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Safety

be 53.0% less likely to die in a road accident

In Venezuela, road accidents kill 13.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kiribati, they kill 6.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

find 99.8% less home broadband

Venezuela has 12.9 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kiribati has 0.0 as of 2024.

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Environment

emit 82.6% less CO2

Venezuela emits 3.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kiribati emits 0.6 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 53.1% more likely to die from air pollution

In Venezuela, air pollution causes 32.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kiribati, it causes 49.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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