Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 90.2% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 20.0% more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2022, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,400 as of 2022.
be 88.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 50.3% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ethiopia, 267.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 41.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 54% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 68.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ethiopia, about 17.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 63.7% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Ethiopia spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 69.8% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Ethiopia: At a glance
How big is Ethiopia compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.