Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 6.9 years less

In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 94.1% more likely to be obese

In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 12.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Kiribati, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2019.

make 65.5% less money

Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,800 as of 2022, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2022.

be 6.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Nicaragua, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.

Life

have 20.1% more children

In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 72.5% more likely to die during infancy

In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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.

Expenditures

spend 2.7 times more on education

Nicaragua spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 34.9% more on healthcare

Nicaragua spends 8.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 11.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 25.6% more coastline

Nicaragua has a total of 910 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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