Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Kiribati instead of Western Sahara, you would:

Health

live 3.4 years longer

In Western Sahara, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 20.0% less money

Western Sahara has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2007, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2022.

Life

be 31.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Western Sahara, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.

have 29.6% fewer children

In Western Sahara, there are approximately 28.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Kiribati, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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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