Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.6 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 99.1% more likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 81.6% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $17,400 as of 2023, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2023.

be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.

Life

have 84.1% more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 94.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kiribati, 76.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 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.

Basic Needs

be 37.2% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 86.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kiribati, about 54.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Kiribati, 82% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 90.8% more on education

Barbados spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 61.1% more on healthcare

Barbados spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 11.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 11.8 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 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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