Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
live 6.5 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 43.8% more likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 26.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 29.7% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Kiribati, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2019.
make 84.4% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,800 as of 2022, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2022.
be 4.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 4.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kiribati, 76.0 women do as of 2020.
be 86.0% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 25.0% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kiribati, about 54.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Egypt, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 82% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 5.0 times more on education
Egypt spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Egypt spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 11.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 53.3% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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
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