Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 10.2 times more likely to be obese

In Ethiopia, 4.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 14.3% more money

Ethiopia has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2023, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2023.

be 8.7 times more likely to be unemployed

In Ethiopia, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.

Life

be 71.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Ethiopia, approximately 267.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kiribati, 76.0 women do as of 2020.

have 33.4% fewer children

In Ethiopia, there are approximately 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 71.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Ethiopia, approximately 55% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 94% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Ethiopia, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kiribati, about 54.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 2.8 times more on education

Ethiopia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 3.3 times more on healthcare

Ethiopia spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 11.6% of GDP as of 2020.

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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