Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Jordan, you would:
Health
live 8.1 years less
In Jordan, the average life expectancy is 76 years (75 years for men, 78 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 29.6% more likely to be obese
In Jordan, 35.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.9% less money
Jordan has a GDP per capita of $9,500 as of 2022, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2022.
be 59.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Jordan, 19.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
be 39.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Jordan, 15.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kiribati, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2019.
Life
be 85.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Jordan, approximately 41.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kiribati, 76.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Jordan, approximately 13.9 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.
have 11.3% fewer children
In Jordan, there are approximately 22.2 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 34.9% less likely to have internet access
In Jordan, approximately 83.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kiribati, about 54.0% do as of 2021.
be 17.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Jordan, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% 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 3.9 times more on education
Jordan spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 54.7% more on healthcare
Jordan spends 7.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 11.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 44.0 times more coastline
Jordan has a total of 26 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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