Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

live 10.0 years longer

In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 53.9% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 13.1 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 79.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

be 93.4% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 89.6% less likely to die during infancy

In Kiribati, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 58.4% fewer children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 78.0% more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 21.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 46.8% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 32.8% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 3.3 times more coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Estonia: At a glance

Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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