Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 77.6% less likely to be obese

In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gambia, that number is 10.3% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 78.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Gambia, that number is 6.5% as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kiribati, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Gambia, however, that number is 53.4% as of 2020.

Life

have 38.6% more children

In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Gambia, there are 27.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Gambia, 458.0 women do as of 2020.

be 12.9% more 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 Gambia, on the other hand, 37.2 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 30.7% less likely to have access to electricity

In Kiribati, approximately 94% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Gambia, that number is 65% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 38.9% less likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Gambia, about 33.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 77.4% less on education

Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Gambia spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 77.6% less on healthcare

Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Gambia, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 93.0% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Gambia, that number is 80 km.

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

Gambia: At a glance

Gambia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 10,120 sq km. The Gambia gained its independence from the UK in 1965. Geographically surrounded by Senegal, it formed a short-lived federation of Senegambia between 1982 and 1989. In 1991 the two nations signed a friendship and cooperation treaty, but tensions have flared up intermittently since then. Yahya JAMMEH led a military coup in 1994 that overthrew the president and banned political activity. A new constitution and presidential elections in 1996, followed by parliamentary balloting in 1997, completed a nominal return to civilian rule. JAMMEH has been elected president in all subsequent elections including most recently in late 2011.
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