Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 3.5 times more money

Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2023, while in Niue, the GDP per capita is $11,100 as of 2021.

be 60.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Niue, that number is 12.0% as of 2001.

Basic Needs

be 47.4% more likely to have internet access

In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Niue, about 79.6% do as of 2021.

be 18.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kiribati, approximately 82% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Niue, 97% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 32.8% less on healthcare

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

Geography

see 94.4% less coastline

Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Niue, that number is 64 km.

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

Niue: At a glance

Niue is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 260 sq km. Niue's remoteness, as well as cultural and linguistic differences between its Polynesian inhabitants and those of the adjacent Cook Islands, has caused it to be separately administered by New Zealand. The population of the island continues to drop (from a peak of 5,200 in 1966 to an estimated 1,229 in 2013) with substantial emigration to New Zealand 2,400 km to the southwest.
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