Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 82.0% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 12.2 years less
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 37.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Somalia, that number is 19.3% as of 2022.
make 30.0% less money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $2,000 as of 2022, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2022.
be 2.5 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kiribati, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 89.8% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 2.6 times 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kiribati, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 73.1% less likely to have internet access
In Kiribati, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 97.6% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.6 times more coastline
Kiribati has a total of 1,143 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Kiribati? See an in-depth size comparison.