Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Swaziland instead of Kiribati, you would:
Health
be 64.1% less likely to be obese
In Kiribati, 46.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Swaziland, that number is 16.5% of people as of 2016.
live 8.2 years less
In Kiribati, the average life expectancy is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Swaziland, that number is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 3.3 times more money
Kiribati has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2023, while in Swaziland, the GDP per capita is $10,600 as of 2023.
be 23.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Kiribati, 30.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Swaziland, that number is 37.6% as of 2023.
be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kiribati, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Swaziland, however, that number is 58.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 13.2% more children
In Kiribati, there are approximately 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Swaziland, there are 22.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kiribati, approximately 76.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Swaziland, 437.0 women do as of 2017.
be 20.3% 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 Swaziland, on the other hand, 39.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 12.8% 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 Swaziland, that number is 82% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 59.7% less on education
Kiribati spends 12.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Swaziland spends 5.0% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 44.0% less on healthcare
Kiribati spends 11.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Swaziland, that number is 6.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Swaziland: At a glance
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