Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Economy

make 71.2% less money

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

be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed

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

Basic Needs

be 32.2% less likely to have internet access

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

be 15.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

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

Expenditures

spend 48.7% more on healthcare

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

Geography

see 17.9 times more coastline

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

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

Kiribati: At a glance

Kiribati is a sovereign country in Australia-Oceania, with a total land area of approximately 811 sq km. The Gilbert Islands became a British protectorate in 1892 and a colony in 1915; they were captured by the Japanese in the Pacific War in 1941. The islands of Makin and Tarawa were the sites of major US amphibious victories over entrenched Japanese garrisons in 1943. The Gilbert Islands were granted self-rule by the UK in 1971 and complete independence in 1979 under the new name of Kiribati. The US relinquished all claims to the sparsely inhabited Phoenix and Line Island groups in a 1979 treaty of friendship with Kiribati.
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