Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Kiribati instead of Puerto Rico, you would:

Health

live 13.8 years less

In Puerto Rico, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

make 92.6% less money

Puerto Rico has a GDP per capita of $43,000 as of 2023, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $3,200 as of 2023.

be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Puerto Rico, 6.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.

Life

have 2.5 times more children

In Puerto Rico, there are approximately 7.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Puerto Rico, approximately 34.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kiribati, 76.0 women do as of 2020.

be 5.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Puerto Rico, approximately 6.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 30.5% less likely to have internet access

In Puerto Rico, approximately 77.7% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kiribati, about 54.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Puerto Rico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Kiribati, 82% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 3.4 times more on education

Puerto Rico spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.3 times more coastline

Puerto Rico has a total of 501 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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