Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 9.1 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 60 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.3 times more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 25.0% more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $1,600 as of 2022, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2022.
be 61.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kiribati, however, that number is 21.9% as of 2019.
be 9.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 82.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 443.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kiribati, 76.0 women do as of 2020.
be 55.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73.4 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.
have 36.0% fewer children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kiribati, there are 19.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 3.4 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 27% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Kiribati, that number is 93% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 4.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 12.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kiribati, about 54.0% do as of 2021.
be 12.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Sierra Leone, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (92% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 82% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 36.3% more on education
Sierra Leone spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 31.8% more on healthcare
Sierra Leone spends 8.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kiribati, that number is 11.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Sierra Leone has a total of 402 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
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