Kiribati (Republic of Kiribati)

Kiribati Republic of Kiribati
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	135th best
Capital	Tarawa
Land Area	810km21
Location	Australasia, Micronesia
Groupings	Small Islands
Population	0.1m (2011)2
Life Expectancy	66.23yrs (2017)3
GNI	$2 475 (2017)4
ISO3166-1 Codes	KI, KIR, 2965
Internet Domain	.ki6
Currency	Dollar (AUD)7
Telephone	+6868

1. Overview
2. Kiribati National and Social Development
3. Population and Demographics
4. Gender Equality
5. Religion and Beliefs
6. The Internet
7. Public Health Issues
8. Politics and Freedom
9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries
10. Links

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1. Overview

#japan #UK

“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.”

CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“A tiny speck of islands in the Pacific, Kiribati still maintains traditional ways. Nothing happens too fast here, so wind down, relax and enjoy living on island time. Curving its way above and below the equator, the Republic of Kiribati encompasses the Gilbert, Phoenix and Line Islands. Measured by land size Kiribati is a tiny nation of just over 811 sq km, but its 33 atolls span a huge 3.5 million sq km of the Pacific. Most atolls surround turquoise lagoons and barely rise above the surrounding ocean, so it´s rare to be out of the sight and sound of the sea.

Kiribati´s recent colonial and WWII history (the islands were occupied by the Japanese in 1942) has had little impact on the outer islands, where the people subsist on coconuts, breadfruit and fish as they have done for centuries. Even on the main island, Tarawa, most locals live in traditional raised thatched huts. Western influence is increasing, though, in the form of cars, bars, movies and the Internet, and inevitably there´s an escalating urban drift from the outer islands to Tarawa.The I-Kiribati, people of the islands, are friendly but laconic – expect a bold `mauri´ (hello) as you pass.”

"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Kiribati National and Social Development

UN HDI (2016)11
Pos.		Lower is better Rank11
1	Norway	1
2	Australia	2
3	Switzerland	2
	...
134	Vanuatu	134
135	Congo, (Brazzaville)	135
136	Equatorial Guinea	135
137	Kiribati	137
138	Laos	138
139	Zambia	139
140	Bangladesh	139
141	Ghana	139
	World Avg	94.3
q=188.

Social & Moral Development Index12
Pos.		Higher is better Points12
1	Iceland	84.3
2	Sweden	81.7
3	Norway	80.9
	...
132	Namibia	47.9
133	Iran	47.8
134	India	47.7
135	Kiribati	47.6
136	Rwanda	47.5
137	Solomon Islands	47.3
138	St Kitts & Nevis	47.1
139	Lesotho	46.8
	World Avg	53.8
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: What is the Best Country in the World? An Index of Morality, Conscience and Good Life.

3. Population and Demographics

Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)13
Pos.		Lower is better Per 10013
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3	Chad	04.7
	...
61	Djibouti	09.1
62	Tajikistan	09.1
63	Equatorial Guinea	09.4
64	Kiribati	09.5
65	Guatemala	09.5
66	Saudi Arabia	09.5
67	Haiti	09.6
68	Vanuatu	09.9
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Emigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Dominica	104.8
2	Palestine	68.4
3	Samoa	67.3
	...
88	Bolivia	6.8
89	Guinea-Bissau	6.8
90	Slovenia	6.5
91	Kiribati	6.5
92	Bhutan	6.3
93	Tunisia	6.3
94	Finland	6.2
95	Singapore	6.1
	World Avg	11.5
q=192.

Immigrants (2010)14
Pos.		%14
1	Qatar	86.5
2	Monaco	71.6
3	UAE	70.0
	...
121	Fiji	2.2
122	Yemen	2.1
123	Kenya	2.0
124	Kiribati	2.0
125	Comoros	2.0
126	Mozambique	1.9
127	Uganda	1.9
128	Chile	1.9
	World Avg	9.2
q=192.

Life Expectancy (2015)15
Pos.		Higher is better Years15
1	Hong Kong	84.16
2	Japan	83.68
3	Italy	83.34
	...
137	Sao Tome & Principe	66.58
138	Guyana	66.50
139	Pakistan	66.37
140	Kiribati	66.23
141	Myanmar (Burma)	66.12
142	Turkmenistan	65.73
143	Madagascar	65.52
144	Tanzania	65.51
	World Avg	71.27
q=190.

Population (2012)16
Pos.		The Overpopulation of the Earth16
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.3b
3	USA	315.8m
	...
180	St Vincent & Grenadines	0.1m
181	Grenada	0.1m
182	Tonga	0.1m
183	Kiribati	0.1m
184	Antigua & Barbuda	90 510
185	Andorra	87 518
186	Seychelles	87 169
187	Dominica	67 665
	World Avg	36.0m
q=195.

Kiribati's population is predicted to rise to 132 178 by 2030.

• The Overpopulation of the Earth
• Abortion, Birth Control and Contraception: How Religion is Making Overpopulation Worse

4. Gender Equality

Year Women Can Vote17
Pos.		Lower is better Year17
1	New Zealand	1893
2	Australia	1902
3	Finland	1906
	...
149	Lesotho	1965
150	Botswana	1965
151	Tuvalu	1967
152	Kiribati	1967
153	Ecuador	1967
154	Swaziland	1968
155	Nauru	1968
156	Congo, (Brazzaville)	1970
	World Avg	1930
q=189.

See:

• "Religion Versus Womankind" by Vexen Crabtree (2007)

5. Religion and Beliefs

#buddhism #christianity #hinduism #islam #judaism

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₁₈:

Christian	97%
Muslim	0.1%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	0.1%
Jew	0.1%
Unaffiliated	0.8%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Roman Catholic 55%, Protestant 36%, Mormon 3.1%, Baha'i 2.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 1.9%, other 1.8% (2005 census)₁₉.

Links:

• A List of All Religions and Belief Systems

6. The Internet

Internet Users (2016)20
Pos.		Higher is better20
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
166	Turkmenistan	15%
167	Bangladesh	13%
168	Iraq	13%
169	Kiribati	13%
170	Rwanda	12%
171	Mali	12%
172	Haiti	12%
173	Papua New Guinea	12%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

IPv6 Uptake (2017)21
Pos.		Higher is better Ratio21
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
138	Solomon Islands	0.0
139	Congo, (Brazzaville)	0.0
140	Sao Tome & Principe	0.0
141	Kiribati	0.0
142	Ivory Coast	0.0
143	Mauritania	0.0
144	Iraq	0.0
145	Oman	0.0
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Internet access has become an essential research tool. It facilitates an endless list of life improvements, from the ability to network and socialize without constraint, to access to a seemingly infinite repository of technical and procedural information on pretty much any task. The universal availability of data has sped up industrial development and personal learning at the national and personal level. Individuals can read any topic they wish regardless of the locality of expert teachers, and, entire nations can develop their technology and understanding of the world simply because they are now exposed to advanced societies and moral discourses online. Like every communications medium, the Internet has issues and causes a small range of problems, but these are insignificant compared to the advantages of having an online populace.

7. Public Health Issues

Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)22
Pos.		Lower is better Per 100022
1	Korea, N.	0.5
2	Korea, S.	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
53	Turkmenistan	16.4
54	Myanmar (Burma)	16.5
55	Malta	16.6
56	Kiribati	17.2
57	Macedonia	17.6
58	Uzbekistan	17.7
59	Hungary	18.0
60	Belarus	18.2
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Alcohol Consumption (2010)23
Pos.		Lower is better Per Capita23
1	Libya	0.1
2	Pakistan	0.1
3	Kuwait	0.1
	...
49	Sudan	2.7
50	Israel	2.8
51	Tajikistan	2.8
52	Kiribati	3.0
53	Papua New Guinea	3.0
54	Fiji	3.0
55	El Salvador	3.2
56	Micronesia	3.3
	World Avg	6.2
q=191.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 (2015)24
Pos.		Higher is better Avg %24
1	Hungary	99.0
2	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
127	Kenya	88.5
128	Costa Rica	88.5
129	Colombia	88.4
130	Kiribati	88.4
131	Netherlands	88.1
132	Paraguay	88.1
133	Bosnia & Herzegovina	88.0
134	Sierra Leone	87.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

Smoking Rates (2014)25
Pos.		Lower is better25
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
4	Uganda	41
5	Rwanda	53
6	Samoa	54
7	Congo, DR	74
8	Ethiopia	76
9	Vanuatu	76
10	Guyana	77
11	Suriname	79
12	Malawi	80
	World Avg	819
q=182.

8. Politics and Freedom

Nominal Commitment to HR (2009)26
Pos.		Higher is better Treaties26
1	Argentina	24
2	Chile	23
3	Costa Rica	23
	...
187	Singapore	5
188	Nauru	5
189	Marshall Islands	4
190	Myanmar (Burma)	4
191	Palau	4
192	Malaysia	4
193	Bhutan	3
194	Kiribati	3
	World Avg	15.1
q=194.

9. More Charts and Comparisons to Other Countries

There isn't much information in the database for Kiribati, most likely because it is either a part of another country (i.e., a territory or posession) and therefore most international statistics are counted for the country as a whole, or, this is such an exotic place that little data exists about it.