Kiribati Republic of Kiribati | ![]() |
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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 |
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“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.”
UN HDI (2016)11 | ||
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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 | ||
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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.
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (2016)13 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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. |
Year Women Can Vote17 | ||
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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. |
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#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.
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Internet Users (2016)20 | ||
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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 | ||
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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.
Adolescent Birth Rate (2015)22 | ||
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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. |
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. |
Gross National Income Per-Capita (2011)15 | ||
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Pos. | Higher is better PPP $15 | |
1 | Qatar | $129 916 |
2 | Singapore | $78 162 |
3 | Kuwait | $76 075 |
... | ||
157 | Vanuatu | $2 805 |
158 | Papua New Guinea | $2 712 |
159 | Tajikistan | $2 601 |
160 | Kiribati | $2 475 |
161 | Tanzania | $2 467 |
162 | Syria | $2 441 |
163 | Nepal | $2 337 |
164 | Yemen | $2 300 |
q=193. |
LGBT Equality (2017)27 | ||
---|---|---|
Pos. | Higher is better Score27 | |
1 | Netherlands | 103 |
2 | Belgium | 90 |
3 | Sweden | 86 |
... | ||
125 | Grenada | -5 |
126 | Dominica | -5 |
127 | Namibia | -5 |
128 | Kiribati | -5 |
129 | Jamaica | -5 |
130 | Cook Islands | -5 |
131 | Guyana | -5 |
132 | St Lucia | -9 |
q=196. |
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.
Current edition: 2013 May 01
Last Modified: 2017 Jun 21
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(2013) World Factbook. The USA Government's Central Intelligence Agency (USA CIA) publishes The World Factbook, and the online version is frequently updated.
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(2013) Human Development Report. Published by the UN Development Programme. This edition had the theme of The Rise of the South: Human Progress in a Diverse World. Available on hdr.undp.org/... UN Development Program: About the Human Development Index.
(2017) Human Development Report. Published by the UN Development Programme. Data for 2015. Available on hdr.undp.org/..
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(2014) Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health. A copy can be found on the WHO website. Accessed 2015 Jan 04. It "presents a comprehensive perspective on the global, regional and country consumption of alcohol, patterns of drinking, health consequences and policy responses in Member States" and was published in Geneva on 2014 May 12.
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