Ethiopia or Kiribati: which is better?

Country: head-to-head comparison

Ethiopia
5
indicators ahead
Winner
Kiribati
6
indicators ahead

Kiribati wins on more indicators: 6 of 11 against 5.

  • Safety and trust: Kiribati 0:1
  • Costs and work: Kiribati 0:1
  • Climate and health: Ethiopia 5:2
  • Law and institutions: Kiribati 0:2

All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.

Ethiopia
Kiribati

Safety and trust

Better: Kiribati (0 : 1)
Organized violence
lower is better
✗126.55 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
8.5 per 100,000 residents
2012
7.1 per 100,000 residents
2012
Trust between people
no data for one of the places
12%
2022
no data

Costs and work

Better: Kiribati (0 : 1)
GDP per capita
higher is better
✗$3,622
20258% lower
✓$3,937
20259% higher

Climate and health

Better: Ethiopia (5 : 2)
Life expectancy
higher is better
✓67.6 years
20242% higher
✗66.6 years
20241% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
64.4 years
2024almost equal
✓64.7 years
2024almost equal
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓71.0 years
20244% higher
✗68.3 years
20244% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓74.2 years
20232% higher
✗72.8 years
20232% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓96.55%
2024almost equal
96.12%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓95.55%
2024almost equal
94.69%
2024almost equal
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗23.8 µg/m³ per year
2023510% higher
✓3.9 µg/m³ per year
202384% lower

Law and institutions

Better: Kiribati (0 : 2)
Rule of law
higher is better
✗-0.94 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.87 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-0.37 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.30 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025

A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Ethiopia, Kiribati.

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