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EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE IN KIRIBATI
Education Expenditures: 12.4 percent of GDP (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 3. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Literacy: total population: NA; male: NA; female: NA. [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Youth Unemployment Rate (ages 15-24): total: 22.5 percent; male: 21.2 percent; female: 24.6 percent (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 72
Health Expenditures: 11.6 percent of GDP (2020). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Number of Doctors: 0.2 physicians per 1,000 people (2013). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Number of Hospital Beds: 1.9 beds per 1,000 people (2016). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Sanitation Access: improved: urban: 75.4 percent of population; rural: 45.4 percent of population; total: 62.1 percent of population; unimproved: urban: 24.6 percent of population; rural: 54.6 percent of population; total: 37.9 percent of population (2020 estimate). [Source: CIA World Factbook 2023]
Energy in Kiribati
Energy Consumption Per Capita: 9.335 million Btu/person (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 156. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Carbon Dioxide Emissions: 76,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from coal and metallurgical coke: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from petroleum and other liquids: 76,000 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate)
from consumed natural gas: 0 metric tonnes of CO2 (2019 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: emissions 210.
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Electricity in Kiribati
Access to Electricity: electrification: total population: 92.8 percent (2020); electrification: urban areas: 88.2 percent (2021). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Electricity Consumption and Production: installed generating capacity: 11,000 kW (2020 estimate)
consumption: 25.137 million kWh (2019 estimate)
exports: 0 kWh (2020 estimate)
imports: 0 kWh (2020 estimate)
transmission/distribution losses: 4.7 million kWh (2019 estimate)
comparison rankings: installed generating capacity 207; consumption 205; exports 146; imports 160; transmission/distribution losses 203. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Sources of Electricity Generation: fossil fuels: 84.9 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
nuclear: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
solar: 15.1 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
wind: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
hydroelectricity: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
tide and wave: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
geothermal: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate)
biomass and waste: 0 percent of total installed capacity (2020 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Oil, Coal and Natural Gas
Coal: production: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
consumption: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
exports: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
imports: 0 metric tons (2020 estimate)
proven reserves: 0 metric tons (2019 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Petroleum: total petroleum production: 0 bbl/day (2021 estimate)
refined petroleum consumption: 500 bbl/day (2019 estimate)
crude oil and lease condensate exports: 0 bbl/day (2018 estimate)
crude oil and lease condensate imports: 0 bbl/day (2018 estimate)
crude oil estimated reserves: 0 barrels (2021 estimate)
Refined petroleum products: production
0 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 138.
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Refined Petroleum Products: Exports: 0 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 194. Imports: 420 bbl/day (2015 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 206. Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Natural Gas: production: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
consumption: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
exports: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
imports: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate)
proven reserves: 0 cubic meters (2021 estimate).
[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Communications in Kiribati
Telephones: Fixed Lines: total subscriptions: 10 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 estimate) less than 1; ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 222. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Mobile Telephones: total subscriptions: 54,527 (2021 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 42 (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: subscriptions 206. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Telecommunication Systems: general assessment: generally good national and international service; wireline service available on Tarawa and Kiritimati (Christmas Island); connections to outer islands by HF/VHF radiotelephone; recently formed (mobile network operator) MNO is implementing the first phase of improvements with 3G and 4G upgrades on some islands; islands are connected to each other and the rest of the world via satellite; launch of Kacific-1 in December 2019 will improve telecommunication for Kiribati (2020). Domestic: fixed-line less than 1 per 100 and mobile-cellular approximately 42 per 100 subscriptions (2021). International: country code: 686; landing point for the Southern Cross NEXT submarine cable system from Australia, 7 Pacific Ocean island countries to the US; satellite earth station: 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) (2019). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Broadcast Media: multi-channel TV packages provide access to Australian and US stations; 1 government-operated radio station broadcasts on AM, FM, and shortwave (2017). [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Internet Users: total: 70,200 (2021 estimate); Percent of the Population: 54 percent (2021 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 195; Broadband: Fixed Subscriptions: total: 185 (2020 estimate); subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.2 (2020 estimate); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 213. Internet Country Code: .ki [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Transportation in Kiribati
Roads: total: 670 kilometers (2017); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 191[Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Waterways: 5 kilometers (2012) (small network of canals in Line Islands); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 118. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Water Transport: Merchant Marine: total: 90; By Type: bulk carrier 3, general cargo 35, oil tanker 11, other 41 (2022); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 97; Ports and Terminals: major seaport(s): Betio (Tarawa Atoll), Canton Island, English Harbor National Air Transport System: number of registered air carriers: 2 (2020); inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers: 8; annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers: 66,567 (2018); Civil aircraft registration country code prefix: T3. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
Airports: 19 (2021); ranking compared to other countries in the world: 136; Airports: with paved runways: 4. Paved runways have a concrete or asphalt surface but not all have facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control; the length of a runway required for aircraft to safely operate depends on a number of factors including the type of aircraft, the takeoff weight (including passengers, cargo, and fuel), engine types, flap settings, landing speed, elevation of the airport, and average maximum daily air temperature; paved runways can reach a length of 5,000 meters (16,000 feet), but the “typical” length of a commercial airline runway is between 2,500-4,000 meters (8,000-13,000 feet); Airports with Unpaved Runways: 15. Unpaved runways have a surface composition such as grass or packed earth and are most suited to the operation of light aircraft; unpaved runways are usually short, often less than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) in length; airports with unpaved runways often lack facilities for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control. [Source: CIA World Factbook, 2023]
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Text Sources: CIA World Factbook, 2023; “Encyclopedia of World Cultures, Volume 2: Oceania,” edited by Terence E. Hays, 1991, Wikipedia, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Times of London, Lonely Planet Guides, Library of Congress, The Guardian, National Geographic, Smithsonian magazine, The New Yorker, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, BBC, CNN, and various books, websites and other publications.
Last updated August 2023