Statement:
In Kiribati, public electronic and e-government services are less common than in The Maldives

In the E-Government Development Index rating Kiribati holds position #143 2022 out of 192 and The Maldives is #101 out of 192 2022.
Position of Kiribati is worse than position of The Maldives.

Referencies:

  1. E-Government Development Index 2022 by United Nations
    The countries in the rating sorted by 'E-Government Index' in descending order.
    Kiribati 'E-Government Index' value is 0.4334
    The Maldives 'E-Government Index' value is 0.5885