Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Haiti, you would:
Health
live 3.7 years longer
In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 68.7% less likely to be obese
In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 2.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 50.0% more money
Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 38.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 28.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Haiti, approximately 480.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.1% more likely to be literate
In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Kenya, it is 81.5% as of 2018.
be 30.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Haiti, approximately 40.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kenya, on the other hand, 27.9 children do as of 2022.
have 25.0% more children
In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 49.1% less likely to have internet access
In Haiti, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on education
Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kenya spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 69.7% less coastline
Haiti has a total of 1,771 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kenya: At a glance
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