Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 11.1% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 12.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
see 10.5% more spent on your healthcare
Angola spends $248 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kenya spends $274 as of 2023.
have 18.4% more doctors per person
Angola has 2.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kenya has 2.9 as of 2023.
have 43.2% more access to essential health services
Angola scores 37 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kenya scores 53 as of 2021.
be 43.5% less likely to die by suicide
Angola has a suicide rate of 8.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 87.5% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2024.
live 1.0 years less
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 65 years (62 years for men, 67 years for women) as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
Economy
be 61.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kenya, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
make 24.5% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $3,129 as of 2025, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $2,363 as of 2025.
Life
be 18.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 183.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kenya, 149.0 women do as of 2023.
be 21.1% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 68.2% as of 2023. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
have 27.4% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 37.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 49.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 14.1% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 40.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kenya, about 35.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 60.2% more on education
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Kenya spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 70.6% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 66.5% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
Safety
be 88.0% more likely to die in a road accident
In Angola, road accidents kill 15.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kenya, they kill 28.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 8.4 times more home broadband
Angola has 0.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kenya has 3.0 as of 2024.
live with 17.8 times more strain on fresh water
Angola withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kenya withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 48.5% less electricity
Angola uses 379 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kenya uses 195 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 45.0% less likely to die from air pollution
In Angola, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kenya, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.
emit 48.6% less CO2
Angola emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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