Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Benin, you would:
Health
live 7.5 years longer
In Benin, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 26.0% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 4.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Benin, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 27.3% more money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 40.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
Life
be 92.2% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Kenya, it is 81.5% as of 2018.
be 50.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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 35.9% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 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 2.6 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% 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 31.4% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 70.0% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kenya spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 91.7% more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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
How big is Kenya compared to Benin? See an in-depth size comparison.