Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Cambodia, you would:
Health
be 8.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cambodia, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years less
In Cambodia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 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 82.1% more likely to be obese
In Cambodia, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 133.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cambodia, 0.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cambodia, 16.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% higher top tax rate
Cambodia has a top tax rate of 20.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 36.8% more children
In Cambodia, there are approximately 19.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cambodia, approximately 160.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 13.3% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cambodia, approximately 75% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 67% 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 46.0% less likely to have internet access
In Cambodia, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
be 16.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cambodia, approximately 85% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 71% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 34.3% less on healthcare
Cambodia spends 7.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 2.3 times more on education
Cambodia spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Kenya spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 21.0% more coastline
Cambodia has a total of 443 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, General Department of Taxation.
Kenya: At a glance
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