Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Chile, you would:
Health
be 74.6% less likely to be obese
In Chile, 28.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 7.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chile, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 10.1 years less
In Chile, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 25.0% lower top tax rate
Chile has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 82.0% less money
Chile has a GDP per capita of $23,300 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Chile, 7.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
be 4.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Chile, 8.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.1 times more children
In Chile, there are approximately 12.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 26.3 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chile, approximately 13.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.5% less likely to be literate
In Chile, the literacy rate is 96.4% as of 2017. In Kenya, it is 81.5% as of 2018.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Chile, approximately 6.5 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.
Basic Needs
be 15.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Chile, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Kenya, 85% of the population do as of 2019.
be 79.7% less likely to have internet access
In Chile, approximately 88.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
be 28.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Chile, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 50.5% less on healthcare
Chile spends 9.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.7% less coastline
Chile has a total of 6,435 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, Chilean Tax Administration.
Kenya: At a glance
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