Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Ecuador, you would:
Health
be 64.3% less likely to be obese
In Ecuador, 19.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 11.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ecuador, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Kenya, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2018.
live 8.5 years less
In Ecuador, the average life expectancy is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Ecuador has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 69.6% less money
Ecuador has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2017, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $3,500 as of 2017.
be 8.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Ecuador, 4.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
Life
have 60.0% more children
In Ecuador, there are approximately 17.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Kenya, there are 27.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ecuador, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
be 12.2% less likely to be literate
In Ecuador, the literacy rate is 92.8% as of 2017. In Kenya, it is 81.5% as of 2018.
be 98.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Ecuador, approximately 15.0 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Kenya, on the other hand, 29.8 children do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 43.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ecuador, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 56% of people on average (78% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2017.
be 68.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ecuador, approximately 57.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
be 27.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ecuador, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 84% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Kenya, that number is 68% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 60% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 76.0% less coastline
Ecuador has a total of 2,237 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, Servicio de Rentas Internas del Ecuador.
Kenya: At a glance
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