Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Egypt, you would:
Health
be 77.8% less likely to be obese
In Egypt, 32.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 42.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Egypt, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 4.8 years less
In Egypt, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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
make 65.0% less money
Egypt has a GDP per capita of $12,000 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 5.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Egypt, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
be 11.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Egypt, 32.5% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
pay a 33.3% higher top tax rate
Egypt has a top tax rate of 22.5% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 14.5% more likely to be literate
In Egypt, the literacy rate is 71.2% as of 2017. In Kenya, it is 81.5% as of 2018.
have 23.0% more children
In Egypt, there are approximately 21.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 9.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Egypt, approximately 37.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
be 57.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Egypt, approximately 17.7 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 Egypt, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Kenya, 85% of the population do as of 2019.
be 75.2% less likely to have internet access
In Egypt, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
be 28.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Egypt, 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 30.8% more on education
Egypt spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Kenya spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 78.1% less coastline
Egypt has a total of 2,450 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, Egyptian Tax Authority.
Kenya: At a glance
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