Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Estonia, you would:
Health
be 44.5% less likely to be obese
In Estonia, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
be 69.3% less likely to die by suicide
Estonia has a suicide rate of 14.9 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Estonia, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2024.
live 15.5 years less
In Estonia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (75 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 92.7% less spent on your healthcare
Estonia spends $3,741 per person on healthcare as of 2024 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kenya spends $274 as of 2023.
have 91.7% fewer doctors per person
Estonia has 34.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kenya has 2.9 as of 2023.
have 32.9% less access to essential health services
Estonia scores 79 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kenya scores 53 as of 2021.
Economy
be 34.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Estonia, 8.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kenya, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
be 76.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Estonia, 22.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kenya, however, that number is 39.8% as of 2022.
make 93.1% less money
Estonia has a GDP per capita of $34,418 as of 2025, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $2,363 as of 2025.
Life
have 3.8 times more children
In Estonia, there are approximately 7.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 29.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Estonia, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kenya, 149.0 women do as of 2023.
be 17.3% less likely to be literate
In Estonia, the literacy rate is 99.9% as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 22.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Estonia, approximately 1.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kenya, on the other hand, 34.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Estonia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 62.1% less likely to have internet access
In Estonia, approximately 92.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kenya, about 35.0% do as of 2024.
be 34.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Estonia, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 66% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 22.8% less on education
Estonia spends 5.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kenya spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 44.5% less on healthcare
Estonia spends 7.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 85.9% less coastline
Estonia has a total of 3,794 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
Safety
be 3.2 times more likely to be murdered
Estonia has a homicide rate of 1.5 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 6.4 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Estonia, road accidents kill 4.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kenya, they kill 28.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 91.4% less home broadband
Estonia has 35.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kenya has 3.0 as of 2024.
live with 2.5 times more strain on fresh water
Estonia withdraws 13% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kenya withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 96.3% less electricity
Estonia uses 5,298 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kenya uses 195 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
emit 95.1% less CO2
Estonia emits 7.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
be 2.5 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Estonia, air pollution causes 13.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kenya, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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