Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guatemala, you would:
Health
be 66.5% less likely to be obese
In Guatemala, 21.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 21.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guatemala, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years less
In Guatemala, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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
be 39.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guatemala, 59.3% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
make 46.7% less money
Guatemala has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
be 84.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Guatemala, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
pay a 4.3 times higher top tax rate
Guatemala has a top tax rate of 7.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 19.6% more children
In Guatemala, there are approximately 21.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 5.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guatemala, approximately 96.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 21.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guatemala, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 43.1% less likely to have internet access
In Guatemala, approximately 51.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 25.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guatemala, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% 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 33.8% less on healthcare
Guatemala spends 6.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 54.8% more on education
Guatemala spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 34.0% more coastline
Guatemala has a total of 400 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, Superintendence of the Tax Administration.
Kenya: At a glance
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