Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guyana, you would:
Health
be 64.9% less likely to be obese
In Guyana, 20.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 3.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guyana, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 2.2 years less
In Guyana, the average life expectancy is 72 years (70 years for men, 74 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 54.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Guyana, 12.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
make 86.2% less money
Guyana has a GDP per capita of $35,600 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
Life
have 53.3% more children
In Guyana, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Guyana, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 25.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Guyana, approximately 22.1 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 17.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Guyana, approximately 93% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 91% 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 65.9% less likely to have internet access
In Guyana, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Guyana, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 21.8% less on healthcare
Guyana spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 16.8% more coastline
Guyana has a total of 459 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kenya: At a glance
How big is Kenya compared to Guyana? See an in-depth size comparison.