Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of India, you would:
Health
live 2.5 years longer
In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 21.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In India, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
be 82.1% more likely to be obese
In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 15.6% lower top tax rate
India has a top tax rate of 35.5% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 31.1% less money
India has a GDP per capita of $6,100 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 4.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In India, 8.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
be 64.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 56.9% more children
In India, there are approximately 16.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In India, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 14.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 58.5% less likely to have internet access
In India, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
be 25.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In India, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 95% 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 45.7% more on education
India spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2016. Kenya spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 53.3% more on healthcare
India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.3% less coastline
India has a total of 7,000 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, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
Kenya: At a glance
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