Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Ireland, you would:
Health
be 71.9% less likely to be obese
In Ireland, 25.3% 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 Ireland, 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 12.0 years less
In Ireland, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 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
pay a 37.5% lower top tax rate
Ireland has a top tax rate of 48.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 95.6% less money
Ireland has a GDP per capita of $112,400 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
be 25.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Ireland, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Ireland, 14.0% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Ireland, there are approximately 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 106.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Ireland, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 8.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Ireland, approximately 3.5 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 23.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ireland, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Kenya, 76% of the population do as of 2021.
be 69.5% less likely to have internet access
In Ireland, approximately 95.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Ireland, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 98% 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 39.4% less on healthcare
Ireland spends 7.1% 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
Ireland spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 63.0% less coastline
Ireland has a total of 1,448 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, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Kenya: At a glance
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