Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 22.5% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 16.0 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 40.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Afghanistan, that number is 23.9% as of 2017.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Afghanistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
make 52.4% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2020.
be 51.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 54.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 34.4% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Afghanistan, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 86.5% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Afghanistan, 638.0 women do as of 2017.
be 54.2% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 16.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 37.3% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Afghanistan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.2% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Afghanistan Revenue Department.
Afghanistan: At a glance
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