Quality of life comparison

live 12.2 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.1 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 11.5 times more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 86.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 59.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

pay a 79.0% higher top tax rate

Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 88.5% less 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 58.5% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 17.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 85% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Belgium, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 5.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

be 40.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 25.5% more on education

Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 2.3 times more on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 87.6% less coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.