Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 76.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
live 2.9 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 49.8% less spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
have 25.3% fewer doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
have 28.3% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Benin scores 38 as of 2021.
be 55.5% more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Benin, it is 7.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 70.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 29.8% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
Life
have 23.9% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 33.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 3.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Benin, 518.0 women do as of 2023.
be 37.8% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Benin, it is 51.4% as of 2022.
be 32.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 34.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 25.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 19.7% less on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 23.2% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 77.4% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
be 12.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 97.1% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 90.8% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.
use 41.3% less electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Benin uses 115 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 2.3 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 28.9% more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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