Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
live 3.8 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (64 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024.
be 74.1% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.9% of people as of 2024.
see 68.8% less spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Ethiopia spends $86 as of 2023.
have 50.5% fewer doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Ethiopia has 1.4 as of 2023.
have 34.0% less access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Ethiopia scores 35 as of 2021.
be 32.5% more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 6.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.3% as of 2025.
be 16.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 33.1% as of 2021.
make 60.5% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $933 as of 2025.
Life
have 16.7% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ethiopia, there are 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 30.9% 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 Ethiopia, 195.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.8% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 60.5% as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.3% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 55% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 37.3% less likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Ethiopia, about 21.9% do as of 2024.
be 15.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Ethiopia, that number is 56% of people on average (83% in urban areas, and 47% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.8% less on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Ethiopia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 35.6% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 37.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Ethiopia, they kill 17.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 80.6% less home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Ethiopia has 0.6 as of 2024.
use 42.4% less electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia uses 113 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 60.5% less CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Ethiopia emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
be 39.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Ethiopia, it causes 46.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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