Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Hawaii instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 11.0 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Hawaii, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 11.2 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Hawaii, the GDP per capita is $64,124 as of 2024.
be 61.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Hawaii, that number is 2.2% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 3.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Hawaii, about 91.2% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
