Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Indonesia instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 86.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 7.5 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Indonesia, that number is 71 years (69 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2024.
see 51.8% more spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Indonesia spends $417 as of 2023.
have 81.3% more doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Indonesia has 5.2 as of 2023.
be 73.8% less likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 1.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 40.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Indonesia, that number is 3.2% as of 2025.
be 78.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Indonesia, however, that number is 8.5% as of 2025.
make 2.1 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Indonesia, the GDP per capita is $5,060 as of 2025.
Life
be 16.2% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Indonesia, it is 96.0% as of 2020.
be 55.6% less 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 Indonesia, on the other hand, 15.2 children do as of 2024.
have 41.6% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Indonesia, there are 15.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.4% more 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 Indonesia, that number is 99% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Indonesia, about 72.8% do as of 2024.
be 35.7% more 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 Indonesia, that number is 89% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 80% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 68.2% less on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Indonesia spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 37.9% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Indonesia, that number is 2.7% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 102.1 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Indonesia, that number is 54,716 km.
Safety
be 93.8% less likely to be murdered
Kenya has a homicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Indonesia, that number is 0.3 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 59.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Indonesia, they kill 11.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 61.8% more home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Indonesia has 4.9 as of 2024.
live with 10.6% less strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Indonesia withdraws 30% as of 2022.
use 7.4 times more electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia uses 1,445 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 75.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Indonesia, it causes 58.0 as of 2019.
emit 7.6 times more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Indonesia emits 2.9 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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