Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Ireland instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 12.0 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ireland, that number is 25.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.9 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Ireland, the GDP per capita is $112,400 as of 2022.
be 20.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Ireland, that number is 4.5% as of 2022.
be 61.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Ireland, however, that number is 14.0% as of 2021.
pay a 60.0% higher top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Ireland, the top tax rate is 48.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Ireland, 5.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.5% 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 Ireland, on the other hand, 3.5 children do as of 2022.
have 56.6% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Ireland, there are 11.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Ireland, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ireland, about 95.0% do as of 2021.
be 36.8% 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 Ireland, that number is 97% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.4% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Ireland spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 65.1% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ireland, that number is 7.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Ireland, that number is 1,448 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, The Office of the Revenue Commissioners.
Ireland: At a glance
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