Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 73.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
live 4.2 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.4% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 93.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Liberia, that number is 2.8% as of 2014.
make 66.7% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 41.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
have 38.8% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Liberia, there are 36.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 93.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 40.7% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
be 60.0% more 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 Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 45.8% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.0% 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 Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 85.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 54.9% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 84.8% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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