Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 2.7 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 42.3% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 92.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 30.2% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
be 45.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.7% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
have 33.6% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Nepal, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 32.2% 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 Nepal, that number is 94% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 13.7% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
How big is Nepal compared to Kenya? See an in-depth size comparison.