Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Pakistan 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 Pakistan, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
be 21.1% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Pakistan, that number is 8.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 85.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Pakistan, that number is 6.0% as of 2017.
be 32.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Pakistan, however, that number is 24.3% as of 2015.
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Pakistan, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 59.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Pakistan, 140.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.8% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Pakistan, it is 58.0% as of 2019.
be 93.8% 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 Pakistan, on the other hand, 54.0 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 40.2% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Pakistan, about 25.0% do as of 2020.
be 32.0% 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 Pakistan, that number is 94% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 51.0% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Pakistan spends 2.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 26.1% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Pakistan, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 95.1% more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Pakistan, that number is 1,046 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Federal Board of Revenue, Government of Pakistan.
Pakistan: At a glance
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