Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 18.7 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 83 years (82 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2024.
see 10.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Qatar spends $2,901 as of 2023.
have 10.5 times more doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Qatar has 30.2 as of 2023.
have 43.4% more access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Qatar scores 76 as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 11.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Qatar, that number is 42.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 97.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2025.
make 30.7 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $72,525 as of 2025.
Life
be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 149.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Qatar, 4.0 women do as of 2023.
be 86.0% 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 4.8 children do as of 2024.
have 64.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.2% 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 Qatar, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Qatar, about 98.1% do as of 2024.
be 52.4% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Qatar, 100% of people do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 42.1% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Qatar, that number is 2.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 98.6% less likely to be murdered
Kenya has a homicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 0.1 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 74.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Qatar, they kill 7.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 3.9 times more home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Qatar has 11.8 as of 2024.
use 102.2 times more electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Qatar uses 19,963 kWh as of 2023.
live with 13.0 times more strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Qatar withdraws 431% as of 2022.
Environment
be 2.8 times more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Qatar, it causes 91.0 as of 2019.
emit 124.6 times more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Qatar emits 47.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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