Quality of life comparison

be 21.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 7.6 years less

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

be 35.2% more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 10.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.

make 19.0% less money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.

be 13.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 20.6% more children

In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 72.0% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 18.3% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 15.3% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 49.5% less likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.

spend 23.5% less on education

Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 54.3% less on healthcare

Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 68.5% less coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.