Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.8 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 26.8% less likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 87.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 88.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
pay a 50.0% lower top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, the top tax rate is 15.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 89.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.3% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 70.6% less 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 47.7% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.6% more 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 96.3% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 30.3% 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.8% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 10.9% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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