Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 13.8 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2024.
see 84.7% more spent on your healthcare
Kenya spends $274 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Sri Lanka spends $507 as of 2023.
have 3.9 times more doctors per person
Kenya has 2.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Sri Lanka has 11.4 as of 2023.
have 26.4% more access to essential health services
Kenya scores 53 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Sri Lanka scores 67 as of 2021.
be 3.2 times more likely to die by suicide
Kenya has a suicide rate of 4.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 14.7 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 26.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.0% as of 2025.
be 64.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 39.8% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 14.3% as of 2019.
make 2.1 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $2,363 as of 2025, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $5,002 as of 2025.
Life
be 87.9% 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 Sri Lanka, 18.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.3% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.7% as of 2024.
be 84.8% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2024.
have 62.6% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, there are 10.1 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 56.1% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, about 54.6% do as of 2024.
be 37.5% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 66% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Sri Lanka, that number is 90% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 54.5% less on education
Kenya spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Sri Lanka spends 1.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 15.4% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.7% of GDP as of 2023.
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.
Safety
be 32.0% less likely to be murdered
Kenya has a homicide rate of 4.9 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, that number is 3.3 per 100,000 as of 2019.
be 59.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Kenya, road accidents kill 28.2 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Sri Lanka, they kill 11.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 2.8 times more home broadband
Kenya has 3.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Sri Lanka has 8.5 as of 2024.
use 3.3 times more electricity
Kenya uses 195 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka uses 644 kWh as of 2023.
live with 2.7 times more strain on fresh water
Kenya withdraws 33% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Sri Lanka withdraws 91% as of 2022.
Environment
be 12.1% more likely to die from air pollution
In Kenya, air pollution causes 33.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, it causes 37.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.8 times more CO2
Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Sri Lanka emits 1.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2019–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2021). How we calculate this
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