Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.9 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.5 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 31.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 16.0 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in United Arab Emirates, the GDP per capita is $67,100 as of 2019.
be 96.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 1.6% as of 2016.
be 46.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In United Arab Emirates, however, that number is 19.5% as of 2003.
Life
be 99.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In United Arab Emirates, 3.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.8% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 81.5% as of 2018. In United Arab Emirates, it is 97.6% as of 2019.
be 81.6% 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 United Arab Emirates, on the other hand, 5.1 children do as of 2022.
have 59.0% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In United Arab Emirates, there are 10.8 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 the population has electricity access as of 2019. In United Arab Emirates, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 5.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In United Arab Emirates, about 100.0% do as of 2020.
be 40.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In United Arab Emirates, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 39.2% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United Arab Emirates spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.5 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In United Arab Emirates, that number is 1,318 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
United Arab Emirates: At a glance
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