Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Utah instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
live 8.9 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Utah, that number is 79 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
Economy
make 11.6 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Utah, the GDP per capita is $66,207 as of 2024.
be 38.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Utah, that number is 3.5% as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Utah, about 92.9% do as of 2023.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, OECD Regional Demography, Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Census Bureau (American Community Survey), Bureau of Economic Analysis.
