Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 9.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2024.
be 38.2% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 18.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
be 46.7% less likely to die by suicide
Namibia has a suicide rate of 8.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.7 years less
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (63 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 74.3% less spent on your healthcare
Namibia spends $1,068 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kenya spends $274 as of 2023.
have 47.7% fewer doctors per person
Namibia has 5.5 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kenya has 2.9 as of 2023.
have 15.9% less access to essential health services
Namibia scores 63 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kenya scores 53 as of 2021.
Economy
be 71.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 19.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kenya, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
make 51.5% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $4,876 as of 2025, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $2,363 as of 2025.
Basic Needs
be 34.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 34% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 46.1% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 64.9% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Kenya, about 35.0% do as of 2024.
be 24.2% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 87% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 66% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 55.7% less on education
Namibia spends 9.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Kenya spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
spend 54.1% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 65.9% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
Safety
be 56.6% less likely to be murdered
Namibia has a homicide rate of 11.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kenya, that number is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 28.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Namibia, road accidents kill 22.0 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kenya, they kill 28.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 107.2 times more strain on fresh water
Namibia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kenya withdraws 33% as of 2022.
use 84.2% less electricity
Namibia uses 1,232 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Kenya uses 195 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 23.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Namibia, air pollution causes 43.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kenya, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.
emit 68.3% less CO2
Namibia emits 1.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Kenya emits 0.4 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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