Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Namibia, you would:
Health
be 63.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years longer
In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 58.7% less likely to be obese
In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
pay a 18.9% lower top tax rate
Namibia has a top tax rate of 37.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 52.8% less money
Namibia has a GDP per capita of $8,900 as of 2020, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,200 as of 2020.
be 17.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Namibia, 34.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 40.0% as of 2013.
be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 75.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Namibia, approximately 195.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kenya, 342.0 women do as of 2017.
be 10.9% less likely to be literate
In Namibia, the literacy rate is 91.5% as of 2018. In Kenya, it is 81.5% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 49.1% more likely to have access to electricity
In Namibia, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 85% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 56.5% less likely to have internet access
In Namibia, approximately 41.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Kenya, about 17.8% do as of 2018.
be 22.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Namibia, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 83% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 71% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 45.7% less on education
Namibia spends 9.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 5.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 45.9% less on healthcare
Namibia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kenya, that number is 4.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 65.9% less coastline
Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Inland Revenue Department.
Kenya: At a glance
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