Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Turkey, you would:
Health
be 60.8% less likely to be obese
In Turkey, 28.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Kenya, that number is 11.3% of people as of 2024.
live 13.6 years less
In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 84.5% less spent on your healthcare
Turkey spends $1,769 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Kenya spends $274 as of 2023.
have 87.1% fewer doctors per person
Turkey has 22.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Kenya has 2.9 as of 2023.
have 30.3% less access to essential health services
Turkey scores 76 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Kenya scores 53 as of 2021.
be 70.3% more likely to die by suicide
Turkey has a suicide rate of 2.7 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 4.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 36.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Turkey, 8.5% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Kenya, that number is 5.5% as of 2025.
be 3.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Turkey, 13.0% live below the poverty line as of 2024. In Kenya, however, that number is 39.8% as of 2022.
make 87.3% less money
Turkey has a GDP per capita of $18,599 as of 2025, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $2,363 as of 2025.
Life
have 2.5 times more children
In Turkey, there are approximately 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 27.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 9.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Turkey, approximately 15.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Kenya, 149.0 women do as of 2023.
be 15.1% less likely to be literate
In Turkey, the literacy rate is 97.3% as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In Turkey, approximately 8.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Kenya, on the other hand, 34.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Turkey, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 61.0% less likely to have internet access
In Turkey, approximately 89.8% of the population has internet access as of 2025. In Kenya, about 35.0% do as of 2024.
be 31.7% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Turkey, approximately 96% of people have access to drinking water (96% in urban areas, and 94% 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 29.7% more on education
Turkey spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Kenya spends 4.0% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 92.6% less coastline
Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
Safety
be 50.8% more likely to be murdered
Turkey has a homicide rate of 3.2 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 4.9 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 4.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Turkey, road accidents kill 6.5 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Kenya, they kill 28.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 30.6% less strain on fresh water
Turkey withdraws 48% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Kenya withdraws 33% as of 2022.
find 87.0% less home broadband
Turkey has 23.4 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Kenya has 3.0 as of 2024.
use 94.8% less electricity
Turkey uses 3,731 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2024. Kenya uses 195 kWh as of 2024.
Environment
be 15.4% less likely to die from air pollution
In Turkey, air pollution causes 39.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Kenya, it causes 33.0 as of 2019.
emit 92.9% less CO2
Turkey emits 5.4 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), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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