Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of United Kingdom, you would:
Health
be 74.5% less likely to be obese
In United Kingdom, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
live 12.2 years less
In United Kingdom, the average life expectancy is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 33.3% lower top tax rate
United Kingdom has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 89.7% less money
United Kingdom has a GDP per capita of $47,600 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
be 51.2% more likely to be unemployed
In United Kingdom, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
be 94.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In United Kingdom, 18.6% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.4 times more children
In United Kingdom, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 53.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In United Kingdom, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 7.3 times more likely to die during infancy
In United Kingdom, approximately 3.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kenya, on the other hand, 27.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 23.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In United Kingdom, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Kenya, 76% of the population do as of 2021.
be 70.1% less likely to have internet access
In United Kingdom, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 28.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In United Kingdom, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 12.7% less on education
United Kingdom spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 64.2% less on healthcare
United Kingdom spends 12.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 95.7% less coastline
United Kingdom has a total of 12,429 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, HM Revenue & Customs.
Kenya: At a glance
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