Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Uruguay, you would:
Health
be 74.6% less likely to be obese
In Uruguay, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 10.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Uruguay, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 8.7 years less
In Uruguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 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
be 28.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Uruguay, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
make 79.9% less money
Uruguay has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Uruguay, 9.9% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Uruguay, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 27.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Uruguay, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 16.4% less likely to be literate
In Uruguay, the literacy rate is 98.8% as of 2019. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Uruguay, approximately 8.3 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 Uruguay, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Kenya, 76% of the population do as of 2021.
be 67.8% less likely to have internet access
In Uruguay, approximately 90.0% 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 Uruguay, 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 53.3% less on healthcare
Uruguay spends 9.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 18.8% less coastline
Uruguay has a total of 660 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kenya: At a glance
How big is Kenya compared to Uruguay? See an in-depth size comparison.