Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Angola, you would:
Health
live 7.6 years longer
In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 13.4% less likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 2.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 61.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 14.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
make 16.9% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $5,900 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
be 11.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
pay a 76.5% higher top tax rate
Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 16.2% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 52.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 222.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
have 37.7% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 58.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 48% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 6% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 12.1% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 33.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 100.0% more on education
Angola spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 48.3% more on healthcare
Angola spends 2.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 66.5% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 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, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.
Kenya: At a glance
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