Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Cabo Verde, you would:
Health
be 39.8% less likely to be obese
In Cabo Verde, 11.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 8.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cabo Verde, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 4.1 years less
In Cabo Verde, the average life expectancy is 74 years (71 years for men, 76 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 52.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Cabo Verde, 12.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
make 30.5% less money
Cabo Verde has a GDP per capita of $8,200 as of 2023, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
Life
have 43.0% more children
In Cabo Verde, there are approximately 17.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 12.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cabo Verde, approximately 42.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Cabo Verde, approximately 23.5 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 21.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 58.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cabo Verde, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 26.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cabo Verde, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 90% 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 36.8% less on education
Cabo Verde spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 28.3% less on healthcare
Cabo Verde spends 6.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 44.5% less coastline
Cabo Verde has a total of 965 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
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