Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
live 6.0 years longer
In Guinea-Bissau, the average life expectancy is 64 years (61 years for men, 66 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 25.3% less likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 40.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 2.6 times more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,900 as of 2022, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
be 24.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
be 74.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 5.6% as of 2022.
Life
be 26.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 56.1% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 43.2% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 49.0 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.
have 29.8% fewer children
In Guinea-Bissau, there are approximately 36.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 17.1% less likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 48.8% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 77.8% more on education
Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 53.1% more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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 Guinea-Bissau? See an in-depth size comparison.