Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 78.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
live 7.5 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 35.2% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 74.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 1.4% as of 2023.
make 33.3% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,800 as of 2023.
Life
have 57.4% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Benin, there are 40.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 44.6% less likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Benin, it is 45.8% as of 2021.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.2% more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2021.
be 25.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Benin, that number is 56% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 18% in rural areas) as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 37.5% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 39.5% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 2.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 77.4% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
How big is Benin compared to Kenya? See an in-depth size comparison.