Quality of life comparison

be 90.5% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2020.

live 6.4 years longer

In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Malaysia, that number is 76 years (74 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malaysia, that number is 15.6% of people as of 2016.

make 5.9 times more money

Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Malaysia, the GDP per capita is $33,600 as of 2023.

be 32.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Malaysia, that number is 3.9% as of 2023.

be 82.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Malaysia, however, that number is 6.2% as of 2021.

be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Malaysia, 21.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.0% more likely to be literate

In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Malaysia, it is 95.0% as of 2019.

be 76.3% less 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 Malaysia, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.

have 44.5% fewer children

In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Malaysia, there are 14.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Malaysia, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 3.3 times more likely to have internet access

In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Malaysia, about 97.0% do as of 2021.

be 36.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Malaysia, that number is 98% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 18.8% less on education

Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Malaysia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 8.7 times more coastline

Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Malaysia, that number is 4,675 km.