Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Netherlands instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 95.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Netherlands, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2020.
live 12.5 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Netherlands, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Netherlands, that number is 20.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.2 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Netherlands, the GDP per capita is $69,300 as of 2023.
be 37.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Netherlands, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 59.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Netherlands, however, that number is 14.5% as of 2021.
pay a 73.3% higher top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Netherlands, the top tax rate is 52.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Netherlands, 4.0 women do as of 2020.
be 87.8% 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 Netherlands, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 58.6% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Netherlands, there are 10.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Netherlands, 100% of the population do as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Netherlands, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
be 40.4% 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 Netherlands, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 10.4% more on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Netherlands spends 5.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.6 times more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Netherlands, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 15.9% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Netherlands, that number is 451 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Tax and Customs Administration - Belastingdienst.
Netherlands: At a glance
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