Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Qatar instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 97.6% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 10.1 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.9 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Qatar, that number is 35.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 19.7 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Qatar, the GDP per capita is $96,600 as of 2022.
be 97.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Qatar, that number is 0.1% as of 2022.
Life
be 98.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Qatar, 8.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.2% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Qatar, it is 93.5% as of 2017.
be 76.2% 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 Qatar, on the other hand, 6.6 children do as of 2022.
have 64.1% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Qatar, there are 9.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 76% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Qatar, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 3.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Qatar, about 100.0% do as of 2021.
be 39.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Qatar, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 33.3% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Qatar spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Qatar: At a glance
How big is Qatar compared to Kenya? See an in-depth size comparison.