Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 7.0 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 77 years (75 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022.
be 5.0 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 35.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 8.7 times more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Saudi Arabia, the GDP per capita is $49,600 as of 2023.
be 14.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 4.9% as of 2023.
Life
be 97.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 16.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.2% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Saudi Arabia, it is 97.6% as of 2020.
be 56.0% 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 Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, 12.3 children do as of 2022.
have 46.9% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saudi Arabia, there are 13.6 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 people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2022.
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 Saudi Arabia, about 100.0% 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 as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 62.5% more on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Saudi Arabia spends 7.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 32.6% more on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.9 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Saudi Arabia, that number is 2,640 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Saudi Arabia: At a glance
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