Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 14.0 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 16.9% more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 73.7% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $5,700 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 3.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Kenya, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 50.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
have 46.1% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Somalia, there are 37.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 17.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 3.1 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 18.3% 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 Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 35.7% 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 50.0% less likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 93.8% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 5.6 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Kenya? See an in-depth size comparison.