Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Venezuela instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 88.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 0.5% of people as of 2020.
live 3.6 years longer
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Venezuela, that number is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.6 times more likely to be obese
In Kenya, 7.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Venezuela, that number is 25.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 57.2% more money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,900 as of 2022, while in Venezuela, the GDP per capita is $7,704 as of 2018.
be 45.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Venezuela, however, that number is 19.7% as of 2015.
pay a 13.3% higher top tax rate
Kenya has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Venezuela, the top tax rate is 34.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 51.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 530.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Venezuela, 259.0 women do as of 2020.
be 18.0% more likely to be literate
In Kenya, the literacy rate is 82.6% as of 2021. In Venezuela, it is 97.5% as of 2021.
be 36.4% 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 Venezuela, on the other hand, 17.7 children do as of 2022.
have 34.8% fewer children
In Kenya, there are approximately 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Venezuela, there are 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 30.6% 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 2021. In Venezuela, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 2.7 times more likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Venezuela, about 78.7% do as of 2022.
be 32.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Venezuela, 94% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 72.9% less on education
Kenya spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Venezuela spends 1.3% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 11.6% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Venezuela, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 5.2 times more coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Venezuela, that number is 2,800 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Venezuela: At a glance
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