Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Malta, you would:
Health
be 75.4% less likely to be obese
In Malta, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 42.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malta, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 13.5 years less
In Malta, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
pay a 14.3% lower top tax rate
Malta has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 90.0% less money
Malta has a GDP per capita of $57,200 as of 2023, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
be 81.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Malta, 3.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Malta, 16.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.7 times more children
In Malta, there are approximately 9.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 176.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Malta, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 13.0% less likely to be literate
In Malta, the literacy rate is 94.9% as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 6.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Malta, approximately 4.5 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Kenya, on the other hand, 27.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 24.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Malta, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Kenya, 76% of the population do as of 2022.
be 66.7% less likely to have internet access
In Malta, approximately 87.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 28.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Malta, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 71% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 18.6% less on education
Malta spends 5.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 60.2% less on healthcare
Malta spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 2.7 times more coastline
Malta has a total of 197 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Revenue Authority, The World Factbook, Government of Malta - Inland Revenue.
Kenya: At a glance
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