Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be obese
In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 4.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 35.7% more money
Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2023, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
pay a 28.6% lower top tax rate
Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Papua New Guinea, 2.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 28.7% more likely to be literate
In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 17.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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.
be 2.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 192.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 4.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 19% of people have electricity access (65% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 49.9% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% 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 3.4 times more on education
Papua New Guinea spends 1.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 72.0% more on healthcare
Papua New Guinea spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 89.6% less coastline
Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.
Kenya: At a glance
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