Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 21.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
be 86.8% more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 23.9% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $4,600 as of 2023, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.
be 13.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Timor-Leste, 1.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Kenya, that number is 5.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 21.3% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 17.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
have 13.8% fewer children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 23.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% 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 25.6% less likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 18.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 56.6% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
spend 14.3% more on education
Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
Geography
see 24.1% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Kenya, that number is 536 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kenya: At a glance
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