Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kenya instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 72.3% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kenya, that number is 7.1% of people as of 2016.
be 8.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.2% of people as of 2020.
live 3.6 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 11.8% lower top tax rate
Venezuela has a top tax rate of 34.0% as of 2016. In Kenya, the top tax rate is 30.0% as of 2016.
make 36.4% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Kenya, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2022.
be 83.2% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Kenya, however, that number is 36.1% as of 2016.
Life
have 53.3% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Kenya, there are 25.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Kenya, 530.0 women do as of 2020.
be 15.3% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Kenya, it is 82.6% as of 2021.
be 57.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 23.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Kenya, that number is 76% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 68% in rural areas) as of 2021.
be 63.2% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Kenya, about 29.0% do as of 2021.
be 24.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Kenya, 71% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.7 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Kenya spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 13.2% more on healthcare
Venezuela spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Kenya, that number is 4.3% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 80.9% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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, Ministerio del Poder Popular de Finanzas, SENIAT.
Kenya: At a glance
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