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Kenya

Sub-Saharan AfricaLower middle incomeCapital: Nairobi240,086 observations
Population
57.53M
world rank #26 / 217
GDP
135.94B
world rank #61 / 186
GDP / capita
5,995.4
world rank #142 / 185
Life expectancy
63.8
world rank #197 / 217

Governance

613 indicators
Control of Corruption0-100 percentile31.6#152Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile45.5#129Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile42.7#178Rule of Law0-100 percentile49#131
World Bank (WGI) CC BY 4.0World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Economy

2,650 indicators
GDPcurrent US$135.94B#61GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $5,995.4#142GDP growth%4.6%#51Inflation%4.1%#118
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0Penn World Table CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Trade

129 indicators
Merchandise exportscurrent US$8.6B#110Merchandise importscurrent US$21.61B#84Exports of goods & services% GDP15.8%#120Imports of goods & services% GDP21.8%#119
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Health

4,337 indicators
Life expectancyyears63.8#197Infant mortalityper 1k births34.2#116Maternal mortalityper 100k149#72Health spending% GDP4.4%#143
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNICEF CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Education

3,909 indicators
Secondary enrollment% gross84.3%#107Education spending% GDP4%#22Adult literacy%82.2%#24Primary enrollment% gross98.2%#101
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2024

Demography

1,426 indicators
Populationpeople57.53M#26Population growth%1.9%#52Urban population%32.2%#180Fertility ratebirths/woman3.2#52
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0UN WPP CC BY 3.0 IGO · updated 2025

Climate

276 indicators
Electricity access% pop77%#42Renewable energy share%67.7%#28Forest area% land6.2%#177Electric power consumptionkWh per capita195.3#41
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0Ember CC BY 4.0Climate Watch CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Energy

222 indicators
Electricity access, rural% rural pop67.1%#42Electricity access, urban% urban pop98.1%#16Energy use per capitakg oil eq.539.3#41Electricity from coal% of output0%#1
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Environment

372 indicators
Terrestrial protected areas% land area13.9%#105Freshwater withdrawals% internal resources19.5%#118Capture fisheries productiontonnes139,793.4#71
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2025

Agriculture

324 indicators
Agricultural land% land area49.5%#63Cereal yieldkg per hectare1,757.5#133Aquaculture productiontonnes34,690#51Food production index2014-16 = 100112.4#70
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Technology

616 indicators
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 people126.5#58Secure internet serversper 1M people399.7#135Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 people0.1#137
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0 · updated 2024

Society

2,516 indicators
Gini indexindex38.5#39Extreme poverty% pop45.5%#42Internet users% pop35%#156Homicide rateper 100k4.9#67
World Bank (WDI) CC BY 4.0Our World in Data CC BY 4.0UNDP (HDRO) CC BY 3.0 IGOILOSTAT CC BY 4.0World Bank (PIP) CC BY 4.0UNHCR CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

Risk

415 indicators
Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths123#15INFORM risk score0-106.2#49Hazard & exposure0-106.9#58Vulnerability0-106.4#52
Our World in Data CC BY 4.0EC JRC (INFORM) CC BY 4.0UCDP CC BY 4.0 · updated 2026

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