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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#152 Government Effectiveness0-100 percentile45.5#129 Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentile42.7#178 Rule of Law0-100 percentile49#131

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Economy

2,652 indicators

GDPcurrent US$135.94B#61 GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $5,995.4#142 GDP growth%4.6%#51 Inflation%4.1%#118

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Trade

127 indicators

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Health

4,337 indicators

Life expectancyyears63.8#197 Infant mortalityper 1k births34.2#116 Maternal mortalityper 100k149#72 Health spending% GDP4.4%#143

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Education

3,909 indicators

Secondary enrollment% gross84.3%#107 Education spending% GDP4%#22 Adult literacy%82.2%#24 Primary enrollment% gross98.2%#101

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Demography

1,426 indicators

Populationpeople57.53M#26 Population growth%1.9%#52 Urban population%32.2%#180 Fertility ratebirths/woman3.2#52

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Climate

276 indicators

Electricity access% pop77%#42 Renewable energy share%67.7%#28 Forest area% land6.2%#177 Electric power consumptionkWh per capita195.3#41

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Energy

222 indicators

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Environment

372 indicators

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Agriculture

324 indicators

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Technology

616 indicators

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Society

2,516 indicators

Gini indexindex38.5#39 Extreme poverty% pop45.5%#42 Internet users% pop35%#156 Homicide rateper 100k4.9#67

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Risk

415 indicators

Deaths in armed conflictsdeaths123#15 INFORM risk score0-106.2#49 Hazard & exposure0-106.9#58 Vulnerability0-106.4#52

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Other

1 indicator

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