🇰🇪 Kenya
Sub-Saharan Africa · Capital: Nairobi
Money2.7 / 10
Safety2.4 / 10
Health2.2 / 10
Quality of life2.4 / 10
Passport3.6 / 10
average of the section's indicators; 5.0 is exactly mid-list
◉Money2.7 / 10
Purchasing power33.679 of 89Numbeo
GDP per capita, PPP$7,016154 of 200World Bank · NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD · 2025
GNI per capita$2,200163 of 204World Bank · NY.GNP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth4.6 %58 of 212World Bank · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation4.1 %131 of 190World Bank · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Unemployment5.4 %101 of 187World Bank · SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · 2025
Income inequality (Gini)38.5103 of 151World Bank · SI.POV.GINI · 2022
Reserves$12B77 of 177World Bank · FI.RES.TOTL.CD · 2025
Local purchasing power33.4114 of 151Numbeo
◈Safety2.4 / 10
Safety (survey)44.877 of 89Numbeo
Crime55.2111 of 148Numbeo
Homicides per 100k4.9108 of 163World Bank · VC.IHR.PSRC.P5 · 2022
✚Health2.2 / 10
Health care (survey)62.254 of 89Numbeo
Health care, expense-adjusted11156 of 101Numbeo
Life expectancy63.8 yr197 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.LE00.IN · 2024
Infant mortality per 100034.2160 of 196World Bank · SP.DYN.IMRT.IN · 2024
Health spending per capita$84.96150 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.PC.CD · 2023
Health spending4.4 % GDP144 of 193World Bank · SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS · 2023
Physicians per 10000.29149 of 189World Bank · SH.MED.PHYS.ZS · 2023
Hospital beds per 10001.3113 of 158World Bank · SH.MED.BEDS.ZS · 2019
☀Quality of life2.4 / 10
Quality of life98.177 of 89Numbeo
Pollution69.276 of 115Numbeo
Purity12140 of 115Numbeo
Climate87.129 of 89Numbeo
Traffic commute time51.285 of 89Numbeo
Internet users35.0 %177 of 208World Bank · IT.NET.USER.ZS · 2024
Education spending4.0 % GDP104 of 190World Bank · SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS · 2024
Urban population32.2 %191 of 217World Bank · SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS · 2025
⌂Housing
Price to income ratio17.075 of 89Numbeo
Mortgage to income5.473 of 108Numbeo
◍Prices
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⇄Trade
Exports of goods and services$21B89 of 188World Bank · NE.EXP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Imports of goods and services$30B83 of 188World Bank · NE.IMP.GNFS.CD · 2025
Trade to GDP37.5 %171 of 188World Bank · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
Foreign direct investment$463,439,704124 of 201World Bank · BX.KLT.DINV.CD.WD · 2024
Inbound tourism2.0M ppl63 of 196World Bank · ST.INT.ARVL · 2019
☗People and environment
Population57.5M26 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
Population growth1.9 %52 of 217World Bank · SP.POP.GROW · 2025
Births per woman3.252 of 217World Bank · SP.DYN.TFRT.IN · 2024
Mobile subscriptions per 10012670 of 210World Bank · IT.CEL.SETS.P2 · 2024
Access to electricity77.0 %174 of 215World Bank · EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS · 2024
CO2 per capita0.38 t36 of 203World Bank · EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5 · 2024
Renewable energy67.7 %30 of 212World Bank · EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS · 2021
Military spending1.00 % GDP43 of 156World Bank · MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS · 2024
▤Passport3.6 / 10
No visa needed in advance70 of 198126 of 199
Visa free39 of 198
Visa on arrival29 of 198
Electronic authorisation (eTA)2 of 198
E-visa33 of 198
Visa required95 of 198
passport-index-dataset · visa on arrival and eTA count as no-visa-in-advance; e-visa does not