Kenya (Republic of Kenya)

https://www.humantruth.info/kenya.html

By Vexen Crabtree 2013

Kenya Republic of Kenya
Status	Independent State
Social and Moral Index	136th best
Capital	Nairobi
Land Area	569 140km²₁
Location	Africa
Population	51.4m₂
Life Expectancy	61.43yrs (2017)₃
GNI	$4 474 (2017)₄
ISO3166-1 Codes	KE, KEN, 404₅
Internet Domain	.ke₆
Currency	Shilling (KES)₇
Telephone	+254₈

1. Overview

“Founding president and liberation struggle icon Jomo KENYATTA led Kenya from independence in 1963 until his death in 1978, when President Daniel Toroitich arap MOI took power in a constitutional succession. The country was a de facto one-party state from 1969 until 1982 when the ruling Kenya African National Union (KANU) made itself the sole legal party in Kenya. MOI acceded to internal and external pressure for political liberalization in late 1991. The ethnically fractured opposition failed to dislodge KANU from power in elections in 1992 and 1997, which were marred by violence and fraud, but were viewed as having generally reflected the will of the Kenyan people. President MOI stepped down in December 2002 following fair and peaceful elections. Mwai KIBAKI, running as the candidate of the multiethnic, united opposition group, the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC), defeated KANU candidate Uhuru KENYATTA and assumed the presidency following a campaign centered on an anticorruption platform. KIBAKI's NARC coalition splintered in 2005 over a constitutional review process. Government defectors joined with KANU to form a new opposition coalition, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), which defeated the government's draft constitution in a popular referendum in November 2005. KIBAKI's reelection in December 2007 brought charges of vote rigging from ODM candidate Raila ODINGA and unleashed two months of violence in which as many as 1,500 people died. African Union-sponsored mediation led by former UN Secretary General Kofi ANNAN in late February 2008 resulted in a power-sharing accord bringing ODINGA into the government in the restored position of prime minister. The power sharing accord included a broad reform agenda, the centerpiece of which was constitutional reform. In August 2010, Kenyans overwhelmingly adopted a new constitution in a national referendum. The new constitution introduced additional checks and balances to executive power and significant devolution of power and resources to 47 newly created counties. It also eliminated the position of prime minister following the first presidential election under the new constitution, which occurred on March 4, 2013. Uhuru KENYATTA, the son of founding president Jomo KENYATTA, won the March elections in the first round by a close margin and was sworn into office on 9 April 2013.”
CIA's The World Factbook (2013)₉

“Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where human beings were born. Kenya is the Africa you always dreamed of. This is a land of vast savannahs, immense herds of wildlife and peoples with proud traditions on the soil where human beings were born.
When you think of Africa, you´re probably thinking of Kenya: the lone acacia tree, the snow-capped mountain, the harsh deserts, the palm-fringed coastline, the great Rift Valley, the dense forests - they´re all here.
Peopling this epic landscape, adding depth and resonance to Kenya´s age-old story, are some of Africa´s best-known peoples. The Maasai, the Samburu, the Turkana, the Swahili, the Kikuyu: these are the peoples whose histories and lives tell the story of the struggle to maintain traditions as the modern world crowds in, the daily fight for survival, the ancient tension between those who farm and those who roam.
Then, of course, there´s the wildlife. From the Masai Mara to Tsavo, this is a country of vivid experiences - elephants wallowing in swamps in the shadow of Mt Kilimanjaro, the massed millions of pink flamingos, the landscape suddenly fallen silent and brought to attention by the arrival of an as-yet-unseen predator. Africa is the last great wilderness where these creatures survive.”
"The World" by Lonely Planet (2014)₁₀

2. Kenya National and Social Development

#economics #human_development #wealth

UN HDI (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better Value₁₁
1	Switzerland	0.962
2	Norway	0.961
3	Iceland	0.959
	...
149	Myanmar (Burma)	0.585
150	Syria	0.577
151	Cameroon	0.576
152	Kenya	0.575
153	Congo, (Brazzaville)	0.571
154	Zambia	0.565
155	Solomon Islands	0.564
156=	Comoros	0.558
	Africa Avg	0.56
	World Avg	0.72
q=191.

Gross National Income Per-Capita (2021)₁₁
Pos.		Higher is better PPP $₁₁
1	Liechtenstein	$146 830
2	Singapore	$90 919
3	Qatar	$87 134
	...
144	Marshall Islands	$4 620
145	Kyrgyzstan	$4 566
146	Tajikistan	$4 548
147	Kenya	$4 474
148	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	$4 461
149	Syria	$4 192
150	Cambodia	$4 079
151	Kiribati	$4 063
	Africa Avg	$5 339
	World Avg	$20 136
q=193.

Social & Moral Development Index₁₂
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₂
1	Denmark	27.4
2	Norway	27.6
3	Sweden	30.4
	...
133	Tajikistan	105.3
134	Senegal	105.6
135	Namibia	106.4
136	Kenya	107.3
137	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	107.9
138	Nauru	108.2
139	Tuvalu	108.4
140	Lesotho	108.5
	Africa Avg	119.0
	World Avg	89.7
q=198.

The United Nations produces an annual Human Development Report which includes the Human Development Index. The factors taken into account include life expectancy, education and schooling and Gross National Income (GNI) amongst many others..

The Social and Moral Development Index concentrates on moral issues and human rights, violence, public health, equality, tolerance, freedom and effectiveness in climate change mitigation and environmentalism, and on some technological issues. A country scores higher for achieving well in those areas, and for sustaining that achievement in the long term. Those countries towards the top of this index can truly said to be setting good examples and leading humankind onwards into a bright, humane, and free future. See: Which are the Best Countries in the World? The Social and Moral Development Index.

3. Kenya's Demographics and Migration

#birth_control #demographics #fertility #health #immigration #life_expectancy #longevity #migration #overpopulation #population #yemen

Population:

Kenya's population is predicted to rise to 65.93 million by 2030. These millions of extra people will all need space to live, food to eat, energy to consume, and will increase the burden on the planet's resources. This country has a fertility rate of 3.30. The fertility rate is, in simple terms, the average amount of children that each woman has. The higher the figure, the quicker the population will grow, although, to calculate the rate you also need to take into account morbidity - the rate at which people die. If people live healthy and long lives and morbidity is low, then, 2.0 approximates to the replacement rate (two new children for each set of parents who die), which would keep the population stable. If all countries had such a fertility rate, population growth would end. The actual replacement rate in most developed countries is around 2.1. The highest fertility rate ever detected in a single year was in Yemen in 1985, at 8.86.₁₃

Population₂
Pos.		2018 Population₂
1	China	1.4b
2	India	1.4b
3	USA	327.1m
	...
24	S. Africa	57.8m
25	Tanzania	56.3m
26	Myanmar (Burma)	53.7m
27	Kenya	51.4m
28	S. Korea	51.2m
29	Colombia	49.7m
30	Spain	46.7m
31	Argentina	44.4m
	World Avg	39.0m
q=195.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
169	Angola	61.6
170	Togo	61.6
171	Niger	61.6
172	Kenya	61.4
173	Zambia	61.2
174	Botswana	61.1
175	Liberia	60.7
176	Equatorial Guinea	60.6
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
156	S. Korea	0.78
157	Namibia	3.25
158	Kiribati	3.27
159	Kenya	3.30
160	Hong Kong	0.70
161	Uzbekistan	3.31
162	Pakistan	3.41
163	Zimbabwe	3.44
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Old-Age Dependency Ratio Lower is better₁₅
Pos.		2016 Per 100₁₅
1	Uganda	04.3
2	Mali	04.5
3=	Chad	04.7
	...
27	Guinea	06.1
28=	Guinea-Bissau	06.1
28=	Lesotho	06.1
28=	Kenya	06.1
31	S. Sudan	06.2
32=	Tanzania	06.2
32=	Sao Tome & Principe	06.2
34	Comoros	06.3
	World Avg	18.3
q=185.

Migration:

Immigrants₁₆
Pos.		2017 %₁₆
1	UAE	88.4%
2	Kuwait	75.5%
3	Qatar	65.2%
	...
122	S. Korea	2.3%
123	Cameroon	2.2%
124	Bulgaria	2.2%
125	Kenya	2.2%
126	Angola	2.1%
127	Liberia	2.1%
128	Mali	2.1%
129	Georgia	2.0%
	World Avg	9.4%
q=195.

Emigrants₁₇
Pos.		2010 %₁₇
1	Dominica	104.8%
2	Palestine	68.4%
3	Samoa	67.3%
	...
170	Thailand	1.2%
171	UAE	1.2%
172	Mongolia	1.2%
173	Kenya	1.1%
174	Indonesia	1.1%
175	Myanmar (Burma)	1.0%
176	Solomon Islands	1.0%
177	India	0.9%
	World Avg	11.5%
q=192.

4. Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance

#equality #freedom #freethought #gender_equality #human_rights #kenya #kenya_freethought #morals #politics #prejudice #religious_tolerance #tolerance

Human Rights, Equality & Tolerance (2025)₁₈
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₁₈
1	Sweden	8.5
2	Denmark	13.5
3	Norway	13.5
	...
97	Nepal	90.8
98	Botswana	90.9
99	Lesotho	92.9
100	Kenya	93.8
101	Tunisia	94.8
102	Azerbaijan	95.1
	Africa Avg	110.0
	World Avg	87.8
q=200.

Kenya is generally poor at ensuring human rights and freedom compared to the rest of the world. Kenya does better than average in terms of freethought₁₉ and in supporting press freedom₂₀. When it comes to most other metrics, Kenya does not do well. It does worse than average in the rate of gender bias (from 7 indicators)₂₁ (yet still amongst the best in Africa), its success in fighting anti-semitic prejudice₂₂, commentary in Human Rights Watch reports₂₃ (still high for Africa), supporting personal, civil & economic freedoms₂₄ (still low for Africa), its average Freedom in the World rating (still low for Africa), its nominal commitment to Human Rights₂₅, eliminating modern slavery₂₆, opposing gender inequality₂₇ and in LGBT equality₂₈. Security forces and law enforcement staff can veer into abusive, including physically violent, tactics in order to suppress human rights, government critics, journalists and opposition politicians, including extrajudicial killings₂₉.

For tables, charts and commentary, see:

Human Rights and Freedom in Kenya

5. Kenya's Health

#alcohol #birth_control #demographics #health #kenya #life_expectancy #longevity #obesity #overpopulation #parenting #population #smoking #vaccines

Compared to Africa (2020)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀
1	Morocco	67.9
2	Tunisia	74.4
3	Mauritius	74.6
	...
19	Gambia	107.0
20	Guinea	107.4
21	S. Africa	108.3
22	Kenya	108.5
23	Botswana	108.9
24	Lesotho	109.3
25	Zambia	110.8
26	Tanzania	111.0
27=	Senegal	112.0
	Africa Avg	111.1
q=54.

Health (2020)₃₀
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₀
1	Monaco	13.0
2	Maldives	41.7
3	Sri Lanka	43.1
	...
146	Argentina	107.3
147	Guinea	107.4
148	S. Africa	108.3
149	Kenya	108.5
150	Botswana	108.9
151	Lesotho	109.3
152	Venezuela	109.5
153	Jamaica	109.8
	World Avg	95.1
q=198.

The countries with the best overall approach to public health, in terms of both public policy and individual lifestyle choices, are Monaco, The Maldives and Sri Lanka₃₁. These countries are worth emulating. And, although often through no fault of the average citizen, the worst countries are S. Sudan, The Marshall Islands and Nigeria₃₁.

The data sets used to calculate points for each country are its average life expectancy, its alcohol consumption rate, its fertility rate, its smoking rate, its suicide rate, its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance, the prevalence of overweight adults, its adolescent birth rate and its immunizations take-up. The regions with the best average results per country are Scandinavia, Asia and The Mediterranean₃₁, whereas the worst are Micronesia, Africa and Australasia₃₁.

For more, see:

"Countries With the Healthiest Cultures and Health Policies" by Vexen Crabtree (2020).

Health:

Kenya is a pretty unhealthy country. Kenya does better than average in its smoking rate₃₂ and in its alcohol consumption rate₃₃. But unfortunately Kenya gets most other things wrong. It does worse than average in terms of its food aid and health contributions and WHO compliance₃₄, its immunizations take-up₃₅, its adolescent birth rate₂₇, its fertility rate₁₄ (still good for Africa) and in its average life expectancy₁₁. The prevalence of overweight adults has increased by 14% during the past 40 years. Life expectancy in Kenya improved by +4.3yrs in the 30 years from 1990, less than the global average of +7.9yrs. Kenya is amongst only 41 countries who have seen their fertility rate drop by more than 4 since the 1960s. Its peak fertility rate was 8.06 in 1966.

Life Expectancy Higher is better₁₁
Pos.		2021 Years₁₁
1	Monaco	85.9
2	Hong Kong	85.5
3	Japan	84.8
	...
169	Angola	61.6
170	Togo	61.6
171	Niger	61.6
172	Kenya	61.4
173	Zambia	61.2
174	Botswana	61.1
175	Liberia	60.7
176	Equatorial Guinea	60.6
	Africa Avg	62.79
	World Avg	71.28
q=195.

Alcohol Consumption Lower is better₃₃
Pos.		2016 Per Capita₃₃
1	Bangladesh	0.0
2	Kuwait	0.0
3	Libya	0.0
	...
58	Togo	3.1
59=	Central African Rep.	3.3
59=	Tajikistan	3.3
61	Kenya	3.4
62	Mauritius	3.6
63	Malawi	3.7
64=	El Salvador	3.8
64=	Gambia	3.8
	Africa Avg	4.8
	World Avg	6.2
q=189.

Fertility Rate 2.0 is best₁₄
Pos.		2022₁₄
1	US Virgin Islands	2.00
2	Ecuador	2.00
3	Nepal	2.01
	...
156	S. Korea	0.78
157	Namibia	3.25
158	Kiribati	3.27
159	Kenya	3.30
160	Hong Kong	0.70
161	Uzbekistan	3.31
162	Pakistan	3.41
163	Zimbabwe	3.44
	Africa Avg	3.97
	World Avg	2.47
q=208.

Smoking Rates Lower is better₃₂
Pos.		2014₃₂
1	Guinea	15
2	Solomon Islands	26
3	Kiribati	28
	...
51	Mali	236
52	Dominican Rep.	245
53	Togo	250
54	Kenya	257
55	Mauritius	261
56	El Salvador	280
57	Comoros	289
58	Congo, (Brazzaville)	294
	Africa Avg	340
	World Avg	819
q=182.

Food Aid, Health Contributions & WHO Compliance Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Sweden	1
2	Ireland	2
3	Denmark	3
	...
111	Dominica	111
112	Romania	112
113	Peru	113
114	Kenya	114
115	Haiti	115
116	Malawi	116
117	Swaziland	117
118	Iran	118
	Africa Avg	117.0
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Overweight Adults Lower is better₃₆
Pos.		2016 %₃₆
1	Vietnam	18.3
2	India	19.7
3	Bangladesh	20.0
	...
19	Rwanda	25.1
20	Congo, DR	25.3
21	Laos	25.4
22	Kenya	25.5
23	Central African Rep.	26.2
24	Mozambique	26.4
25	Guinea	26.6
26	Equatorial Guinea	26.7
	Africa Avg	33.3
	World Avg	49.0
q=191.

Children's Health:

Adolescent Birth Rate Lower is better₂₇
Pos.		2015 Per 1000₂₇
1	N. Korea	0.5
2	S. Korea	1.6
3	Switzerland	2.9
	...
155	Nicaragua	88.8
156	Guinea-Bissau	89.5
157	Zambia	90.4
158	Kenya	90.9
159	Central African Rep.	91.9
160	Togo	92.0
161	Lesotho	92.7
162	Dominican Rep.	97.9
	Africa Avg	87.5
	World Avg	47.9
q=185.

Infant Immunizations 2011-2015 Higher is better₃₅
Pos.		2015 Avg %₃₅
1=	Hungary	99.0
1=	China	99.0
3	Uzbekistan	98.9
	...
124	Ireland	89.2
125	Sudan	89.2
126	Honduras	88.8
127	Kenya	88.5
128	Costa Rica	88.5
129	Colombia	88.4
130	Kiribati	88.4
131	Netherlands	88.1
	Africa Avg	81.7
	World Avg	88.3
q=194.

6. Kenya's Responsibility Towards The Environment

#biodiversity #climate_change #deforestation #energy #food #kenya #meat #over-exploitation #sustainability #the_environment #veganism #vegetarianism

Compared to Africa (2023)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₇
1	Seychelles	55.3
2	Kenya	57.4
3=	Zambia	57.6
4	Uganda	58.8
5	Morocco	60.4
6=	Tunisia	61.0
7	Mauritius	62.3
8	Guinea	63.5
9	Burkina Faso	64.3
10	Ethiopia	64.8
11=	Egypt	66.6
12	Nigeria	69.2
13	Ivory Coast	70.5
	Africa Avg	90.1
q=53.

Responsibility Towards The Environment (2023)₃₇
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₃₇
1	Japan	33.2
2	Philippines	45.0
3	Uruguay	48.0
	...
16=	Norway	56.0
17	Jordan	56.5
18	Portugal	57.0
19	Kenya	57.4
20	N. Korea	57.5
21=	Spain	57.6
21=	Zambia	57.6
23	Venezuela	58.0
	World Avg	85.7
q=188.

In terms of its responsibility towards the environment, Kenya comes 19th-best in the world (amongst the lowest in Africa). This rank is derived from 7 data sets. Kenya comes in the best 20 for reducing annual meat consumption per person₃₈. It does better than average when it comes to the rate of rational beliefs on the environment in the population₃₉ and in how quickly it ratified the 1993 Convention on Biological Diversity. But, things could still be better. Kenya does worse than average in its score on the Green Future Index₄₀ (yet still amongst the best in Africa), its environmental performance₄₁ (still high for Africa) and in its forested percent change 2000-2020₄₂. And finally, it falls into the worst-performing 20 in terms of energy to GDP efficiency₄₃.

Forest Area Change 2000-2020 Higher is better₄₂
Pos.		Total₄₂
1	Guernsey	82.6%
2	Bahrain	75.2%
3	Iceland	64.7%
	...
189	Ethiopia	-8.0%
190	Israel	-8.4%
191	Haiti	-8.8%
192	Kenya	-8.9%
193	Senegal	-9.1%
194	Indonesia	-9.2%
195	Ecuador	-9.2%
196	Ghana	-9.7%
	Africa Avg	-8.7%
	World Avg	-0.1%
q=234.

Environmental Performance Higher is better₄₁
Pos.		2018₄₁
1	Switzerland	87.4
2	France	84.0
3	Denmark	81.6
	...
127	Malawi	49.2
128	Guyana	47.9
129	Tajikistan	47.9
130	Kenya	47.3
131	Bhutan	47.2
132	Vietnam	47.0
133	Indonesia	46.9
134	Guinea	46.6
	Africa Avg	46.4
	World Avg	56.4
q=180.

Energy to GDP Efficiency Higher is better₄₃
Pos.		2014₄₃
1	Hong Kong	26.32
2	Sri Lanka	20.00
3	Panama	17.86
	...
98	China	05.52
99	Nepal	05.35
100	Iran	05.32
101	Kenya	05.24
102	Kazakhstan	05.10
103	Moldova	05.03
104	Ivory Coast	04.85
105	Tanzania	04.81
	Africa Avg	07.42
	World Avg	09.29
q=119.

Convention on Biological Diversity Earlier is better
Pos.		Total Signed
1=	China	1993 Dec 29
1=	Guinea	1993 Dec 29
1=	Cook Islands	1993 Dec 29
	...
67	France	1994 Sep 29
68	Netherlands	1994 Oct 10
69=	Pakistan	1994 Oct 24
69=	Kenya	1994 Oct 24
71	Finland	1994 Oct 25
72=	Estonia	1994 Oct 25
73	Greece	1994 Nov 02
74	Grenada	1994 Nov 09
	Africa Avg	1899 Dec 30
	World Avg	1899 Dec 30
q=197.

Rational Beliefs on the Environment Higher is better₃₉
Pos.		2011 %₃₉
1	Argentina	78.3%
2	Greece	77.6%
3	Brazil	77.1%
	...
33	Lebanon	54.3%
34	Nepal	52.8%
35	Chad	52.8%
36	Kenya	52.1%
37	Central African Rep.	51.9%
38	Belize	50.6%
39	Burkina Faso	50.5%
40	Dominican Rep.	50.2%
	Africa Avg	38.3%
	World Avg	39.9%
q=145.

Meat Consumption Lower is better₃₈
Pos.		2021 kg₃₈
1	Congo, DR	03.0
2	Burundi	03.5
3	Bangladesh	04.3
	...
11	Afghanistan	08.7
12	Uganda	09.4
13	Togo	09.4
14	Kenya	10.3
15	Mozambique	10.4
16	Sierra Leone	11.7
17	Sri Lanka	12.0
18	Tanzania	12.1
	Africa Avg	24.9
	World Avg	52.5
q=185.

In the 2010s, meat consumption per person in Kenya was reducing.₃₈

Green Future Index Higher is better₄₀
Pos.		2023 Score₄₀
1	Iceland	6.7
2	Finland	6.7
3	Norway	6.4
	...
37	Morocco	4.7
38	Brazil	4.7
39=	Romania	4.7
39=	Kenya	4.7
41	New Zealand	4.6
42=	Philippines	4.6
42=	Israel	4.6
42=	Australia	4.6
	Africa Avg	4.0
	World Avg	4.8
q=76.

7. Kenya's Modernity and Learning

#education #intelligence #it_security #modernity #politics #religion #religiosity #research #science #secularisation #technology #the_internet

Compared to Africa (2020)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₄
1	S. Africa	54.1
2	Egypt	71.3
3	Tunisia	74.3
4	Kenya	80.7
5	Seychelles	81.3
6	Mauritius	84.6
7	Morocco	85.1
8	Nigeria	94.8
9	Ghana	95.6
10	Libya	97.0
11	Uganda	97.2
12	Botswana	97.8
13	Algeria	102.6
	Africa Avg	120.2
q=53.

Modernity & Learning (2020)₄₄
Pos.		Lower is better Avg Rank₄₄
1	Finland	7.7
2	Taiwan	10.0
3	Switzerland	14.7
	...
96	Philippines	79.3
97	Bahamas	80.0
98	Cuba	80.3
99	Kenya	80.7
100	Sri Lanka	80.8
101=	Fiji	80.8
101=	Jordan	80.8
103	Seychelles	81.3
	World Avg	82.7
q=205.

Modernity and Education:

Research & Development Higher is better
Pos.		2016 % RDP PPP
1	S. Korea	4.29₄₅
2	Israel	4.11₄₅
3	Japan	3.58₄₅
	...
39	Greece	0.84₄₅
40	India	0.82₄₆
41	Croatia	0.81₄₇
42	Kenya	0.79₄₈
43	Ukraine	0.76₄₇
44=	Morocco	0.73₄₈
44=	S. Africa	0.73₄₉
44=	Serbia	0.73₄₇
	Africa Avg	0.36
	World Avg	0.84
q=126.

Secondary Education Higher is better₅₀
Pos.		2018₅₀
1=	Luxembourg	100.0%
1=	Estonia	100.0%
1=	Austria	100.0%
	...
132	Cameroon	37.2%
133	Gambia	36.8%
134	Nepal	35.9%
135	Kenya	35.2%
136	Honduras	33.5%
137	Haiti	33.2%
138	S. Sudan	33.2%
139	Swaziland	32.6%
	Africa Avg	34.4%
	World Avg	63.0%
q=169.

Length of Schooling Higher is better₅₁
Pos.		2021 Years₅₁
1	Australia	21.1
2	New Zealand	20.3
3	Greece	20.0
	...
152	N. Korea	10.8
153	Benin	10.8
154	Burundi	10.7
155	Kenya	10.7
156	Ivory Coast	10.7
157	Jordan	10.6
158	Guinea-Bissau	10.6
159	Guatemala	10.6
	Africa Avg	11.0
	World Avg	13.5
q=193.

Intellectual Endeavours Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Ukraine	1
2	Czechia	2
3	Hungary	3
	...
56	Armenia	56
57	Guinea-Bissau	57
58	Central African Rep.	58
59	Kenya	59
60	Egypt	60
61	Japan	61
62	Malta	62
63	Ghana	63
	Africa Avg	106.4
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Religiosity Lower is better₅₂
Pos.		2018 %₅₂
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
80=	Uganda	86
80=	Chad	86
80=	Niger	86
83	Kenya	87
84=	Mozambique	87
85	Congo, DR	88
86=	Nigeria	88
86=	Nicaragua	88
	Africa Avg	87.0
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

IQ Higher is better₅₃
Pos.		2006₅₃
1=	Hong Kong	108
1=	Singapore	108
3	S. Korea	106
	...
104	Mauritania	76
105	Uganda	73
106=	Tanzania	72
106=	Kenya	72
106=	S. Africa	72
109	Zambia	71
110=	Jamaica	71
110=	Ghana	71
	Africa Avg	70.6
	World Avg	85.6
q=138.

Technology and Information:

Internet Users Higher is better₅₄
Pos.		2016₅₄
1	Iceland	100%
2	Faroe Islands	99%
3	Norway	98%
	...
107	Jordan	46%
108	Panama	45%
109	Mexico	45%
110=	Kenya	45%
110=	Belize	45%
112	Ukraine	44%
113	Philippines	44%
114	Jamaica	43%
	Africa Avg	18.4%
	World Avg	48.1%
q=201.

Freedom On The Internet Lower is better₅₅
Pos.		2012₅₅
1	Estonia	10
2	USA	12
3	Germany	15
	...
10=	Argentina	26
11	Ukraine	27
12=	Brazil	27
13	Kenya	29
14	Georgia	30
15	Nigeria	33
16=	S. Korea	34
16=	Uganda	34
	Africa Avg	45.0
	World Avg	46.7
q=47.

IT Security Lower is better₅₆
Pos.		2013₅₆
1=	Ireland	0.11
1=	Luxembourg	0.11
1=	Belize	0.11
	...
29	Uzbekistan	0.69
30	Moldova	0.71
31	Zambia	0.76
32	Kenya	0.77
33	Cameroon	0.77
34	Burkina Faso	0.79
35	Ivory Coast	0.82
36	Ethiopia	0.84
	Africa Avg	1.07
	World Avg	0.98

IPv6 Uptake Higher is better₅₇
Pos.		2017 Ratio₅₇
1	Belgium	55.4
2	Germany	41.8
3	Switzerland	35.1
	...
88=	Mauritius	0.0
89	Botswana	0.0
90=	El Salvador	0.0
90=	Kenya	0.0
90=	Cameroon	0.0
90=	Kyrgyzstan	0.0
94	Cambodia	0.0
95=	Belarus	0.0
	Africa Avg	0.04
	World Avg	3.82
q=176.

Digital Quality of Life Higher is better₅₈
Pos.		2024₅₈
1	Germany	77.9%
2	Finland	76.9%
3	France	73.9%
	...
86	Bosnia & Herzegovina	38.8%
87	Trinidad & Tobago	38.1%
88	Ghana	37.9%
89	Kenya	37.4%
90	Sri Lanka	36.3%
91	Angola	34.9%
92	Mongolia	34.6%
93	Senegal	34.4%
	Africa Avg	32.3%
	World Avg	48.4%
q=121.

8. National Culture

#charity #corruption #happiness #kenya #morals #nigeria #pakistan #politics

World Giving Index Higher is better₅₉
Pos.		2022 %₅₉
1	Indonesia	68.0
2	Kenya	61.0
3	USA	59.0
4	Australia	55.0
5	New Zealand	54.0
6	Myanmar (Burma)	52.0
7=	Sierra Leone	51.0
7=	Canada	51.0
9	Zambia	50.0
10=	Ukraine	49.0
10=	Ireland	49.0
12	Czechia	48.0
	Africa Avg	38.2
	World Avg	39.6
q=125.

Corruption Higher is better₆₀
Pos.		2022 Points₆₀
1	Denmark	90.0
2=	Finland	87.0
2=	New Zealand	87.0
	...
120	Algeria	33.0
121=	Angola	33.0
121=	Philippines	33.0
123	Kenya	32.0
124=	Dominican Rep.	32.0
124=	Niger	32.0
126	Uzbekistan	31.0
127=	Laos	31.0
	Africa Avg	32.31
	World Avg	42.98
q=180.

In 1996, Kenya began to be included in the Corruption Perception Index data, and came in at 3rd-worst, after Nigeria and Pakistan.

Happiness Higher is better₆₁
Pos.		2018 Score₆₁
1	Finland	7.6
2	Norway	7.6
3	Denmark	7.6
	...
121	Burkina Faso	4.4
122	Egypt	4.4
123	Mozambique	4.4
124	Kenya	4.4
125	Zambia	4.4
126	Mauritania	4.4
127	Ethiopia	4.4
128	Georgia	4.3
	Africa Avg	4.29
	World Avg	5.38
q=156.

Creativity & Culture Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Belgium	1
2	Netherlands	2
3	Estonia	3
	...
79	Brunei	79
80	Suriname	80
81	Fiji	81
82	Kenya	82
83	Guatemala	83
84	Cape Verde	84
85	Morocco	85
86	Jamaica	86
	Africa Avg	117.8
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Open Trading, Aid & Development Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Ireland	1
2	Denmark	2
3	Sweden	3
	...
127	Bahamas	127
128	Liberia	128
129	Sierra Leone	129
130	Kenya	130
131	Kazakhstan	131
132	Bangladesh	132
133	Indonesia	133
134	Egypt	134
	Africa Avg	96.7
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

9. Peace Versus Instability

#extremism #human_development #peace #politics #religious_violence #terrorism

Global Peace Index Lower is better₆₂
Pos.		2023 Score₆₂
1	Iceland	1.12
2	Denmark	1.31
3	Ireland	1.31
	...
114	Mauritania	2.23
115	Philippines	2.23
116	Belarus	2.25
117	Kenya	2.25
118	Mozambique	2.26
119	Saudi Arabia	2.26
120	Honduras	2.27
121	Egypt	2.27
	Africa Avg	2.29
	World Avg	2.07
q=163.

Peacekeeping & Security Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Samoa	1
2	S. Africa	2
3	Tunisia	3
	...
60	Malawi	60
61	Brazil	61
62	Grenada	62
63	Kenya	63
64	Denmark	64
65	Austria	65
66	Ghana	66
67	Sweden	67
	Africa Avg	83.6
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Refugees & UN Treaties Lower is better₃₄
Pos.		2017 Rank₃₄
1	Austria	1
2	Germany	2
3	Netherlands	3
	...
41	Montenegro	41
42	Iceland	42
43	Hungary	43
44	Kenya	44
45	Serbia	45
46	Bolivia	46
47	Japan	47
48	Czechia	48
	Africa Avg	104.5
	World Avg	82.0
q=163.

Impact of Terrorism Lower is better₆₃
Pos.		2019 Score₆₃
1	Togo	0.00
2	Mongolia	0.00
3	Swaziland	0.00
	...
127	Ukraine	5.55
128	Niger	5.60
129	USA	5.69
130	Kenya	5.76
131	Sudan	5.81
132	Colombia	5.91
133	Thailand	6.03
134	S. Sudan	6.32
	Africa Avg	3.41
	World Avg	2.78
q=150.

10. Economic Inequality and Poverty

#capitalism #economics #health #inequality #life_expectancy #poverty #social_development

Inequality in Life Expectancy Lower is better₆₄
Pos.		2019₆₄
1	Iceland	2.40
2=	Singapore	2.50
2=	Hong Kong	2.50
	...
134	Eritrea	21.40
135	Timor-Leste (E. Timor)	21.70
136	Namibia	22.10
137=	Kenya	22.50
137=	Bolivia	22.50
139	Laos	22.60
140=	Congo, (Brazzaville)	22.80
140=	Myanmar (Burma)	22.80
	Africa Avg	26.10
	World Avg	14.59
q=184.

Income Inequality (Gini Coefficient) Lower is better₆₅
Pos.		2023 %₆₅
1	Slovakia	24.1%₆₆
2	Slovenia	24.3%₆₆
3	Belarus	24.4%₆₇
	...
106=	Israel	37.9%₆₆
107	Gabon	38.0%₆₈
108	Malawi	38.5%₆₉
109=	Kenya	38.7%₆₆
109=	Samoa	38.7%₇₀
111	Gambia	38.8%₆₇
112=	El Salvador	38.8%₇₁
112=	Laos	38.8%₇₂
	Africa Avg	40.7%
	World Avg	36.5%
q=167.

Income inequality data is rarely available for Kenya - only for 5 years between 1980 and 2019.

Multidimensional Poverty Lower is better₇₃
Pos.		2018 Severity₇₃
1	Armenia	.001
2	Ukraine	.001
3	Serbia	.001
	...
61	Vanuatu	.174
62	Bhutan	.175
63	Myanmar (Burma)	.176
64	Kenya	.178
65	Comoros	.181
66	Bangladesh	.198
67	Pakistan	.198
68	Haiti	.200
	Africa Avg	.264
	World Avg	.154
q=101.

11. Religion and Beliefs

#belief #buddhism #christianity #god #hinduism #islam #judaism #kenya #pentecostalism #religion #religiosity #secularisation

Religiosity (2018)₅₂
Pos.		Lower is better %₅₂
1	China	3
2	Estonia	6
3	Czechia	7
	...
80=	Uganda	86
80=	Chad	86
80=	Niger	86
83	Kenya	87
84=	Mozambique	87
85	Congo, DR	88
86=	Nigeria	88
86=	Nicaragua	88
88	Djibouti	89
89=	Ghana	89
89=	Guatemala	89
91	Honduras	90
92=	Cameroon	90
92=	Rwanda	90
92=	Liberia	90
95	Morocco	91
	World Avg	54.3
q=106.

Disbelief In God (2007)₇₄
Pos.		Higher is better %₇₄
1	Vietnam	81
2	Japan	65
3	Sweden	64
	...
111=	Ghana	0
111=	Jordan	0
111=	Gambia	0
111=	Kenya	0
111=	Ethiopia	0
111=	Afghanistan	0
111=	Egypt	0
111=	Liberia	0
111=	Libya	0
111=	Ivory Coast	0
111=	Pakistan	0
111=	Niger	0
111=	Saudi Arabia	0
111=	Rwanda	0
111=	Cameroon	0
111=	Philippines	0
	World Avg	9.9
q=137.

Data from the Pew Forum, a professional polling outfit, states that in 2010 the religious makeup of this country was as follows in the table below₇₅:

Christian	84.8%
Muslim	9.7%
Hindu	0.1%
Buddhist	0.1%
Folk Religion	1.7%
Jewish	0.1%
Unaffiliated	2.5%

The CIA World Factbook has slightly different data, and states: Christian 82.5% (Protestant 47.4%, Catholic 23.3%, other 11.8%), Muslim 11.1%, Traditionalists 1.6%, other 1.7%, none 2.4%, unspecified 0.7% (2009 census)₇₆.

Kenya: A Pew Forum poll in 2006 found that nearly half or more of all Protestants in several countries, including Kenya, identified as Pentecostal Christians₇₇.

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