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Kenya vs Nigeria

179 indicators have a value for Kenya, Nigeria, or both. Open an indicator to see the available country ranking and source details.

GDP$147.27B vs $377.37BKenya vs Nigeria
GDP per Capita$2,714 vs $1,556Kenya vs Nigeria
Population57.53M vs 237.53MKenya vs Nigeria

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Indicator Kenya NigeriaPeriod
GDPEconomy$147.27B$377.37B2026
GDP per CapitaEconomy$2,714$1,5562026
Inflation RateEconomy6.6%15.4%2026-08
Central Bank Policy RateEconomy8.8%26.5%2026-08-11
Official Exchange RateEconomy129.42 LCU/USD1,325.8 LCU/USD2026-09
Budget BalanceEconomy-6.4%-4.4%2026
Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%3.1%2025
Public DebtEconomy71.6%32.3%2026
Trade BalanceEconomy$-8.15B2025
GDP GrowthEconomy4.5%4.1%2026
GNI per CapitaEconomy$2,200$1,3602025
GNI per Capita (PPP)Economy$6,910$9,2302025
GDP (PPP)Economy$403.64B$2.26T2025
Agriculture (% of GDP)Economy23.2%23%2025
Industry (% of GDP)Economy16.3%16.4%2025
Manufacturing (% of GDP)Economy7.1%8.3%2025
Services (% of GDP)Economy55.1%58.2%2025
Investment (% of GDP)Economy17%2025
Remittances ReceivedEconomy$5B$22.79B2024/2025
Remittances (% of GDP)Economy4.2%7.8%2024/2025
External Debt (% of GNI)Economy35%60%2024
Foreign ReservesEconomy$12.39B$46.02B2025
Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)Economy31.8%2023
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)Economy14.1%2023
Labor Force ParticipationEconomy67.4%82.5%2025
Female Labor Force ParticipationEconomy63%80.7%2025
Account OwnershipEconomy90.1%63.3%2024
Youth NEET RateEconomy11.9%2024
Military Spending (% of GDP)Economy1%0.6%2024
Trade Openness (% of GDP)Economy37.5%2025
Inflation (GDP Deflator)Economy3.5%13.9%2025
Current Account BalanceEconomy-4.1%5.8%2026
Foreign Direct InvestmentEconomy$3.2B$4.01B2025
FDI (% of GDP)Economy2.3%1.4%2025
Government Revenue (% of GDP)Economy17.5%10.8%2024
Government Spending (% of GDP)Economy23.3%12.3%2024
Youth Unemployment RateEconomy5.4%2024
Productive Capacity IndexEconomy36.930.72024
Foreign Aid (% of GNI)Economy2.5%0.8%2023
Foreign Aid per CapitaEconomy$47$162023
Lending Interest RateEconomy16.6%14%2024/2023
Real Interest RateEconomy13%2.9%2024/2023
Gross Savings (% of GDP)Economy15.6%2024
Employment in AgricultureEconomy45.8%33.5%2025
Employment in IndustryEconomy12.5%17%2025
Employment in ServicesEconomy41.7%49.5%2025
Vulnerable EmploymentEconomy63.8%66.5%2025
Household Consumption (% of GDP)Economy76.9%2025
Bank Branches per 100,000Economy4.53.32024
ATMs per 100,000Economy6.412.82024
GDP per Capita GrowthEconomy2.6%1.9%2025
Debt Service (% of GNI)Economy4.8%5.5%2024
Exports of Goods & ServicesTrade$21.43B2025
Imports of Goods & ServicesTrade$29.58B2025
Export Diversification IndexTrade0.6550.812025
Export Concentration IndexTrade0.1860.6192025
Fuel Exports (% of Exports)Trade1.6%88.6%2024
Manufactures Exports (% of Exports)Trade30.7%3.5%2024
Food Exports (% of Exports)Trade49.2%6%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of Manufactured)Trade3.2%2.7%2024
Exports (% of GDP)Trade15.8%2025
Imports (% of GDP)Trade21.8%2025
Human Development IndexDevelopment0.6280.562023
Gender Inequality IndexDevelopment0.5260.6772023
Inequality-adjusted HDIDevelopment0.4560.3792023
PopulationDemographics57.53M237.53M2025
Population GrowthDemographics1.9%2.1%2025
Life ExpectancyDemographics63.8 years54.6 years2024
Median AgeDemographics20.3 years18.3 years2026
Fertility RateDemographics3.174.382024
Rural PopulationDemographics67.8%36.2%2025
Population Under 15Demographics36.3%40.5%2025
Urban PopulationDemographics32.2%63.8%2025
Population DensityDemographics101/km²266.2/km²2026
Birth RateDemographics26.631.82026
Death RateDemographics7.1311.52026
Net Migration RateDemographics-0.59-0.012026
Life Expectancy (Female)Demographics66.1 years54.9 years2024
Life Expectancy (Male)Demographics61.6 years54.3 years2024
Urban Population GrowthDemographics2.9%3.3%2025
Infant MortalityHealth34.269.82024
HIV PrevalenceHealth3%1.2%2024
Health Spending (% of GDP)Health4.4%4.2%2023
Physicians per 1,000Health0.290.382023
UHC Service Coverage IndexHealth57472023
Out-of-Pocket Health SpendingHealth24.2%70.9%2023
Safely Managed SanitationHealth35.8%32.2%2024
Maternal MortalityHealth378.8992.82023
Under-Five MortalityHealth38.8115.62024
Neonatal MortalityHealth20.7392024
Tuberculosis IncidenceHealth2072192024
Measles ImmunizationHealth80%56%2025
DTP3 ImmunizationHealth88%62%2025
Basic Drinking WaterHealth52.3%2024
Basic SanitationHealth5.1%15.7%2024
Diabetes PrevalenceHealth3.1%3%2024
Nurses & Midwives per 1,000Health2.272023
Adolescent Fertility RateHealth54.5842024
Health Spending per CapitaHealth$85$672023
Smoking PrevalenceHealth9.6%3.1%2024
Child StuntingChild Welfare17.9%33.8%2024
Birth RegistrationChild Welfare39.7%2024
Child MarriageChild Welfare33.4%2024
Education Spending (% of GDP)Education4%0.3%2024/2023
Tertiary EnrollmentEducation10.4%2024
Adult Literacy RateEducation70.4%2024
Youth Literacy RateEducation81.4%2024
Primary Completion RateEducation90.8%77.4%2024
Lower Secondary CompletionEducation86.6%74.1%2024
Primary Net EnrollmentEducation94.3%75.7%2023
Upper Secondary EnrollmentEducation62.4%2023
Upper Secondary CompletionEducation65%68.5%2024
Qualified Primary TeachersEducation100%2023
Secondary EnrollmentEducation84.3%46.9%2023
UndernourishmentFood Security36.8%19.9%2023
Acute Food InsecurityFood Security3.75M21.5M2026-08
Agricultural Land (% of Land)Agriculture49.5%76.2%2023
Cassava ProductionAgriculture1.21M t62.62M t2024
Coffee ProductionAgriculture49.5K t1.81K t2024
Cocoa ProductionAgriculture350K t2024
Sorghum ProductionAgriculture243K t6.5M t2024
Millet ProductionAgriculture65.76K t1.55M t2024
Maize ProductionAgriculture4.02M t11.16M t2024
Rice ProductionAgriculture282.15K t9.13M t2024
Wheat ProductionAgriculture312.2K t43.93K t2024
Maize YieldAgriculture1,666 kg/ha2,030 kg/ha2024
Rice YieldAgriculture6,553 kg/ha1,997 kg/ha2024
Wheat YieldAgriculture3,044 kg/ha1,574 kg/ha2024
Cattle StockAgriculture22.4M head20.9M head2024
Homicide RateGovernance15.72023
Corruption Perceptions IndexGovernance32262024
Electoral Democracy IndexGovernance0.5630.5052025
Liberal Democracy IndexGovernance0.4460.3112025
Political Corruption IndexGovernance0.5640.8342025
Control of CorruptionGovernance-0.8-1.112024
Government EffectivenessGovernance-0.3-1.012024
Rule of LawGovernance-0.46-1.012024
Political StabilityGovernance-1.36-22024
Regulatory QualityGovernance-0.33-0.632024
Voice and AccountabilityGovernance-0.35-0.732024
Organized Violence DeathsGovernance80 deaths4.16K deaths2025
State-Based Conflict DyadsGovernance132025
Non-State Conflict DyadsGovernance1282025
One-Sided Violence DyadsGovernance2102025
Refugees HostedHumanitarian617.13K123.85K2025
Internally Displaced PeopleHumanitarian03.54M2025
Asylum Seekers HostedHumanitarian218.65K18.19K2025
Stateless PeopleHumanitarian9.8K02025
Internet UsersTechnology35%41.2%2024
Mobile SubscriptionsTechnology126.570.82024
4G CoverageTechnology97.3%80%2025
Fixed Broadband SubscriptionsTechnology30.12024
Mobile Data PriceTechnology4.1%1.6%2025
3G CoverageTechnology98%84.4%2025
Fixed Broadband PriceTechnology12.3%15.5%2025
Mobile Bundle PriceTechnology1.3%2.7%2025
R&D Spending (% of GDP)Technology0.8%2024
Electricity AccessInfrastructure77%62.5%2024
Air Transport PassengersInfrastructure5.14M5.27M2023
Renewable Energy CapacityEnergy3K MW3.2K MW2025
Solar CapacityEnergy551.1 MW284.5 MW2025
Wind CapacityEnergy436.1 MW2025
Hydropower CapacityEnergy892.7 MW2.9K MW2025
Clean Cooking AccessEnergy31.6%26.2%2023
Electricity Consumption per CapitaEnergy195 kWh144 kWh2024/2023
Power Transmission LossesEnergy25.8%14.2%2024/2023
Off-grid Renewable CapacityEnergy87.3 MW118.1 MW2025
Rural Electricity AccessEnergy67.1%23.5%2024
Solar Share of ElectricityEnergy4.6%0.3%2025
Wind Share of ElectricityEnergy16.4%0%2025
Hydropower Share of ElectricityEnergy20.9%30.9%2025
Fossil Share of ElectricityEnergy10%68.7%2025
Electricity DemandEnergy16 TWh39 TWh2025
Electricity Carbon IntensityEnergy95 gCO₂/kWh456 gCO₂/kWh2025
Primary Energy per CapitaEnergy1,608 kWh2,343 kWh2023
CO2 Emissions per CapitaClimate0.38 t0.57 t2024
Forest AreaClimate6.2%23.2%2023
Protected AreasClimate11.8%11.6%2025
PM2.5 Air PollutionClimate20.3 µg/m³65.7 µg/m³2023

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