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Kenya vs Mexico: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kenya
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Leads on 38 of 107 metrics
Mexico
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Leads on 62 of 107 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kenya and Mexico: Kenya leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Mexico (340,000); Kenya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (109,000) against Mexico (1.98); Kenya leads on Oil Consumption (78,000) against Mexico (2.07). Across 107 compared metrics, Kenya wins on 38 and Mexico wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)22.67 %69.63 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 81% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.41 points★45.55 points
Radios3.0731★
Televisions730,000★25.6
Waterways(2011) none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania2,900

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country29.92B $69.44B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars125.39B $2.29T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★7.25 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.67 %★7.34 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index82.786.1★
Electricity Consumption7.86258.7★
Electricity Exports39.1★7.31
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3371★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants34★17
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels02★
Electricity from Other Renewables33★9
Electricity Imports184★3.53
Electricity Installed Capacity2.472.56★
Electricity Production9.63302.7★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.49 USD per capita57.54 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.743.5★
Gross Fixed Investment21.9★21.5
Gross National Saving10.421.4★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %★4.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.9 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption081.61★
Natural Gas Exports036.81★
Natural Gas Imports050.12★
Natural Gas Production031.57★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0279.8★
Oil Consumption78,000★2.07
Oil Exports8,061★1.51
Oil Imports80,160496,000★
Oil Production136★2.98
Oil Proved Reserves010.42★
Population Below Poverty Line38.6 people36.3 people★
Public Debt53.245.1★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.5 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption109,000★1.98
Refined Petroleum Products Exports173155,800★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports90,620867,500★
Refined Petroleum Products Production13,960844,600★
Remittances3.9★3.7
Revenue from Forest Resources1.3★0.1
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)46.882.33★
Taxes and Other Revenues1414.2★
Unemployment Rate5.5 %2.8 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)39,712★2.73M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.02★441.05
Population Distributionpopulation heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast, as shown in this population distribution mapmost of the population is found in the middle of the country between the states of Jalisco and Veracruz; approximately a quarter of the population lives in and around Mexico City
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.5 Cubic meters per year150 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources30.7461.89★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.44 %★1.86 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)200.38★52.44
Agricultural land288,791 sq. km1.04M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)536 km9,330 km★
Dam capacity per capita419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant1,145.45 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,03059,910★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.74 %★17.92 %
Administrative Divisions47★32
Independence1216★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.116.4★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP6.1 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate4 %0.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km★1 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)379 %42 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.321.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)7.1 %★28.9 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1.4★340,000
Underweight Children Under 59.84.2★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,000341,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Currently married (Percent)52.3 %★51.87 %
Human Capital Index0.560.63★
Life expectancy at birth67.26 years80.06 years★
Median age of population20.29 years29.96 years★
Population Change1.15M persons1.20M persons★
Population density100.9 per sq. km67.89 per sq. km★
Total population58.63M persons133.03M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.71
Birth Rate (%)25.93 %★14.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate64.6 %73.1 %★
Death Rate (%)4.72 %★6.04 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age15.72M persons35.92M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate23.7860.96★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.74 years★9.01 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.33 people22.28 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.64★169.01
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.4 %77.59 %★
Physician Density0.29 people/sq km2.59 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.15 %★0.81 %
Population living in slums39.89 %★15.76 %
Total deaths399,364.9 persons★685,869.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.14 %62.6 %★
Total fertility rate3.07 per woman★1.84 per woman
Total net-migration-11,734 persons★-98,968.7 persons
Under-five mortality rate36.49 per live births11.69 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇽 MexicoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.110.48★
Airports3681,580★
Civil Air Travel19186★

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