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Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 106 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kenya
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Leads on 60 of 106 metrics
Zimbabwe
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Leads on 31 of 106 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kenya and Zimbabwe: Kenya leads on Electricity Imports (184) against Zimbabwe (2.22); Kenya leads on Electricity Exports (39.10) against Zimbabwe (1.24); Kenya leads on Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices) (4.50 %) against Zimbabwe (104.70 %). Across 106 compared metrics, Kenya wins on 60 and Zimbabwe wins on 31.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 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🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)22.67 %26.59 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.41 points52.1 points★
Radios3.07★1.14
Televisions730,000★370,000
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 Tanzania223

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country29.92B $★2.12B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars125.39B $★43.77B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★7.17 %
Coal Revenue00.4★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.67 %18 %★
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★4.7 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index82.7★54.3
Electricity Consumption7.86★7.12
Electricity Exports39.1★1.24
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3358★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants3437★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables33★5
Electricity Imports184★2.22
Electricity Installed Capacity2.4★2.12
Electricity Production9.63★6.8
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.49 USD per capita10.86 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.750.3★
Gross Fixed Investment21.921.9
Gross National Saving10.423.3★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %2.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %★104.7 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption78,000★11,000
Oil Exports8,061★0
Oil Imports80,160★13,140
Oil Production136★0
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line38.6 people38.3 people★
Public Debt53.2★69.9
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.5 USD★2 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption109,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports173★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports90,620★26,400
Refined Petroleum Products Production13,960★0
Remittances3.99.4★
Revenue from Forest Resources1.31.61★
Taxes and Other Revenues14★7.2
Unemployment Rate5.5 %★8.6 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)39,712★257,859
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.0212.58★
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 mapaside from major urban agglomerations in Harare and Bulawayo, population distribution is fairly even, with slightly greater overall numbers in the eastern half, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.5 Cubic meters per year6 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources30.7★20

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.44 %★0.77 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)200.38★94.98
Agricultural land288,791 sq. km★161,637 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)536 km★0 km
Dam capacity per capita419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant5,789.94 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,0301,740★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.74 %★14.23 %
Administrative Divisions47★8
Independence1218★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.1★1.5
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★2.8 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate4 %★11.6 %
Hospital Bed Density1.4 people/sq km1.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)379 %358 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.320.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)7.1 %★15.5 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1.41.3★
Underweight Children Under 59.89.6★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,00051,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Currently married (Percent)52.3 %61.47 %★
Human Capital Index0.56★0.5
Life expectancy at birth67.26 years★66.77 years
Median age of population20.29 years★18.27 years
Population Change1.15M persons★330,753.6 persons
Population density100.9 per sq. km44.51 per sq. km★
Total population58.63M persons★17.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.16
Birth Rate (%)25.93 %28.18 %★
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate64.6 %66.8 %★
Death Rate (%)4.72 %★6.4 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP★0.4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age15.72M persons★4.59M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate23.78★6.39
Learning-adjusted years of school9.74 years★6.9 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.33 people★1.58 people
Mean Male Height (cm)169.64★168.59
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.4 %★34.87 %
Physician Density0.29 people/sq km★0.14 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate2.15 %★1.82 %
Population living in slums39.89 %52.34 %★
Total deaths399,364.9 persons119,489.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.14 %58.61 %★
Total fertility rate3.07 per woman3.6 per woman★
Total net-migration-11,734 persons★-53,252 persons
Under-five mortality rate36.49 per live births★41.72 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇿🇼 ZimbabweShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.11★0.07
Airports368★144
Civil Air Travel19★12

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