Kenya
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Kenya.
CIA 2026
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Kenya vs Somalia
103 shared metrics.
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Somalia
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Federal Republic of Somalia.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: the name means "Land of the Somali," a local ethnic group.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Kenya leads in 69 of 103 shared metrics, while Somalia leads in 34.
Kenya's Tax Revenue (% GDP) is 140630.0x that of Somalia (14.06% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).
Kenya's Government Debt (% GDP) is 106399.0x that of Somalia (53.2% of GDP vs 0.00% of GDP).
Kenya's Capital Elevation is 183.6x that of Somalia (1.7K m vs 9.0 m).
Kenya's Electricity Generation is 29.6x that of Somalia (12.85 TWh vs 0.42 TWh).
Kenya's Total CO2 Emissions is 24.0x that of Somalia (21.64 Mt CO2e vs 0.87 Mt CO2e).
Key Comparisons
Tax Revenue (% GDP)Kenya leads
Kenya
14.06% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
Government Debt (% GDP)Kenya leads
Kenya
53.2% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
Capital ElevationKenya leads
Kenya
1.7K m
Somalia
9.0 m
Electricity GenerationKenya leads
Kenya
12.85 TWh
Somalia
0.42 TWh
Total CO2 EmissionsKenya leads
Kenya
21.64 Mt CO2e
Somalia
0.87 Mt CO2e
Electric Generating CapacityKenya leads
Kenya
3.82M kW
Somalia
156.0K kW
All Metrics
Tax Revenue (% GDP)
KenyaKenya
14.06% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
14063000% higher
Government Debt (% GDP)
KenyaKenya
53.2% of GDP
Somalia
0.00% of GDP
10639900% higher
Capital Elevation
KenyaKenya
1.7K m
Somalia
9.0 m
18356% higher
Electricity Generation
KenyaKenya
12.85 TWh
Somalia
0.42 TWh
2960% higher
Total CO2 Emissions
KenyaKenya
21.64 Mt CO2e
Somalia
0.87 Mt CO2e
2401% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
KenyaKenya
3.82M kW
Somalia
156.0K kW
2351% higher
Scientific Publications
KenyaKenya
2.0K
Somalia
106.49
1785% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
KenyaKenya
61.9 per 1k people
Somalia
4.5 per 1k people
1289% higher
GDP (Nominal)
KenyaKenya
$120,339,557,905.93
Somalia
$11,967,000,000
906% higher
Airports
KenyaKenya
344
Somalia
40
760% higher
Credit Card Ownership
KenyaKenya
4.4% of adults
Somalia
0.59% of adults
653% higher
Wind Electricity Share
KenyaKenya
16.38%
Somalia
2.3%
603% higher
Merchant Fleet Size
KenyaKenya
26
Somalia
4.0
550% higher
Health Spending Per Capita
KenyaKenya
$90.44
Somalia
$15.35
489% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
KenyaKenya
0.29 per 1k
Somalia
0.05 per 1k
480% higher
CO2 Per Capita
KenyaKenya
0.38 t/person/yr
Somalia
0.07 t/person/yr
442% higher
GDP Per Capita (PPP)
KenyaKenya
$6,644.13
Somalia
$1,601.96
315% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
KenyaKenya
0.45
Somalia
0.13
248% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
KenyaKenya
0.56
Somalia
0.17
241% higher
GNI Per Capita
KenyaKenya
$2,090
Somalia
$620
237% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
KenyaKenya
30 pts
Somalia
9.0 pts
233% higher
Population Density
KenyaKenya
95.27 /km²
Somalia
29.26 /km²
226% higher
Broadband Access (%)
KenyaKenya
2.0 per 100 people
Somalia
0.72 per 100 people
177% higher
Population
KenyaKenya
55.75M
Somalia
20.32M
174% higher
Border Neighbors
KenyaKenya
5.0
Somalia
2.0
150% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
KenyaKenya
39.46% of firms
Somalia
16.24% of firms
143% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
KenyaKenya
0.80
Somalia
0.34
139% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
KenyaKenya
87.5% of adults
Somalia
37.07% of adults
136% higher
Digital Payments Used
KenyaKenya
89.28% of adults
Somalia
38.11% of adults
134% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
KenyaKenya
126 per 100 people
Somalia
54 per 100 people
133% higher
Firms Asked for Bribes
KenyaKenya
33.19% of firms
Somalia
14.44% of firms
130% higher
Can Raise Emergency Money
KenyaKenya
96.6% of adults
Somalia
41.92% of adults
130% higher
Highest Elevation
KenyaKenya
5.2K m
Somalia
2.5K m
111% higher
FDI Inflows (% GDP)
SomaliaKenya
0.39% of GDP
Somalia
6.4% of GDP
94% lower
Firms with Female Top Manager
KenyaKenya
17.75% of firms
Somalia
9.2% of firms
94% higher
Coastline Length
SomaliaKenya
536 km
Somalia
3.0K km
82% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
SomaliaKenya
95.44 gCO2/kWh
Somalia
511.63 gCO2/kWh
81% lower
Imports (% GDP)
SomaliaKenya
23.12% of GDP
Somalia
99.11% of GDP
77% lower
Solar Electricity Share
SomaliaKenya
4.6%
Somalia
18.6%
75% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
KenyaKenya
24.0K
Somalia
14.0K
71% higher
Unemployment Rate
SomaliaKenya
5.4%
Somalia
18.86%
71% lower
Water Stress (%)
SomaliaKenya
19.48%
Somalia
54.97%
65% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
KenyaKenya
4.3% of GDP
Somalia
2.6% of GDP
65% higher
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
KenyaKenya
21 days/yr
Somalia
13 days/yr
62% higher
Child Mortality
SomaliaKenya
39.9 per 1k births
Somalia
104 per 1k births
62% lower
Death Rate
SomaliaKenya
4.7 per 1k
Somalia
11.22 per 1k
58% lower
Human Development Index
KenyaKenya
0.63
Somalia
0.40
55% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
SomaliaKenya
15.25% of youth labor force
Somalia
34.23% of youth labor force
55% lower
Teen Birth Rate
SomaliaKenya
56.31 per 1k
Somalia
117.1 per 1k
52% lower
Fertility Rate
SomaliaKenya
3.1 children/woman
Somalia
6.4 children/woman
52% lower
Electricity Access (%)
KenyaKenya
76.2%
Somalia
50.3%
51% higher
Insufficient Physical Activity
SomaliaKenya
9.0% of adults
Somalia
18.1% of adults
50% lower
Infant Mortality
SomaliaKenya
34.7 per 1k births
Somalia
67.8 per 1k births
49% lower
Irrigated Land
SomaliaKenya
1.0K km²
Somalia
2.0K km²
48% lower
Exports (% GDP)
SomaliaKenya
17.07% of GDP
Somalia
31.21% of GDP
45% lower
Land Border Length
KenyaKenya
3.5K km
Somalia
2.4K km
45% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
KenyaKenya
0.90
Somalia
0.62
45% higher
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
KenyaKenya
1.3 per 1k
Somalia
0.90 per 1k
44% higher
Birth Rate
SomaliaKenya
25.93 per 1k
Somalia
46.36 per 1k
44% lower
Suicide Rate
SomaliaKenya
4.6 per 100k
Somalia
8.0 per 100k
42% lower
Urban Population (%)
SomaliaKenya
31.89%
Somalia
54.62%
42% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
KenyaKenya
74.61% of firms
Somalia
52.56% of firms
42% higher
Road Traffic Death Rate
KenyaKenya
28.2 per 100k
Somalia
20.2 per 100k
40% higher
Forest Area
SomaliaKenya
36.1K km²
Somalia
57.5K km²
37% lower
Military Spending
SomaliaKenya
1.00% of GDP
Somalia
1.6% of GDP
37% lower
Political Corruption Index
SomaliaKenya
0.56
Somalia
0.87
35% lower
Inflation Rate
SomaliaKenya
4.5%
Somalia
6.8%
34% lower
Dependency Ratio
SomaliaKenya
66.12% of working-age pop.
Somalia
96.79% of working-age pop.
32% lower
Forest Coverage (%)
SomaliaKenya
6.2%
Somalia
9.2%
32% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
SomaliaKenya
49.53%
Somalia
70.34%
30% lower
Renewable Energy (%)
SomaliaKenya
67.7%
Somalia
95.4%
29% lower
Median Age
KenyaKenya
19.5 years
Somalia
15.4 years
26% higher
Internet Users (%)
KenyaKenya
34.98%
Somalia
28%
25% higher
Water Withdrawal
KenyaKenya
4.0 B m³
Somalia
3.3 B m³
22% higher
Youth Population (%)
SomaliaKenya
36.84%
Somalia
46.59%
21% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
KenyaKenya
23.28%
Somalia
19.64%
19% higher
Average Weekly Work Hours
KenyaKenya
39.56 hrs/week
Somalia
33.94 hrs/week
17% higher
GDP Growth Rate
KenyaKenya
4.7%
Somalia
4.1%
15% higher
Elderly Population (%)
KenyaKenya
3.0%
Somalia
2.6%
14% higher
Obesity Rate
SomaliaKenya
11.04%
Somalia
12.7%
13% lower
Hypertension Prevalence
SomaliaKenya
35.2% of adults
Somalia
38.5% of adults
9% lower
Sanitation Access (%)
SomaliaKenya
40.88%
Somalia
44.46%
8% lower
Life Expectancy
KenyaKenya
63.6 years
Somalia
58.8 years
8% higher
Food Waste per Person
SomaliaKenya
122.64 kg/person/yr
Somalia
132.83 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Land Area
SomaliaKenya
580.9K km²
Somalia
627.3K km²
7% lower
Women in Senior Management
KenyaKenya
29.7% of managers
Somalia
27.68% of managers
7% higher
Informal Employment Share
KenyaKenya
86.49% of employed people
Somalia
81.94% of employed people
6% higher
Life Evaluation Score
KenyaKenya
4.7 pts
Somalia
4.5 pts
4% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
SomaliaKenya
24.39 µg/m³
Somalia
24.53 µg/m³
1% lower
Beer Consumption
KenyaKenya
0.57 L/person/yr
Somalia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Spirits Consumption
KenyaKenya
0.76 L/person/yr
Somalia
0 L/person/yr
ranked higher
Time Zones Count
KenyaKenya
2.0 time zones
Somalia
2.0 time zones
equal
Coal Electricity Share
KenyaKenya
0%
Somalia
0%
ranked higher
Protected Land (%)
KenyaKenya
14%
Somalia
0%
ranked higher
Alcohol Consumption
KenyaKenya
2.5 L/adult/yr
Somalia
0 L/adult/yr
ranked higher
Education Spending (% GDP)
KenyaKenya
4.0% of GDP
Somalia
0% of GDP
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
KenyaKenya
0.02 per 1M people
Somalia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
KenyaKenya
0 m
Somalia
0 m
ranked higher
Official Languages Count
KenyaKenya
2.0
Somalia
2.0
equal
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
KenyaKenya
-2.7% of GDP
Somalia
-9.5% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
KenyaKenya
8.0 sites
Somalia
0 sites
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
KenyaKenya
0.01 per 100k people
Somalia
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
KenyaKenya
0.02 per 1M people
Somalia
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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