Kenya
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Identity
Formal name: Republic of Kenya.
CIA 2026
Matchup file
Kenya vs South Sudan
90 shared metrics.
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South Sudan
Quick notes before you compare the numbers.
Identity
Formal name: Republic of South Sudan.
CIA 2026
Identity
Name origin: self-descriptive name from the country's geographic position within Sudan prior to independence.
CIA 2026
Analysis
Kenya leads in 57 of 90 shared metrics, while South Sudan leads in 33.
Kenya's Scientific Publications is 121.5x that of South Sudan (2.0K vs 16.38).
Kenya's Mobile Money Accounts is 102.0x that of South Sudan (87.5% of adults vs 0.85% of adults).
Kenya's Credit Card Ownership is 28.0x that of South Sudan (4.4% of adults vs 0.15% of adults).
Kenya's Electric Generating Capacity is 27.1x that of South Sudan (3.82M kW vs 136.0K kW).
Kenya's Electricity Generation is 20.8x that of South Sudan (12.85 TWh vs 0.59 TWh).
Key Comparisons
Scientific PublicationsKenya leads
Kenya
2.0K
South Sudan
16.38
Mobile Money AccountsKenya leads
Kenya
87.5% of adults
South Sudan
0.85% of adults
Credit Card OwnershipKenya leads
Kenya
4.4% of adults
South Sudan
0.15% of adults
Electric Generating CapacityKenya leads
Kenya
3.82M kW
South Sudan
136.0K kW
Electricity GenerationKenya leads
Kenya
12.85 TWh
South Sudan
0.59 TWh
Digital Payments UsedKenya leads
Kenya
89.28% of adults
South Sudan
4.8% of adults
All Metrics
Scientific Publications
KenyaKenya
2.0K
South Sudan
16.38
12154% higher
Mobile Money Accounts
KenyaKenya
87.5% of adults
South Sudan
0.85% of adults
10195% higher
Credit Card Ownership
KenyaKenya
4.4% of adults
South Sudan
0.15% of adults
2798% higher
Electric Generating Capacity
KenyaKenya
3.82M kW
South Sudan
136.0K kW
2712% higher
Electricity Generation
KenyaKenya
12.85 TWh
South Sudan
0.59 TWh
2078% higher
Digital Payments Used
KenyaKenya
89.28% of adults
South Sudan
4.8% of adults
1756% higher
Railway Length
KenyaKenya
3.8K km
South Sudan
248 km
1440% higher
Electricity Access (%)
KenyaKenya
76.2%
South Sudan
5.4%
1311% higher
Vehicles per 1,000 People
KenyaKenya
61.9 per 1k people
South Sudan
6.4 per 1k people
863% higher
Energy Use (Per Capita)
KenyaKenya
544.94 kg oil eq/person
South Sudan
69.04 kg oil eq/person
689% higher
Water Stress (%)
KenyaKenya
19.48%
South Sudan
2.5%
670% higher
Doctors (per 1,000)
KenyaKenya
0.29 per 1k
South Sudan
0.04 per 1k
625% higher
ATMs per 100,000 Adults
KenyaKenya
6.6 per 100k
South Sudan
0.93 per 100k
607% higher
Liberal Democracy Index
KenyaKenya
0.45
South Sudan
0.06
597% higher
Water Withdrawal
KenyaKenya
4.0 B m³
South Sudan
0.66 B m³
513% higher
Freedom of Expression Index
KenyaKenya
0.90
South Sudan
0.15
481% higher
Population Density
KenyaKenya
95.27 /km²
South Sudan
18.17 /km²
424% higher
Population
KenyaKenya
55.75M
South Sudan
12.70M
339% higher
Electoral Democracy Index
KenyaKenya
0.56
South Sudan
0.13
323% higher
Electricity Use (Per Capita)
KenyaKenya
190.08 kWh/person
South Sudan
46.91 kWh/person
305% higher
Internet Users (%)
KenyaKenya
34.98%
South Sudan
9.0%
289% higher
Airports
KenyaKenya
344
South Sudan
96
258% higher
Corruption Perceptions Index
KenyaKenya
30 pts
South Sudan
9.0 pts
233% higher
Capital Elevation
KenyaKenya
1.7K m
South Sudan
550 m
202% higher
Sanitation Access (%)
KenyaKenya
40.88%
South Sudan
14.43%
183% higher
Mobile Subscriptions (%)
KenyaKenya
126 per 100 people
South Sudan
46.62 per 100 people
170% higher
CO2 Per Capita
KenyaKenya
0.38 t/person/yr
South Sudan
0.14 t/person/yr
165% higher
Solar Electricity Share
KenyaKenya
4.6%
South Sudan
1.8%
159% higher
Renewable Energy (%)
KenyaKenya
67.7%
South Sudan
32.4%
109% higher
Official Languages Count
KenyaKenya
2.0
South Sudan
1.0
100% higher
Broadband Access (%)
South SudanKenya
2.0 per 100 people
South Sudan
202 per 100 people
99% lower
Inflation Rate
South SudanKenya
4.5%
South Sudan
91.4%
95% lower
Electricity Carbon Intensity
South SudanKenya
95.44 gCO2/kWh
South Sudan
642.86 gCO2/kWh
85% lower
Health Spending Per Capita
KenyaKenya
$90.44
South Sudan
$49.41
83% higher
Firms Making Informal Payments
KenyaKenya
39.46% of firms
South Sudan
22.82% of firms
73% higher
Women's Political Empowerment
KenyaKenya
0.80
South Sudan
0.48
69% higher
Firms with Female Top Manager
KenyaKenya
17.75% of firms
South Sudan
10.55% of firms
68% higher
Highest Elevation
KenyaKenya
5.2K m
South Sudan
3.2K m
63% higher
Human Development Index
KenyaKenya
0.63
South Sudan
0.39
62% higher
Child Mortality
South SudanKenya
39.9 per 1k births
South Sudan
98.7 per 1k births
60% lower
Can Raise Emergency Money
KenyaKenya
96.6% of adults
South Sudan
60.93% of adults
59% higher
Unemployment Rate
South SudanKenya
5.4%
South Sudan
12.48%
56% lower
Armed Forces Personnel
South SudanKenya
24.0K
South Sudan
53.0K
55% lower
Infant Mortality
South SudanKenya
34.7 per 1k births
South Sudan
72.6 per 1k births
52% lower
Forest Area
South SudanKenya
36.1K km²
South Sudan
71.6K km²
50% lower
Military Spending
South SudanKenya
1.00% of GDP
South Sudan
2.0% of GDP
49% lower
Urban Population (%)
KenyaKenya
31.89%
South Sudan
21.38%
49% higher
Forest Coverage (%)
South SudanKenya
6.2%
South Sudan
11.33%
45% lower
Death Rate
South SudanKenya
4.7 per 1k
South Sudan
8.7 per 1k
45% lower
Insufficient Physical Activity
South SudanKenya
9.0% of adults
South Sudan
16.26% of adults
45% lower
Land Border Length
South SudanKenya
3.5K km
South Sudan
6.0K km
43% lower
Teen Birth Rate
South SudanKenya
56.31 per 1k
South Sudan
97.13 per 1k
42% lower
Suicide Rate
South SudanKenya
4.6 per 100k
South Sudan
7.9 per 100k
42% lower
Government Debt (% GDP)
South SudanKenya
53.2% of GDP
South Sudan
86.6% of GDP
39% lower
Obesity Rate
KenyaKenya
11.04%
South Sudan
8.0%
38% higher
Fertility Rate
South SudanKenya
3.1 children/woman
South Sudan
5.0 children/woman
38% lower
Political Corruption Index
South SudanKenya
0.56
South Sudan
0.89
37% lower
Health Spending (% GDP)
South SudanKenya
4.3% of GDP
South Sudan
6.8% of GDP
36% lower
Women in Parliament (%)
South SudanKenya
23.28%
South Sudan
32.36%
28% lower
Birth Rate
South SudanKenya
25.93 per 1k
South Sudan
35.68 per 1k
27% lower
Firms Asked for Bribes
KenyaKenya
33.19% of firms
South Sudan
27.39% of firms
21% higher
Air Pollution (PM2.5)
South SudanKenya
24.39 µg/m³
South Sudan
30.74 µg/m³
21% lower
Road Traffic Death Rate
KenyaKenya
28.2 per 100k
South Sudan
23.3 per 100k
21% higher
Youth Unemployment Rate
South SudanKenya
15.25% of youth labor force
South Sudan
18.52% of youth labor force
18% lower
Border Neighbors
South SudanKenya
5.0
South Sudan
6.0
17% lower
Agricultural Land (%)
KenyaKenya
49.53%
South Sudan
44.86%
10% higher
Nurses & Midwives
South SudanKenya
0.64 per 1k
South Sudan
0.71 per 1k
10% lower
Life Expectancy
KenyaKenya
63.6 years
South Sudan
57.6 years
10% higher
Median Age
KenyaKenya
19.5 years
South Sudan
18.0 years
9% higher
Protected Land (%)
South SudanKenya
14%
South Sudan
15.4%
9% lower
Firms Hit by Power Outages
KenyaKenya
74.61% of firms
South Sudan
68.37% of firms
9% higher
Dependency Ratio
South SudanKenya
66.12% of working-age pop.
South Sudan
72.14% of working-age pop.
8% lower
Land Area
South SudanKenya
580.9K km²
South Sudan
631.9K km²
8% lower
Food Waste per Person
South SudanKenya
122.64 kg/person/yr
South Sudan
132.78 kg/person/yr
8% lower
Minimum Paid Vacation Days
KenyaKenya
21 days/yr
South Sudan
20 days/yr
5% higher
Youth Population (%)
South SudanKenya
36.84%
South Sudan
38.92%
5% lower
Seafood Consumption per Person
South SudanKenya
3.0 kg/person/yr
South Sudan
3.1 kg/person/yr
3% lower
Irrigated Land
KenyaKenya
1.0K km²
South Sudan
1.0K km²
3% higher
Hypertension Prevalence
KenyaKenya
35.2% of adults
South Sudan
34.9% of adults
1% higher
Elderly Population (%)
South SudanKenya
3.0%
South Sudan
3.0%
1% lower
Time Zones Count
KenyaKenya
2.0 time zones
South Sudan
2.0 time zones
equal
Coastline Length
KenyaKenya
536 km
South Sudan
0 km
ranked higher
Coal Electricity Share
KenyaKenya
0%
South Sudan
0%
ranked higher
Wind Electricity Share
KenyaKenya
16.38%
South Sudan
0%
ranked higher
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People
KenyaKenya
0.02 per 1M people
South Sudan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
Lowest Elevation
South SudanKenya
0 m
South Sudan
381 m
ranked lower
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
KenyaKenya
-2.7% of GDP
South Sudan
-4% of GDP
ranked higher
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
KenyaKenya
8.0 sites
South Sudan
0 sites
ranked higher
EV Chargers per 100,000 People
KenyaKenya
0.01 per 100k people
South Sudan
0 per 100k people
ranked higher
McDonald's Outlets per Million People
KenyaKenya
0.02 per 1M people
South Sudan
0 per 1M people
ranked higher
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