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Kenya KE

Sub-Saharan Africa · Lower middle income · capital Nairobi

Population
57,532,493
2025
GDP
$135.9 billion
2025
Life expectancy
63.8 y
2024

In the live services

corpusrows for this country
recipes4
legal278
alerts2

Geospatial extent

Bounding box 33.89°–41.89° E, -4.68°–5.03° N · centroid 0.18, 37.89 · source natural-earth-1:110m

Map © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Extent only; no cadastre or address data.

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Top research institutions

OpenAlex works counts; not a quality ranking.

Legal system

mixed system of English common law, Islamic law, and customary law; Supreme Court reviews laws

CIA World Factbook (factbook.json)

Measured indicators

indicatorvalueyearsource
account_ownership90.12024World Bank FX.OWN.TOTL.ZS
Account ownership (% age 15+)90.12024World Bank
Agricultural land (% of land)50.02024World Bank
air_freight288.62023World Bank IS.AIR.GOOD.MT.K1
Air passengers carried5,138,290.02023World Bank
airline_routes_departures201.02026OpenFlights route database
airports_openflights35.02026OpenFlights airport database
airports_total69,323.02023World Bank IS.AIR.DPRT
armed_forces_pct0.12020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.TF.ZS
armed_forces_personnel24,000.02020World Bank MS.MIL.TOTL.P1
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV)117,000,000.02025World Bank
arrivals2,049,000.02019World Bank ST.INT.ARVL
atm_per_100k6.42024World Bank FB.ATM.TOTL.P5
bachelors_attainment_pct6.82024World Bank SE.TER.CUAT.BA.ZS
bank_branches_p54.52024World Bank FB.CBK.BRCH.P5
bank_capital_ratio_pct11.72024World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
bank_capital_to_assets_pct11.72024World Bank FB.BNK.CAPA.ZS
basic_water_pct65.62024World Bank
Battle-related deaths (UCDP)66.02024World Bank
broad_money_growth10.22025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.ZG
broad_money_pct38.32025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
broad_money_pct_gdp38.32025World Bank FM.LBL.BMNY.GD.ZS
budget_expense_pct_gdp27.82023World Bank
cereal_tonnes4,978,019.92024World Bank AG.PRD.CREL.MT
che_gdp_pct4.42023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHEGDP_SHA2011
che_per_capita_usd85.02023WHO Global Health Observatory GHED_CHE_pc_US_SHA2011
child_stunting_pct17.62022World Bank World Development Indicators (2026)
claims_on_central_gov15.32025World Bank FS.AST.CGOV.GD.ZS
clean_fuels_cooking32.02024World Bank EG.CFT.ACCS.ZS
Clinical trials involving this country (ClinicalTrials.gov)881.02026ClinicalTrials.gov v2 (country from trial locations)
container_port_traffic2,005,076.02024World Bank IS.SHP.GOOD.TU
container_traffic_teu16.52021World Bank IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ
cpi267.82025World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL
CPIA business-regulatory rating (1-6, World Bank)4.02025World Bank IQ.CPA.BREG.XQ
CPIA financial-sector rating (1-6)3.52025World Bank IQ.CPA.FINQ.XQ
CPIA public-sector management rating (1-6)3.72025World Bank IQ.CPA.PUBS.XQ
CPIA trade rating (1-6)4.02025World Bank IQ.CPA.TRAD.XQ
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_judges_or_magistrates529.02013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_admin_justice_judges_or_magistrates_rate1.22013https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Admin_Justice_Module_web.xlsx
crime_unodc_cts_assault14,189.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Assault.xls
crime_unodc_cts_assault_rate36.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Assault.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_burglary1,747.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_burglary_rate4.42009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_domestic_burglary2,638.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_burglary_cts_2011_domestic_burglary_rate6.72009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Burglary.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_drug_possession_use3,969.02008https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_drug_possession_use_rate10.22008https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_drug_trafficking177.02008https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_drug_trafficking_rate0.52008https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_total_drug_related_crime4,407.02008https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_drug_crimes_data_total_drug_related_crime_rate11.42008https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/Drug_related_crimes.xls
crime_unodc_cts_kidnapping95.02009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Kidnapping.xls
crime_unodc_cts_kidnapping_rate0.22009https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS12_Kidnapping.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_financial_crimes_or_corruption25.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_financial_crimes_or_corruption_pct0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_intentional_homicide91.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_intentional_homicide_pct0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_other5,975.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_other_pct0.92010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_personal_drug_offences1255.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_personal_drug_offences1_pct0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_property_offences109.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_females_princ_off_2010_property_offences_pct0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_who_are_sentenced_to_death1,173.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_who_are_sentenced_to_death_pct0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_life_sentence4,953.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_life_sentence_pct0.22010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_sentence_of_more_than_10_year0.12010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_sentence_of_more_than_1_year_0.32010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_sentence_of_more_than_20_excl0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_sentence_of_more_than_5_year_0.22010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_sentence_up_to_1_year5,781.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_lenght_of_sentence_2010_held_with_a_sentence_up_to_1_year_pct0.22010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_males_princ_off_2010_financial_crimes_or_corruption545.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_males_princ_off_2010_financial_crimes_or_corruption_pct0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_males_princ_off_2010_intentional_homicide951.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_males_princ_off_2010_intentional_homicide_pct0.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_males_princ_off_2010_other18,786.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_males_princ_off_2010_other_pct0.82010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
crime_unodc_cts_prison_cts2013_males_princ_off_2010_personal_drug_offences13,272.02010https://www.unodc.org/documents/data-and-analysis/statistics/crime/CTS2013_Prison_Module.xls
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Language

English canonical body. 311 name labels held (Wikidata). Missing languages are absent, not machine-translated.

Lane coverage

Measured, not promised
lanestatus what exists
patents · serviceYELLOW · partialpatent application counts (residents + non-residents) from the World Bank/WIPO series; patent documents are not ingested source
legal · serviceYELLOW · partial278 primary-law documents, 277 with full text mirrored (newest 2010); corpus covers this jurisdiction's official texts, not every instrument ever made source
alerts · serviceGREEN · ingested1 alert row(s) in the current GDACS/USGS window | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full current GDACS (125) + USGS (284) window (409 alert rows) with per-record metadata. Kept green. source
defense · serviceGREEN · ingestedmilitary expenditure (% of GDP), SIPRI series via World Bank; not procurement, capabilities or intent source
space · serviceYELLOW · partialno orbital launch site in this country in the GCAT launch log (1942-2026) source
maps · serviceGREEN · ingestedNatural Earth 1:10m boundary + centroid + bbox area computed (77.6 deg2); no cadastre, address data or navigation map. GADM L0 fallback: ok (gadm41_KEN_0.json). | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — Natural Earth 1:10m boundary + GADM L0 fallback for every mapped country; complete geodata record set. Kept green. source
passport · serviceGLOBAL · service livepass.go-v.org is live; per-country identity documents are NOT ingested source
research · serviceGREEN · ingested80,431 scholarly works since 2021 with authoring institutions here (OpenAlex); a publication index, not a quality ranking source
economy · serviceGREEN · ingestedGDP per capita, current US$ (World Bank); not a cost-of-living or inequality measure source
health · serviceGREEN · ingestedlife expectancy at birth, World Bank; not a health system performance rating source
education · serviceYELLOW · partialprimary school enrolment (% gross), World Bank; tertiary data is shown when available source
energy · serviceGREEN · ingestedaccess to electricity (% of population), World Bank source
water · serviceYELLOW · partialat least basic drinking water (% of population), World Bank/WHO; safely managed data shown when available source
connectivity · serviceYELLOW · partialfixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people, World Bank/ITU; internet-user share shown when available source
crimeGREEN · ingestedstale data (2022) intentional homicides per 100,000 people (UNODC series via World Bank); recorded homicides only source
conflictYELLOW · partialbattle-related deaths (UCDP series via World Bank); one definition of armed conflict, not all violence source
businessYELLOW · partialnewly registered limited-liability companies (World Bank/IC.BUS.NREG); not a company register source
scienceGREEN · ingestedOpenAlex institutions snapshot 2026-10: 307 institutions, works counted per country; CC0 1.0. source
prisonYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full World Prison Brief prison corpus. source
interpolYELLOW · partial4 public Interpol Red Notice(s) in the 2026-11-08T00:47:49Z snapshot list a national of this country. Not a crime rate; Interpol controls/withdraws notices and the unfiltered public API is capped, so the set is incomplete. source
armsYELLOW · partialSIPRI arms-transfer trend indicator values (imports and exports) via the World Bank; TIV is a trend measure, not currency source
sanctionsGREEN · ingestedOFAC SDN 17 + UN consolidated 10 + EU 13 designation reference(s), snapshot 2026-10-26; counts are list references (text/code attribution), not convictions or proof of activity; 0 is a measured zero against these three ingested lists | 2026-10-29 audit: VERIFIED COMPLETE — full OFAC SDN (19,471), UN consolidated (1,001) and EU (11,154) designation lists with per-record metadata (snapshot 2026-10-26). Kept green. source
agricultureGREEN · ingestedagricultural land (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
foodYELLOW · partialprevalence of undernourishment (%), World Bank/FAO; a modelled estimate, not a survey of every household source
laborYELLOW · partialunemployment (% of labour force), ILO modelled estimate via World Bank source
financeYELLOW · partialaccount ownership (% age 15+), World Bank Findex source
environmentGREEN · ingestedforest area (% of land area), World Bank/FAO source
tradeGREEN · ingestedtrade (% of GDP), World Bank source
migrationYELLOW · partialnet migration (5-year estimate), World Bank/UN source
tourismYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 7 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNWTO tourism corpus. source
housingYELLOW · partialurban population (% of total), World Bank; not a housing-cost or tenure measure source
transportYELLOW · partialair passengers carried, World Bank/ICAO; one mode only source
investmentYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full FDI/investment corpus. source
remittancesYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WB/IMF remittance corpus. source
health_financeYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full WHO GHED health-finance corpus. source
budgetYELLOW · partialstale data (2023) 2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full national budget/tender corpus. source
treatyYELLOW · partial2026-10-29 audit: demoted green->yellow (SERIES_ONLY). 0 of 1 text corpus (0%); 1 numeric series/indicator(s) only. Missing: full UNTC treaty-text corpus. source

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Backlinks

Department pages with measured records for Kenya:

patents legal alerts defense space maps research economy health education energy water connectivity crime conflict business science prison interpol arms sanctions agriculture food labor finance environment trade migration tourism housing transport investment remittances health_finance budget treaty

patents recipes legal alerts defense space passport research

estate.json .well-known alias

Cite this page

Kenya (KE). go-v.org estate, https://estate.116.202.234.183.nip.io/ke. Data: World Bank Open Data, OpenAlex, WIPO, Natural Earth, OpenStreetMap. Accessed 2026-11-08.