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Freedom in Kenya

Where Kenya sits on every statistic this site carries, each against the countries the same source covers. Kenya has a figure for 53 of 60 indicators.

Personal

What a person may say, believe, publish, join and where they may go.

StatisticValueYearRank
Freedom of expression0.900202528 of 163
Freedom of association0.793202573 of 163
Civil liberties0.740202584 of 163
Freedom from political violence0.6202025103 of 163
Equal protection of rights0.5112025106 of 163
Academic freedom0.864202526 of 163
Media censorship effort1.721202535 of 163
Harassment of journalists0.573202579 of 163
Media self-censorship0.721202569 of 163
Universal right to vote1.000202569 of 167
Legal rights for women83.8202372 of 164
Women can get a passport as men do1.000202371 of 164
Access to justice for women0.000202595 of 163
Access to justice for men0.0002025101 of 163
Civil liberties score28.0202598 of 167
Political rights score21.0202589 of 167

Economic

What a person may own, trade, earn and keep.

StatisticValueYearRank
Trade openness37.5%2025110 of 125
Government spending as a share of GDP27.8%202343 of 79
Regulatory quality49.6202496 of 169
GDP per capita$5,9952025119 of 157
GDP growth4.6%2025
Inflation4.1%2025
Unemployment5.4%202592 of 163

Digital

What a person may read, send and encrypt online, and who is watching.

StatisticValueYearRank
Internet use35.0%2024131 of 154
Fixed broadband subscriptions3.02024103 of 134
Mobile subscriptions126.5202449 of 134

Government

How power is held, checked and abused.

StatisticValueYearRank
Electoral democracy0.563202570 of 163
Liberal democracy0.446202567 of 163
Rule of law0.640202568 of 163
Judicial checks on government0.788202556 of 163
Legislative checks on government0.850202538 of 157
Political corruption0.564202583 of 163
Civil society participation0.718202570 of 163
Women’s political empowerment0.804202570 of 163
Voice and accountability50.6202488 of 170
Control of corruption31.62024121 of 170
Government effectiveness45.5202499 of 169
Political stability42.72024144 of 170

Society

Health, schooling, safety and who takes part.

StatisticValueYearRank
Human Development Index0.6282023118 of 165
Life expectancy63.82024151 of 170
Government spending on education4.0%2023
Health spending4.4%2023
Health costs paid out of pocket24.2%202363 of 164
Maternal mortality149.02023122 of 167
Women in parliament23.4%202592 of 156
Women in the workforce63.0%2025
Fertility rate3.172024
Urban population32.2%2025
Refugees who left20.7202481 of 168
Population57.5M2025

Environment

Energy, emissions and access to power.

StatisticValueYearRank
CO₂ emissions per person0.38202427 of 165
Renewable energy use67.7%202131 of 169
Access to electricity77.0%2024128 of 169

What is missing

7 of the 60 statistics here have no figure for Kenya in the year they were last ranked. Coverage differs by source: an indicator missing here is one its producer does not publish for Kenya, not a zero. Who publishes what

Elsewhere in Sub-Saharan Africa