Areas Where Kenya Is Better Than Ethiopia

🇰🇪 Kenya is ranked better in 14 indicators, while Ethiopia is ranked better in 3 indicators.

• 💼 Education Expenditure as GDP Percentage

  4.02 🇰🇪

  |

  2.3 🇪🇹

  Indicates the share of national wealth invested in education, impacting long-term economic growth.

• 📈 School enrollment, primary (% gross)

  98.25 🇰🇪

  |

  84.42 🇪🇹

  A higher rate indicates more children are enrolled in primary education, including over-aged students.

• 📜 Regulatory Quality: Estimate

  -0.39 🇰🇪

  |

  -1.02 🇪🇹

  Reflects the ability of the government to formulate and implement sound policies.

• 🗣️ Voice and Accountability: Estimate

  -0.12 🇰🇪

  |

  -1.06 🇪🇹

  Higher values indicate stronger democratic governance and citizen participation.

• 🌿 Planetary Pressures–adjusted Human Development Index

  0.61 🇰🇪

  |

  0.49 🇪🇹

  Adjusts HDI by considering environmental sustainability. Higher values indicate better human development with lower environmental impact.

• 🌍 Human Development Index

  0.63 🇰🇪

  |

  0.5 🇪🇹

  Assesses long-term progress in health, education, and income. Higher values indicate better human development.

• 📊 Inequality-adjusted Human Development Index

  0.46 🇰🇪

  |

  0.33 🇪🇹

  Adjusts the HDI for inequality in distribution of each dimension. Higher values indicate better human development with less inequality.

• ⚖️ Gender Development Index

  0.94 🇰🇪

  |

  0.89 🇪🇹

  Compares female and male Human Development Index (HDI) values. Higher values indicate more gender equality.

• 🏛️ Government Effectiveness: Estimate

  -0.3 🇰🇪

  |

  -0.77 🇪🇹

  Measures the quality of public services and policy implementation, crucial for governance.

• ⚖️ Rule of Law: Estimate

  -0.33 🇰🇪

  |

  -0.67 🇪🇹

  Higher values indicate stronger adherence to the rule of law.

• 🌍 GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)

  6,520 🇰🇪

  |

  3,270 🇪🇹

  Allows comparison of living standards across countries by adjusting for price differences.

• 🕊️ Political Stability Estimate

  -0.94 🇰🇪

  |

  -1.97 🇪🇹

  Higher values indicate a more stable political environment.

• 🤰 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Modeled)

  149 🇰🇪

  |

  195 🇪🇹

  Lower ratios indicate better maternal healthcare and safer childbirth conditions.

• 👶 Mortality rate, under-5 (per 1,000 live births)

  39.9 🇰🇪

  |

  46.5 🇪🇹

  A lower rate indicates better child health and healthcare systems.

Areas Where Ethiopia Is Better Than Kenya