Côte d’Ivoire vs Kenya
Côte d’Ivoire vs Kenya: Learning-adjusted schooling
Learning-adjusted schooling in 2020: 4.8 years in Côte d’Ivoire and 8.5 years in Kenya, by World Bank estimates. In 2020 the value was higher in Kenya, by 3.7 years, or 1.76 times that in Côte d’Ivoire.
years · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2017.
- In 2020, Côte d’Ivoire ranked 152 and Kenya ranked 74 of 174 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
years · World Bank
| Year | Côte d’Ivoire | Kenya |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 4.8 | 8.5 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 8.4 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 7.8 |
| 2010 | 3 | – |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The years of school a child can expect by 18, cut to what students actually learn: the World Bank’s learning-adjusted years of school.
- Source: World Bank Human Capital Index, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 174 countries with a value in 2020, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Côte d’Ivoire vs Kenya
Health
- Life expectancyCôte d’Ivoire: 61.9 years in 2023Kenya: 63.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 6.5 per 100 live births in 2024Kenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCôte d’Ivoire: 51.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Kenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCôte d’Ivoire: 3.34% in 2017Kenya: 3.51% in 2017
- Suicide rateCôte d’Ivoire: 13.9 per 100,000 people in 2017Kenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCôte d’Ivoire: 31.2 million people in 2023Kenya: 55.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthCôte d’Ivoire: 2.45% a year in 2023Kenya: 1.97% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCôte d’Ivoire: 4.28 births per woman in 2023Kenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCôte d’Ivoire: 54.6% in 2025Kenya: 32.2% in 2025
- Median ageCôte d’Ivoire: 18.1 years in 2023Kenya: 19.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCôte d’Ivoire: 2.6% in 2023Kenya: 2.9% in 2023
- Net migration rateCôte d’Ivoire: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Kenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 0.77% of GDP in 2025Kenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCôte d’Ivoire: $721M in 2025Kenya: $1.36B in 2025
- Military spending per personCôte d’Ivoire: $24 in 2025Kenya: $26 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCôte d’Ivoire: 3.8% of government spending in 2025Kenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCôte d’Ivoire: 27,000 people in 2020Kenya: 24,000 people in 2020
- National powerCôte d’Ivoire: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Kenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCôte d’Ivoire: 0.25% of the labour force in 2020Kenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCôte d’Ivoire: 15 million TIV in 2025Kenya: 117 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCôte d’Ivoire: 1 million TIV in 1971Kenya: 2 million TIV in 1993