Country
Kenya Sweden
Leader
Population
44,037,656 9,119,423
Life Expectancy
63.290 years 81.280 years
Capital City
Nairobi Stockholm
Largest city
Nairobi (population: 2,750,550) Stockholm (population: 1,253,310)
Human Development Index
0.532 0.958 GDP per capita $1,800 US $41,700 US
Literacy Rate
85.1% 99%
Corruption Perception Index
2.1 9.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.8% 47% Wealthiest Citizens NA Ingvar Kamprad & family ($22.0bn US) Unemployment Rate 40.000% 7.500%
Death Penalty
Abolished in practice Abolished
Political System
republic constitutional monarchy
Independence date
12 December 1963 (from UK) 6 June 1523 (Gustav VASA elected king) Religions Protestant 45%, Roman Catholic 33%, Muslim 10%, indigenous beliefs 10%, other 2% note: a large majority of Kenyans are Christian, but estimates for the percentage of the population that adheres to Islam or indigenous beliefs vary widely Lutheran 87%, other (includes Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Baptist, Muslim, Jewish, and Buddhist) 13% Languages English (official), Kiswahili (official), numerous indigenous languages Swedish, small Sami- and Finnish-speaking minorities Exports tea, horticultural products, coffee, petroleum products, fish, cement machinery 35%, motor vehicles, paper products, pulp and wood, iron and steel products, chemicals External Debt $9,526,000,000 $ $1,016,000,000,000 US Exchange Rate Kenyan shillings (KES) per US dollar - 68.358 (2008 est.), 68.309 (2007), 72.101 (2006), 75.554 (2005), 79.174 (2004) Swedish kronor (SEK) per US dollar - 6.4074 (2008 est.), 6.7629 (2007), 7.3731 (2006), 7.4731 (2005), 7.3489 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 1.800% 1.500% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 14 5 Location Eastern Africa, bordering the Indian Ocean, between Somalia and Tanzania Northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, Kattegat, and Skagerrak, between Finland and Norway Area 580,367 km sq 450,295 km sq Coastline 536 km 3,218 km Climate varies from tropical along coast to arid in interior temperate in south with cold, cloudy winters and cool, partly cloudy summers; subarctic in north
