Country scorecard
Kenya
Africa · 55M people
ALPS
1.49
languages per person
#116 of 235 most multilingual
GLCI
13%
globally connected
Moderately multilingual — the average person here speaks 1.5 languages.
Most connected partners
Where a random person from Kenya is most likely to share a language — the pair GLCI.
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania98%
- 🇺🇬 Uganda75%
- 🇯🇲 Jamaica50%
- 🇧🇸 Bahamas50%
What people speak
Share of the population with at least conversational (A2+) command.
- Swahili99%
- English50%
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