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South Africa Kenya
Coldest / warmest month (main city)10° / 22°C19° / 22°C
Price level (US = 100)4335
Average spending per person a month (PPP $)837436
Income per person (PPP $)15,9007,000
Unemployment32.4%5.4%
Homicides per 100,00043.74.9
Political stability (-2.5 to 2.5)-0.38-1.12
Life expectancy66.3 years63.8 years
Fine-particle pollution28 µg/m³20 µg/m³
Forest cover19%7%
Languages (editorial)English, Afrikaans, isiZulu, isiXhosa, and othersEnglish, Swahili
English (editorial)OfficialOfficial
Public transport (editorial)LimitedLimited

Measured figures come from the World Bank and NASA POWER (see each country page for years and sources). Rows marked editorial are Dareecha's notes.