Kenya Ranked the 13th Most Miserable Country in the World in a New Report

A new “Misery Index” of 197 countries and territories by Business Insider ranks Kenya as the 13th most miserable in the world. The index sums up a country’s unemployment and inflation rates and the higher the score, the more miserable a country is.

Kenya had a misery score of 50.1, derived from an inflation rate of 10.1% and a 40% unemployment rate. However, with the discovery of oil in 2012, Business Insider are optimistic Kenya’s economy will improve.

Here is a list of the top 25 miserable countries in the world.

1. Zimbabwe: 103.3
2. Liberia: 90.5
3. Burkina Faso: 81.5
4. Belarus: 71
5. Turkmenistan: 70.5
6. Djibouti: 63.3
7. Namibia: 57
8. Nepal: 54.3
9. Kosovo: 53.6
10. Syria: 51.7
11. Sudan: 51.5
12. Lesotho: 51.1
13. Kenya: 50.1
14. Senegal: 49.5
15. Marshall Islands: 48.8
16. Afghanistan: 48.8
17. Swaziland: 48.4
18. Haiti: 46.5
19. Yemen: 46.5
20. Bosnia and Herzegovina: 45.5
21. Gaza Strip: 43.8
22. Maldives: 40.8
23. Iran: 39.1
24. Mauritania: 37
25. Mali: 36.5

- Business Insider

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