antonynyambura/kenya-county-inequality-2025

Analysis of economic inequality, poverty and infrastructure across Kenyan counties (2025) Kenya County Infrastructure, Poverty & Economic Inequality Analysis (2025) Summary This project analyzes economic inequality and infrastructure disparities across Kenya’s 47 counties using 2025 county-level development indicators. The study focuses on GDP per capita, poverty rates, and electricity access to evaluate structural differences in regional development. Using data cleaning, feature engineering, and exploratory data analysis techniques, the project uncovers clear economic concentration patterns, measurable poverty variation, and infrastructure access gaps across counties. The findings demonstrate that higher GDP per capita is generally associated with lower poverty rates and improved electricity access, highlighting the interconnected relationship between economic output and development outcomes. This project demonstrates practical data analytics skills including data preprocessing, feature engineering, statistical analysis, data visualization, and economic interpretation applied to real-world regional development data. Dataset Overview The dataset contains development indicators for all 47 Kenyan counties: County Population GDP (USD Billions) GDP (KES Billions) GDP Per Capita (USD) GDP Per Capita (KES) Poverty Rate (%) Electricity Access (%) Data Preparation & Feature Engineering Standardized column naming conventions Verified dataset completeness (47 counties, no missing values) Converted GDP from USD to KES Engineered GDP per capita metrics (USD and KES) Validated numerical consistency across indicators Exploratory Data Analysis The following analytical methods were applied: Distribution analysis using histograms Outlier detection using boxplots County ranking using bar charts Relationship modeling using scatter plots Correlation interpretation between economic and social indicators Key Insights Economic activity is unevenly distributed across counties. Counties with higher GDP per capita tend to report lower poverty rates. …