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Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) vs Ward Boundaries (GRID3)

A verified, side-by-side comparison. Both records are status-checked by Wycord, so you are comparing what each actually offers today, not a stale listing.

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD)Ward Boundaries (GRID3)
Category
Datasets
Datasets
Type
Geographic
Geographic
Country
🇰🇪 Kenya
🇳🇬 Nigeria
Docs status
Docs live
Docs live
Licensing
Pricing
Free / open
Free
Verified
Verified
Verified
Last verified
10 Oct 2026
10 Oct 2026
Tags
boundaries, kenya, shapefile, geospatial, admin
geographic, gis, wards
Links
Website
Website
Summary
Official Common Operational Dataset administrative boundaries for Kenya, from national down through counties, sub-counties and wards. Provided on HDX as Shapefile and other GIS formats, maintained by OCHA together with the government. Free download and openly licensed.
Ward boundary polygons in GeoJSON/SHP, no auth.

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) vs Ward Boundaries (GRID3) at a glance

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and Ward Boundaries (GRID3) are both listed under Geographic in Wycord's Datasets index.

Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) is based in Kenya and Ward Boundaries (GRID3) in Nigeria.

Both currently show the status "Docs live".

On access, both are marked "No approval needed".

Over the last 30 days Wycord's probes measured 86.11% uptime for Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) (36 checks) and 100% for Ward Boundaries (GRID3) (36 checks).

Average response time on live probes was 279 ms for Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and 459 ms for Ward Boundaries (GRID3).

Uptime and latency come from Wycord's own probes of each resource's website, documentation and repository, run every six hours.

How they differ

  • Pricing: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), Free / open; Ward Boundaries (GRID3), Free.
  • Country: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), Kenya; Ward Boundaries (GRID3), Nigeria.
  • 30-day uptime: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), 86.11%; Ward Boundaries (GRID3), 100%.
  • Average latency: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD), 279 ms; Ward Boundaries (GRID3), 459 ms.

Topics

Only Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD): boundaries, kenya, shapefile, geospatial, admin.

Only Ward Boundaries (GRID3): geographic, gis, wards.

Common questions

Which has better uptime, Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) or Ward Boundaries (GRID3)?
Ward Boundaries (GRID3) leads over the last 30 days: Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) 86.11%, Ward Boundaries (GRID3) 100%.
Do Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) or Ward Boundaries (GRID3) need approval before use?
Both are marked "No approval needed".
Is the documentation for Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and Ward Boundaries (GRID3) working?
Both show "Docs live" at the last check.
Where are Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) and Ward Boundaries (GRID3) based?
Kenya Subnational Administrative Boundaries (OCHA COD) is based in Kenya; Ward Boundaries (GRID3) is based in Nigeria.

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