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Kenya

At a glance

  • Kenya has a population of about 57.5M; its total GDP of $135.9B ranks #60 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 591,969 km² is about 3.0× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Poverty rate ($2.15/day) stands out most against the median: 45.5% — rank #14 of 153 countries with data.

Where Kenya stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Kenya at 57.5M, rank #26, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Kenya · 57.5M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Kenya at $135.9B, rank #60, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Kenya · $135.9B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Kenya at $2,363, rank #127, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Kenya · $2,363

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Kenya at 63.8 years, rank #150, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Kenya · 63.8 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

Kenya: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 57.5M (2025) +76% #26 / 169 median 11.5M · 5.0×
Population growth 1.9% (2025) −39% #50 / 169 median 1.1% · 1.8×
Urban population share 32.2% (2025) +47% #150 / 169 median 63.8% · 50%
Population aged 65+ 3.0% (2025) +36% #150 / 169 median 7.4% · 41%
Fertility rate 3.2 (2024) −37% #47 / 169 median 2.1 · 1.5×
Birth rate 27.0‰ (2024) −32% #41 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 1.7×
Death rate 7.2‰ (2024) −25% #83 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.0×
Net migration -27.3K (2025) −362% #133 / 169 N/A
Surface area 591,969 km² (2023) #48 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 3.0×
Population density derived 97.2/km² (2025) +76% #68 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 1.3×
Economy
GDP (total) $135.9B (2025) +934% #60 / 168 median $80.7B · 1.7×
GDP per capita $2,363 (2025) +486% #127 / 168 median $6,834 · 35%
GNI per capita $2,200 (2025) +464% #127 / 168 median $6,350 · 35%
GDP growth (annual) 4.6% (2025) +747% #45 / 168 median 3.1% · 1.5×
Inflation rate 4.1% (2025) +107% #57 / 162 median 3.3% · 1.2×
Unemployment rate 5.4% (2025) +87% #77 / 168 median 5.1% · 1.1×
Gini index 38.5 (2022) −17% #54 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.1×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 45.5% (2022) +2% #14 / 153 median 2.5% · 18×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 15.8% (2025) −37% #139 / 163 median 35.0% · 45%
Imports share of GDP 21.8% (2025) −28% #142 / 163 median 40.2% · 54%
Agriculture share of GDP 23.2% (2025) −10% #24 / 168 median 7.2% · 3.2×
Manufacturing share of GDP 7.1% (2025) −27% #126 / 165 median 11.2% · 64%
International tourist arrivals 2M (2019) +105% #58 / 162 median 1.1M · 1.8×
Tourism receipts $1.8B (2019) +243% #57 / 165 median $705M · 2.5×
Health & education
Life expectancy 63.8 years (2024) +12% #150 / 169 median 73.8 years · 87%
Infant mortality 34.2‰ (2024) −41% #35 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 2.6×
Under-five mortality 38.8‰ (2024) −55% #41 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 2.5×
DPT immunization 91.0% (2024) +8% #76 / 166 median 90.5% · 1.0×
Hospital beds 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) −5% #110 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 66%
Health spending share of GDP 4.4% (2023) +14% #119 / 165 median 6.5% · 67%
Secondary school enrollment 84.3% (2023) +101% #103 / 167 median 90.5% · 93%
Education spending share of GDP 4.0% (2024) −35% #90 / 165 median 4.1% · 97%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.628 (2023) +25% #118 / 165 median 0.754 · 83%
Internet users 35.0% (2024) +2796% #138 / 169 median 81.5% · 43%
Mobile subscriptions 126.5 per 100 (2024) +3376% #56 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 1.1×
Fixed broadband 3.0 per 100 (2024) +20081% #115 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · 25%
Electricity access 77.0% (2024) +307% #128 / 169 median 99.9% · 77%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.4 t (2024) +56% #139 / 165 median 2.6 t · 14%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 21.6 Mt (2024) +170% #82 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 1.0×
Renewable electricity share 78.1% (2021) +11% #35 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.3×
Renewable energy consumption 67.7% (2021) −14% #30 / 169 median 26.9% · 2.5×
Forest area 6.2% (2023) −9% #144 / 169 median 32.4% · 19%
Agricultural land 49.5% (2023) +5% #59 / 169 median 41.7% · 1.2×
Arable land 11.4% (2023) +28% #81 / 168 median 11.0% · 1.0×
PM2.5 exposure 20.3 µg/m³ (2023) −1% #79 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 1.0×
Military spending 1.0% (2024) −39% #116 / 157 median 1.8% · 55%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

Kenya's true-shape outline

Kenya's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 591,969 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).