China vs Kenya statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 2nd vs. 45th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

China and Kenya: Comparison Charts

China and Kenya economies compared

GDP

China

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP
	China	Kenya
1960	$59,846,235,025	$791,265,459
1961	$50,162,299,350	$792,959,473
1962	$47,310,737,754	$868,111,401
1963	$50,812,227,919	$926,589,349
1964	$59,821,862,703	$998,759,334
1965	$70,565,994,356	$997,919,321
1966	$76,854,053,259	$1,164,519,674
1967	$73,011,350,596	$1,232,559,507
1968	$70,980,323,819	$1,353,295,459
1969	$79,847,786,729	$1,458,379,417
1970	$92,752,930,873	$1,603,447,359
1971	$99,959,013,880	$1,778,391,289
1972	$113,871,930,714	$2,107,279,157
1973	$138,764,340,892	$2,509,001,324
1974	$144,418,433,058	$2,969,958,812
1975	$163,687,619,736	$3,259,345,083
1976	$154,196,810,059	$3,474,542,392
1977	$175,226,595,860	$4,494,378,764
1978	$149,788,617,886	$5,303,735,111
1979	$178,573,913,043	$6,234,391,113
1980	$191,487,500,000	$7,265,315,820
1981	$196,218,253,968	$6,854,491,706
1982	$205,480,916,031	$6,431,579,357
1983	$231,130,268,199	$5,979,198,314
1984	$260,442,857,143	$6,191,437,070
1985	$310,064,625,850	$6,135,034,214
1986	$301,310,144,928	$7,239,126,568
1987	$273,455,156,951	$7,970,820,369
1988	$312,888,888,889	$8,355,380,879
1989	$348,380,566,802	$8,283,114,514
1990	$361,560,229,446	$8,572,359,038
1991	$384,510,452,962	$8,151,488,783
1992	$428,502,354,788	$8,209,120,763
1993	$446,557,291,212	$5,751,786,643
1994	$566,929,539,493	$7,148,148,564
1995	$738,190,896,228	$9,046,320,255
1996	$868,523,936,530	$12,045,865,396
1997	$967,753,570,435	$13,115,764,358
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$14,093,998,844
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$12,896,010,459
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$12,705,350,098
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$12,986,007,426
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$13,147,736,899
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$14,904,517,650
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$16,095,337,094
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$18,737,895,513
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$25,825,512,284
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$31,958,195,182
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$35,895,153,328
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$42,347,217,913
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$45,405,615,064
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$46,869,473,151
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$56,396,704,672
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$61,671,440,408
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$68,285,796,514
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$70,120,446,897
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$74,815,144,164
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$82,036,510,877
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$92,202,979,985
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$100,378,436,207
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$100,657,505,751
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$109,703,658,905
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$114,448,978,153
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$108,038,588,971
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$124,498,691,699

China and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita

China

Kenya

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	Kenya
1960	$89.7	$102.8
1961	$76	$99.3
1962	$71.1	$104.6
1963	$74.5	$107.4
1964	$85.7	$111.3
1965	$98.7	$106.9
1966	$104.5	$119.8
1967	$96.8	$121.9
1968	$91.6	$128.7
1969	$100.3	$133.3
1970	$113.3	$141
1971	$118.8	$150.9
1972	$132.1	$172.6
1973	$157.3	$198.6
1974	$160.4	$227.2
1975	$178.6	$241.2
1976	$165.7	$248.9
1977	$185.7	$311
1978	$156.7	$355
1979	$184.3	$403
1980	$195.1	$454
1981	$197.4	$413
1982	$203.7	$374
1983	$225.9	$335
1984	$251.2	$334
1985	$295	$320
1986	$282.4	$364
1987	$252.3	$387
1988	$284	$391
1989	$311	$374
1990	$319	$374
1991	$334	$345
1992	$368	$337
1993	$379	$229
1994	$476	$276.4
1995	$613	$340
1996	$713	$441
1997	$787	$467
1998	$835	$488
1999	$881	$434
2000	$969	$415
2001	$1,065	$411
2002	$1,164	$403
2003	$1,307	$443
2004	$1,531	$464
2005	$1,778	$523
2006	$2,129	$700
2007	$2,735	$840
2008	$3,523	$916
2009	$3,898	$1,048
2010	$4,629	$1,092
2011	$5,704	$1,096
2012	$6,405	$1,285
2013	$7,147	$1,371
2014	$7,781	$1,483
2015	$8,175	$1,489
2016	$8,255	$1,554
2017	$8,980	$1,667
2018	$10,086	$1,836
2019	$10,343	$1,960
2020	$10,627	$1,928
2021	$12,887	$2,061
2022	$12,971	$2,110
2023	$12,951	$1,952
2024	$13,303	$2,206

China vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

Kenya

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	Kenya
1950	43.8	36.9
1951	44.6	38
1952	45.3	38.6
1953	45.9	39.8
1954	46.8	41
1955	47.2	42.3
1956	47.8	43.5
1957	48.4	45.3
1958	48.8	46.5
1959	40.2	47.5
1960	33.4	48.5
1961	40.2	49.3
1962	51	50.1
1963	51.7	50.8
1964	52.3	51.3
1965	53	51.9
1966	53.7	52.4
1967	54.4	52.8
1968	55.2	53.3
1969	56	53.7
1970	56.8	54.1
1971	57.7	54.5
1972	58.6	55
1973	59.5	55.5
1974	60.2	56
1975	61	56.6
1976	61.2	57.2
1977	62.5	57.7
1978	63.1	58.2
1979	63.7	58.7
1980	64.2	59.2
1981	64.8	59.6
1982	65.2	59.9
1983	65.7	60.3
1984	66.1	60.6
1985	66.5	60.9
1986	66.9	60.8
1987	67.3	60.7
1988	67.6	60.3
1989	67.9	60
1990	68.2	58.3
1991	68.6	57.8
1992	69.1	57.1
1993	69.5	56.7
1994	69.8	56.1
1995	70.4	55.9
1996	70.8	55.6
1997	71.2	55.5
1998	71.6	55.6
1999	72	55.9
2000	72.3	56.1
2001	72.7	56.5
2002	73	56.8
2003	73.4	57.4
2004	73.7	57.9
2005	74.1	58.5
2006	74.4	59.1
2007	74.8	59.4
2008	74.8	60
2009	75.3	60.5
2010	75.7	60.9
2011	75.9	61.3
2012	76.2	61.5
2013	76.5	61.7
2014	76.7	62
2015	77	62.3
2016	77.2	62.5
2017	77.2	62.7
2018	77.7	62.8
2019	77.9	62.9
2020	78	61.6
2021	78.1	61.2
2022	78.2	63.5
2023	78	63.6
2024	78	63.8
2025	78.4	64

China and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population

China

Kenya

Table

Year	Population
	China	Kenya
1960	667,070,000	7,695,307
1961	660,330,000	7,987,770
1962	665,770,000	8,299,308
1963	682,335,000	8,627,971
1964	698,355,000	8,973,535
1965	715,185,000	9,338,078
1966	735,400,000	9,717,816
1967	754,550,000	10,111,057
1968	774,510,000	10,518,823
1969	796,025,000	10,939,695
1970	818,315,000	11,368,791
1971	841,105,000	11,788,904
1972	862,030,000	12,206,060
1973	881,940,000	12,634,835
1974	900,350,000	13,070,078
1975	916,395,000	13,511,671
1976	930,685,000	13,957,623
1977	943,455,000	14,428,819
1978	956,165,000	14,934,126
1979	969,005,000	15,460,666
1980	981,235,000	16,018,459
1981	993,885,000	16,601,507
1982	1,008,630,000	17,206,175
1983	1,023,310,000	17,846,374
1984	1,036,825,000	18,514,906
1985	1,051,040,000	19,201,768
1986	1,066,790,000	19,901,646
1987	1,084,035,000	20,616,096
1988	1,101,630,000	21,356,219
1989	1,118,650,000	22,118,434
1990	1,135,185,000	22,892,651
1991	1,150,780,000	23,646,514
1992	1,164,970,000	24,382,460
1993	1,178,440,000	25,117,188
1994	1,191,835,000	25,857,130
1995	1,204,855,000	26,601,751
1996	1,217,550,000	27,344,211
1997	1,230,075,000	28,101,768
1998	1,241,935,000	28,888,057
1999	1,252,735,000	29,733,408
2000	1,262,645,000	30,642,890
2001	1,271,850,000	31,619,170
2002	1,280,400,000	32,629,808
2003	1,288,400,000	33,652,223
2004	1,296,075,000	34,713,455
2005	1,303,720,000	35,796,484
2006	1,311,020,000	36,904,008
2007	1,317,885,000	38,036,349
2008	1,324,655,000	39,206,351
2009	1,331,260,000	40,408,891
2010	1,337,705,000	41,598,567
2011	1,345,035,000	42,758,461
2012	1,354,190,000	43,888,303
2013	1,363,240,000	44,986,791
2014	1,371,860,000	46,051,440
2015	1,379,860,000	47,088,526
2016	1,387,790,000	48,139,687
2017	1,396,215,000	49,197,766
2018	1,402,760,000	50,207,107
2019	1,407,745,000	51,202,827
2020	1,411,100,000	52,217,334
2021	1,412,360,000	53,219,166
2022	1,412,175,000	54,252,461
2023	1,410,710,000	55,339,003
2024	1,408,975,000	56,432,944

Fertility rates in China and Kenya

Fertility rate

China

Kenya

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	Kenya
1960	4.45	7.65
1961	3.86	7.72
1962	6.09	7.77
1963	7.51	7.82
1964	6.67	7.87
1965	6.61	7.92
1966	6.31	7.96
1967	5.81	7.95
1968	6.51	7.95
1969	6.18	7.95
1970	6.09	7.94
1971	5.52	7.92
1972	5.11	7.89
1973	4.73	7.86
1974	4.17	7.82
1975	3.57	7.8
1976	3.24	7.77
1977	2.84	7.73
1978	2.72	7.67
1979	2.75	7.6
1980	2.74	7.53
1981	2.79	7.45
1982	2.97	7.35
1983	2.56	7.22
1984	2.61	7.08
1985	2.63	6.96
1986	2.72	6.84
1987	2.76	6.69
1988	2.54	6.52
1989	2.52	6.33
1990	2.51	6.14
1991	1.93	5.94
1992	1.78	5.74
1993	1.69	5.57
1994	1.63	5.44
1995	1.59	5.37
1996	1.55	5.31
1997	1.53	5.27
1998	1.52	5.24
1999	1.53	5.18
2000	1.63	5.14
2001	1.56	5.09
2002	1.57	5.03
2003	1.57	4.94
2004	1.61	4.86
2005	1.62	4.8
2006	1.64	4.75
2007	1.67	4.72
2008	1.7	4.66
2009	1.71	4.57
2010	1.69	4.45
2011	1.67	4.28
2012	1.8	4.12
2013	1.71	3.96
2014	1.77	3.84
2015	1.67	3.77
2016	1.77	3.69
2017	1.8	3.61
2018	1.54	3.54
2019	1.5	3.43
2020	1.24	3.36
2021	1.12	3.31
2022	1.03	3.26
2023	1	3.21

China and Kenya demographics compared

Median age

China

Kenya

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	Kenya
1960	20.9	15.7
1961	21.1	15.5
1962	21	15.3
1963	20.4	15.2
1964	19.9	15.1
1965	19.6	14.9
1966	19.3	14.8
1967	19.2	14.6
1968	19.2	14.5
1969	19.1	14.5
1970	19.1	14.4
1971	19.2	14.4
1972	19.3	14.3
1973	19.5	14.3
1974	19.7	14.3
1975	20.1	14.3
1976	20.4	14.3
1977	20.8	14.3
1978	21.2	14.3
1979	21.4	14.4
1980	21.6	14.5
1981	21.8	14.5
1982	22.1	14.6
1983	22.6	14.7
1984	23	14.8
1985	23.2	14.9
1986	23.4	15
1987	23.6	15
1988	23.9	15.1
1989	24.4	15.2
1990	24.7	15.3
1991	25.1	15.5
1992	25.6	15.6
1993	26.1	15.7
1994	26.6	15.9
1995	27.2	16
1996	27.8	16.1
1997	28.3	16.2
1998	28.8	16.4
1999	29.4	16.5
2000	30	16.7
2001	30.5	16.8
2002	31.1	17
2003	31.6	17.1
2004	32.1	17.3
2005	32.6	17.4
2006	33.1	17.5
2007	33.7	17.6
2008	34.2	17.7
2009	34.7	17.8
2010	35.1	17.9
2011	35.5	18.1
2012	35.7	18.2
2013	36	18.4
2014	36.3	18.5
2015	36.7	18.7
2016	37.1	18.9
2017	37.4	19.1
2018	37.7	19.3
2019	38.1	19.6
2020	38.5	19.8
2021	39	20
2022	39.6	20.3
2023	40.1	20.6
2024	40.6	20.8

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