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Jordan vs Kenya statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Jordan has a population of 11.6M (ranked 84/197), compared with 56.4M in Kenya (ranked 26/197). Jordan's land area is 34,284 sq mi versus 224,278 sq mi for Kenya (ranked 110th vs. 45th).

By GDP, Jordan ranks 91/197 ($53.4B) and Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B). By GDP per capita, Jordan ranks 124/197 ($4,618), while Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206).

Main facts and rankings

Jordan Kenya
Population
11575983
58419239
Population rank 85/197 26/197
GDP
$53.4B
2024
$124B
2024
GDP rank 91/197 64/197
GDP per capita
$4,618
2024
$2,206
2024
GDP per capita rank 124/197 152/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$10,821
2024
$6,619
2024
Government debt
$51.2B
2024
$81.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
92.6%
2025
68.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$4,429
2024
$1,447
2024
Government debt per person rank 88/185 131/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$5,420
2025
$2,811
2025
Land area
34,284 sq mi
2025
224,278 sq mi
2025
Population density
337 ppl/mi²
2024
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
2.64
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
25.5 years
2024
20.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
64 years
2025

Jordan and Kenya: Comparison Charts

Jordan and Kenya economies compared

GDP
Jordan

Kenya
Year GDP
Jordan Kenya
1960 - $791,265,459
1961 - $792,959,473
1962 - $868,111,401
1963 - $926,589,349
1964 - $998,759,334
1965 $599,759,760 $997,919,321
1966 $657,999,737 $1,164,519,674
1967 $631,679,747 $1,232,559,507
1968 $561,119,776 $1,353,295,459
1969 $698,879,720 $1,458,379,417
1970 $639,519,744 $1,603,447,359
1971 $678,159,729 $1,778,391,289
1972 $788,479,685 $2,107,279,157
1973 $943,783,840 $2,509,001,324
1974 $1,197,483,949 $2,969,958,812
1975 $1,363,073,498 $3,259,345,083
1976 $1,708,521,219 $3,474,542,392
1977 $2,096,778,602 $4,494,378,764
1978 $2,602,208,589 $5,303,735,111
1979 $3,271,368,781 $6,234,391,113
1980 $3,910,044,474 $7,265,315,820
1981 $4,383,944,703 $6,854,491,706
1982 $4,681,240,993 $6,431,579,357
1983 $4,920,692,191 $5,979,198,314
1984 $4,967,162,160 $6,191,437,070
1985 $4,993,601,520 $6,135,034,214
1986 $6,402,050,485 $7,239,126,568
1987 $6,756,209,762 $7,970,820,369
1988 $6,277,451,829 $8,355,380,879
1989 $4,221,373,674 $8,283,114,514
1990 $4,160,087,508 $8,572,359,038
1991 $4,344,467,193 $8,151,488,783
1992 $5,310,833,194 $8,209,120,763
1993 $5,606,400,222 $5,751,786,643
1994 $6,236,295,978 $7,148,148,564
1995 $6,727,597,032 $9,046,320,255
1996 $6,927,503,526 $12,045,865,396
1997 $7,245,839,210 $13,115,764,358
1998 $7,912,270,804 $14,093,998,844
1999 $8,149,929,478 $12,896,010,459
2000 $8,460,789,845 $12,705,350,098
2001 $8,975,814,653 $12,986,007,426
2002 $9,582,510,578 $13,147,736,899
2003 $10,195,627,645 $14,904,517,650
2004 $11,411,706,629 $16,095,337,094
2005 $12,588,998,590 $18,737,895,513
2006 $15,056,981,664 $25,825,512,284
2007 $17,110,437,236 $31,958,195,182
2008 $22,658,715,989 $35,895,153,328
2009 $24,537,876,056 $42,347,217,913
2010 $27,133,804,225 $45,405,615,064
2011 $29,524,149,155 $46,869,473,151
2012 $31,634,561,690 $56,396,704,672
2013 $34,454,440,141 $61,671,440,408
2014 $36,847,643,521 $68,285,796,514
2015 $38,587,017,887 $70,120,446,897
2016 $39,892,551,127 $74,815,144,164
2017 $41,608,435,915 $82,036,510,877
2018 $43,370,860,704 $92,202,979,985
2019 $44,503,006,338 $100,378,436,207
2020 $43,700,383,099 $100,657,505,751
2021 $46,296,100,141 $109,703,658,905
2022 $48,764,963,380 $114,448,978,153
2023 $51,088,476,338 $108,038,588,971
2024 $53,352,289,577 $124,498,691,699

Jordan and Kenya economies compared

GDP per capita
Jordan

Kenya
Year GDP per capita
Jordan Kenya
1960 - $102.8
1961 - $99.3
1962 - $104.6
1963 - $107.4
1964 - $111.3
1965 $546 $106.9
1966 $558 $119.8
1967 $497 $121.9
1968 $409 $128.7
1969 $474 $133.3
1970 $409 $141
1971 $412 $150.9
1972 $460 $172.6
1973 $531 $198.6
1974 $651 $227.2
1975 $718 $241.2
1976 $873 $248.9
1977 $1,039 $311
1978 $1,249 $355
1979 $1,519 $403
1980 $1,750 $454
1981 $1,885 $413
1982 $1,929 $374
1983 $1,939 $335
1984 $1,871 $334
1985 $1,797 $320
1986 $2,200 $364
1987 $2,217 $387
1988 $1,966 $391
1989 $1,260 $374
1990 $1,149 $374
1991 $1,110 $345
1992 $1,287 $337
1993 $1,289 $229
1994 $1,367 $276.4
1995 $1,416 $340
1996 $1,410 $441
1997 $1,436 $467
1998 $1,532 $488
1999 $1,545 $434
2000 $1,571 $415
2001 $1,632 $411
2002 $1,706 $403
2003 $1,776 $443
2004 $1,940 $464
2005 $2,088 $523
2006 $2,343 $700
2007 $2,506 $840
2008 $3,242 $916
2009 $3,436 $1,048
2010 $3,718 $1,092
2011 $3,947 $1,096
2012 $4,170 $1,285
2013 $4,311 $1,371
2014 $4,191 $1,483
2015 $4,043 $1,489
2016 $3,987 $1,554
2017 $4,066 $1,667
2018 $4,145 $1,836
2019 $4,170 $1,960
2020 $4,022 $1,928
2021 $4,183 $2,061
2022 $4,332 $2,110
2023 $4,466 $1,952
2024 $4,618 $2,206

Jordan vs. Kenya life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Jordan

Kenya
Year Life expectancy, years
Jordan Kenya
1950 40.9 36.9
1951 42 38
1952 43.2 38.6
1953 44.4 39.8
1954 45.6 41
1955 46.8 42.3
1956 48 43.5
1957 49.2 45.3
1958 50.4 46.5
1959 51.6 47.5
1960 52.7 48.5
1961 53.7 49.3
1962 54.6 50.1
1963 55.5 50.8
1964 56.5 51.3
1965 57.3 51.9
1966 57.8 52.4
1967 59 52.8
1968 59.8 53.3
1969 60.5 53.7
1970 59.8 54.1
1971 61.8 54.5
1972 62.5 55
1973 63.1 55.5
1974 63.6 56
1975 64.1 56.6
1976 64.7 57.2
1977 65.1 57.7
1978 65.6 58.2
1979 66 58.7
1980 66.5 59.2
1981 66.9 59.6
1982 67.4 59.9
1983 67.8 60.3
1984 68.2 60.6
1985 68.6 60.9
1986 69 60.8
1987 69.3 60.7
1988 69.6 60.3
1989 69.9 60
1990 70.1 58.3
1991 70.2 57.8
1992 70.4 57.1
1993 70.6 56.7
1994 70.7 56.1
1995 70.9 55.9
1996 71.1 55.6
1997 71.3 55.5
1998 71.5 55.6
1999 71.7 55.9
2000 71.9 56.1
2001 72.1 56.5
2002 72.4 56.8
2003 72.6 57.4
2004 72.8 57.9
2005 73 58.5
2006 73.2 59.1
2007 73.4 59.4
2008 73.6 60
2009 73.7 60.5
2010 73.8 60.9
2011 73.9 61.3
2012 74.1 61.5
2013 74.3 61.7
2014 74.6 62
2015 75.1 62.3
2016 75.6 62.5
2017 76.1 62.7
2018 76.5 62.8
2019 76.9 62.9
2020 75.6 61.6
2021 74.2 61.2
2022 77.1 63.5
2023 77.8 63.6
2024 78 63.8
2025 78.1 64

Jordan and Kenya population clocks and comparison

Population
Jordan

Kenya
Year Population
Jordan Kenya
1960 853,471 7,695,307
1961 897,591 7,987,770
1962 940,554 8,299,308
1963 984,714 8,627,971
1964 1,035,640 8,973,535
1965 1,099,440 9,338,078
1966 1,178,360 9,717,816
1967 1,271,183 10,111,057
1968 1,372,460 10,518,823
1969 1,473,100 10,939,695
1970 1,565,163 11,368,791
1971 1,645,145 11,788,904
1972 1,714,555 12,206,060
1973 1,778,094 12,634,835
1974 1,839,182 13,070,078
1975 1,899,055 13,511,671
1976 1,958,177 13,957,623
1977 2,019,002 14,428,819
1978 2,083,595 14,934,126
1979 2,153,882 15,460,666
1980 2,234,186 16,018,459
1981 2,325,517 16,601,507
1982 2,426,927 17,206,175
1983 2,537,307 17,846,374
1984 2,654,688 18,514,906
1985 2,778,810 19,201,768
1986 2,909,887 19,901,646
1987 3,047,634 20,616,096
1988 3,193,039 21,356,219
1989 3,349,627 22,118,434
1990 3,621,908 22,892,651
1991 3,915,149 23,646,514
1992 4,127,693 24,382,460
1993 4,348,020 25,117,188
1994 4,561,406 25,857,130
1995 4,752,096 26,601,751
1996 4,912,516 27,344,211
1997 5,046,285 28,101,768
1998 5,164,284 28,888,057
1999 5,276,444 29,733,408
2000 5,386,945 30,642,890
2001 5,498,894 31,619,170
2002 5,616,066 32,629,808
2003 5,741,828 33,652,223
2004 5,882,061 34,713,455
2005 6,029,587 35,796,484
2006 6,427,371 36,904,008
2007 6,827,227 38,036,349
2008 6,989,866 39,206,351
2009 7,141,753 40,408,891
2010 7,297,043 41,598,567
2011 7,480,424 42,758,461
2012 7,587,127 43,888,303
2013 7,991,809 44,986,791
2014 8,791,710 46,051,440
2015 9,544,729 47,088,526
2016 10,006,367 48,139,687
2017 10,234,226 49,197,766
2018 10,462,306 50,207,107
2019 10,671,891 51,202,827
2020 10,865,228 52,217,334
2021 11,066,356 53,219,166
2022 11,256,263 54,252,461
2023 11,439,213 55,339,003
2024 11,552,876 56,432,944

Fertility rates in Jordan and Kenya

Fertility rate
Jordan

Kenya
Year Fertility rate
Jordan Kenya
1960 7.6 7.65
1961 7.7 7.72
1962 7.79 7.77
1963 7.85 7.82
1964 7.91 7.87
1965 7.93 7.92
1966 7.99 7.96
1967 8.06 7.95
1968 8.14 7.95
1969 8.19 7.95
1970 8.18 7.94
1971 8.15 7.92
1972 8.12 7.89
1973 8.06 7.86
1974 8 7.82
1975 7.93 7.8
1976 7.83 7.77
1977 7.72 7.73
1978 7.59 7.67
1979 7.45 7.6
1980 7.29 7.53
1981 7.12 7.45
1982 6.96 7.35
1983 6.81 7.22
1984 6.67 7.08
1985 6.53 6.96
1986 6.39 6.84
1987 6.2 6.69
1988 6.01 6.52
1989 5.8 6.33
1990 5.54 6.14
1991 5.33 5.94
1992 5.14 5.74
1993 4.97 5.57
1994 4.82 5.44
1995 4.68 5.37
1996 4.51 5.31
1997 4.32 5.27
1998 4.11 5.24
1999 3.97 5.18
2000 3.86 5.14
2001 3.8 5.09
2002 3.81 5.03
2003 3.82 4.94
2004 3.73 4.86
2005 3.65 4.8
2006 3.71 4.75
2007 3.8 4.72
2008 3.88 4.66
2009 3.84 4.57
2010 3.78 4.45
2011 3.69 4.28
2012 3.57 4.12
2013 3.45 3.96
2014 3.3 3.84
2015 3.14 3.77
2016 3.07 3.69
2017 2.99 3.61
2018 2.92 3.54
2019 2.86 3.43
2020 2.79 3.36
2021 2.74 3.31
2022 2.68 3.26
2023 2.64 3.21

Jordan and Kenya demographics compared

Median age
Jordan

Kenya
Year Median age, years
Jordan Kenya
1960 17 15.7
1961 16.8 15.5
1962 16.5 15.3
1963 16.2 15.2
1964 16 15.1
1965 15.7 14.9
1966 15.5 14.8
1967 15.3 14.6
1968 15.1 14.5
1969 15 14.5
1970 14.9 14.4
1971 14.8 14.4
1972 14.8 14.3
1973 14.8 14.3
1974 14.8 14.3
1975 14.8 14.3
1976 14.8 14.3
1977 14.9 14.3
1978 14.9 14.3
1979 15 14.4
1980 15.1 14.5
1981 15.2 14.5
1982 15.4 14.6
1983 15.5 14.7
1984 15.6 14.8
1985 15.8 14.9
1986 15.9 15
1987 16.1 15
1988 16.2 15.1
1989 16.4 15.2
1990 17.2 15.3
1991 18.1 15.5
1992 18.5 15.6
1993 18.9 15.7
1994 19.3 15.9
1995 19.5 16
1996 19.7 16.1
1997 19.8 16.2
1998 19.8 16.4
1999 19.9 16.5
2000 20 16.7
2001 20.1 16.8
2002 20.2 17
2003 20.3 17.1
2004 20.5 17.3
2005 20.8 17.4
2006 21 17.5
2007 21.2 17.6
2008 21.4 17.7
2009 21.5 17.8
2010 21.7 17.9
2011 21.9 18.1
2012 22.1 18.2
2013 22.3 18.4
2014 22.4 18.5
2015 22.6 18.7
2016 22.9 18.9
2017 23.2 19.1
2018 23.5 19.3
2019 23.9 19.6
2020 24.2 19.8
2021 24.6 20
2022 24.9 20.3
2023 25.3 20.6
2024 25.5 20.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Jordan Kenya
GNI, Atlas method
$51.2B
2024
$119B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
31.3%
2025
23%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.51%
2023
4.02%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
4.91%
2023
0.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
116,000
2020
24,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.32%
2025
-5.38%
2025
Unemployment rate
16.6%
2023
5.44%
2022
Services, % of GDP
60.4%
2024
55.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
25.1%
2024
16.1%
2024
Economic freedom index
59.4
2025
54.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
27.4%
2010
30.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
3.5%
2010
2.9%
2022
Listed domestic companies
162
2024
59
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$24.9B
2024
$15B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$21.9B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Personal remittances received
$4.43B
2024
$5B
2024
International tourist arrivals
1,240,000
2020
2,049,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
16.7%
2020
15.4%
2019
Banked people share
46.5%
2024
90.1%
2024

Energy

Jordan Kenya
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
754 kg
2022
545 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.2
2022
$11.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
23.6 megatons
2023
21.7 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.06 tons
2023
0.39 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
91.1%
2022
19.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
11.5%
2021
67.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.69%
2022
18.7%
2023
Net energy imports use share
96.4%
2022
22.4%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
1,791 kWh
2022
190.1 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
24.9%
2021
78.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.08%
2022
21%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
76.2%
2023

Society

Jordan Kenya
% of world population
0.14%
2024
0.69%
2024
Annual migration change
-156,369
2024
-19,781
2024
Urban population
92.2%
2024
30%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.73 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.23 ft
2025
Quality of life index
57.8
2025
39.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
49
2024
32
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
66
2025
Homicides per 100K people
0.99
2023
4.89
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
17
2019
28.3
2019
Visa free countries
65
2025
78
2025
Adult literacy rate
94.8%
2023
82.9%
2022
English speaking
45%
2023
78.7%
2023
People using the Internet
92.5%
2023
35%
2024

Health

Jordan Kenya
Government health expenditure per capita
$295.1
2022
$90.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$118.7
2022
$21.9
2022
Life expectancy
78.1 years
2025
64 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
6.91%
2022
18.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.51
2019
0.1
2022
Age at first childbirth
24.6 years
2025
20.3 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
31
2023
149
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
13.2
2023
39.9
2023
Obesity rate
39.9%
2022
12.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
20.5%
2024
3.1%
2024
Air quality index
43
2025
53
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
35.6%
2022
10.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
0.23 liters
2020
2.47 liters
2020

Territory

Jordan Kenya
% of world land
0.06%
2025
0.39%
2025
Land area per capita
2,968 sq mi
2024
3,974 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
3,954 sq mi
2025
111,076 sq mi
2025
Forest area
376 sq mi
2025
13,942 sq mi
2025
Roads length
4,476 mi
2011
110,480 mi
2018

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