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Kenya vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 45th vs. 188th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Maldives
Population
58419239
531152
Population rank 26/197 168/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

Kenya and Maldives: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Maldives economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Maldives
Year GDP
Kenya Maldives
1960 $791,265,459 -
1961 $792,959,473 -
1962 $868,111,401 -
1963 $926,589,349 -
1964 $998,759,334 -
1965 $997,919,321 -
1966 $1,164,519,674 -
1967 $1,232,559,507 -
1968 $1,353,295,459 -
1969 $1,458,379,417 -
1970 $1,603,447,359 $19,328,038
1971 $1,778,391,289 $21,566,404
1972 $2,107,279,157 $25,177,138
1973 $2,509,001,324 $30,862,042
1974 $2,969,958,812 $39,120,171
1975 $3,259,345,083 $24,540,878
1976 $3,474,542,392 $22,399,467
1977 $4,494,378,764 $20,853,789
1978 $5,303,735,111 $24,369,109
1979 $6,234,391,113 $38,523,364
1980 $7,265,315,820 $42,463,576
1981 $6,854,491,706 $44,781,457
1982 $6,431,579,357 $47,911,340
1983 $5,979,198,314 $57,829,787
1984 $6,191,437,070 $109,503,546
1985 $6,135,034,214 $127,190,758
1986 $7,239,126,568 $141,882,254
1987 $7,970,820,369 $141,223,029
1988 $8,355,380,879 $168,514,513
1989 $8,283,114,514 $189,514,434
1990 $8,572,359,038 $215,043,970
1991 $8,151,488,783 $244,396,762
1992 $8,209,120,763 $284,875,809
1993 $5,751,786,643 $322,417,837
1994 $7,148,148,564 $356,014,932
1995 $9,046,320,255 $398,988,955
1996 $12,045,865,396 $450,382,328
1997 $13,115,764,358 $508,223,602
1998 $14,093,998,844 $540,096,398
1999 $12,896,010,459 $589,239,754
2000 $12,705,350,098 $624,337,145
2001 $12,986,007,426 $870,031,677
2002 $13,147,736,899 $897,031,250
2003 $14,904,517,650 $1,052,121,055
2004 $16,095,337,094 $1,226,829,563
2005 $18,737,895,513 $1,163,362,438
2006 $25,825,512,284 $1,575,200,391
2007 $31,958,195,182 $1,868,383,461
2008 $35,895,153,328 $2,271,646,188
2009 $42,347,217,913 $2,345,294,875
2010 $45,405,615,064 $2,588,176,055
2011 $46,869,473,151 $2,774,350,240
2012 $56,396,704,672 $2,886,163,997
2013 $61,671,440,408 $3,295,009,238
2014 $68,285,796,514 $3,697,353,039
2015 $70,120,446,897 $4,129,505,319
2016 $74,815,144,164 $4,409,942,624
2017 $82,036,510,877 $4,816,426,257
2018 $92,202,979,985 $5,404,344,163
2019 $100,378,436,207 $5,726,094,799
2020 $100,657,505,751 $3,712,604,583
2021 $109,703,658,905 $5,252,457,370
2022 $114,448,978,153 $6,177,118,114
2023 $108,038,588,971 $6,590,894,302
2024 $124,498,691,699 $6,975,146,349

Kenya and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Maldives
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $99.3 -
1962 $104.6 -
1963 $107.4 -
1964 $111.3 -
1965 $106.9 -
1966 $119.8 -
1967 $121.9 -
1968 $128.7 -
1969 $133.3 -
1970 $141 $156.9
1971 $150.9 $169.8
1972 $172.6 $192.2
1973 $198.6 $228.7
1974 $227.2 $281.5
1975 $241.2 $171.4
1976 $248.9 $151.8
1977 $311 $137.3
1978 $355 $156.1
1979 $403 $240.2
1980 $454 $257.6
1981 $413 $264.1
1982 $374 $274.8
1983 $335 $323
1984 $334 $594
1985 $320 $669
1986 $364 $720
1987 $387 $692
1988 $391 $799
1989 $374 $870
1990 $374 $957
1991 $345 $1,054
1992 $337 $1,194
1993 $229 $1,317
1994 $276.4 $1,419
1995 $340 $1,555
1996 $441 $1,717
1997 $467 $1,898
1998 $488 $1,980
1999 $434 $2,124
2000 $415 $2,214
2001 $411 $3,034
2002 $403 $3,076
2003 $443 $3,549
2004 $464 $4,070
2005 $523 $3,797
2006 $700 $5,019
2007 $840 $5,758
2008 $916 $6,757
2009 $1,048 $6,734
2010 $1,092 $7,174
2011 $1,096 $7,425
2012 $1,285 $7,461
2013 $1,371 $8,236
2014 $1,483 $8,939
2015 $1,489 $9,645
2016 $1,554 $9,948
2017 $1,667 $10,510
2018 $1,836 $11,423
2019 $1,960 $11,740
2020 $1,928 $7,394
2021 $2,061 $10,176
2022 $2,110 $11,786
2023 $1,952 $12,530
2024 $2,206 $13,216

Kenya vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Maldives
1950 36.9 36.5
1951 38 37.1
1952 38.6 37
1953 39.8 36.9
1954 41 36.9
1955 42.3 37
1956 43.5 37.1
1957 45.3 37.3
1958 46.5 37.6
1959 47.5 37.9
1960 48.5 38.2
1961 49.3 38.6
1962 50.1 39.1
1963 50.8 39.6
1964 51.3 40.2
1965 51.9 40.8
1966 52.4 41.4
1967 52.8 42.1
1968 53.3 42.9
1969 53.7 43.7
1970 54.1 44.5
1971 54.5 45.5
1972 55 46.4
1973 55.5 47.5
1974 56 48.5
1975 56.6 49.6
1976 57.2 50.8
1977 57.7 51.8
1978 58.2 50.4
1979 58.7 53.9
1980 59.2 54.8
1981 59.6 55.7
1982 59.9 56.6
1983 60.3 57.5
1984 60.6 58.3
1985 60.9 59.2
1986 60.8 60
1987 60.7 60.8
1988 60.3 61.6
1989 60 62.4
1990 58.3 63.1
1991 57.8 63.9
1992 57.1 64.7
1993 56.7 65.4
1994 56.1 66.2
1995 55.9 67
1996 55.6 67.7
1997 55.5 68.5
1998 55.6 69.3
1999 55.9 70.2
2000 56.1 70.9
2001 56.5 71.7
2002 56.8 72.4
2003 57.4 73.3
2004 57.9 73
2005 58.5 74.8
2006 59.1 75.3
2007 59.4 75.7
2008 60 76
2009 60.5 76.4
2010 60.9 76.8
2011 61.3 77.1
2012 61.5 77.5
2013 61.7 77.8
2014 62 78.2
2015 62.3 78.6
2016 62.5 78.9
2017 62.7 79.2
2018 62.8 79.4
2019 62.9 79.7
2020 61.6 78.7
2021 61.2 78.1
2022 63.5 80.8
2023 63.6 81
2024 63.8 81.3
2025 64 81.5

Kenya and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Maldives
Year Population
Kenya Maldives
1960 7,695,307 91,189
1961 7,987,770 93,450
1962 8,299,308 95,802
1963 8,627,971 98,222
1964 8,973,535 100,662
1965 9,338,078 104,102
1966 9,717,816 108,507
1967 10,111,057 112,528
1968 10,518,823 116,075
1969 10,939,695 119,564
1970 11,368,791 123,219
1971 11,788,904 127,035
1972 12,206,060 130,968
1973 12,634,835 134,952
1974 13,070,078 138,978
1975 13,511,671 143,158
1976 13,957,623 147,525
1977 14,428,819 151,930
1978 14,934,126 156,159
1979 15,460,666 160,360
1980 16,018,459 164,835
1981 16,601,507 169,532
1982 17,206,175 174,333
1983 17,846,374 179,128
1984 18,514,906 184,198
1985 19,201,768 190,169
1986 19,901,646 196,935
1987 20,616,096 203,944
1988 21,356,219 210,885
1989 22,118,434 217,738
1990 22,892,651 224,762
1991 23,646,514 231,802
1992 24,382,460 238,543
1993 25,117,188 244,884
1994 25,857,130 250,822
1995 26,601,751 256,649
1996 27,344,211 262,347
1997 28,101,768 267,707
1998 28,888,057 272,723
1999 29,733,408 277,412
2000 30,642,890 282,019
2001 31,619,170 286,767
2002 32,629,808 291,616
2003 33,652,223 296,491
2004 34,713,455 301,413
2005 35,796,484 306,429
2006 36,904,008 313,851
2007 38,036,349 324,479
2008 39,206,351 336,170
2009 40,408,891 348,275
2010 41,598,567 360,792
2011 42,758,461 373,674
2012 43,888,303 386,818
2013 44,986,791 400,070
2014 46,051,440 413,617
2015 47,088,526 428,154
2016 48,139,687 443,308
2017 49,197,766 458,287
2018 50,207,107 473,099
2019 51,202,827 487,731
2020 52,217,334 502,118
2021 53,219,166 516,154
2022 54,252,461 524,106
2023 55,339,003 525,994
2024 56,432,944 527,799

Fertility rates in Kenya and Maldives

Fertility rate
Kenya

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Maldives
1960 7.65 6.71
1961 7.72 6.79
1962 7.77 6.89
1963 7.82 6.94
1964 7.87 7
1965 7.92 7.07
1966 7.96 7.15
1967 7.95 7.23
1968 7.95 7.28
1969 7.95 7.33
1970 7.94 7.39
1971 7.92 7.38
1972 7.89 7.37
1973 7.86 7.4
1974 7.82 7.38
1975 7.8 7.32
1976 7.77 7.29
1977 7.73 7.27
1978 7.67 7.23
1979 7.6 7.23
1980 7.53 7.23
1981 7.45 7.19
1982 7.35 7.15
1983 7.22 7.09
1984 7.08 7.03
1985 6.96 6.94
1986 6.84 6.85
1987 6.69 6.73
1988 6.52 6.58
1989 6.33 6.39
1990 6.14 6.13
1991 5.94 5.8
1992 5.74 5.44
1993 5.57 5.06
1994 5.44 4.69
1995 5.37 4.29
1996 5.31 3.86
1997 5.27 3.48
1998 5.24 3.17
1999 5.18 2.9
2000 5.14 2.69
2001 5.09 2.53
2002 5.03 2.42
2003 4.94 2.34
2004 4.86 2.26
2005 4.8 2.2
2006 4.75 2.2
2007 4.72 2.29
2008 4.66 2.37
2009 4.57 2.39
2010 4.45 2.35
2011 4.28 2.31
2012 4.12 2.25
2013 3.96 2.17
2014 3.84 2.09
2015 3.77 2
2016 3.69 1.9
2017 3.61 1.8
2018 3.54 1.71
2019 3.43 1.64
2020 3.36 1.61
2021 3.31 1.6
2022 3.26 1.58
2023 3.21 1.58

Kenya and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Maldives
Year Median age, years
Kenya Maldives
1960 15.7 20.6
1961 15.5 20.6
1962 15.3 20.6
1963 15.2 20.6
1964 15.1 20.5
1965 14.9 19.9
1966 14.8 18.9
1967 14.6 18.2
1968 14.5 17.8
1969 14.5 17.6
1970 14.4 17.4
1971 14.4 17.3
1972 14.3 17.2
1973 14.3 17.2
1974 14.3 17.2
1975 14.3 17.1
1976 14.3 17
1977 14.3 17
1978 14.3 17
1979 14.4 16.9
1980 14.5 16.8
1981 14.5 16.8
1982 14.6 16.9
1983 14.7 16.9
1984 14.8 17
1985 14.9 17
1986 15 16.9
1987 15 16.7
1988 15.1 16.6
1989 15.2 16.5
1990 15.3 16.4
1991 15.5 16.4
1992 15.6 16.4
1993 15.7 16.5
1994 15.9 16.7
1995 16 16.9
1996 16.1 17.3
1997 16.2 17.6
1998 16.4 18
1999 16.5 18.4
2000 16.7 18.9
2001 16.8 19.3
2002 17 19.8
2003 17.1 20.3
2004 17.3 20.9
2005 17.4 21.5
2006 17.5 22.1
2007 17.6 22.7
2008 17.7 23.2
2009 17.8 23.8
2010 17.9 24.4
2011 18.1 25.1
2012 18.2 25.8
2013 18.4 26.5
2014 18.5 27.1
2015 18.7 27.6
2016 18.9 28
2017 19.1 28.5
2018 19.3 29
2019 19.6 29.5
2020 19.8 30.1
2021 20 30.7
2022 20.3 31.4
2023 20.6 32.1
2024 20.8 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
3.8%
2019
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

Kenya Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
1.2%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Maldives
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
70%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
84.7%
2023

Health

Kenya Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Maldives
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
57.8 mi
2018

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