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Kenya vs Malta statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 574K in Malta (ranked 167/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 123.6 sq mi for Malta (ranked 45th vs. 187th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Malta ranks 120/197 ($24.3B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Malta ranks 28/197 ($42,347).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Malta
Population
58419239
583596
Population rank 26/197 167/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$24.3B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 120/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$42,347
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 28/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$67,364
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$11.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
49.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$20,574
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 30/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$21,451
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
123.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
4,649 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.06
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
41.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
83.6 years
2025

Kenya and Malta: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Malta economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Malta
Year GDP
Kenya Malta
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 $250,728,796
1971 $1,778,391,289 $264,578,485
1972 $2,107,279,157 $295,106,628
1973 $2,509,001,324 $345,616,106
1974 $2,969,958,812 $376,081,124
1975 $3,259,345,083 $474,618,321
1976 $3,474,542,392 $527,936,989
1977 $4,494,378,764 $625,563,171
1978 $5,303,735,111 $793,673,402
1979 $6,234,391,113 $1,001,288,847
1980 $7,265,315,820 $1,250,198,601
1981 $6,854,491,706 $1,243,509,394
1982 $6,431,579,357 $1,234,474,404
1983 $5,979,198,314 $1,165,729,707
1984 $6,191,437,070 $1,101,807,023
1985 $6,135,034,214 $1,117,797,439
1986 $7,239,126,568 $1,435,038,441
1987 $7,970,820,369 $1,751,293,461
1988 $8,355,380,879 $2,019,503,068
1989 $8,283,114,514 $2,118,655,677
1990 $8,572,359,038 $2,547,328,748
1991 $8,151,488,783 $2,750,216,747
1992 $8,209,120,763 $3,021,942,759
1993 $5,751,786,643 $2,709,193,538
1994 $7,148,148,564 $2,998,505,428
1995 $9,046,320,255 $3,709,360,097
1996 $12,045,865,396 $3,822,489,746
1997 $13,115,764,358 $3,787,070,704
1998 $14,093,998,844 $4,010,092,091
1999 $12,896,010,459 $4,111,891,845
2000 $12,705,350,098 $4,036,809,865
2001 $12,986,007,426 $4,070,867,153
2002 $13,147,736,899 $4,455,127,398
2003 $14,904,517,650 $5,418,315,225
2004 $16,095,337,094 $6,104,141,501
2005 $18,737,895,513 $6,393,234,965
2006 $25,825,512,284 $6,749,838,862
2007 $31,958,195,182 $7,908,412,374
2008 $35,895,153,328 $9,135,419,490
2009 $42,347,217,913 $8,734,745,632
2010 $45,405,615,064 $9,097,044,182
2011 $46,869,473,151 $9,789,361,705
2012 $56,396,704,672 $9,609,532,106
2013 $61,671,440,408 $10,796,782,634
2014 $68,285,796,514 $11,888,032,862
2015 $70,120,446,897 $11,340,795,033
2016 $74,815,144,164 $12,025,782,885
2017 $82,036,510,877 $14,161,366,733
2018 $92,202,979,985 $16,153,779,511
2019 $100,378,436,207 $16,337,793,531
2020 $100,657,505,751 $16,409,900,599
2021 $109,703,658,905 $19,723,563,355
2022 $114,448,978,153 $19,239,187,084
2023 $108,038,588,971 $22,210,718,401
2024 $124,498,691,699 $24,322,006,608

Kenya and Malta economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Malta
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Malta
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 $828
1971 $150.9 $874
1972 $172.6 $976
1973 $198.6 $1,144
1974 $227.2 $1,245
1975 $241.2 $1,560
1976 $248.9 $1,727
1977 $311 $2,038
1978 $355 $2,559
1979 $403 $3,196
1980 $454 $3,948
1981 $413 $3,898
1982 $374 $3,788
1983 $335 $3,527
1984 $334 $3,333
1985 $320 $3,322
1986 $364 $4,195
1987 $387 $5,084
1988 $391 $5,814
1989 $374 $6,041
1990 $374 $7,192
1991 $345 $7,559
1992 $337 $8,220
1993 $229 $7,296
1994 $276.4 $8,000
1995 $340 $9,828
1996 $441 $10,062
1997 $467 $9,893
1998 $488 $10,408
1999 $434 $10,609
2000 $415 $10,348
2001 $411 $10,358
2002 $403 $11,251
2003 $443 $13,594
2004 $464 $15,212
2005 $523 $15,831
2006 $700 $16,654
2007 $840 $19,444
2008 $916 $22,315
2009 $1,048 $21,176
2010 $1,092 $21,947
2011 $1,096 $23,517
2012 $1,285 $22,878
2013 $1,371 $25,416
2014 $1,483 $27,425
2015 $1,489 $25,530
2016 $1,554 $26,459
2017 $1,667 $30,317
2018 $1,836 $33,382
2019 $1,960 $32,422
2020 $1,928 $31,834
2021 $2,061 $38,065
2022 $2,110 $36,224
2023 $1,952 $40,182
2024 $2,206 $42,347

Kenya vs. Malta life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Malta
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Malta
1950 36.9 63.5
1951 38 63.9
1952 38.6 64.1
1953 39.8 64.3
1954 41 65.1
1955 42.3 66.3
1956 43.5 66.8
1957 45.3 67.5
1958 46.5 67.8
1959 47.5 68.4
1960 48.5 68.4
1961 49.3 68.4
1962 50.1 69.2
1963 50.8 69.2
1964 51.3 69.3
1965 51.9 69.5
1966 52.4 69.7
1967 52.8 69.8
1968 53.3 69.9
1969 53.7 70.1
1970 54.1 70.4
1971 54.5 70.1
1972 55 70.7
1973 55.5 71.3
1974 56 71.9
1975 56.6 72.1
1976 57.2 72.2
1977 57.7 72.3
1978 58.2 72.3
1979 58.7 72.5
1980 59.2 72.3
1981 59.6 72.4
1982 59.9 72.8
1983 60.3 73.1
1984 60.6 73.3
1985 60.9 73.9
1986 60.8 74.5
1987 60.7 75.3
1988 60.3 75.9
1989 60 76.2
1990 58.3 76.2
1991 57.8 76.5
1992 57.1 76.7
1993 56.7 76.8
1994 56.1 76.9
1995 55.9 77
1996 55.6 76.3
1997 55.5 77.3
1998 55.6 77.8
1999 55.9 77.8
2000 56.1 77.9
2001 56.5 78.9
2002 56.8 78.5
2003 57.4 78.7
2004 57.9 79.2
2005 58.5 79.5
2006 59.1 79.6
2007 59.4 79.7
2008 60 79.7
2009 60.5 80.4
2010 60.9 81.4
2011 61.3 80.8
2012 61.5 81.1
2013 61.7 81.8
2014 62 82.3
2015 62.3 82.6
2016 62.5 82.7
2017 62.7 83.1
2018 62.8 82.9
2019 62.9 82.8
2020 61.6 82.3
2021 61.2 82.3
2022 63.5 82.2
2023 63.6 83.3
2024 63.8 83.5
2025 64 83.6

Kenya and Malta population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Malta
Year Population
Kenya Malta
1960 7,695,307 326,550
1961 7,987,770 325,250
1962 8,299,308 323,900
1963 8,627,971 322,550
1964 8,973,535 321,250
1965 9,338,078 318,800
1966 9,717,816 315,200
1967 10,111,057 311,550
1968 10,518,823 307,900
1969 10,939,695 304,300
1970 11,368,791 302,650
1971 11,788,904 302,700
1972 12,206,060 302,450
1973 12,634,835 302,200
1974 13,070,078 301,996
1975 13,511,671 304,222
1976 13,957,623 305,774
1977 14,428,819 306,970
1978 14,934,126 310,182
1979 15,460,666 313,342
1980 16,018,459 316,645
1981 16,601,507 318,982
1982 17,206,175 325,898
1983 17,846,374 330,524
1984 18,514,906 330,593
1985 19,201,768 336,452
1986 19,901,646 342,121
1987 20,616,096 344,485
1988 21,356,219 347,325
1989 22,118,434 350,722
1990 22,892,651 354,170
1991 23,646,514 363,845
1992 24,382,460 367,618
1993 25,117,188 371,308
1994 25,857,130 374,797
1995 26,601,751 377,419
1996 27,344,211 379,905
1997 28,101,768 382,791
1998 28,888,057 385,287
1999 29,733,408 387,578
2000 30,642,890 390,087
2001 31,619,170 393,028
2002 32,629,808 395,969
2003 33,652,223 398,582
2004 34,713,455 401,268
2005 35,796,484 403,834
2006 36,904,008 405,308
2007 38,036,349 406,724
2008 39,206,351 409,379
2009 40,408,891 412,477
2010 41,598,567 414,508
2011 42,758,461 416,268
2012 43,888,303 420,028
2013 44,986,791 424,810
2014 46,051,440 433,481
2015 47,088,526 444,220
2016 48,139,687 454,505
2017 49,197,766 467,106
2018 50,207,107 483,903
2019 51,202,827 503,912
2020 52,217,334 515,490
2021 53,219,166 518,150
2022 54,252,461 531,113
2023 55,339,003 552,747
2024 56,432,944 574,346

Fertility rates in Kenya and Malta

Fertility rate
Kenya

Malta
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Malta
1960 7.65 3.62
1961 7.72 3.27
1962 7.77 3.24
1963 7.82 2.9
1964 7.87 2.79
1965 7.92 2.52
1966 7.96 2.33
1967 7.95 2.24
1968 7.95 2.12
1969 7.95 2.02
1970 7.94 2.03
1971 7.92 2.06
1972 7.89 2.01
1973 7.86 1.65
1974 7.82 1.64
1975 7.8 2.27
1976 7.77 2.21
1977 7.73 2.14
1978 7.67 2.05
1979 7.6 2.1
1980 7.53 1.99
1981 7.45 1.87
1982 7.35 1.9
1983 7.22 1.92
1984 7.08 1.95
1985 6.96 1.95
1986 6.84 1.93
1987 6.69 1.97
1988 6.52 2.06
1989 6.33 2.1
1990 6.14 2.02
1991 5.94 1.99
1992 5.74 2.07
1993 5.57 1.96
1994 5.44 1.84
1995 5.37 1.77
1996 5.31 1.99
1997 5.27 1.93
1998 5.24 1.84
1999 5.18 1.73
2000 5.14 1.68
2001 5.09 1.48
2002 5.03 1.45
2003 4.94 1.48
2004 4.86 1.4
2005 4.8 1.38
2006 4.75 1.36
2007 4.72 1.35
2008 4.66 1.43
2009 4.57 1.42
2010 4.45 1.36
2011 4.28 1.45
2012 4.12 1.42
2013 3.96 1.36
2014 3.84 1.38
2015 3.77 1.37
2016 3.69 1.37
2017 3.61 1.26
2018 3.54 1.23
2019 3.43 1.14
2020 3.36 1.13
2021 3.31 1.13
2022 3.26 1.08
2023 3.21 1.06

Kenya and Malta demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Malta
Year Median age, years
Kenya Malta
1960 15.7 23.6
1961 15.5 23.8
1962 15.3 24
1963 15.2 24.2
1964 15.1 24.4
1965 14.9 24.5
1966 14.8 24.6
1967 14.6 24.8
1968 14.5 25
1969 14.5 25.5
1970 14.4 25.9
1971 14.4 26.3
1972 14.3 26.8
1973 14.3 27.2
1974 14.3 27.6
1975 14.3 28
1976 14.3 28.4
1977 14.3 28.7
1978 14.3 29.2
1979 14.4 29.6
1980 14.5 30
1981 14.5 30.3
1982 14.6 30.6
1983 14.7 30.9
1984 14.8 31.2
1985 14.9 31.4
1986 15 31.7
1987 15 32
1988 15.1 32.4
1989 15.2 32.7
1990 15.3 33
1991 15.5 33.3
1992 15.6 33.7
1993 15.7 34
1994 15.9 34.3
1995 16 34.7
1996 16.1 35.1
1997 16.2 35.5
1998 16.4 35.8
1999 16.5 36.1
2000 16.7 36.4
2001 16.8 36.7
2002 17 37
2003 17.1 37.4
2004 17.3 37.7
2005 17.4 38.1
2006 17.5 38.4
2007 17.6 38.7
2008 17.7 39
2009 17.8 39.3
2010 17.9 39.6
2011 18.1 39.9
2012 18.2 40.2
2013 18.4 40.4
2014 18.5 40.6
2015 18.7 40.6
2016 18.9 40.6
2017 19.1 40.5
2018 19.3 40.2
2019 19.6 39.9
2020 19.8 39.9
2021 20 40.2
2022 20.3 40.8
2023 20.6 41.4
2024 20.8 41.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Malta
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$19.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
36.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
4.72%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
0.56%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-3.35%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
3.12%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
80.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
11.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
66.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
27.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.7%
2022
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
34
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
$4.29B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$1.42B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$15.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
718,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
11.5%
2007
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
96.6%
2024

Energy

Kenya Malta
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
1,398 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$45.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
1.68 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
3.05 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
87.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
3.81%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
404%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
5,042 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
11.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Malta
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.007%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
+6,323
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
95%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
80.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
72
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
0.56
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
4.1
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
94.9%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
88.3%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
92.1%
2023

Health

Kenya Malta
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$3,353
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$1,007
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
83.6 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
4.28
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
29.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
8
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
5.5
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
32.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
10%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
66
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
24.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
7.11 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Malta
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
215.1 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
32 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
1.78 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
1,401 mi
2001

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