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Kenya vs Marshall Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 37.5K in The Marshall Islands (ranked 192/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 69.5 sq mi for The Marshall Islands (ranked 45th vs. 191st).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and The Marshall Islands ranks 194/197 ($280M). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while The Marshall Islands ranks 100/197 ($7,467).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Marshall Islands
Population
58419239
36281
Population rank 26/197 192/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$280M
2024
GDP rank 64/197 194/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$7,467
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 100/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$8,198
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$46.8M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
15.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$1,245
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 136/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$5,868
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
69.5 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
540 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.92
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
21.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
67.2 years
2025

Kenya and Marshall Islands: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Marshall Islands
Year GDP
Kenya Marshall Islands
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 $8,408,486
1971 $1,778,391,289 $9,116,810
1972 $2,107,279,157 $9,973,652
1973 $2,509,001,324 $11,607,366
1974 $2,969,958,812 $15,217,532
1975 $3,259,345,083 $16,691,301
1976 $3,474,542,392 $18,153,647
1977 $4,494,378,764 $20,210,069
1978 $5,303,735,111 $22,209,370
1979 $6,234,391,113 $25,545,346
1980 $7,265,315,820 $26,710,653
1981 $6,854,491,706 $31,020,000
1982 $6,431,579,357 $34,918,000
1983 $5,979,198,314 $41,749,000
1984 $6,191,437,070 $45,144,000
1985 $6,135,034,214 $43,879,000
1986 $7,239,126,568 $55,989,000
1987 $7,970,820,369 $62,983,000
1988 $8,355,380,879 $70,688,000
1989 $8,283,114,514 $72,798,000
1990 $8,572,359,038 $78,476,000
1991 $8,151,488,783 $82,507,000
1992 $8,209,120,763 $91,063,000
1993 $5,751,786,643 $99,461,000
1994 $7,148,148,564 $108,071,000
1995 $9,046,320,255 $120,230,000
1996 $12,045,865,396 $110,858,000
1997 $13,115,764,358 $109,884,700
1998 $14,093,998,844 $112,070,100
1999 $12,896,010,459 $113,352,100
2000 $12,705,350,098 $114,838,500
2001 $12,986,007,426 $122,406,100
2002 $13,147,736,899 $131,960,000
2003 $14,904,517,650 $131,128,500
2004 $16,095,337,094 $132,900,000
2005 $18,737,895,513 $138,000,000
2006 $25,825,512,284 $143,200,000
2007 $31,958,195,182 $150,500,000
2008 $35,895,153,328 $146,600,000
2009 $42,347,217,913 $151,200,000
2010 $45,405,615,064 $161,100,000
2011 $46,869,473,151 $172,300,000
2012 $56,396,704,672 $180,700,000
2013 $61,671,440,408 $186,400,000
2014 $68,285,796,514 $186,000,000
2015 $70,120,446,897 $183,700,000
2016 $74,815,144,164 $201,800,000
2017 $82,036,510,877 $213,700,000
2018 $92,202,979,985 $220,000,000
2019 $100,378,436,207 $232,900,000
2020 $100,657,505,751 $241,800,000
2021 $109,703,658,905 $258,900,000
2022 $114,448,978,153 $253,400,000
2023 $108,038,588,971 $259,300,000
2024 $124,498,691,699 $280,357,844

Kenya and Marshall Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Marshall Islands
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Marshall Islands
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 $373
1971 $150.9 $390
1972 $172.6 $416
1973 $198.6 $472
1974 $227.2 $602
1975 $241.2 $638
1976 $248.9 $672
1977 $311 $724
1978 $355 $771
1979 $403 $859
1980 $454 $868
1981 $413 $969
1982 $374 $1,046
1983 $335 $1,199
1984 $334 $1,245
1985 $320 $1,162
1986 $364 $1,425
1987 $387 $1,543
1988 $391 $1,670
1989 $374 $1,670
1990 $374 $1,758
1991 $345 $1,811
1992 $337 $1,963
1993 $229 $2,112
1994 $276.4 $2,265
1995 $340 $2,491
1996 $441 $2,273
1997 $467 $2,231
1998 $488 $2,254
1999 $434 $2,258
2000 $415 $2,265
2001 $411 $2,394
2002 $403 $2,566
2003 $443 $2,539
2004 $464 $2,566
2005 $523 $2,659
2006 $700 $2,754
2007 $840 $2,892
2008 $916 $2,818
2009 $1,048 $2,907
2010 $1,092 $3,095
2011 $1,096 $3,319
2012 $1,285 $3,514
2013 $1,371 $3,678
2014 $1,483 $3,735
2015 $1,489 $3,764
2016 $1,554 $4,230
2017 $1,667 $4,593
2018 $1,836 $4,858
2019 $1,960 $5,292
2020 $1,928 $5,662
2021 $2,061 $6,259
2022 $2,110 $6,323
2023 $1,952 $6,678
2024 $2,206 $7,467

Kenya vs. Marshall Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Marshall Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Marshall Islands
1950 36.9 52.6
1951 38 52.7
1952 38.6 52.7
1953 39.8 52.8
1954 41 52.9
1955 42.3 53
1956 43.5 53.2
1957 45.3 53.4
1958 46.5 53.6
1959 47.5 54
1960 48.5 54.4
1961 49.3 54.7
1962 50.1 55.2
1963 50.8 55.7
1964 51.3 56.3
1965 51.9 56.8
1966 52.4 57.3
1967 52.8 57.8
1968 53.3 58.2
1969 53.7 58.5
1970 54.1 58.8
1971 54.5 59.1
1972 55 59.5
1973 55.5 59.8
1974 56 60.1
1975 56.6 60.3
1976 57.2 60.4
1977 57.7 60.6
1978 58.2 60.7
1979 58.7 60.8
1980 59.2 61
1981 59.6 61.1
1982 59.9 61.3
1983 60.3 61.5
1984 60.6 61.6
1985 60.9 61.7
1986 60.8 61.8
1987 60.7 61.8
1988 60.3 61.8
1989 60 61.7
1990 58.3 61.8
1991 57.8 61.8
1992 57.1 61.9
1993 56.7 62.1
1994 56.1 62.3
1995 55.9 62.5
1996 55.6 62.8
1997 55.5 63
1998 55.6 63.2
1999 55.9 63.4
2000 56.1 63.3
2001 56.5 63.7
2002 56.8 63.8
2003 57.4 64
2004 57.9 64
2005 58.5 64.1
2006 59.1 64.2
2007 59.4 64.3
2008 60 64.3
2009 60.5 64.4
2010 60.9 64.5
2011 61.3 64.6
2012 61.5 64.8
2013 61.7 65
2014 62 65.1
2015 62.3 65.3
2016 62.5 65.5
2017 62.7 65.7
2018 62.8 65.9
2019 62.9 66
2020 61.6 65.4
2021 61.2 65.4
2022 63.5 66.7
2023 63.6 66.9
2024 63.8 67.1
2025 64 67.2

Kenya and Marshall Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Marshall Islands
Year Population
Kenya Marshall Islands
1960 7,695,307 14,703
1961 7,987,770 15,219
1962 8,299,308 15,755
1963 8,627,971 16,302
1964 8,973,535 16,852
1965 9,338,078 17,402
1966 9,717,816 17,927
1967 10,111,057 18,655
1968 10,518,823 19,862
1969 10,939,695 21,305
1970 11,368,791 22,530
1971 11,788,904 23,366
1972 12,206,060 23,992
1973 12,634,835 24,581
1974 13,070,078 25,296
1975 13,511,671 26,154
1976 13,957,623 27,021
1977 14,428,819 27,906
1978 14,934,126 28,809
1979 15,460,666 29,738
1980 16,018,459 30,774
1981 16,601,507 32,017
1982 17,206,175 33,397
1983 17,846,374 34,811
1984 18,514,906 36,264
1985 19,201,768 37,761
1986 19,901,646 39,286
1987 20,616,096 40,828
1988 21,356,219 42,321
1989 22,118,434 43,586
1990 22,892,651 44,629
1991 23,646,514 45,568
1992 24,382,460 46,388
1993 25,117,188 47,093
1994 25,857,130 47,712
1995 26,601,751 48,266
1996 27,344,211 48,775
1997 28,101,768 49,259
1998 28,888,057 49,717
1999 29,733,408 50,202
2000 30,642,890 50,706
2001 31,619,170 51,123
2002 32,629,808 51,425
2003 33,652,223 51,639
2004 34,713,455 51,791
2005 35,796,484 51,906
2006 36,904,008 51,992
2007 38,036,349 52,035
2008 39,206,351 52,030
2009 40,408,891 52,019
2010 41,598,567 52,044
2011 42,758,461 51,907
2012 43,888,303 51,419
2013 44,986,791 50,681
2014 46,051,440 49,796
2015 47,088,526 48,800
2016 48,139,687 47,709
2017 49,197,766 46,529
2018 50,207,107 45,285
2019 51,202,827 44,007
2020 52,217,334 42,706
2021 53,219,166 41,367
2022 54,252,461 40,077
2023 55,339,003 38,827
2024 56,432,944 37,548

Fertility rates in Kenya and Marshall Islands

Fertility rate
Kenya

Marshall Islands
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Marshall Islands
1960 7.65 8.08
1961 7.72 8.12
1962 7.77 8.12
1963 7.82 8.12
1964 7.87 8.14
1965 7.92 8.16
1966 7.96 8.2
1967 7.95 8.17
1968 7.95 8.14
1969 7.95 8.11
1970 7.94 8.07
1971 7.92 8.04
1972 7.89 8
1973 7.86 7.95
1974 7.82 7.9
1975 7.8 7.83
1976 7.77 7.76
1977 7.73 7.67
1978 7.67 7.58
1979 7.6 7.47
1980 7.53 7.37
1981 7.45 7.27
1982 7.35 7.18
1983 7.22 7.08
1984 7.08 6.99
1985 6.96 6.87
1986 6.84 6.73
1987 6.69 6.57
1988 6.52 6.38
1989 6.33 6.18
1990 6.14 5.97
1991 5.94 5.76
1992 5.74 5.55
1993 5.57 5.38
1994 5.44 5.23
1995 5.37 5.09
1996 5.31 5.02
1997 5.27 4.96
1998 5.24 4.87
1999 5.18 4.78
2000 5.14 4.7
2001 5.09 4.58
2002 5.03 4.49
2003 4.94 4.42
2004 4.86 4.34
2005 4.8 4.28
2006 4.75 4.2
2007 4.72 4.09
2008 4.66 3.97
2009 4.57 3.83
2010 4.45 3.67
2011 4.28 3.53
2012 4.12 3.38
2013 3.96 3.25
2014 3.84 3.18
2015 3.77 3.13
2016 3.69 3.09
2017 3.61 3.06
2018 3.54 3.04
2019 3.43 3.01
2020 3.36 2.99
2021 3.31 2.96
2022 3.26 2.94
2023 3.21 2.92

Kenya and Marshall Islands demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Marshall Islands
Year Median age, years
Kenya Marshall Islands
1960 15.7 17.4
1961 15.5 17
1962 15.3 16.7
1963 15.2 16.4
1964 15.1 16.3
1965 14.9 16.3
1966 14.8 16.4
1967 14.6 16.6
1968 14.5 16.9
1969 14.5 17.2
1970 14.4 17.4
1971 14.4 17.1
1972 14.3 16.6
1973 14.3 16.2
1974 14.3 16
1975 14.3 15.9
1976 14.3 15.7
1977 14.3 15.5
1978 14.3 15.3
1979 14.4 15.1
1980 14.5 15
1981 14.5 14.9
1982 14.6 14.9
1983 14.7 14.9
1984 14.8 14.8
1985 14.9 14.8
1986 15 14.7
1987 15 14.7
1988 15.1 14.7
1989 15.2 14.8
1990 15.3 14.9
1991 15.5 15.2
1992 15.6 15.4
1993 15.7 15.8
1994 15.9 16.1
1995 16 16.5
1996 16.1 16.9
1997 16.2 17.2
1998 16.4 17.6
1999 16.5 17.9
2000 16.7 18.2
2001 16.8 18.5
2002 17 18.8
2003 17.1 19.1
2004 17.3 19.4
2005 17.4 19.7
2006 17.5 19.9
2007 17.6 20.2
2008 17.7 20.4
2009 17.8 20.5
2010 17.9 20.6
2011 18.1 20.6
2012 18.2 20.8
2013 18.4 21
2014 18.5 21.3
2015 18.7 21.6
2016 18.9 21.9
2017 19.1 22.2
2018 19.3 22.4
2019 19.6 22.6
2020 19.8 22.6
2021 20 22.5
2022 20.3 22.2
2023 20.6 21.9
2024 20.8 21.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Marshall Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$315M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
71.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
7.7%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
+0.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
9.82%
2021
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
70.5%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
11.1%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
58
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
27.5%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.8%
2019
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$34.5M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
6,099
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
15.6%
2018
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kenya Marshall Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
615 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$5.38
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
12.2%
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
2.43%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Marshall Islands
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.0005%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-1,765
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
79.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.42 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.08 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
64
2025
Higher education index
66
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
4.01
1994
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
5.7
2013
Visa free countries
78
2025
126
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
95.8%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
98.3%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
65.7%
2023

Health

Kenya Marshall Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$758
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$9.1
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
67.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
60.1%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
0.46
2012
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
20.7 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
155
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
28.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
47.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
25.7%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
100
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
29.8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Kenya Marshall Islands
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0001%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
1,851 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
27 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
36.3 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
1,260 mi
2007

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