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Kenya vs Mauritius statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 1.26M in Mauritius (ranked 156/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 771 sq mi for Mauritius (ranked 45th vs. 170th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Mauritius ranks 143/197 ($15B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Mauritius ranks 79/197 ($11,872).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Mauritius
Population
58419239
1256649
Population rank 26/197 157/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$15B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 143/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$11,872
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 79/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$31,051
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
93.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$10,846
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 54/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$7,323
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
771 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,634 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.39
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
38.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
75.3 years
2025

Kenya and Mauritius: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Mauritius economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Mauritius
Year GDP
Kenya Mauritius
1960 $791,265,459 $162,089,564
1961 $792,959,473 $191,757,729
1962 $868,111,401 $197,738,208
1963 $926,589,349 $253,839,558
1964 $998,759,334 $218,914,569
1965 $997,919,321 $230,024,161
1966 $1,164,519,674 $227,534,083
1967 $1,232,559,507 $238,439,291
1968 $1,353,295,459 $206,576,631
1969 $1,458,379,417 $221,553,613
1970 $1,603,447,359 $224,125,805
1971 $1,778,391,289 $251,437,338
1972 $2,107,279,157 $318,664,900
1973 $2,509,001,324 $404,285,775
1974 $2,969,958,812 $669,894,030
1975 $3,259,345,083 $673,311,287
1976 $3,474,542,392 $713,510,052
1977 $4,494,378,764 $834,722,972
1978 $5,303,735,111 $1,029,040,323
1979 $6,234,391,113 $1,227,446,632
1980 $7,265,315,820 $1,147,027,924
1981 $6,854,491,706 $1,157,769,444
1982 $6,431,579,357 $1,092,923,636
1983 $5,979,198,314 $1,104,956,573
1984 $6,191,437,070 $1,054,564,759
1985 $6,135,034,214 $1,090,611,325
1986 $7,239,126,568 $1,482,601,552
1987 $7,970,820,369 $1,906,174,438
1988 $8,355,380,879 $2,163,252,449
1989 $8,283,114,514 $2,211,312,823
1990 $8,572,359,038 $2,689,212,760
1991 $8,151,488,783 $2,895,354,736
1992 $8,209,120,763 $3,267,677,814
1993 $5,751,786,643 $3,307,302,126
1994 $7,148,148,564 $3,606,050,873
1995 $9,046,320,255 $4,094,741,652
1996 $12,045,865,396 $4,481,489,762
1997 $13,115,764,358 $4,243,755,308
1998 $14,093,998,844 $4,225,813,976
1999 $12,896,010,459 $4,402,193,195
2000 $12,705,350,098 $4,726,108,622
2001 $12,986,007,426 $4,675,755,867
2002 $13,147,736,899 $4,906,494,249
2003 $14,904,517,650 $5,894,873,920
2004 $16,095,337,094 $6,667,418,752
2005 $18,737,895,513 $6,576,108,447
2006 $25,825,512,284 $7,028,810,681
2007 $31,958,195,182 $8,150,150,209
2008 $35,895,153,328 $9,990,356,674
2009 $42,347,217,913 $9,128,843,109
2010 $45,405,615,064 $10,003,670,690
2011 $46,869,473,151 $11,518,413,430
2012 $56,396,704,672 $11,668,696,397
2013 $61,671,440,408 $12,292,974,141
2014 $68,285,796,514 $13,074,129,952
2015 $70,120,446,897 $12,007,291,046
2016 $74,815,144,164 $12,594,155,464
2017 $82,036,510,877 $13,713,506,131
2018 $92,202,979,985 $14,735,695,931
2019 $100,378,436,207 $14,436,346,980
2020 $100,657,505,751 $11,408,106,446
2021 $109,703,658,905 $11,484,348,858
2022 $114,448,978,153 $12,907,767,790
2023 $108,038,588,971 $14,101,195,733
2024 $124,498,691,699 $14,952,555,415

Kenya and Mauritius economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Mauritius
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Mauritius
1960 $102.8 $238.3
1961 $99.3 $281.7
1962 $104.6 $282.3
1963 $107.4 $353
1964 $111.3 $297.3
1965 $106.9 $305
1966 $119.8 $296
1967 $121.9 $304
1968 $128.7 $258.7
1969 $133.3 $272.7
1970 $141 $271.3
1971 $150.9 $299.6
1972 $172.6 $374
1973 $198.6 $467
1974 $227.2 $763
1975 $241.2 $755
1976 $248.9 $787
1977 $311 $906
1978 $355 $1,102
1979 $403 $1,292
1980 $454 $1,187
1981 $413 $1,181
1982 $374 $1,101
1983 $335 $1,103
1984 $334 $1,042
1985 $320 $1,069
1986 $364 $1,442
1987 $387 $1,840
1988 $391 $2,074
1989 $374 $2,103
1990 $374 $2,540
1991 $345 $2,705
1992 $337 $3,013
1993 $229 $3,014
1994 $276.4 $3,240
1995 $340 $3,648
1996 $441 $3,952
1997 $467 $3,696
1998 $488 $3,642
1999 $434 $3,746
2000 $415 $3,982
2001 $411 $3,909
2002 $403 $4,073
2003 $443 $4,858
2004 $464 $5,461
2005 $523 $5,354
2006 $700 $5,696
2007 $840 $6,575
2008 $916 $8,030
2009 $1,048 $7,318
2010 $1,092 $8,000
2011 $1,096 $9,197
2012 $1,285 $9,291
2013 $1,371 $9,765
2014 $1,483 $10,366
2015 $1,489 $9,508
2016 $1,554 $9,966
2017 $1,667 $10,842
2018 $1,836 $11,643
2019 $1,960 $11,403
2020 $1,928 $9,011
2021 $2,061 $9,069
2022 $2,110 $10,224
2023 $1,952 $11,182
2024 $2,206 $11,872

Kenya vs. Mauritius life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Mauritius
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Mauritius
1950 36.9 51.9
1951 38 52.5
1952 38.6 52.1
1953 39.8 51.5
1954 41 52.2
1955 42.3 53.8
1956 43.5 55.1
1957 45.3 55.7
1958 46.5 56.4
1959 47.5 57.4
1960 48.5 58.4
1961 49.3 59.5
1962 50.1 60.5
1963 50.8 61.1
1964 51.3 61.5
1965 51.9 62.1
1966 52.4 62.1
1967 52.8 61.7
1968 53.3 62.1
1969 53.7 62.7
1970 54.1 63.7
1971 54.5 63.8
1972 55 63.8
1973 55.5 64.3
1974 56 64.2
1975 56.6 64.4
1976 57.2 64
1977 57.7 64.8
1978 58.2 65.3
1979 58.7 66
1980 59.2 66.5
1981 59.6 67.2
1982 59.9 67.9
1983 60.3 68.4
1984 60.6 68.6
1985 60.9 68.7
1986 60.8 68.9
1987 60.7 69.2
1988 60.3 69.4
1989 60 69.5
1990 58.3 69.8
1991 57.8 70.1
1992 57.1 70.2
1993 56.7 70.4
1994 56.1 70.4
1995 55.9 70.6
1996 55.6 70.5
1997 55.5 70.7
1998 55.6 70.9
1999 55.9 71.4
2000 56.1 71.8
2001 56.5 72
2002 56.8 72.1
2003 57.4 72.3
2004 57.9 72.5
2005 58.5 72.6
2006 59.1 72.8
2007 59.4 72.9
2008 60 73.1
2009 60.5 73.3
2010 60.9 73.6
2011 61.3 74.1
2012 61.5 74.3
2013 61.7 74.4
2014 62 74.6
2015 62.3 74.7
2016 62.5 74.9
2017 62.7 75
2018 62.8 74.5
2019 62.9 74.2
2020 61.6 74.7
2021 61.2 72.9
2022 63.5 73.5
2023 63.6 74.9
2024 63.8 75.1
2025 64 75.3

Kenya and Mauritius population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Mauritius
Year Population
Kenya Mauritius
1960 7,695,307 680,331
1961 7,987,770 680,757
1962 8,299,308 700,349
1963 8,627,971 718,861
1964 8,973,535 736,381
1965 9,338,078 753,000
1966 9,717,816 768,813
1967 10,111,057 783,917
1968 10,518,823 798,413
1969 10,939,695 812,405
1970 11,368,791 826,000
1971 11,788,904 839,230
1972 12,206,060 852,053
1973 12,634,835 864,819
1974 13,070,078 878,042
1975 13,511,671 892,000
1976 13,957,623 906,507
1977 14,428,819 921,379
1978 14,934,126 933,499
1979 15,460,666 949,888
1980 16,018,459 966,039
1981 16,601,507 980,462
1982 17,206,175 992,521
1983 17,846,374 1,001,691
1984 18,514,906 1,012,221
1985 19,201,768 1,020,528
1986 19,901,646 1,028,360
1987 20,616,096 1,036,082
1988 21,356,219 1,043,239
1989 22,118,434 1,051,260
1990 22,892,651 1,058,775
1991 23,646,514 1,070,266
1992 24,382,460 1,084,441
1993 25,117,188 1,097,374
1994 25,857,130 1,112,846
1995 26,601,751 1,122,457
1996 27,344,211 1,133,996
1997 28,101,768 1,148,284
1998 28,888,057 1,160,421
1999 29,733,408 1,175,267
2000 30,642,890 1,186,873
2001 31,619,170 1,196,287
2002 32,629,808 1,204,621
2003 33,652,223 1,213,370
2004 34,713,455 1,221,003
2005 35,796,484 1,228,254
2006 36,904,008 1,233,996
2007 38,036,349 1,239,630
2008 39,206,351 1,244,121
2009 40,408,891 1,247,429
2010 41,598,567 1,250,400
2011 42,758,461 1,252,404
2012 43,888,303 1,255,882
2013 44,986,791 1,258,927
2014 46,051,440 1,261,208
2015 47,088,526 1,262,879
2016 48,139,687 1,263,747
2017 49,197,766 1,264,887
2018 50,207,107 1,265,577
2019 51,202,827 1,265,985
2020 52,217,334 1,266,014
2021 53,219,166 1,266,334
2022 54,252,461 1,262,523
2023 55,339,003 1,261,041
2024 56,432,944 1,259,509

Fertility rates in Kenya and Mauritius

Fertility rate
Kenya

Mauritius
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Mauritius
1960 7.65 5.9
1961 7.72 5.98
1962 7.77 5.88
1963 7.82 6.18
1964 7.87 5.96
1965 7.92 5.51
1966 7.96 5.46
1967 7.95 4.63
1968 7.95 4.6
1969 7.95 3.97
1970 7.94 3.82
1971 7.92 3.51
1972 7.89 3.41
1973 7.86 3.07
1974 7.82 3.45
1975 7.8 3.2
1976 7.77 3.13
1977 7.73 3.07
1978 7.67 3.01
1979 7.6 2.91
1980 7.53 2.8
1981 7.45 2.67
1982 7.35 2.53
1983 7.22 2.4
1984 7.08 2.16
1985 6.96 2.02
1986 6.84 1.99
1987 6.69 2.05
1988 6.52 2.14
1989 6.33 2.23
1990 6.14 2.32
1991 5.94 2.3
1992 5.74 2.37
1993 5.57 2.21
1994 5.44 2.25
1995 5.37 2.14
1996 5.31 2.12
1997 5.27 2.04
1998 5.24 1.97
1999 5.18 2.05
2000 5.14 1.99
2001 5.09 1.91
2002 5.03 1.94
2003 4.94 1.87
2004 4.86 1.92
2005 4.8 1.88
2006 4.75 1.77
2007 4.72 1.74
2008 4.66 1.67
2009 4.57 1.59
2010 4.45 1.57
2011 4.28 1.55
2012 4.12 1.54
2013 3.96 1.44
2014 3.84 1.43
2015 3.77 1.36
2016 3.69 1.4
2017 3.61 1.44
2018 3.54 1.41
2019 3.43 1.4
2020 3.36 1.44
2021 3.31 1.41
2022 3.26 1.32
2023 3.21 1.39

Kenya and Mauritius demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Mauritius
Year Median age, years
Kenya Mauritius
1960 15.7 17.4
1961 15.5 17.5
1962 15.3 17.6
1963 15.2 17.6
1964 15.1 17.6
1965 14.9 17.7
1966 14.8 17.8
1967 14.6 17.9
1968 14.5 18.1
1969 14.5 18.3
1970 14.4 18.5
1971 14.4 18.8
1972 14.3 19.1
1973 14.3 19.5
1974 14.3 19.8
1975 14.3 20.2
1976 14.3 20.6
1977 14.3 21
1978 14.3 21.3
1979 14.4 21.6
1980 14.5 21.9
1981 14.5 22.1
1982 14.6 22.4
1983 14.7 22.8
1984 14.8 23.2
1985 14.9 23.5
1986 15 23.9
1987 15 24.3
1988 15.1 24.7
1989 15.2 25.2
1990 15.3 25.6
1991 15.5 26
1992 15.6 26.3
1993 15.7 26.6
1994 15.9 26.9
1995 16 27.3
1996 16.1 27.6
1997 16.2 28
1998 16.4 28.4
1999 16.5 28.7
2000 16.7 29
2001 16.8 29.4
2002 17 29.7
2003 17.1 30
2004 17.3 30.3
2005 17.4 30.7
2006 17.5 31.1
2007 17.6 31.6
2008 17.7 32
2009 17.8 32.5
2010 17.9 32.9
2011 18.1 33.4
2012 18.2 33.8
2013 18.4 34.2
2014 18.5 34.6
2015 18.7 35
2016 18.9 35.4
2017 19.1 35.8
2018 19.3 36.2
2019 19.6 36.5
2020 19.8 36.8
2021 20 37.1
2022 20.3 37.5
2023 20.6 38
2024 20.8 38.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Mauritius
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$16.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
31.9%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
4.09%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
0.15%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-3.75%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
5.57%
2023
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
64.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
75
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
29.9%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.9%
2017
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
93
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
$9.12B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$8.51B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$287M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
316,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
12.9%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
89.6%
2024

Energy

Kenya Mauritius
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
1,155 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$25
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
4.21 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
3.34 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
88.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
8.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
1.48%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
2,441 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
21.7%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
2.88%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Mauritius
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-2,787
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
40.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.68 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
61.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
51
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
40
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
2.23
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
12.2
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
141
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
94.3%
2023
English speaking
78.7%
2023
16%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
79.5%
2023

Health

Kenya Mauritius
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$591
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$260.1
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
75.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
0.62%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
1.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
66
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
15.2
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
19.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
20.1%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
97
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
20.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
6.86 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Mauritius
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.001%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
612 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
332 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
150.2 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
1,509 mi
2015

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