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Kenya vs Moldova statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 2.39M in Moldova (ranked 144/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 12,714 sq mi for Moldova (ranked 45th vs. 135th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Moldova ranks 134/197 ($18.2B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Moldova ranks 99/197 ($7,618).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Moldova
Population
58419239
2358679
Population rank 26/197 145/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$18.2B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 134/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$7,618
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 99/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$18,717
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$6.94B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
36.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$2,905
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 103/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$4,214
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
12,714 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
187.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
39.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
71.5 years
2025

Kenya and Moldova: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Moldova economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Moldova
Year GDP
Kenya Moldova
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 -
1971 $1,778,391,289 -
1972 $2,107,279,157 -
1973 $2,509,001,324 -
1974 $2,969,958,812 -
1975 $3,259,345,083 -
1976 $3,474,542,392 -
1977 $4,494,378,764 -
1978 $5,303,735,111 -
1979 $6,234,391,113 -
1980 $7,265,315,820 -
1981 $6,854,491,706 -
1982 $6,431,579,357 -
1983 $5,979,198,314 -
1984 $6,191,437,070 -
1985 $6,135,034,214 -
1986 $7,239,126,568 -
1987 $7,970,820,369 -
1988 $8,355,380,879 -
1989 $8,283,114,514 -
1990 $8,572,359,038 $3,592,857,043
1991 $8,151,488,783 $3,094,565,871
1992 $8,209,120,763 $2,319,243,436
1993 $5,751,786,643 $2,371,813,324
1994 $7,148,148,564 $1,702,314,268
1995 $9,046,320,255 $1,752,999,370
1996 $12,045,865,396 $1,695,122,174
1997 $13,115,764,358 $1,930,081,169
1998 $14,093,998,844 $1,698,717,505
1999 $12,896,010,459 $1,170,782,957
2000 $12,705,350,098 $1,288,429,392
2001 $12,986,007,426 $1,480,673,594
2002 $13,147,736,899 $1,661,818,168
2003 $14,904,517,650 $1,980,907,435
2004 $16,095,337,094 $2,598,249,556
2005 $18,737,895,513 $2,988,342,907
2006 $25,825,512,284 $3,408,255,451
2007 $31,958,195,182 $4,401,173,152
2008 $35,895,153,328 $6,054,824,248
2009 $42,347,217,913 $5,439,434,272
2010 $45,405,615,064 $6,974,982,370
2011 $46,869,473,151 $8,414,352,020
2012 $56,396,704,672 $8,709,138,635
2013 $61,671,440,408 $9,496,717,876
2014 $68,285,796,514 $9,402,090,138
2015 $70,120,446,897 $7,797,667,197
2016 $74,815,144,164 $7,980,917,076
2017 $82,036,510,877 $9,514,404,016
2018 $92,202,979,985 $11,252,353,421
2019 $100,378,436,207 $11,736,797,055
2020 $100,657,505,751 $11,530,746,234
2021 $109,703,658,905 $13,691,869,264
2022 $114,448,978,153 $14,525,337,524
2023 $108,038,588,971 $16,711,906,746
2024 $124,498,691,699 $18,200,340,854

Kenya and Moldova economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Moldova
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Moldova
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 -
1971 $150.9 -
1972 $172.6 -
1973 $198.6 -
1974 $227.2 -
1975 $241.2 -
1976 $248.9 -
1977 $311 -
1978 $355 -
1979 $403 -
1980 $454 -
1981 $413 -
1982 $374 -
1983 $335 -
1984 $334 -
1985 $320 -
1986 $364 -
1987 $387 -
1988 $391 -
1989 $374 -
1990 $374 $1,207
1991 $345 $1,038
1992 $337 $778
1993 $229 $797
1994 $276.4 $574
1995 $340 $594
1996 $441 $575
1997 $467 $657
1998 $488 $579
1999 $434 $399
2000 $415 $441
2001 $411 $507
2002 $403 $571
2003 $443 $682
2004 $464 $897
2005 $523 $1,034
2006 $700 $1,183
2007 $840 $1,531
2008 $916 $2,111
2009 $1,048 $1,898
2010 $1,092 $2,437
2011 $1,096 $2,941
2012 $1,285 $3,045
2013 $1,371 $3,321
2014 $1,483 $3,290
2015 $1,489 $2,750
2016 $1,554 $2,847
2017 $1,667 $3,453
2018 $1,836 $4,156
2019 $1,960 $4,405
2020 $1,928 $4,376
2021 $2,061 $5,275
2022 $2,110 $5,744
2023 $1,952 $6,800
2024 $2,206 $7,618

Kenya vs. Moldova life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Moldova
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Moldova
1950 36.9 54
1951 38 54.5
1952 38.6 55.1
1953 39.8 55.7
1954 41 56.3
1955 42.3 56.9
1956 43.5 57.4
1957 45.3 58
1958 46.5 58.5
1959 47.5 59
1960 48.5 59.4
1961 49.3 59.9
1962 50.1 60.3
1963 50.8 60.6
1964 51.3 61
1965 51.9 61.3
1966 52.4 61.6
1967 52.8 61.8
1968 53.3 62
1969 53.7 62.2
1970 54.1 62.4
1971 54.5 62.7
1972 55 62.9
1973 55.5 63.2
1974 56 63.4
1975 56.6 63.7
1976 57.2 64
1977 57.7 64.2
1978 58.2 64.5
1979 58.7 64.8
1980 59.2 65.2
1981 59.6 65.6
1982 59.9 65.9
1983 60.3 66.1
1984 60.6 66.4
1985 60.9 66.9
1986 60.8 67.4
1987 60.7 67.9
1988 60.3 68.2
1989 60 68.2
1990 58.3 67.9
1991 57.8 67.6
1992 57.1 66.7
1993 56.7 66.7
1994 56.1 66.3
1995 55.9 66.2
1996 55.6 66.2
1997 55.5 66.5
1998 55.6 66.8
1999 55.9 67.2
2000 56.1 67.5
2001 56.5 67.7
2002 56.8 67.8
2003 57.4 67.9
2004 57.9 68
2005 58.5 68.2
2006 59.1 68.4
2007 59.4 68.7
2008 60 69
2009 60.5 69.4
2010 60.9 69.9
2011 61.3 70.2
2012 61.5 70.3
2013 61.7 70.3
2014 62 70.2
2015 62.3 70.1
2016 62.5 70.2
2017 62.7 70.4
2018 62.8 70.2
2019 62.9 70.2
2020 61.6 69.9
2021 61.2 69
2022 63.5 71.5
2023 63.6 71.2
2024 63.8 71.3
2025 64 71.5

Kenya and Moldova population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Moldova
Year Population
Kenya Moldova
1960 7,695,307 2,058,020
1961 7,987,770 2,103,327
1962 8,299,308 2,147,227
1963 8,627,971 2,188,895
1964 8,973,535 2,228,000
1965 9,338,078 2,265,287
1966 9,717,816 2,301,871
1967 10,111,057 2,337,695
1968 10,518,823 2,373,073
1969 10,939,695 2,408,469
1970 11,368,791 2,437,590
1971 11,788,904 2,460,611
1972 12,206,060 2,484,742
1973 12,634,835 2,510,584
1974 13,070,078 2,538,164
1975 13,511,671 2,566,998
1976 13,957,623 2,596,491
1977 14,428,819 2,626,298
1978 14,934,126 2,656,211
1979 15,460,666 2,683,035
1980 16,018,459 2,708,675
1981 16,601,507 2,735,987
1982 17,206,175 2,763,101
1983 17,846,374 2,791,207
1984 18,514,906 2,820,518
1985 19,201,768 2,850,787
1986 19,901,646 2,883,057
1987 20,616,096 2,916,306
1988 21,356,219 2,948,891
1989 22,118,434 2,970,039
1990 22,892,651 2,977,912
1991 23,646,514 2,981,566
1992 24,382,460 2,980,965
1993 25,117,188 2,975,966
1994 25,857,130 2,966,745
1995 26,601,751 2,953,200
1996 27,344,211 2,947,293
1997 28,101,768 2,936,413
1998 28,888,057 2,935,227
1999 29,733,408 2,930,622
2000 30,642,890 2,924,668
2001 31,619,170 2,918,135
2002 32,629,808 2,911,385
2003 33,652,223 2,903,198
2004 34,713,455 2,896,023
2005 35,796,484 2,888,985
2006 36,904,008 2,880,967
2007 38,036,349 2,874,299
2008 39,206,351 2,868,833
2009 40,408,891 2,865,213
2010 41,598,567 2,862,354
2011 42,758,461 2,860,699
2012 43,888,303 2,860,324
2013 44,986,791 2,859,558
2014 46,051,440 2,857,815
2015 47,088,526 2,835,978
2016 48,139,687 2,803,186
2017 49,197,766 2,755,189
2018 50,207,107 2,707,203
2019 51,202,827 2,664,224
2020 52,217,334 2,635,130
2021 53,219,166 2,595,809
2022 54,252,461 2,528,654
2023 55,339,003 2,457,783
2024 56,432,944 2,389,275

Fertility rates in Kenya and Moldova

Fertility rate
Kenya

Moldova
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Moldova
1960 7.65 3.32
1961 7.72 3.23
1962 7.77 3.04
1963 7.82 2.89
1964 7.87 2.71
1965 7.92 2.69
1966 7.96 2.65
1967 7.95 2.62
1968 7.95 2.59
1969 7.95 2.57
1970 7.94 2.57
1971 7.92 2.56
1972 7.89 2.56
1973 7.86 2.57
1974 7.82 2.56
1975 7.8 2.52
1976 7.77 2.47
1977 7.73 2.42
1978 7.67 2.39
1979 7.6 2.38
1980 7.53 2.38
1981 7.45 2.4
1982 7.35 2.45
1983 7.22 2.58
1984 7.08 2.67
1985 6.96 2.67
1986 6.84 2.74
1987 6.69 2.78
1988 6.52 2.63
1989 6.33 2.46
1990 6.14 2.39
1991 5.94 2.28
1992 5.74 2.22
1993 5.57 2.11
1994 5.44 1.99
1995 5.37 1.83
1996 5.31 1.71
1997 5.27 1.79
1998 5.24 1.65
1999 5.18 1.56
2000 5.14 1.5
2001 5.09 1.47
2002 5.03 1.45
2003 4.94 1.48
2004 4.86 1.54
2005 4.8 1.53
2006 4.75 1.54
2007 4.72 1.58
2008 4.66 1.64
2009 4.57 1.72
2010 4.45 1.7
2011 4.28 1.65
2012 4.12 1.66
2013 3.96 1.62
2014 3.84 1.82
2015 3.77 1.87
2016 3.69 1.89
2017 3.61 1.81
2018 3.54 1.81
2019 3.43 1.78
2020 3.36 1.77
2021 3.31 1.75
2022 3.26 1.69
2023 3.21 1.73

Kenya and Moldova demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Moldova
Year Median age, years
Kenya Moldova
1960 15.7 24.6
1961 15.5 24.7
1962 15.3 24.9
1963 15.2 25.1
1964 15.1 25.4
1965 14.9 25.7
1966 14.8 25.9
1967 14.6 26.1
1968 14.5 26.3
1969 14.5 26.4
1970 14.4 26.4
1971 14.4 26.3
1972 14.3 26.3
1973 14.3 26.3
1974 14.3 26.5
1975 14.3 26.7
1976 14.3 26.9
1977 14.3 27.2
1978 14.3 27.5
1979 14.4 27.6
1980 14.5 27.6
1981 14.5 27.9
1982 14.6 28.1
1983 14.7 28.3
1984 14.8 28.5
1985 14.9 28.7
1986 15 28.9
1987 15 29.1
1988 15.1 29.3
1989 15.2 29.5
1990 15.3 29.8
1991 15.5 30.2
1992 15.6 30.4
1993 15.7 30.6
1994 15.9 30.8
1995 16 31
1996 16.1 31.2
1997 16.2 31.3
1998 16.4 31.5
1999 16.5 31.8
2000 16.7 32
2001 16.8 32.2
2002 17 32.4
2003 17.1 32.6
2004 17.3 32.8
2005 17.4 33
2006 17.5 33.3
2007 17.6 33.6
2008 17.7 33.9
2009 17.8 34.3
2010 17.9 34.6
2011 18.1 34.9
2012 18.2 35.1
2013 18.4 35.4
2014 18.5 35.7
2015 18.7 36.1
2016 18.9 36.5
2017 19.1 36.8
2018 19.3 37.2
2019 19.6 37.6
2020 19.8 38
2021 20 38.3
2022 20.3 38.6
2023 20.6 38.8
2024 20.8 39.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Moldova
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$16.6B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
39.8%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
6.63%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
0.55%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
6,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-5.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
1.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
62.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
16.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
58.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
22.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
4.3%
2023
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$5.48B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$1.92B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
29,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
11%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
55.5%
2024

Energy

Kenya Moldova
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
1,297 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$13.7
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
9.93 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
4.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
81.3%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
21.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
1.78%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
81.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
2,412 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
6.5%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
4.73%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Moldova
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.03%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-27,088
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
43.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.76 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
46.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
38
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
2.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
123
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
99.6%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
80.2%
2023

Health

Kenya Moldova
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$398
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$126.3
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
71.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
2.57%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
3.25
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
25.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
14.7
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
23.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
6.3%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
56
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
29.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
11.1 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Moldova
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
5,321 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
9,421 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
1,492 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
5,811 mi
2012

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