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Kenya vs Niger statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 27M in Niger (ranked 55/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 489,076 sq mi for Niger (ranked 45th vs. 20th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Niger ranks 132/197 ($19.5B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Niger ranks 187/197 ($723).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Niger
Population
58419239
28638403
Population rank 26/197 53/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$19.5B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 132/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$723
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 187/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$2,015
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$9.22B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
43.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$341
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 176/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$1,379
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
489,076 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
55.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
6.06
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
16.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
61.7 years
2025

Kenya and Niger: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Niger economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Niger
Year GDP
Kenya Niger
1960 $791,265,459 $449,526,873
1961 $792,959,473 $485,785,231
1962 $868,111,401 $531,736,599
1963 $926,589,349 $586,294,879
1964 $998,759,334 $582,816,396
1965 $997,919,321 $673,383,511
1966 $1,164,519,674 $702,296,079
1967 $1,232,559,507 $665,586,872
1968 $1,353,295,459 $641,214,226
1969 $1,458,379,417 $625,867,985
1970 $1,603,447,359 $649,916,621
1971 $1,778,391,289 $693,573,704
1972 $2,107,279,157 $742,779,661
1973 $2,509,001,324 $946,385,105
1974 $2,969,958,812 $1,026,137,111
1975 $3,259,345,083 $1,048,690,933
1976 $3,474,542,392 $1,064,517,601
1977 $4,494,378,764 $1,291,458,041
1978 $5,303,735,111 $1,774,365,590
1979 $6,234,391,113 $2,109,277,666
1980 $7,265,315,820 $2,508,524,721
1981 $6,854,491,706 $2,170,893,414
1982 $6,431,579,357 $2,017,612,216
1983 $5,979,198,314 $1,803,099,561
1984 $6,191,437,070 $1,461,243,326
1985 $6,135,034,214 $1,440,581,652
1986 $7,239,126,568 $1,904,096,998
1987 $7,970,820,369 $2,233,006,105
1988 $8,355,380,879 $2,280,356,193
1989 $8,283,114,514 $2,179,567,114
1990 $8,572,359,038 $3,512,356,508
1991 $8,151,488,783 $3,285,796,875
1992 $8,209,120,763 $3,386,232,579
1993 $5,751,786,643 $3,052,673,849
1994 $7,148,148,564 $1,938,058,175
1995 $9,046,320,255 $2,302,537,562
1996 $12,045,865,396 $2,405,686,940
1997 $13,115,764,358 $2,290,318,910
1998 $14,093,998,844 $2,643,363,519
1999 $12,896,010,459 $2,537,789,821
2000 $12,705,350,098 $2,241,753,193
2001 $12,986,007,426 $2,448,714,704
2002 $13,147,736,899 $2,782,192,879
2003 $14,904,517,650 $3,394,084,732
2004 $16,095,337,094 $3,760,443,738
2005 $18,737,895,513 $4,383,315,965
2006 $25,825,512,284 $4,756,361,252
2007 $31,958,195,182 $5,731,485,052
2008 $35,895,153,328 $7,297,600,226
2009 $42,347,217,913 $7,352,131,310
2010 $45,405,615,064 $7,851,192,502
2011 $46,869,473,151 $8,772,950,778
2012 $56,396,704,672 $9,426,912,648
2013 $61,671,440,408 $10,224,897,438
2014 $68,285,796,514 $10,862,943,544
2015 $70,120,446,897 $9,683,867,926
2016 $74,815,144,164 $10,398,861,982
2017 $82,036,510,877 $11,185,104,252
2018 $92,202,979,985 $12,837,307,497
2019 $100,378,436,207 $12,889,555,561
2020 $100,657,505,751 $13,744,653,103
2021 $109,703,658,905 $14,915,002,436
2022 $114,448,978,153 $15,433,852,714
2023 $108,038,588,971 $16,698,786,973
2024 $124,498,691,699 $19,537,639,288

Kenya and Niger economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Niger
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Niger
1960 $102.8 $128.3
1961 $99.3 $134.6
1962 $104.6 $143.2
1963 $107.4 $153.3
1964 $111.3 $148.1
1965 $106.9 $166.3
1966 $119.8 $168.6
1967 $121.9 $155.4
1968 $128.7 $145.6
1969 $133.3 $138.3
1970 $141 $139.8
1971 $150.9 $145.2
1972 $172.6 $151.4
1973 $198.6 $187.9
1974 $227.2 $198.3
1975 $241.2 $197.2
1976 $248.9 $194.8
1977 $311 $229.8
1978 $355 $307
1979 $403 $354
1980 $454 $409
1981 $413 $343
1982 $374 $310
1983 $335 $268.8
1984 $334 $211.5
1985 $320 $202.4
1986 $364 $259.6
1987 $387 $295.3
1988 $391 $292.6
1989 $374 $271.3
1990 $374 $424
1991 $345 $384
1992 $337 $384
1993 $229 $335
1994 $276.4 $206.2
1995 $340 $237
1996 $441 $239.5
1997 $467 $220.6
1998 $488 $246.1
1999 $434 $228.3
2000 $415 $194.8
2001 $411 $205.4
2002 $403 $225.3
2003 $443 $265.2
2004 $464 $283.5
2005 $523 $319
2006 $700 $333
2007 $840 $387
2008 $916 $475
2009 $1,048 $461
2010 $1,092 $474
2011 $1,096 $511
2012 $1,285 $529
2013 $1,371 $552
2014 $1,483 $565
2015 $1,489 $486
2016 $1,554 $503
2017 $1,667 $522
2018 $1,836 $579
2019 $1,960 $562
2020 $1,928 $580
2021 $2,061 $609
2022 $2,110 $610
2023 $1,952 $638
2024 $2,206 $723

Kenya vs. Niger life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Niger
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Niger
1950 36.9 35.9
1951 38 35.9
1952 38.6 35.9
1953 39.8 35.9
1954 41 36
1955 42.3 36
1956 43.5 36
1957 45.3 36.1
1958 46.5 36.1
1959 47.5 36.1
1960 48.5 36.2
1961 49.3 36.3
1962 50.1 36.3
1963 50.8 36.4
1964 51.3 36.5
1965 51.9 36.4
1966 52.4 36.3
1967 52.8 36.2
1968 53.3 36.1
1969 53.7 36
1970 54.1 35.9
1971 54.5 35.3
1972 55 35.8
1973 55.5 35.9
1974 56 36.2
1975 56.6 36.6
1976 57.2 37.1
1977 57.7 37.7
1978 58.2 38.3
1979 58.7 38.9
1980 59.2 39.3
1981 59.6 39.6
1982 59.9 39.8
1983 60.3 40
1984 60.6 40
1985 60.9 40.1
1986 60.8 40.3
1987 60.7 40.5
1988 60.3 40.8
1989 60 41.2
1990 58.3 41.7
1991 57.8 42.3
1992 57.1 43.1
1993 56.7 43.8
1994 56.1 44.6
1995 55.9 45.5
1996 55.6 46.3
1997 55.5 47.1
1998 55.6 47.8
1999 55.9 48.5
2000 56.1 49.2
2001 56.5 49.9
2002 56.8 50.6
2003 57.4 51.5
2004 57.9 52.4
2005 58.5 53.3
2006 59.1 54.2
2007 59.4 55.1
2008 60 55.9
2009 60.5 56.5
2010 60.9 57.1
2011 61.3 57.6
2012 61.5 58
2013 61.7 58.4
2014 62 58.7
2015 62.3 58.8
2016 62.5 59.2
2017 62.7 59.5
2018 62.8 59.8
2019 62.9 60
2020 61.6 59.9
2021 61.2 59.5
2022 63.5 60.4
2023 63.6 61.2
2024 63.8 61.4
2025 64 61.7

Kenya and Niger population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Niger
Year Population
Kenya Niger
1960 7,695,307 3,505,050
1961 7,987,770 3,608,162
1962 8,299,308 3,714,520
1963 8,627,971 3,823,873
1964 8,973,535 3,935,814
1965 9,338,078 4,049,695
1966 9,717,816 4,165,544
1967 10,111,057 4,283,590
1968 10,518,823 4,403,637
1969 10,939,695 4,525,725
1970 11,368,791 4,650,275
1971 11,788,904 4,776,225
1972 12,206,060 4,904,845
1973 12,634,835 5,037,865
1974 13,070,078 5,174,953
1975 13,511,671 5,317,019
1976 13,957,623 5,464,962
1977 14,428,819 5,619,716
1978 14,934,126 5,782,932
1979 15,460,666 5,955,556
1980 16,018,459 6,135,971
1981 16,601,507 6,322,006
1982 17,206,175 6,512,732
1983 17,846,374 6,708,644
1984 18,514,906 6,909,971
1985 19,201,768 7,118,457
1986 19,901,646 7,335,811
1987 20,616,096 7,561,150
1988 21,356,219 7,793,748
1989 22,118,434 8,034,780
1990 22,892,651 8,286,059
1991 23,646,514 8,546,900
1992 24,382,460 8,817,633
1993 25,117,188 9,100,789
1994 25,857,130 9,398,258
1995 26,601,751 9,714,529
1996 27,344,211 10,044,852
1997 28,101,768 10,383,969
1998 28,888,057 10,741,413
1999 29,733,408 11,117,411
2000 30,642,890 11,509,630
2001 31,619,170 11,920,647
2002 32,629,808 12,349,144
2003 33,652,223 12,796,984
2004 34,713,455 13,265,836
2005 35,796,484 13,756,192
2006 36,904,008 14,268,581
2007 38,036,349 14,803,610
2008 39,206,351 15,361,915
2009 40,408,891 15,943,675
2010 41,598,567 16,548,835
2011 42,758,461 17,176,283
2012 43,888,303 17,836,769
2013 44,986,791 18,519,898
2014 46,051,440 19,215,909
2015 47,088,526 19,939,498
2016 48,139,687 20,685,753
2017 49,197,766 21,435,446
2018 50,207,107 22,188,069
2019 51,202,827 22,947,757
2020 52,217,334 23,717,613
2021 53,219,166 24,502,140
2022 54,252,461 25,311,973
2023 55,339,003 26,159,867
2024 56,432,944 27,032,412

Fertility rates in Kenya and Niger

Fertility rate
Kenya

Niger
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Niger
1960 7.65 7.53
1961 7.72 7.51
1962 7.77 7.5
1963 7.82 7.49
1964 7.87 7.48
1965 7.92 7.47
1966 7.96 7.48
1967 7.95 7.49
1968 7.95 7.5
1969 7.95 7.51
1970 7.94 7.51
1971 7.92 7.52
1972 7.89 7.52
1973 7.86 7.53
1974 7.82 7.54
1975 7.8 7.54
1976 7.77 7.56
1977 7.73 7.6
1978 7.67 7.66
1979 7.6 7.72
1980 7.53 7.78
1981 7.45 7.82
1982 7.35 7.86
1983 7.22 7.9
1984 7.08 7.92
1985 6.96 7.93
1986 6.84 7.9
1987 6.69 7.87
1988 6.52 7.84
1989 6.33 7.82
1990 6.14 7.81
1991 5.94 7.8
1992 5.74 7.8
1993 5.57 7.79
1994 5.44 7.79
1995 5.37 7.78
1996 5.31 7.78
1997 5.27 7.8
1998 5.24 7.84
1999 5.18 7.84
2000 5.14 7.83
2001 5.09 7.81
2002 5.03 7.8
2003 4.94 7.79
2004 4.86 7.78
2005 4.8 7.77
2006 4.75 7.74
2007 4.72 7.73
2008 4.66 7.7
2009 4.57 7.68
2010 4.45 7.64
2011 4.28 7.59
2012 4.12 7.53
2013 3.96 7.45
2014 3.84 7.34
2015 3.77 7.22
2016 3.69 7.04
2017 3.61 6.87
2018 3.54 6.71
2019 3.43 6.54
2020 3.36 6.37
2021 3.31 6.2
2022 3.26 6.14
2023 3.21 6.06

Kenya and Niger demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Niger
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$17.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
13.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
4.07%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
2.07%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
10,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-3.02%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
0.4%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
45.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
17.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
27.8%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
3.8%
2021
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
$567M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
85,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
9.38%
2019
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
14.8%
2024

Energy

Kenya Niger
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
162 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$11.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
2.82 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
0.11 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
0%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
79.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
0.05%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
5.41%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
62.4 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
6.38%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
20.1%
2023

Society

Kenya Niger
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.33%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-4,041
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
17.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.59 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
16.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
34
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
22
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
4.39
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
25.5
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
64
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
35.6%
2022
English speaking
78.7%
2023
1%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
23.2%
2023

Health

Kenya Niger
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$26.5
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$10.7
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
61.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
18.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
18.5 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
350
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
114.8
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
6.21%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
4.1%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
12
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
7.7%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
0.13 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Niger
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.85%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
18,092 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
179,918 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
4,025 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
11,774 mi
2010

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