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Kenya vs Oman statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 5.28M in Oman (ranked 124/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 119,499 sq mi for Oman (ranked 45th vs. 68th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Oman ranks 70/197 ($107B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Oman ranks 57/197 ($20,248).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Oman
Population
58419239
5636678
Population rank 26/197 120/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$107B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 70/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$20,248
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 57/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$41,664
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$38B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
35.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$7,191
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 68/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$20,368
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
119,499 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
44.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.53
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
30.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.5 years
2025

Kenya and Oman: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Oman economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Oman
Year GDP
Kenya Oman
1960 $791,265,459 $44,234,656
1961 $792,959,473 $45,634,487
1962 $868,111,401 $56,273,202
1963 $926,589,349 $59,912,763
1964 $998,759,334 $61,872,526
1965 $997,919,321 $63,279,975
1966 $1,164,519,674 $67,759,973
1967 $1,232,559,507 $107,151,832
1968 $1,353,295,459 $188,879,849
1969 $1,458,379,417 $239,999,808
1970 $1,603,447,359 $256,319,795
1971 $1,778,391,289 $301,010,587
1972 $2,107,279,157 $366,883,548
1973 $2,509,001,324 $483,066,991
1974 $2,969,958,812 $1,645,917,776
1975 $3,259,345,083 $2,096,699,189
1976 $3,474,542,392 $2,560,220,035
1977 $4,494,378,764 $2,741,169,948
1978 $5,303,735,111 $2,740,301,390
1979 $6,234,391,113 $3,733,352,635
1980 $7,265,315,820 $5,981,760,278
1981 $6,854,491,706 $7,259,120,151
1982 $6,431,579,357 $7,554,719,456
1983 $5,979,198,314 $7,932,541,691
1984 $6,191,437,070 $8,821,443,151
1985 $6,135,034,214 $10,005,645,420
1986 $7,239,126,568 $7,324,167,369
1987 $7,970,820,369 $7,811,183,095
1988 $8,355,380,879 $8,386,215,865
1989 $8,283,114,514 $9,372,171,651
1990 $8,572,359,038 $13,310,273,082
1991 $8,151,488,783 $12,918,335,501
1992 $8,209,120,763 $14,183,615,085
1993 $5,751,786,643 $14,230,429,129
1994 $7,148,148,564 $14,715,214,564
1995 $9,046,320,255 $15,722,236,671
1996 $12,045,865,396 $17,402,080,624
1997 $13,115,764,358 $18,039,791,938
1998 $14,093,998,844 $16,044,213,264
1999 $12,896,010,459 $17,832,769,831
2000 $12,705,350,098 $22,259,557,867
2001 $12,986,007,426 $22,205,721,717
2002 $13,147,736,899 $23,065,539,662
2003 $14,904,517,650 $24,733,680,104
2004 $16,095,337,094 $28,378,933,680
2005 $18,737,895,513 $35,506,892,068
2006 $25,825,512,284 $42,577,633,290
2007 $31,958,195,182 $48,300,390,117
2008 $35,895,153,328 $69,804,681,404
2009 $42,347,217,913 $55,454,096,229
2010 $45,405,615,064 $64,993,498,049
2011 $46,869,473,151 $77,497,529,259
2012 $56,396,704,672 $87,408,842,653
2013 $61,671,440,408 $89,936,020,806
2014 $68,285,796,514 $92,699,089,727
2015 $70,120,446,897 $78,710,793,238
2016 $74,815,144,164 $75,128,738,622
2017 $82,036,510,877 $80,856,697,009
2018 $92,202,979,985 $91,505,851,756
2019 $100,378,436,207 $88,060,858,257
2020 $100,657,505,751 $75,909,492,848
2021 $109,703,658,905 $87,323,797,139
2022 $114,448,978,153 $109,852,795,839
2023 $108,038,588,971 $105,895,708,713
2024 $124,498,691,699 $106,942,782,835

Kenya and Oman economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Oman
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Oman
1960 $102.8 $83.4
1961 $99.3 $84.5
1962 $104.6 $102.3
1963 $107.4 $106.8
1964 $111.3 $108.1
1965 $106.9 $108.1
1966 $119.8 $113.2
1967 $121.9 $174.7
1968 $128.7 $300
1969 $133.3 $372
1970 $141 $387
1971 $150.9 $442
1972 $172.6 $524
1973 $198.6 $670
1974 $227.2 $2,203
1975 $241.2 $2,692
1976 $248.9 $3,143
1977 $311 $3,205
1978 $355 $3,044
1979 $403 $3,934
1980 $454 $5,974
1981 $413 $6,866
1982 $374 $6,759
1983 $335 $6,714
1984 $334 $7,070
1985 $320 $7,549
1986 $364 $5,182
1987 $387 $5,204
1988 $391 $5,279
1989 $374 $5,591
1990 $374 $7,546
1991 $345 $6,977
1992 $337 $7,318
1993 $229 $7,039
1994 $276.4 $7,068
1995 $340 $7,414
1996 $441 $8,068
1997 $467 $8,235
1998 $488 $7,219
1999 $434 $7,915
2000 $415 $9,754
2001 $411 $9,612
2002 $403 $9,869
2003 $443 $10,464
2004 $464 $11,801
2005 $523 $14,435
2006 $700 $16,931
2007 $840 $18,793
2008 $916 $26,577
2009 $1,048 $20,656
2010 $1,092 $23,570
2011 $1,096 $25,188
2012 $1,285 $24,642
2013 $1,371 $23,458
2014 $1,483 $23,161
2015 $1,489 $18,808
2016 $1,554 $17,110
2017 $1,667 $17,820
2018 $1,836 $19,902
2019 $1,960 $19,180
2020 $1,928 $16,785
2021 $2,061 $19,403
2022 $2,110 $23,224
2023 $1,952 $20,972
2024 $2,206 $20,248

Kenya vs. Oman life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Oman
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Oman
1950 36.9 29.3
1951 38 29.8
1952 38.6 30.2
1953 39.8 30.7
1954 41 31.2
1955 42.3 31.8
1956 43.5 32.4
1957 45.3 33
1958 46.5 33.8
1959 47.5 34.6
1960 48.5 35.4
1961 49.3 36.4
1962 50.1 37.4
1963 50.8 38.5
1964 51.3 39.6
1965 51.9 40.8
1966 52.4 42
1967 52.8 43.2
1968 53.3 44.4
1969 53.7 45.6
1970 54.1 46.6
1971 54.5 47.9
1972 55 48.7
1973 55.5 50
1974 56 51.2
1975 56.6 52.5
1976 57.2 54.4
1977 57.7 55.5
1978 58.2 57
1979 58.7 58.3
1980 59.2 59.6
1981 59.6 60.8
1982 59.9 62
1983 60.3 63.2
1984 60.6 64.3
1985 60.9 65.3
1986 60.8 66.2
1987 60.7 67
1988 60.3 67.7
1989 60 68.4
1990 58.3 69
1991 57.8 69.6
1992 57.1 70.1
1993 56.7 70.6
1994 56.1 71.1
1995 55.9 71.6
1996 55.6 72
1997 55.5 72.5
1998 55.6 72.9
1999 55.9 73.3
2000 56.1 73.6
2001 56.5 74
2002 56.8 74.3
2003 57.4 74.5
2004 57.9 74.8
2005 58.5 75.1
2006 59.1 75.4
2007 59.4 75.6
2008 60 76.1
2009 60.5 76.6
2010 60.9 77.2
2011 61.3 77.7
2012 61.5 78.2
2013 61.7 78.6
2014 62 79
2015 62.3 79.3
2016 62.5 79.6
2017 62.7 79.7
2018 62.8 79.9
2019 62.9 79.9
2020 61.6 77.8
2021 61.2 76
2022 63.5 77.9
2023 63.6 80
2024 63.8 80.2
2025 64 80.5

Kenya and Oman population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Oman
Year Population
Kenya Oman
1960 7,695,307 530,485
1961 7,987,770 539,854
1962 8,299,308 549,941
1963 8,627,971 560,827
1964 8,973,535 572,577
1965 9,338,078 585,236
1966 9,717,816 598,804
1967 10,111,057 613,318
1968 10,518,823 628,798
1969 10,939,695 645,255
1970 11,368,791 662,680
1971 11,788,904 681,119
1972 12,206,060 700,593
1973 12,634,835 721,179
1974 13,070,078 746,988
1975 13,511,671 778,864
1976 13,957,623 814,701
1977 14,428,819 855,314
1978 14,934,126 900,304
1979 15,460,666 949,116
1980 16,018,459 1,001,248
1981 16,601,507 1,057,320
1982 17,206,175 1,117,678
1983 17,846,374 1,181,459
1984 18,514,906 1,247,716
1985 19,201,768 1,325,480
1986 19,901,646 1,413,419
1987 20,616,096 1,500,996
1988 21,356,219 1,588,568
1989 22,118,434 1,676,228
1990 22,892,651 1,763,954
1991 23,646,514 1,851,473
1992 24,382,460 1,938,238
1993 25,117,188 2,021,675
1994 25,857,130 2,081,834
1995 26,601,751 2,120,528
1996 27,344,211 2,156,926
1997 28,101,768 2,190,720
1998 28,888,057 2,222,489
1999 29,733,408 2,252,909
2000 30,642,890 2,282,131
2001 31,619,170 2,310,217
2002 32,629,808 2,337,140
2003 33,652,223 2,363,796
2004 34,713,455 2,404,821
2005 35,796,484 2,459,802
2006 36,904,008 2,514,795
2007 38,036,349 2,570,174
2008 39,206,351 2,626,529
2009 40,408,891 2,684,659
2010 41,598,567 2,757,446
2011 42,758,461 3,076,763
2012 43,888,303 3,547,106
2013 44,986,791 3,833,913
2014 46,051,440 4,002,439
2015 47,088,526 4,184,895
2016 48,139,687 4,390,877
2017 49,197,766 4,537,396
2018 50,207,107 4,597,877
2019 51,202,827 4,591,241
2020 52,217,334 4,522,497
2021 53,219,166 4,500,424
2022 54,252,461 4,730,226
2023 55,339,003 5,049,269
2024 56,432,944 5,281,538

Fertility rates in Kenya and Oman

Fertility rate
Kenya

Oman
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Oman
1960 7.65 7.28
1961 7.72 7.29
1962 7.77 7.32
1963 7.82 7.33
1964 7.87 7.37
1965 7.92 7.39
1966 7.96 7.41
1967 7.95 7.44
1968 7.95 7.46
1969 7.95 7.49
1970 7.94 7.52
1971 7.92 7.56
1972 7.89 7.59
1973 7.86 7.63
1974 7.82 7.67
1975 7.8 7.71
1976 7.77 7.74
1977 7.73 7.78
1978 7.67 7.82
1979 7.6 7.85
1980 7.53 7.89
1981 7.45 7.9
1982 7.35 7.84
1983 7.22 7.75
1984 7.08 7.64
1985 6.96 7.51
1986 6.84 7.35
1987 6.69 7.18
1988 6.52 6.95
1989 6.33 6.72
1990 6.14 6.46
1991 5.94 6.2
1992 5.74 5.92
1993 5.57 5.64
1994 5.44 5.36
1995 5.37 5.07
1996 5.31 4.79
1997 5.27 4.52
1998 5.24 4.27
1999 5.18 4.06
2000 5.14 3.85
2001 5.09 3.66
2002 5.03 3.51
2003 4.94 3.37
2004 4.86 3.2
2005 4.8 3.03
2006 4.75 2.88
2007 4.72 2.76
2008 4.66 2.76
2009 4.57 2.83
2010 4.45 2.97
2011 4.28 2.96
2012 4.12 2.93
2013 3.96 2.95
2014 3.84 2.97
2015 3.77 2.97
2016 3.69 2.95
2017 3.61 2.92
2018 3.54 2.81
2019 3.43 2.7
2020 3.36 2.64
2021 3.31 2.59
2022 3.26 2.45
2023 3.21 2.53

Kenya and Oman demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Oman
Year Median age, years
Kenya Oman
1960 15.7 18.9
1961 15.5 18.8
1962 15.3 18.7
1963 15.2 18.6
1964 15.1 18.5
1965 14.9 18.4
1966 14.8 18.2
1967 14.6 18
1968 14.5 17.8
1969 14.5 17.5
1970 14.4 17.2
1971 14.4 16.9
1972 14.3 16.7
1973 14.3 16.4
1974 14.3 16.3
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 16.5
1982 14.6 16.5
1983 14.7 16.5
1984 14.8 16.5
1985 14.9 16.6
1986 15 16.8
1987 15 17.1
1988 15.1 17.5
1989 15.2 17.9
1990 15.3 18.4
1991 15.5 18.8
1992 15.6 19.4
1993 15.7 19.9
1994 15.9 20.1
1995 16 20.1
1996 16.1 20.1
1997 16.2 20.2
1998 16.4 20.4
1999 16.5 20.6
2000 16.7 20.9
2001 16.8 21.3
2002 17 21.6
2003 17.1 22
2004 17.3 22.3
2005 17.4 22.7
2006 17.5 23.1
2007 17.6 23.5
2008 17.7 24
2009 17.8 24.6
2010 17.9 25.2
2011 18.1 26.5
2012 18.2 27.7
2013 18.4 28.2
2014 18.5 28.5
2015 18.7 28.8
2016 18.9 29.1
2017 19.1 29.4
2018 19.3 29.7
2019 19.6 29.9
2020 19.8 29.7
2021 20 29.7
2022 20.3 30
2023 20.6 30.3
2024 20.8 30.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Oman
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$102B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
28.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
4.3%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
5.4%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
47,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
+1.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
3.3%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
46.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
54.2%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
65.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
n/a
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
110
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
$22.3B
2022
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$18.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$39M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
869,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
1.87%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
69.5%
2024

Energy

Kenya Oman
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
5,867 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$7.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
93.1 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
18.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
99.7%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
0.33%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
-213.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
8,158 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
1.95%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Oman
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.06%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
+154,219
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
89%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.63 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.2 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
68
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
55
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
60
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
0.14
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
10.6
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
99
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
97.3%
2022
English speaking
78.7%
2023
22%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
95.3%
2024

Health

Kenya Oman
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$707
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$52.9
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
2.06
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
13
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
10.4
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
32.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
17%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
11
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
8.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
0.51 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Oman
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.21%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
22,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
5,682 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
9.11 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
n/a

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