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Kenya vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 45th vs. 158th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Qatar
Population
58419239
2964497
Population rank 26/197 137/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Kenya and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Qatar
Year GDP
Kenya Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $1,778,391,289 $387,703,106
1972 $2,107,279,157 $510,262,500
1973 $2,509,001,324 $793,885,560
1974 $2,969,958,812 $2,401,403,227
1975 $3,259,345,083 $2,512,773,166
1976 $3,474,542,392 $3,284,273,987
1977 $4,494,378,764 $3,617,564,638
1978 $5,303,735,111 $4,052,000,413
1979 $6,234,391,113 $5,632,962,997
1980 $7,265,315,820 $7,829,165,262
1981 $6,854,491,706 $8,661,263,764
1982 $6,431,579,357 $7,596,703,214
1983 $5,979,198,314 $6,467,582,308
1984 $6,191,437,070 $6,704,395,824
1985 $6,135,034,214 $6,153,296,456
1986 $7,239,126,568 $5,053,021,951
1987 $7,970,820,369 $5,446,428,681
1988 $8,355,380,879 $6,038,187,033
1989 $8,283,114,514 $6,487,912,088
1990 $8,572,359,038 $7,360,439,423
1991 $8,151,488,783 $6,883,516,484
1992 $8,209,120,763 $7,646,153,984
1993 $5,751,786,643 $7,156,593,654
1994 $7,148,148,564 $7,374,450,769
1995 $9,046,320,255 $8,137,911,978
1996 $12,045,865,396 $9,059,340,385
1997 $13,115,764,358 $11,297,802,115
1998 $14,093,998,844 $10,255,495,027
1999 $12,896,010,459 $12,393,131,868
2000 $12,705,350,098 $17,759,890,110
2001 $12,986,007,426 $17,538,461,538
2002 $13,147,736,899 $19,363,736,264
2003 $14,904,517,650 $23,533,791,209
2004 $16,095,337,094 $31,734,065,934
2005 $18,737,895,513 $44,530,494,505
2006 $25,825,512,284 $60,882,142,857
2007 $31,958,195,182 $79,712,087,912
2008 $35,895,153,328 $115,270,054,945
2009 $42,347,217,913 $97,798,351,648
2010 $45,405,615,064 $125,122,306,346
2011 $46,869,473,151 $167,775,268,626
2012 $56,396,704,672 $186,833,502,363
2013 $61,671,440,408 $198,727,642,967
2014 $68,285,796,514 $206,224,598,571
2015 $70,120,446,897 $161,739,955,577
2016 $74,815,144,164 $151,732,181,868
2017 $82,036,510,877 $161,099,122,225
2018 $92,202,979,985 $183,334,953,819
2019 $100,378,436,207 $176,371,267,692
2020 $100,657,505,751 $144,411,363,352
2021 $109,703,658,905 $179,732,009,560
2022 $114,448,978,153 $235,709,325,714
2023 $108,038,588,971 $213,002,809,341
2024 $124,498,691,699 $217,982,967,033

Kenya and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $150.9 $2,952
1972 $172.6 $3,483
1973 $198.6 $4,905
1974 $227.2 $13,540
1975 $241.2 $13,014
1976 $248.9 $15,710
1977 $311 $16,058
1978 $355 $16,757
1979 $403 $21,777
1980 $454 $28,375
1981 $413 $29,505
1982 $374 $24,385
1983 $335 $19,616
1984 $334 $19,272
1985 $320 $16,815
1986 $364 $13,213
1987 $387 $13,719
1988 $391 $14,682
1989 $374 $15,243
1990 $374 $16,722
1991 $345 $15,133
1992 $337 $16,280
1993 $229 $14,770
1994 $276.4 $14,765
1995 $340 $15,823
1996 $441 $17,125
1997 $467 $20,523
1998 $488 $17,665
1999 $434 $20,234
2000 $415 $27,535
2001 $411 $25,871
2002 $403 $27,227
2003 $443 $31,602
2004 $464 $41,036
2005 $523 $53,950
2006 $700 $62,582
2007 $840 $65,954
2008 $916 $80,781
2009 $1,048 $60,786
2010 $1,092 $77,387
2011 $1,096 $103,262
2012 $1,285 $108,470
2013 $1,371 $103,697
2014 $1,483 $95,841
2015 $1,489 $68,985
2016 $1,554 $61,254
2017 $1,667 $63,280
2018 $1,836 $71,040
2019 $1,960 $66,841
2020 $1,928 $51,684
2021 $2,061 $71,752
2022 $2,110 $88,701
2023 $1,952 $80,196
2024 $2,206 $76,276

Kenya vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Qatar
1950 36.9 50.8
1951 38 51.5
1952 38.6 52.1
1953 39.8 52.8
1954 41 53.5
1955 42.3 54.2
1956 43.5 54.9
1957 45.3 55.6
1958 46.5 56.3
1959 47.5 57
1960 48.5 57.8
1961 49.3 58.5
1962 50.1 59.2
1963 50.8 60
1964 51.3 60.7
1965 51.9 61.4
1966 52.4 62.2
1967 52.8 62.9
1968 53.3 63.6
1969 53.7 64.2
1970 54.1 64.9
1971 54.5 65.5
1972 55 66.1
1973 55.5 66.6
1974 56 67.2
1975 56.6 67.7
1976 57.2 68.2
1977 57.7 68.6
1978 58.2 69.1
1979 58.7 69.5
1980 59.2 69.9
1981 59.6 70.3
1982 59.9 70.7
1983 60.3 71.1
1984 60.6 71.5
1985 60.9 71.8
1986 60.8 72.2
1987 60.7 72.5
1988 60.3 72.8
1989 60 73.1
1990 58.3 73.4
1991 57.8 73.7
1992 57.1 73.9
1993 56.7 74.1
1994 56.1 74.2
1995 55.9 74.4
1996 55.6 74.6
1997 55.5 74.7
1998 55.6 74.9
1999 55.9 75
2000 56.1 75.3
2001 56.5 75.5
2002 56.8 75.8
2003 57.4 76.1
2004 57.9 76.5
2005 58.5 76.9
2006 59.1 77.3
2007 59.4 77.7
2008 60 78.3
2009 60.5 78.8
2010 60.9 79.4
2011 61.3 80
2012 61.5 80.5
2013 61.7 81
2014 62 81.4
2015 62.3 81.8
2016 62.5 82.1
2017 62.7 82.5
2018 62.8 82.7
2019 62.9 82.9
2020 61.6 80.4
2021 61.2 81.1
2022 63.5 81.9
2023 63.6 82.4
2024 63.8 82.5
2025 64 82.7

Kenya and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Qatar
Year Population
Kenya Qatar
1960 7,695,307 36,010
1961 7,987,770 39,680
1962 8,299,308 44,630
1963 8,627,971 50,380
1964 8,973,535 56,867
1965 9,338,078 64,065
1966 9,717,816 72,192
1967 10,111,057 81,439
1968 10,518,823 91,749
1969 10,939,695 103,025
1970 11,368,791 116,350
1971 11,788,904 131,346
1972 12,206,060 146,506
1973 12,634,835 161,841
1974 13,070,078 177,362
1975 13,511,671 193,087
1976 13,957,623 209,052
1977 14,428,819 225,285
1978 14,934,126 241,808
1979 15,460,666 258,670
1980 16,018,459 275,913
1981 16,601,507 293,553
1982 17,206,175 311,537
1983 17,846,374 329,709
1984 18,514,906 347,878
1985 19,201,768 365,940
1986 19,901,646 382,422
1987 20,616,096 397,005
1988 21,356,219 411,264
1989 22,118,434 425,646
1990 22,892,651 440,175
1991 23,646,514 454,853
1992 24,382,460 469,657
1993 25,117,188 484,545
1994 25,857,130 499,459
1995 26,601,751 514,325
1996 27,344,211 529,019
1997 28,101,768 550,500
1998 28,888,057 580,540
1999 29,733,408 612,500
2000 30,642,890 644,989
2001 31,619,170 677,925
2002 32,629,808 711,205
2003 33,652,223 744,682
2004 34,713,455 773,332
2005 35,796,484 825,408
2006 36,904,008 972,831
2007 38,036,349 1,208,595
2008 39,206,351 1,426,938
2009 40,408,891 1,608,903
2010 41,598,567 1,616,832
2011 42,758,461 1,624,761
2012 43,888,303 1,722,438
2013 44,986,791 1,916,426
2014 46,051,440 2,151,745
2015 47,088,526 2,344,557
2016 48,139,687 2,477,113
2017 49,197,766 2,545,820
2018 50,207,107 2,580,734
2019 51,202,827 2,638,657
2020 52,217,334 2,794,148
2021 53,219,166 2,504,910
2022 54,252,461 2,657,333
2023 55,339,003 2,656,032
2024 56,432,944 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Kenya and Qatar

Fertility rate
Kenya

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Qatar
1960 7.65 6.53
1961 7.72 6.53
1962 7.77 6.53
1963 7.82 6.53
1964 7.87 6.53
1965 7.92 6.53
1966 7.96 6.52
1967 7.95 6.46
1968 7.95 6.39
1969 7.95 6.31
1970 7.94 6.23
1971 7.92 6.15
1972 7.89 6.07
1973 7.86 6.01
1974 7.82 5.94
1975 7.8 5.86
1976 7.77 5.78
1977 7.73 5.69
1978 7.67 5.58
1979 7.6 5.46
1980 7.53 5.33
1981 7.45 5.2
1982 7.35 5.04
1983 7.22 4.9
1984 7.08 4.76
1985 6.96 4.64
1986 6.84 4.57
1987 6.69 4.54
1988 6.52 4.51
1989 6.33 4.41
1990 6.14 4.23
1991 5.94 3.99
1992 5.74 3.85
1993 5.57 3.77
1994 5.44 3.67
1995 5.37 3.56
1996 5.31 3.44
1997 5.27 3.33
1998 5.24 3.21
1999 5.18 3.12
2000 5.14 3.07
2001 5.09 3.08
2002 5.03 3.01
2003 4.94 2.93
2004 4.86 2.79
2005 4.8 2.64
2006 4.75 2.51
2007 4.72 2.44
2008 4.66 2.37
2009 4.57 2.25
2010 4.45 2.14
2011 4.28 2.07
2012 4.12 2.04
2013 3.96 2.03
2014 3.84 2.03
2015 3.77 1.98
2016 3.69 1.86
2017 3.61 1.83
2018 3.54 1.76
2019 3.43 1.73
2020 3.36 1.68
2021 3.31 1.61
2022 3.26 1.74
2023 3.21 1.73

Kenya and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Kenya Qatar
1960 15.7 18
1961 15.5 19
1962 15.3 20.1
1963 15.2 21.1
1964 15.1 21.8
1965 14.9 22.5
1966 14.8 23
1967 14.6 23.5
1968 14.5 24
1969 14.5 24.4
1970 14.4 23.7
1971 14.4 22.2
1972 14.3 21.3
1973 14.3 20.9
1974 14.3 20.8
1975 14.3 21
1976 14.3 21.3
1977 14.3 21.8
1978 14.3 22.3
1979 14.4 22.9
1980 14.5 23.5
1981 14.5 24.1
1982 14.6 24.8
1983 14.7 25.6
1984 14.8 26.3
1985 14.9 27
1986 15 27.4
1987 15 27.5
1988 15.1 27.5
1989 15.2 27.6
1990 15.3 27.7
1991 15.5 27.9
1992 15.6 28.1
1993 15.7 28.4
1994 15.9 28.7
1995 16 29.1
1996 16.1 29.6
1997 16.2 29.9
1998 16.4 29.8
1999 16.5 29.8
2000 16.7 29.9
2001 16.8 30.1
2002 17 30.5
2003 17.1 30.9
2004 17.3 31
2005 17.4 30.9
2006 17.5 30.6
2007 17.6 30.1
2008 17.7 30.1
2009 17.8 30.8
2010 17.9 31.3
2011 18.1 31.2
2012 18.2 31
2013 18.4 30.9
2014 18.5 31.1
2015 18.7 31.2
2016 18.9 31.4
2017 19.1 31.6
2018 19.3 31.9
2019 19.6 32.3
2020 19.8 32.6
2021 20 32.9
2022 20.3 33.4
2023 20.6 34.1
2024 20.8 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Kenya Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Qatar
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
78.7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
99.7%
2023

Health

Kenya Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Qatar
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
4,374 mi
2016

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