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Kenya vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 45th vs. 80th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Romania
Population
58419239
18962595
Population rank 26/197 69/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

Kenya and Romania: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Romania economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Romania
Year GDP
Kenya Romania
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 $38,067,567,568
1988 $8,355,380,879 $40,424,528,302
1989 $8,283,114,514 $41,450,777,202
1990 $8,572,359,038 $38,247,882,300
1991 $8,151,488,783 $28,850,634,900
1992 $8,209,120,763 $25,121,666,667
1993 $5,751,786,643 $26,361,160,450
1994 $7,148,148,564 $30,072,805,104
1995 $9,046,320,255 $37,430,162,103
1996 $12,045,865,396 $36,937,074,278
1997 $13,115,764,358 $35,575,214,078
1998 $14,093,998,844 $41,696,091,974
1999 $12,896,010,459 $35,953,156,754
2000 $12,705,350,098 $37,253,739,511
2001 $12,986,007,426 $40,395,116,581
2002 $13,147,736,899 $46,065,502,703
2003 $14,904,517,650 $57,806,384,143
2004 $16,095,337,094 $74,973,656,852
2005 $18,737,895,513 $98,454,380,120
2006 $25,825,512,284 $122,023,735,993
2007 $31,958,195,182 $174,588,782,939
2008 $35,895,153,328 $214,315,932,061
2009 $42,347,217,913 $174,110,532,659
2010 $45,405,615,064 $170,064,350,672
2011 $46,869,473,151 $192,623,977,894
2012 $56,396,704,672 $179,117,323,107
2013 $61,671,440,408 $189,798,603,751
2014 $68,285,796,514 $199,722,319,676
2015 $70,120,446,897 $177,885,131,240
2016 $74,815,144,164 $185,290,759,249
2017 $82,036,510,877 $210,147,385,855
2018 $92,202,979,985 $243,468,683,030
2019 $100,378,436,207 $251,677,082,534
2020 $100,657,505,751 $252,033,792,712
2021 $109,703,658,905 $286,578,196,368
2022 $114,448,978,153 $296,354,358,293
2023 $108,038,588,971 $350,775,856,415
2024 $124,498,691,699 $382,767,571,329

Kenya and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Romania
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Romania
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 $1,659
1988 $391 $1,753
1989 $374 $1,790
1990 $374 $1,648
1991 $345 $1,254
1992 $337 $1,102
1993 $229 $1,158
1994 $276.4 $1,323
1995 $340 $1,650
1996 $441 $1,633
1997 $467 $1,577
1998 $488 $1,853
1999 $434 $1,600
2000 $415 $1,660
2001 $411 $1,825
2002 $403 $2,120
2003 $443 $2,679
2004 $464 $3,495
2005 $523 $4,618
2006 $700 $5,758
2007 $840 $8,360
2008 $916 $10,435
2009 $1,048 $8,548
2010 $1,092 $8,400
2011 $1,096 $9,561
2012 $1,285 $8,930
2013 $1,371 $9,498
2014 $1,483 $10,032
2015 $1,489 $8,977
2016 $1,554 $9,405
2017 $1,667 $10,728
2018 $1,836 $12,502
2019 $1,960 $12,992
2020 $1,928 $13,082
2021 $2,061 $14,987
2022 $2,110 $15,558
2023 $1,952 $18,404
2024 $2,206 $20,072

Kenya vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Romania
1950 36.9 60.5
1951 38 61.2
1952 38.6 61.8
1953 39.8 62.5
1954 41 63
1955 42.3 63.3
1956 43.5 63.6
1957 45.3 64
1958 46.5 64.4
1959 47.5 64.9
1960 48.5 65.6
1961 49.3 66.4
1962 50.1 67.2
1963 50.8 67.8
1964 51.3 68.4
1965 51.9 68.4
1966 52.4 68.2
1967 52.8 68.1
1968 53.3 67.9
1969 53.7 67.2
1970 54.1 67.9
1971 54.5 68.4
1972 55 69
1973 55.5 68.7
1974 56 69.5
1975 56.6 69.6
1976 57.2 69.9
1977 57.7 69.5
1978 58.2 69.8
1979 58.7 69.5
1980 59.2 69.2
1981 59.6 69.5
1982 59.9 69.8
1983 60.3 69.8
1984 60.6 69.9
1985 60.9 69.4
1986 60.8 69.7
1987 60.7 69.1
1988 60.3 69.4
1989 60 69.5
1990 58.3 69.8
1991 57.8 70
1992 57.1 69.5
1993 56.7 69.5
1994 56.1 69.3
1995 55.9 69.3
1996 55.6 68.8
1997 55.5 69.1
1998 55.6 69.9
1999 55.9 70.6
2000 56.1 71.2
2001 56.5 71.1
2002 56.8 70.8
2003 57.4 70.8
2004 57.9 71.1
2005 58.5 71.6
2006 59.1 72.2
2007 59.4 72.8
2008 60 73.2
2009 60.5 73.5
2010 60.9 73.6
2011 61.3 74.3
2012 61.5 74.3
2013 61.7 74.9
2014 62 74.8
2015 62.3 74.7
2016 62.5 75
2017 62.7 75
2018 62.8 75.1
2019 62.9 75.3
2020 61.6 74
2021 61.2 72.7
2022 63.5 75.3
2023 63.6 75.9
2024 63.8 76.1
2025 64 76.2

Kenya and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Romania
Year Population
Kenya Romania
1960 7,695,307 18,406,905
1961 7,987,770 18,555,250
1962 8,299,308 18,676,550
1963 8,627,971 18,797,850
1964 8,973,535 18,919,126
1965 9,338,078 19,031,576
1966 9,717,816 19,215,450
1967 10,111,057 19,534,242
1968 10,518,823 19,799,831
1969 10,939,695 20,009,141
1970 11,368,791 20,250,398
1971 11,788,904 20,461,567
1972 12,206,060 20,657,957
1973 12,634,835 20,835,681
1974 13,070,078 21,029,429
1975 13,511,671 21,293,583
1976 13,957,623 21,551,634
1977 14,428,819 21,756,096
1978 14,934,126 21,951,464
1979 15,460,666 22,090,488
1980 16,018,459 22,207,282
1981 16,601,507 22,353,070
1982 17,206,175 22,475,741
1983 17,846,374 22,560,478
1984 18,514,906 22,640,547
1985 19,201,768 22,732,999
1986 19,901,646 22,836,841
1987 20,616,096 22,949,430
1988 21,356,219 23,057,662
1989 22,118,434 23,161,458
1990 22,892,651 23,201,835
1991 23,646,514 23,001,155
1992 24,382,460 22,794,284
1993 25,117,188 22,763,280
1994 25,857,130 22,730,211
1995 26,601,751 22,684,270
1996 27,344,211 22,619,004
1997 28,101,768 22,553,978
1998 28,888,057 22,507,344
1999 29,733,408 22,472,040
2000 30,642,890 22,442,971
2001 31,619,170 22,131,970
2002 32,629,808 21,730,496
2003 33,652,223 21,574,326
2004 34,713,455 21,451,748
2005 35,796,484 21,319,685
2006 36,904,008 21,193,760
2007 38,036,349 20,882,982
2008 39,206,351 20,537,875
2009 40,408,891 20,367,487
2010 41,598,567 20,246,871
2011 42,758,461 20,147,528
2012 43,888,303 20,058,035
2013 44,986,791 19,983,693
2014 46,051,440 19,908,979
2015 47,088,526 19,815,616
2016 48,139,687 19,702,267
2017 49,197,766 19,588,715
2018 50,207,107 19,473,970
2019 51,202,827 19,371,648
2020 52,217,334 19,265,250
2021 53,219,166 19,122,059
2022 54,252,461 19,048,502
2023 55,339,003 19,059,479
2024 56,432,944 19,069,340

Fertility rates in Kenya and Romania

Fertility rate
Kenya

Romania
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Romania
1960 7.65 2.34
1961 7.72 2.17
1962 7.77 2.04
1963 7.82 2.01
1964 7.87 1.96
1965 7.92 1.91
1966 7.96 1.9
1967 7.95 3.66
1968 7.95 3.63
1969 7.95 3.19
1970 7.94 2.89
1971 7.92 2.67
1972 7.89 2.55
1973 7.86 2.44
1974 7.82 2.71
1975 7.8 2.59
1976 7.77 2.54
1977 7.73 2.57
1978 7.67 2.52
1979 7.6 2.49
1980 7.53 2.43
1981 7.45 2.36
1982 7.35 2.17
1983 7.22 2.06
1984 7.08 2.26
1985 6.96 2.31
1986 6.84 2.39
1987 6.69 2.38
1988 6.52 2.3
1989 6.33 2.22
1990 6.14 1.83
1991 5.94 1.59
1992 5.74 1.51
1993 5.57 1.43
1994 5.44 1.4
1995 5.37 1.33
1996 5.31 1.3
1997 5.27 1.32
1998 5.24 1.32
1999 5.18 1.3
2000 5.14 1.31
2001 5.09 1.27
2002 5.03 1.27
2003 4.94 1.3
2004 4.86 1.33
2005 4.8 1.4
2006 4.75 1.42
2007 4.72 1.45
2008 4.66 1.6
2009 4.57 1.66
2010 4.45 1.59
2011 4.28 1.47
2012 4.12 1.52
2013 3.96 1.46
2014 3.84 1.56
2015 3.77 1.62
2016 3.69 1.69
2017 3.61 1.78
2018 3.54 1.76
2019 3.43 1.77
2020 3.36 1.8
2021 3.31 1.81
2022 3.26 1.71
2023 3.21 1.71

Kenya and Romania demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Romania
Year Median age, years
Kenya Romania
1960 15.7 28.5
1961 15.5 28.9
1962 15.3 29.3
1963 15.2 29.7
1964 15.1 30.2
1965 14.9 30.6
1966 14.8 31
1967 14.6 31.3
1968 14.5 31.3
1969 14.5 31.3
1970 14.4 31.4
1971 14.4 31.4
1972 14.3 31.5
1973 14.3 31.5
1974 14.3 31.6
1975 14.3 31.7
1976 14.3 31.8
1977 14.3 31.8
1978 14.3 31.7
1979 14.4 31.7
1980 14.5 31.8
1981 14.5 31.9
1982 14.6 32
1983 14.7 32.1
1984 14.8 32.3
1985 14.9 32.5
1986 15 32.7
1987 15 32.8
1988 15.1 32.8
1989 15.2 32.9
1990 15.3 33
1991 15.5 33.1
1992 15.6 33.3
1993 15.7 33.6
1994 15.9 33.8
1995 16 34
1996 16.1 34.2
1997 16.2 34.4
1998 16.4 34.6
1999 16.5 34.7
2000 16.7 34.8
2001 16.8 34.8
2002 17 35.3
2003 17.1 36
2004 17.3 36.6
2005 17.4 37
2006 17.5 37.3
2007 17.6 37.7
2008 17.7 38.2
2009 17.8 38.8
2010 17.9 39.3
2011 18.1 39.8
2012 18.2 40.2
2013 18.4 40.5
2014 18.5 40.9
2015 18.7 41.3
2016 18.9 41.7
2017 19.1 42
2018 19.3 42.3
2019 19.6 42.6
2020 19.8 42.9
2021 20 43.2
2022 20.3 43.3
2023 20.6 43.5
2024 20.8 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

Kenya Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Romania
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
31%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
91.3%
2024

Health

Kenya Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Romania
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
53,679 mi
2023

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