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Kenya vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 45th vs. 168th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Samoa
Population
58419239
220288
Population rank 26/197 177/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

Kenya and Samoa: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Samoa economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Samoa
Year GDP
Kenya Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $1,778,391,289 $53,719,569
1972 $2,107,279,157 $62,566,116
1973 $2,509,001,324 $82,452,985
1974 $2,969,958,812 $93,549,611
1975 $3,259,345,083 $93,489,283
1976 $3,474,542,392 $85,003,078
1977 $4,494,378,764 $98,295,671
1978 $5,303,735,111 $108,223,444
1979 $6,234,391,113 $122,257,393
1980 $7,265,315,820 $125,747,038
1981 $6,854,491,706 $118,190,655
1982 $6,431,579,357 $121,221,652
1983 $5,979,198,314 $111,862,824
1984 $6,191,437,070 $109,200,934
1985 $6,135,034,214 $95,572,173
1986 $7,239,126,568 $100,947,849
1987 $7,970,820,369 $111,713,922
1988 $8,355,380,879 $133,016,065
1989 $8,283,114,514 $122,888,610
1990 $8,572,359,038 $125,766,270
1991 $8,151,488,783 $125,597,205
1992 $8,209,120,763 $132,303,041
1993 $5,751,786,643 $133,122,897
1994 $7,148,148,564 $221,098,107
1995 $9,046,320,255 $224,865,731
1996 $12,045,865,396 $249,907,869
1997 $13,115,764,358 $285,475,592
1998 $14,093,998,844 $269,485,244
1999 $12,896,010,459 $255,408,060
2000 $12,705,350,098 $258,856,140
2001 $12,986,007,426 $266,299,591
2002 $13,147,736,899 $281,790,134
2003 $14,904,517,650 $333,426,188
2004 $16,095,337,094 $407,747,565
2005 $18,737,895,513 $476,801,793
2006 $25,825,512,284 $499,923,758
2007 $31,958,195,182 $573,548,460
2008 $35,895,153,328 $641,346,192
2009 $42,347,217,913 $628,006,115
2010 $45,405,615,064 $680,260,907
2011 $46,869,473,151 $744,097,050
2012 $56,396,704,672 $773,141,661
2013 $61,671,440,408 $797,736,334
2014 $68,285,796,514 $796,683,520
2015 $70,120,446,897 $824,150,499
2016 $74,815,144,164 $843,924,797
2017 $82,036,510,877 $884,844,384
2018 $92,202,979,985 $878,448,433
2019 $100,378,436,207 $912,950,466
2020 $100,657,505,751 $868,898,358
2021 $109,703,658,905 $843,923,639
2022 $114,448,978,153 $832,945,206
2023 $108,038,588,971 $938,189,444
2024 $124,498,691,699 $1,068,025,244

Kenya and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Samoa
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 $322
1971 $150.9 $377
1972 $172.6 $433
1973 $198.6 $563
1974 $227.2 $626
1975 $241.2 $610
1976 $248.9 $541
1977 $311 $615
1978 $355 $671
1979 $403 $751
1980 $454 $765
1981 $413 $713
1982 $374 $728
1983 $335 $671
1984 $334 $655
1985 $320 $573
1986 $364 $604
1987 $387 $666
1988 $391 $790
1989 $374 $728
1990 $374 $744
1991 $345 $742
1992 $337 $777
1993 $229 $775
1994 $276.4 $1,277
1995 $340 $1,288
1996 $441 $1,419
1997 $467 $1,608
1998 $488 $1,506
1999 $434 $1,417
2000 $415 $1,425
2001 $411 $1,454
2002 $403 $1,528
2003 $443 $1,798
2004 $464 $2,189
2005 $523 $2,550
2006 $700 $2,663
2007 $840 $3,039
2008 $916 $3,374
2009 $1,048 $3,279
2010 $1,092 $3,524
2011 $1,096 $3,822
2012 $1,285 $3,935
2013 $1,371 $4,024
2014 $1,483 $3,983
2015 $1,489 $4,084
2016 $1,554 $4,147
2017 $1,667 $4,308
2018 $1,836 $4,232
2019 $1,960 $4,352
2020 $1,928 $4,100
2021 $2,061 $3,948
2022 $2,110 $3,869
2023 $1,952 $4,330
2024 $2,206 $4,899

Kenya vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Samoa
1950 36.9 49.2
1951 38 49.8
1952 38.6 50.4
1953 39.8 51
1954 41 51.6
1955 42.3 52.2
1956 43.5 52.8
1957 45.3 53.4
1958 46.5 54
1959 47.5 54.6
1960 48.5 55.2
1961 49.3 55.7
1962 50.1 56.3
1963 50.8 56.9
1964 51.3 54
1965 51.9 57.9
1966 52.4 58.2
1967 52.8 58.9
1968 53.3 59.4
1969 53.7 59.9
1970 54.1 60.4
1971 54.5 60.9
1972 55 61.4
1973 55.5 61.9
1974 56 62.3
1975 56.6 62.8
1976 57.2 63.3
1977 57.7 63.7
1978 58.2 64.1
1979 58.7 64.5
1980 59.2 65
1981 59.6 65.3
1982 59.9 65.6
1983 60.3 66
1984 60.6 66.3
1985 60.9 66.6
1986 60.8 66.8
1987 60.7 67
1988 60.3 67.3
1989 60 67.6
1990 58.3 67.8
1991 57.8 68
1992 57.1 68.5
1993 56.7 68.8
1994 56.1 69.2
1995 55.9 69.5
1996 55.6 69.8
1997 55.5 70
1998 55.6 70.3
1999 55.9 70.6
2000 56.1 70.8
2001 56.5 71
2002 56.8 71.2
2003 57.4 71.4
2004 57.9 71.5
2005 58.5 71.5
2006 59.1 71.6
2007 59.4 71.6
2008 60 71.5
2009 60.5 69.5
2010 60.9 71.5
2011 61.3 71.4
2012 61.5 71.2
2013 61.7 71.2
2014 62 71.1
2015 62.3 71.1
2016 62.5 71
2017 62.7 71
2018 62.8 71.1
2019 62.9 70.3
2020 61.6 70.7
2021 61.2 71.1
2022 63.5 71.6
2023 63.6 71.7
2024 63.8 71.8
2025 64 71.9

Kenya and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Samoa
Year Population
Kenya Samoa
1960 7,695,307 112,490
1961 7,987,770 115,496
1962 8,299,308 118,597
1963 8,627,971 121,764
1964 8,973,535 124,894
1965 9,338,078 127,978
1966 9,717,816 131,073
1967 10,111,057 133,764
1968 10,518,823 136,020
1969 10,939,695 138,233
1970 11,368,791 140,400
1971 11,788,904 142,503
1972 12,206,060 144,538
1973 12,634,835 146,516
1974 13,070,078 149,431
1975 13,511,671 153,344
1976 13,957,623 157,113
1977 14,428,819 159,753
1978 14,934,126 161,375
1979 15,460,666 162,882
1980 16,018,459 164,322
1981 16,601,507 165,678
1982 17,206,175 166,484
1983 17,846,374 166,714
1984 18,514,906 166,796
1985 19,201,768 166,849
1986 19,901,646 167,061
1987 20,616,096 167,661
1988 21,356,219 168,346
1989 22,118,434 168,768
1990 22,892,651 169,042
1991 23,646,514 169,368
1992 24,382,460 170,331
1993 25,117,188 171,774
1994 25,857,130 173,159
1995 26,601,751 174,571
1996 27,344,211 176,071
1997 28,101,768 177,547
1998 28,888,057 178,905
1999 29,733,408 180,275
2000 30,642,890 181,685
2001 31,619,170 183,166
2002 32,629,808 184,471
2003 33,652,223 185,430
2004 34,713,455 186,249
2005 35,796,484 186,978
2006 36,904,008 187,709
2007 38,036,349 188,753
2008 39,206,351 190,107
2009 40,408,891 191,513
2010 41,598,567 193,023
2011 42,758,461 194,713
2012 43,888,303 196,498
2013 44,986,791 198,268
2014 46,051,440 200,037
2015 47,088,526 201,782
2016 48,139,687 203,499
2017 49,197,766 205,415
2018 50,207,107 207,582
2019 51,202,827 209,780
2020 52,217,334 211,944
2021 53,219,166 213,779
2022 54,252,461 215,261
2023 55,339,003 216,663
2024 56,432,944 218,019

Fertility rates in Kenya and Samoa

Fertility rate
Kenya

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Samoa
1960 7.65 7.78
1961 7.72 7.77
1962 7.77 7.76
1963 7.82 7.73
1964 7.87 7.7
1965 7.92 7.65
1966 7.96 7.6
1967 7.95 7.55
1968 7.95 7.5
1969 7.95 7.43
1970 7.94 7.34
1971 7.92 7.22
1972 7.89 7.07
1973 7.86 6.91
1974 7.82 6.75
1975 7.8 6.61
1976 7.77 6.47
1977 7.73 6.31
1978 7.67 6.15
1979 7.6 5.99
1980 7.53 5.86
1981 7.45 5.75
1982 7.35 5.68
1983 7.22 5.62
1984 7.08 5.55
1985 6.96 5.49
1986 6.84 5.42
1987 6.69 5.32
1988 6.52 5.21
1989 6.33 5.11
1990 6.14 5.01
1991 5.94 4.91
1992 5.74 4.87
1993 5.57 4.83
1994 5.44 4.79
1995 5.37 4.77
1996 5.31 4.74
1997 5.27 4.7
1998 5.24 4.64
1999 5.18 4.57
2000 5.14 4.52
2001 5.09 4.48
2002 5.03 4.44
2003 4.94 4.39
2004 4.86 4.34
2005 4.8 4.32
2006 4.75 4.32
2007 4.72 4.36
2008 4.66 4.42
2009 4.57 4.47
2010 4.45 4.52
2011 4.28 4.56
2012 4.12 4.55
2013 3.96 4.49
2014 3.84 4.42
2015 3.77 4.34
2016 3.69 4.26
2017 3.61 4.2
2018 3.54 4.14
2019 3.43 4.06
2020 3.36 4
2021 3.31 3.94
2022 3.26 3.88
2023 3.21 3.83

Kenya and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Samoa
Year Median age, years
Kenya Samoa
1960 15.7 15
1961 15.5 14.9
1962 15.3 14.8
1963 15.2 14.6
1964 15.1 14.6
1965 14.9 14.5
1966 14.8 14.5
1967 14.6 14.5
1968 14.5 14.5
1969 14.5 14.5
1970 14.4 14.6
1971 14.4 14.7
1972 14.3 14.8
1973 14.3 14.9
1974 14.3 15
1975 14.3 15.3
1976 14.3 15.5
1977 14.3 15.8
1978 14.3 16
1979 14.4 16.2
1980 14.5 16.4
1981 14.5 16.6
1982 14.6 16.8
1983 14.7 17.1
1984 14.8 17.4
1985 14.9 17.6
1986 15 17.8
1987 15 18
1988 15.1 18.2
1989 15.2 18.3
1990 15.3 18.4
1991 15.5 18.5
1992 15.6 18.7
1993 15.7 19
1994 15.9 19.3
1995 16 19.6
1996 16.1 19.7
1997 16.2 19.8
1998 16.4 19.9
1999 16.5 19.9
2000 16.7 19.8
2001 16.8 19.7
2002 17 19.7
2003 17.1 19.9
2004 17.3 20.1
2005 17.4 20.3
2006 17.5 20.4
2007 17.6 20.6
2008 17.7 20.7
2009 17.8 20.8
2010 17.9 20.8
2011 18.1 20.8
2012 18.2 20.8
2013 18.4 21
2014 18.5 21.1
2015 18.7 21.2
2016 18.9 21.3
2017 19.1 21.4
2018 19.3 21.4
2019 19.6 21.5
2020 19.8 21.4
2021 20 21.4
2022 20.3 21.1
2023 20.6 21
2024 20.8 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.7%
2013
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kenya Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
35.9%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Samoa
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
66
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
58.1%
2023

Health

Kenya Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Samoa
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
715 mi
2018

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