Kenya vs Saudi Arabia statistics compared

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 35.3M in Saudi Arabia (ranked 45/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 830,000 sq mi for Saudi Arabia (ranked 45th vs. 12th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Saudi Arabia ranks 18/197 ($1.24T). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Saudi Arabia ranks 32/197 ($35,057).

Kenya and Saudi Arabia: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP
	Kenya	Saudi Arabia
1960	$791,265,459	$1,748,124,064
1961	$792,959,473	$1,920,811,284
1962	$868,111,401	$2,130,606,532
1963	$926,589,349	$2,207,393,172
1964	$998,759,334	$2,371,808,713
1965	$997,919,321	$2,647,955,558
1966	$1,164,519,674	$2,920,555,557
1967	$1,232,559,507	$3,257,022,223
1968	$1,353,295,459	$4,187,777,711
1969	$1,458,379,417	$4,485,777,644
1970	$1,603,447,359	$5,377,333,333
1971	$1,778,391,289	$7,184,806,909
1972	$2,107,279,157	$9,664,267,087
1973	$2,509,001,324	$14,947,435,499
1974	$2,969,958,812	$45,412,957,746
1975	$3,259,345,083	$46,773,208,643
1976	$3,474,542,392	$64,005,665,722
1977	$4,494,378,764	$74,188,986,586
1978	$5,303,735,111	$80,266,516,687
1979	$6,234,391,113	$111,858,444,786
1980	$7,265,315,820	$164,539,660,725
1981	$6,854,491,706	$184,291,360,139
1982	$6,431,579,357	$153,240,313,858
1983	$5,979,198,314	$129,171,635,311
1984	$6,191,437,070	$119,624,858,116
1985	$6,135,034,214	$103,897,846,494
1986	$7,239,126,568	$86,961,922,765
1987	$7,970,820,369	$85,695,861,148
1988	$8,355,380,879	$88,256,074,766
1989	$8,283,114,514	$95,344,459,279
1990	$8,572,359,038	$117,630,173,565
1991	$8,151,488,783	$132,223,230,975
1992	$8,209,120,763	$137,087,850,467
1993	$5,751,786,643	$132,967,957,276
1994	$7,148,148,564	$135,174,899,866
1995	$9,046,320,255	$143,343,124,166
1996	$12,045,865,396	$158,662,483,311
1997	$13,115,764,358	$165,963,684,913
1998	$14,093,998,844	$146,775,466,667
1999	$12,896,010,459	$161,717,066,667
2000	$12,705,350,098	$189,514,933,333
2001	$12,986,007,426	$184,137,600,000
2002	$13,147,736,899	$189,605,866,667
2003	$14,904,517,650	$215,807,733,333
2004	$16,095,337,094	$258,742,133,333
2005	$18,737,895,513	$328,459,608,764
2006	$25,825,512,284	$376,900,133,511
2007	$31,958,195,182	$415,964,509,673
2008	$35,895,153,328	$519,796,800,000
2009	$42,347,217,913	$429,097,866,667
2010	$45,405,615,064	$528,207,466,667
2011	$46,869,473,151	$680,660,800,000
2012	$56,396,704,672	$751,921,333,333
2013	$61,671,440,408	$769,755,733,333
2014	$68,285,796,514	$787,153,066,667
2015	$70,120,446,897	$693,414,400,000
2016	$74,815,144,164	$689,279,466,667
2017	$82,036,510,877	$741,266,133,333
2018	$92,202,979,985	$886,564,800,000
2019	$100,378,436,207	$888,890,133,333
2020	$100,657,505,751	$767,951,200,000
2021	$109,703,658,905	$982,661,066,667
2022	$114,448,978,153	$1,239,075,200,000
2023	$108,038,588,971	$1,218,584,533,333
2024	$124,498,691,699	$1,237,529,866,667

Kenya and Saudi Arabia economies compared

GDP per capita

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Kenya	Saudi Arabia
1960	$102.8	$718
1961	$99.3	$760
1962	$104.6	$813
1963	$107.4	$812
1964	$111.3	$840
1965	$106.9	$904
1966	$119.8	$961
1967	$121.9	$1,032
1968	$128.7	$1,276
1969	$133.3	$1,313
1970	$141	$1,509
1971	$150.9	$1,929
1972	$172.6	$2,474
1973	$198.6	$3,640
1974	$227.2	$10,503
1975	$241.2	$10,266
1976	$248.9	$13,313
1977	$311	$14,595
1978	$355	$14,914
1979	$403	$19,612
1980	$454	$27,206
1981	$413	$28,703
1982	$374	$22,454
1983	$335	$17,810
1984	$334	$15,541
1985	$320	$12,745
1986	$364	$10,078
1987	$387	$9,386
1988	$391	$9,165
1989	$374	$9,414
1990	$374	$11,055
1991	$345	$11,847
1992	$337	$11,730
1993	$229	$10,885
1994	$276.4	$10,602
1995	$340	$10,786
1996	$441	$11,472
1997	$467	$11,545
1998	$488	$9,836
1999	$434	$10,452
2000	$415	$11,715
2001	$411	$10,805
2002	$403	$10,586
2003	$443	$11,487
2004	$464	$13,154
2005	$523	$15,976
2006	$700	$17,564
2007	$840	$18,596
2008	$916	$22,320
2009	$1,048	$17,718
2010	$1,092	$22,028
2011	$1,096	$27,127
2012	$1,285	$28,733
2013	$1,371	$27,865
2014	$1,483	$27,805
2015	$1,489	$23,256
2016	$1,554	$22,268
2017	$1,667	$23,929
2018	$1,836	$29,360
2019	$1,960	$29,567
2020	$1,928	$24,339
2021	$2,061	$31,921
2022	$2,110	$38,510
2023	$1,952	$36,157
2024	$2,206	$35,057

Kenya vs. Saudi Arabia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Kenya	Saudi Arabia
1950	36.9	40
1951	38	40.6
1952	38.6	41.1
1953	39.8	41.6
1954	41	42.1
1955	42.3	42.6
1956	43.5	43.1
1957	45.3	43.7
1958	46.5	44.2
1959	47.5	44.8
1960	48.5	45.3
1961	49.3	45.9
1962	50.1	46.5
1963	50.8	47.1
1964	51.3	47.7
1965	51.9	48.4
1966	52.4	49.2
1967	52.8	50
1968	53.3	50.9
1969	53.7	51.8
1970	54.1	52.7
1971	54.5	53.7
1972	55	54.7
1973	55.5	55.8
1974	56	56.8
1975	56.6	57.8
1976	57.2	58.8
1977	57.7	59.7
1978	58.2	60.7
1979	58.7	61.5
1980	59.2	62.4
1981	59.6	63.3
1982	59.9	64
1983	60.3	64.7
1984	60.6	65.4
1985	60.9	66
1986	60.8	66.6
1987	60.7	67.2
1988	60.3	67.8
1989	60	68.4
1990	58.3	68.9
1991	57.8	69.3
1992	57.1	69.8
1993	56.7	70.2
1994	56.1	70.6
1995	55.9	70.9
1996	55.6	71.3
1997	55.5	71.6
1998	55.6	72
1999	55.9	72.3
2000	56.1	72.6
2001	56.5	73
2002	56.8	73.3
2003	57.4	73.7
2004	57.9	74
2005	58.5	74.4
2006	59.1	74.8
2007	59.4	75.1
2008	60	75.3
2009	60.5	75.4
2010	60.9	75.6
2011	61.3	75.8
2012	61.5	76.1
2013	61.7	76.5
2014	62	77.1
2015	62.3	77.8
2016	62.5	78.4
2017	62.7	78.7
2018	62.8	78.7
2019	62.9	78.3
2020	61.6	77.6
2021	61.2	77.1
2022	63.5	77.3
2023	63.6	78.7
2024	63.8	79
2025	64	79.2

Kenya and Saudi Arabia population clocks and comparison

Population

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Population
	Kenya	Saudi Arabia
1960	7,695,307	2,435,403
1961	7,987,770	2,526,347
1962	8,299,308	2,620,910
1963	8,627,971	2,719,341
1964	8,973,535	2,821,968
1965	9,338,078	2,928,771
1966	9,717,816	3,039,887
1967	10,111,057	3,157,242
1968	10,518,823	3,282,711
1969	10,939,695	3,417,114
1970	11,368,791	3,562,470
1971	11,788,904	3,724,031
1972	12,206,060	3,905,722
1973	12,634,835	4,106,344
1974	13,070,078	4,323,632
1975	13,511,671	4,556,287
1976	13,957,623	4,807,933
1977	14,428,819	5,083,048
1978	14,934,126	5,381,902
1979	15,460,666	5,703,698
1980	16,018,459	6,047,997
1981	16,601,507	6,420,551
1982	17,206,175	6,824,486
1983	17,846,374	7,252,941
1984	18,514,906	7,697,307
1985	19,201,768	8,151,779
1986	19,901,646	8,628,639
1987	20,616,096	9,130,194
1988	21,356,219	9,629,165
1989	22,118,434	10,128,394
1990	22,892,651	10,640,691
1991	23,646,514	11,160,744
1992	24,382,460	11,686,676
1993	25,117,188	12,215,862
1994	25,857,130	12,750,040
1995	26,601,751	13,289,245
1996	27,344,211	13,831,009
1997	28,101,768	14,374,943
1998	28,888,057	14,922,185
1999	29,733,408	15,472,075
2000	30,642,890	16,177,722
2001	31,619,170	17,041,397
2002	32,629,808	17,910,910
2003	33,652,223	18,786,767
2004	34,713,455	19,669,480
2005	35,796,484	20,559,890
2006	36,904,008	21,459,144
2007	38,036,349	22,368,313
2008	39,206,351	23,287,877
2009	40,408,891	24,217,654
2010	41,598,567	23,978,487
2011	42,758,461	25,091,867
2012	43,888,303	26,168,861
2013	44,986,791	27,624,004
2014	46,051,440	28,309,273
2015	47,088,526	29,816,382
2016	48,139,687	30,954,198
2017	49,197,766	30,977,355
2018	50,207,107	30,196,281
2019	51,202,827	30,063,799
2020	52,217,334	31,552,510
2021	53,219,166	30,784,383
2022	54,252,461	32,175,224
2023	55,339,003	33,702,731
2024	56,432,944	35,300,280

Fertility rates in Kenya and Saudi Arabia

Fertility rate

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Kenya	Saudi Arabia
1960	7.65	7.63
1961	7.72	7.63
1962	7.77	7.64
1963	7.82	7.65
1964	7.87	7.67
1965	7.92	7.66
1966	7.96	7.66
1967	7.95	7.66
1968	7.95	7.63
1969	7.95	7.6
1970	7.94	7.58
1971	7.92	7.56
1972	7.89	7.54
1973	7.86	7.48
1974	7.82	7.43
1975	7.8	7.37
1976	7.77	7.33
1977	7.73	7.3
1978	7.67	7.26
1979	7.6	7.23
1980	7.53	7.15
1981	7.45	7.07
1982	7.35	6.98
1983	7.22	6.88
1984	7.08	6.78
1985	6.96	6.65
1986	6.84	6.52
1987	6.69	6.34
1988	6.52	6.15
1989	6.33	5.98
1990	6.14	5.8
1991	5.94	5.64
1992	5.74	5.49
1993	5.57	5.33
1994	5.44	5.16
1995	5.37	4.99
1996	5.31	4.81
1997	5.27	4.66
1998	5.24	4.52
1999	5.18	4.35
2000	5.14	4.21
2001	5.09	3.96
2002	5.03	3.71
2003	4.94	3.47
2004	4.86	3.26
2005	4.8	3.16
2006	4.75	3.18
2007	4.72	3.19
2008	4.66	3.07
2009	4.57	2.95
2010	4.45	2.81
2011	4.28	2.8
2012	4.12	2.78
2013	3.96	2.67
2014	3.84	2.68
2015	3.77	2.63
2016	3.69	2.65
2017	3.61	2.67
2018	3.54	2.67
2019	3.43	2.49
2020	3.36	2.27
2021	3.31	2.17
2022	3.26	2.14
2023	3.21	2.28

Kenya and Saudi Arabia demographics compared

Median age

Kenya

Saudi Arabia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Kenya	Saudi Arabia
1960	15.7	18.6
1961	15.5	18.5
1962	15.3	18.4
1963	15.2	18.2
1964	15.1	18
1965	14.9	17.9
1966	14.8	17.7
1967	14.6	17.6
1968	14.5	17.5
1969	14.5	17.4
1970	14.4	17.4
1971	14.4	17.4
1972	14.3	17.4
1973	14.3	17.5
1974	14.3	17.6
1975	14.3	17.7
1976	14.3	17.8
1977	14.3	17.9
1978	14.3	18
1979	14.4	18.1
1980	14.5	18.2
1981	14.5	18.3
1982	14.6	18.4
1983	14.7	18.5
1984	14.8	18.6
1985	14.9	18.7
1986	15	18.7
1987	15	18.8
1988	15.1	18.9
1989	15.2	19
1990	15.3	19
1991	15.5	19.2
1992	15.6	19.3
1993	15.7	19.4
1994	15.9	19.6
1995	16	19.7
1996	16.1	19.9
1997	16.2	20.2
1998	16.4	20.4
1999	16.5	20.7
2000	16.7	20.8
2001	16.8	20.7
2002	17	20.8
2003	17.1	21.1
2004	17.3	21.4
2005	17.4	21.9
2006	17.5	22.3
2007	17.6	22.8
2008	17.7	23.4
2009	17.8	23.9
2010	17.9	24.5
2011	18.1	25.2
2012	18.2	25.9
2013	18.4	26.6
2014	18.5	27.2
2015	18.7	27.9
2016	18.9	28.6
2017	19.1	29
2018	19.3	29.3
2019	19.6	29.3
2020	19.8	29.4
2021	20	29.5
2022	20.3	29.7
2023	20.6	30.2
2024	20.8	30.5

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