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Kenya vs Seychelles statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 121K in The Seychelles (ranked 181/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 177.6 sq mi for The Seychelles (ranked 45th vs. 181st).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and The Seychelles ranks 176/197 ($2.17B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while The Seychelles ranks 63/197 ($17,859).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Seychelles
Population
58419239
125181
Population rank 26/197 181/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$2.17B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 176/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$17,859
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 63/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$33,239
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$1.25B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
59.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$10,323
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 59/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$9,988
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
177.6 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
683 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.02
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
35 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025

Kenya and Seychelles: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Seychelles economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Seychelles
Year GDP
Kenya Seychelles
1960 $791,265,459 $12,012,025
1961 $792,959,473 $11,592,024
1962 $868,111,401 $12,642,026
1963 $926,589,349 $13,923,029
1964 $998,759,334 $15,393,032
1965 $997,919,321 $15,603,032
1966 $1,164,519,674 $16,443,034
1967 $1,232,559,507 $16,632,032
1968 $1,353,295,459 $16,074,028
1969 $1,458,379,417 $16,452,028
1970 $1,603,447,359 $18,432,032
1971 $1,778,391,289 $21,965,951
1972 $2,107,279,157 $30,645,123
1973 $2,509,001,324 $36,896,280
1974 $2,969,958,812 $43,134,496
1975 $3,259,345,083 $47,803,146
1976 $3,474,542,392 $49,278,982
1977 $4,494,378,764 $64,526,401
1978 $5,303,735,111 $85,552,366
1979 $6,234,391,113 $127,261,099
1980 $7,265,315,820 $156,783,830
1981 $6,854,491,706 $163,750,728
1982 $6,431,579,357 $157,211,790
1983 $5,979,198,314 $156,098,237
1984 $6,191,437,070 $160,992,921
1985 $6,135,034,214 $179,691,483
1986 $7,239,126,568 $221,147,061
1987 $7,970,820,369 $265,212,957
1988 $8,355,380,879 $301,985,618
1989 $8,283,114,514 $324,333,367
1990 $8,572,359,038 $392,163,561
1991 $8,151,488,783 $398,307,170
1992 $8,209,120,763 $461,409,399
1993 $5,751,786,643 $504,230,621
1994 $7,148,148,564 $517,570,058
1995 $9,046,320,255 $540,733,048
1996 $12,045,865,396 $535,250,347
1997 $13,115,764,358 $598,966,982
1998 $14,093,998,844 $647,287,376
1999 $12,896,010,459 $662,838,615
2000 $12,705,350,098 $654,212,394
2001 $12,986,007,426 $662,064,156
2002 $13,147,736,899 $742,134,838
2003 $14,904,517,650 $750,847,230
2004 $16,095,337,094 $893,012,218
2005 $18,737,895,513 $977,899,382
2006 $25,825,512,284 $1,081,441,283
2007 $31,958,195,182 $1,077,308,814
2008 $35,895,153,328 $979,597,394
2009 $42,347,217,913 $850,901,620
2010 $45,405,615,064 $981,616,542
2011 $46,869,473,151 $1,058,918,707
2012 $56,396,704,672 $1,089,407,839
2013 $61,671,440,408 $1,333,160,407
2014 $68,285,796,514 $1,387,577,870
2015 $70,120,446,897 $1,432,403,352
2016 $74,815,144,164 $1,568,513,348
2017 $82,036,510,877 $1,675,370,641
2018 $92,202,979,985 $1,784,313,927
2019 $100,378,436,207 $1,868,690,097
2020 $100,657,505,751 $1,382,551,752
2021 $109,703,658,905 $1,487,173,795
2022 $114,448,978,153 $2,018,346,589
2023 $108,038,588,971 $2,187,379,755
2024 $124,498,691,699 $2,167,239,562

Kenya and Seychelles economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Seychelles
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Seychelles
1960 $102.8 $288.1
1961 $99.3 $270.3
1962 $104.6 $287
1963 $107.4 $308
1964 $111.3 $332
1965 $106.9 $328
1966 $119.8 $338
1967 $121.9 $333
1968 $128.7 $314
1969 $133.3 $314
1970 $141 $344
1971 $150.9 $402
1972 $172.6 $547
1973 $198.6 $649
1974 $227.2 $745
1975 $241.2 $806
1976 $248.9 $814
1977 $311 $1,044
1978 $355 $1,377
1979 $403 $2,030
1980 $454 $2,478
1981 $413 $2,557
1982 $374 $2,441
1983 $335 $2,426
1984 $334 $2,488
1985 $320 $2,754
1986 $364 $3,368
1987 $387 $3,872
1988 $391 $4,392
1989 $374 $4,689
1990 $374 $5,642
1991 $345 $5,655
1992 $337 $6,520
1993 $229 $6,979
1994 $276.4 $6,975
1995 $340 $7,181
1996 $441 $7,004
1997 $467 $7,747
1998 $488 $8,210
1999 $434 $8,243
2000 $415 $8,064
2001 $411 $8,153
2002 $403 $8,864
2003 $443 $9,070
2004 $464 $10,828
2005 $523 $11,802
2006 $700 $12,783
2007 $840 $12,669
2008 $916 $11,265
2009 $1,048 $9,747
2010 $1,092 $10,935
2011 $1,096 $12,110
2012 $1,285 $12,337
2013 $1,371 $14,821
2014 $1,483 $15,188
2015 $1,489 $15,333
2016 $1,554 $16,567
2017 $1,667 $17,480
2018 $1,836 $18,440
2019 $1,960 $19,142
2020 $1,928 $14,041
2021 $2,061 $14,983
2022 $2,110 $16,837
2023 $1,952 $18,263
2024 $2,206 $17,859

Kenya vs. Seychelles life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Seychelles
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Seychelles
1950 36.9 57.8
1951 38 58
1952 38.6 58.4
1953 39.8 58.7
1954 41 59
1955 42.3 59.4
1956 43.5 59.8
1957 45.3 60.2
1958 46.5 60.4
1959 47.5 60.4
1960 48.5 60.5
1961 49.3 60.6
1962 50.1 60.7
1963 50.8 60.9
1964 51.3 61.2
1965 51.9 61.4
1966 52.4 61.7
1967 52.8 62.1
1968 53.3 62.6
1969 53.7 63.3
1970 54.1 64
1971 54.5 64.6
1972 55 65.3
1973 55.5 65.9
1974 56 66.4
1975 56.6 66.8
1976 57.2 67.2
1977 57.7 67.6
1978 58.2 67.9
1979 58.7 68.2
1980 59.2 68.5
1981 59.6 68.7
1982 59.9 69
1983 60.3 69.3
1984 60.6 69.5
1985 60.9 69.6
1986 60.8 69.8
1987 60.7 69.9
1988 60.3 70
1989 60 70.1
1990 58.3 70.2
1991 57.8 70.3
1992 57.1 70.3
1993 56.7 70.4
1994 56.1 70.5
1995 55.9 70.6
1996 55.6 70.8
1997 55.5 70.8
1998 55.6 71.1
1999 55.9 71.2
2000 56.1 71.3
2001 56.5 71.4
2002 56.8 71.5
2003 57.4 71.7
2004 57.9 71.7
2005 58.5 71.9
2006 59.1 72
2007 59.4 72.2
2008 60 72.3
2009 60.5 72.4
2010 60.9 72.5
2011 61.3 72.5
2012 61.5 72.5
2013 61.7 72.4
2014 62 72.4
2015 62.3 72.3
2016 62.5 72.2
2017 62.7 72.2
2018 62.8 72.2
2019 62.9 72.1
2020 61.6 74.1
2021 61.2 71.2
2022 63.5 71.2
2023 63.6 72.9
2024 63.8 73
2025 64 73.1

Kenya and Seychelles population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Seychelles
Year Population
Kenya Seychelles
1960 7,695,307 41,700
1961 7,987,770 42,889
1962 8,299,308 44,042
1963 8,627,971 45,176
1964 8,973,535 46,322
1965 9,338,078 47,500
1966 9,717,816 48,699
1967 10,111,057 49,911
1968 10,518,823 51,134
1969 10,939,695 52,365
1970 11,368,791 53,600
1971 11,788,904 54,695
1972 12,206,060 56,029
1973 12,634,835 56,892
1974 13,070,078 57,937
1975 13,511,671 59,292
1976 13,957,623 60,504
1977 14,428,819 61,786
1978 14,934,126 62,150
1979 15,460,666 62,686
1980 16,018,459 63,261
1981 16,601,507 64,035
1982 17,206,175 64,413
1983 17,846,374 64,335
1984 18,514,906 64,717
1985 19,201,768 65,244
1986 19,901,646 65,652
1987 20,616,096 68,499
1988 21,356,219 68,755
1989 22,118,434 69,167
1990 22,892,651 69,507
1991 23,646,514 70,439
1992 24,382,460 70,763
1993 25,117,188 72,253
1994 25,857,130 74,205
1995 26,601,751 75,304
1996 27,344,211 76,417
1997 28,101,768 77,319
1998 28,888,057 78,846
1999 29,733,408 80,410
2000 30,642,890 81,131
2001 31,619,170 81,202
2002 32,629,808 83,723
2003 33,652,223 82,781
2004 34,713,455 82,475
2005 35,796,484 82,858
2006 36,904,008 84,600
2007 38,036,349 85,033
2008 39,206,351 86,956
2009 40,408,891 87,298
2010 41,598,567 89,770
2011 42,758,461 87,441
2012 43,888,303 88,303
2013 44,986,791 89,949
2014 46,051,440 91,359
2015 47,088,526 93,419
2016 48,139,687 94,677
2017 49,197,766 95,843
2018 50,207,107 96,762
2019 51,202,827 97,625
2020 52,217,334 98,462
2021 53,219,166 99,258
2022 54,252,461 119,878
2023 55,339,003 119,773
2024 56,432,944 121,354

Fertility rates in Kenya and Seychelles

Fertility rate
Kenya

Seychelles
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Seychelles
1960 7.65 5.31
1961 7.72 5.42
1962 7.77 5.51
1963 7.82 5.61
1964 7.87 5.69
1965 7.92 5.72
1966 7.96 6.13
1967 7.95 5.9
1968 7.95 5.61
1969 7.95 5.48
1970 7.94 5.31
1971 7.92 5.69
1972 7.89 5.16
1973 7.86 4.78
1974 7.82 5.1
1975 7.8 4.75
1976 7.77 4.09
1977 7.73 3.75
1978 7.67 3.92
1979 7.6 3.66
1980 7.53 3.79
1981 7.45 3.67
1982 7.35 3.13
1983 7.22 3.22
1984 7.08 3.24
1985 6.96 3.09
1986 6.84 3.07
1987 6.69 2.92
1988 6.52 2.79
1989 6.33 2.67
1990 6.14 2.61
1991 5.94 2.69
1992 5.74 2.53
1993 5.57 2.58
1994 5.44 2.6
1995 5.37 2.36
1996 5.31 2.31
1997 5.27 2.1
1998 5.24 2.04
1999 5.18 2.04
2000 5.14 2.08
2001 5.09 1.98
2002 5.03 2.04
2003 4.94 2.06
2004 4.86 2.01
2005 4.8 2.2
2006 4.75 2.11
2007 4.72 2.24
2008 4.66 2.33
2009 4.57 2.38
2010 4.45 2.16
2011 4.28 2.33
2012 4.12 2.37
2013 3.96 2.26
2014 3.84 2.25
2015 3.77 2.31
2016 3.69 2.39
2017 3.61 2.41
2018 3.54 2.41
2019 3.43 2.36
2020 3.36 2.29
2021 3.31 2.46
2022 3.26 2.01
2023 3.21 2.02

Kenya and Seychelles demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Seychelles
Year Median age, years
Kenya Seychelles
1960 15.7 21.9
1961 15.5 21.6
1962 15.3 21.3
1963 15.2 21
1964 15.1 20.6
1965 14.9 20.2
1966 14.8 19.8
1967 14.6 19.4
1968 14.5 19
1969 14.5 18.7
1970 14.4 18.5
1971 14.4 18.4
1972 14.3 18.5
1973 14.3 18.6
1974 14.3 18.7
1975 14.3 18.9
1976 14.3 19
1977 14.3 19.3
1978 14.3 19.6
1979 14.4 19.9
1980 14.5 20.4
1981 14.5 20.7
1982 14.6 21.1
1983 14.7 21.4
1984 14.8 21.7
1985 14.9 22
1986 15 22.3
1987 15 22.5
1988 15.1 22.9
1989 15.2 23.3
1990 15.3 23.6
1991 15.5 24
1992 15.6 24.5
1993 15.7 24.8
1994 15.9 25.2
1995 16 25.4
1996 16.1 25.7
1997 16.2 26.1
1998 16.4 26.4
1999 16.5 26.8
2000 16.7 27.3
2001 16.8 27.7
2002 17 28.1
2003 17.1 28.5
2004 17.3 28.9
2005 17.4 29.3
2006 17.5 29.6
2007 17.6 30
2008 17.7 30.4
2009 17.8 30.8
2010 17.9 31.2
2011 18.1 31.4
2012 18.2 31.5
2013 18.4 31.6
2014 18.5 31.8
2015 18.7 32.1
2016 18.9 32.3
2017 19.1 32.6
2018 19.3 32.9
2019 19.6 33.2
2020 19.8 33.6
2021 20 34
2022 20.3 34.4
2023 20.6 34.7
2024 20.8 35

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Seychelles
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$2.12B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
36%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
4.45%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
1.71%
2023
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-1.19%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
2.59%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
65.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
12.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
66.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
23.9%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.6%
2018
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
23
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
$811M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$774M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$11.4M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
124,500
2020
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
18.4%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kenya Seychelles
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
2,411 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$8.08
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
1.24 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
10.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
1.9%
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
4.51%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Seychelles
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
+1,747
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
59.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.77 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.33 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
61.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
72
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
7
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
9.34
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
11.3
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
149
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
96.2%
2020
English speaking
78.7%
2023
37.9%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
87.4%
2023

Health

Kenya Seychelles
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$695
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$169.6
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
3.82
2022
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
42
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
14.3
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
30.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
9.3%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
52
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
20.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
10.2 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Seychelles
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
1,464 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
5.98 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
130.1 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
327 mi
2015

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