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Kenya vs Taiwan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 23.4M in Taiwan (ranked 60/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 13,976 sq mi for Taiwan (ranked 45th vs. 133rd).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Taiwan ranks 22/197 ($797B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Taiwan ranks 34/197 ($34,041).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Taiwan
Population
58419239
23308308
Population rank 26/197 60/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$797B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 22/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$34,041
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 34/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$50,500
2017
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$209B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
24%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$8,907
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 61/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$17,771
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
13,976 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
1,675 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
0.89
2024
Median age
20.8 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.9 years
2025

Kenya and Taiwan: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Taiwan economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Taiwan
Year GDP
Kenya Taiwan
1960 $791,265,459 -
1961 $792,959,473 $1,778,000,000
1962 $868,111,401 $1,960,000,000
1963 $926,589,349 $2,218,000,000
1964 $998,759,334 $2,592,000,000
1965 $997,919,321 $2,869,000,000
1966 $1,164,519,674 $3,207,000,000
1967 $1,232,559,507 $3,709,000,000
1968 $1,353,295,459 $4,325,000,000
1969 $1,458,379,417 $5,017,000,000
1970 $1,603,447,359 $5,785,000,000
1971 $1,778,391,289 $6,727,000,000
1972 $2,107,279,157 $8,063,000,000
1973 $2,509,001,324 $10,940,000,000
1974 $2,969,958,812 $14,739,000,000
1975 $3,259,345,083 $15,836,000,000
1976 $3,474,542,392 $18,988,000,000
1977 $4,494,378,764 $22,252,000,000
1978 $5,303,735,111 $27,373,000,000
1979 $6,234,391,113 $33,875,000,000
1980 $7,265,315,820 $42,292,000,000
1981 $6,854,491,706 $49,047,000,000
1982 $6,431,579,357 $49,540,000,000
1983 $5,979,198,314 $54,155,000,000
1984 $6,191,437,070 $61,036,000,000
1985 $6,135,034,214 $63,599,000,000
1986 $7,239,126,568 $78,347,000,000
1987 $7,970,820,369 $104,956,000,000
1988 $8,355,380,879 $126,378,000,000
1989 $8,283,114,514 $152,687,000,000
1990 $8,572,359,038 $166,392,000,000
1991 $8,151,488,783 $187,100,000,000
1992 $8,209,120,763 $222,947,000,000
1993 $5,751,786,643 $234,943,000,000
1994 $7,148,148,564 $256,213,000,000
1995 $9,046,320,255 $279,013,000,000
1996 $12,045,865,396 $292,473,000,000
1997 $13,115,764,358 $303,315,000,000
1998 $14,093,998,844 $279,926,000,000
1999 $12,896,010,459 $303,827,000,000
2000 $12,705,350,098 $330,725,000,000
2001 $12,986,007,426 $299,303,000,000
2002 $13,147,736,899 $307,429,000,000
2003 $14,904,517,650 $317,374,000,000
2004 $16,095,337,094 $346,881,000,000
2005 $18,737,895,513 $374,042,000,000
2006 $25,825,512,284 $386,492,000,000
2007 $31,958,195,182 $406,940,000,000
2008 $35,895,153,328 $415,824,000,000
2009 $42,347,217,913 $390,788,000,000
2010 $45,405,615,064 $444,245,000,000
2011 $46,869,473,151 $483,957,000,000
2012 $56,396,704,672 $495,536,000,000
2013 $61,671,440,408 $512,957,000,000
2014 $68,285,796,514 $535,332,000,000
2015 $70,120,446,897 $534,474,000,000
2016 $74,815,144,164 $543,002,000,000
2017 $82,036,510,877 $591,734,000,000
2018 $92,202,979,985 $610,744,000,000
2019 $100,378,436,207 $613,453,000,000
2020 $100,657,505,751 $676,935,000,000
2021 $109,703,658,905 $777,062,000,000
2022 $114,448,978,153 $765,529,000,000
2023 $108,038,588,971 $757,276,000,000
2024 $124,498,691,699 $796,904,000,000

Kenya and Taiwan economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Taiwan
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Taiwan
1960 $102.8 -
1961 $99.3 $161.2
1962 $104.6 $172
1963 $107.4 $188.6
1964 $111.3 $213.6
1965 $106.9 $229.3
1966 $119.8 $249.1
1967 $121.9 $280.8
1968 $128.7 $319
1969 $133.3 $357
1970 $141 $397
1971 $150.9 $451
1972 $172.6 $530
1973 $198.6 $706
1974 $227.2 $934
1975 $241.2 $985
1976 $248.9 $1,158
1977 $311 $1,330
1978 $355 $1,606
1979 $403 $1,950
1980 $454 $2,389
1981 $413 $2,720
1982 $374 $2,699
1983 $335 $2,903
1984 $334 $3,224
1985 $320 $3,314
1986 $364 $4,036
1987 $387 $5,350
1988 $391 $6,370
1989 $374 $7,613
1990 $374 $8,205
1991 $345 $9,125
1992 $337 $10,768
1993 $229 $11,242
1994 $276.4 $12,150
1995 $340 $13,119
1996 $441 $13,641
1997 $467 $14,020
1998 $488 $12,820
1999 $434 $13,804
2000 $415 $14,908
2001 $411 $13,397
2002 $403 $13,686
2003 $443 $14,066
2004 $464 $15,317
2005 $523 $16,456
2006 $700 $16,934
2007 $840 $17,757
2008 $916 $18,081
2009 $1,048 $16,933
2010 $1,092 $19,197
2011 $1,096 $20,866
2012 $1,285 $21,295
2013 $1,371 $21,973
2014 $1,483 $22,874
2015 $1,489 $22,780
2016 $1,554 $23,091
2017 $1,667 $25,121
2018 $1,836 $25,901
2019 $1,960 $25,998
2020 $1,928 $28,705
2021 $2,061 $33,111
2022 $2,110 $32,827
2023 $1,952 $32,442
2024 $2,206 $34,041

Kenya vs. Taiwan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Taiwan
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Taiwan
1950 36.9 56.6
1951 38 57.2
1952 38.6 57.9
1953 39.8 58.6
1954 41 58.9
1955 42.3 59.8
1956 43.5 60.3
1957 45.3 61
1958 46.5 61
1959 47.5 61.6
1960 48.5 62.5
1961 49.3 63
1962 50.1 63.8
1963 50.8 64.5
1964 51.3 64.9
1965 51.9 65.7
1966 52.4 66.1
1967 52.8 66.7
1968 53.3 66.8
1969 53.7 67.7
1970 54.1 69
1971 54.5 69.4
1972 55 69.6
1973 55.5 69.8
1974 56 70.3
1975 56.6 70.9
1976 57.2 71.2
1977 57.7 71.3
1978 58.2 71.7
1979 58.7 71.7
1980 59.2 72
1981 59.6 72
1982 59.9 72.4
1983 60.3 72.4
1984 60.6 73
1985 60.9 73.3
1986 60.8 73.3
1987 60.7 73.6
1988 60.3 73.4
1989 60 73.7
1990 58.3 73.9
1991 57.8 74.3
1992 57.1 74.3
1993 56.7 74.6
1994 56.1 74.7
1995 55.9 74.6
1996 55.6 74.9
1997 55.5 75.3
1998 55.6 75.5
1999 55.9 75.6
2000 56.1 76.1
2001 56.5 76.5
2002 56.8 76.9
2003 57.4 77
2004 57.9 77.2
2005 58.5 77.1
2006 59.1 77.8
2007 59.4 78
2008 60 78.3
2009 60.5 78.7
2010 60.9 79
2011 61.3 78.9
2012 61.5 79.2
2013 61.7 79.6
2014 62 79.5
2015 62.3 79.9
2016 62.5 79.7
2017 62.7 80.1
2018 62.8 80.4
2019 62.9 80.6
2020 61.6 81.1
2021 61.2 80.8
2022 63.5 80.2
2023 63.6 80.6
2024 63.8 80.7
2025 64 80.9

Kenya and Taiwan population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Taiwan
Year Population
Kenya Taiwan
1960 7,695,307 -
1961 7,987,770 11,030,385
1962 8,299,308 11,392,513
1963 8,627,971 11,762,101
1964 8,973,535 12,137,143
1965 9,338,078 12,511,863
1966 9,717,816 12,874,153
1967 10,111,057 13,210,344
1968 10,518,823 13,548,537
1969 10,939,695 14,068,984
1970 11,368,791 14,582,944
1971 11,788,904 14,913,564
1972 12,206,060 15,220,495
1973 12,634,835 15,505,121
1974 13,070,078 15,784,817
1975 13,511,671 16,075,128
1976 13,957,623 16,401,413
1977 14,428,819 16,730,895
1978 14,934,126 17,042,272
1979 15,460,666 17,372,779
1980 16,018,459 17,704,538
1981 16,601,507 18,029,982
1982 17,206,175 18,354,855
1983 17,846,374 18,653,146
1984 18,514,906 18,929,866
1985 19,201,768 19,191,510
1986 19,901,646 19,411,454
1987 20,616,096 19,617,046
1988 21,356,219 19,839,704
1989 22,118,434 20,055,492
1990 22,892,651 20,278,946
1991 23,646,514 20,503,568
1992 24,382,460 20,704,227
1993 25,117,188 20,899,019
1994 25,857,130 21,086,645
1995 26,601,751 21,267,653
1996 27,344,211 21,441,432
1997 28,101,768 21,634,124
1998 28,888,057 21,835,703
1999 29,733,408 22,010,489
2000 30,642,890 22,184,530
2001 31,619,170 22,341,120
2002 32,629,808 22,463,172
2003 33,652,223 22,562,663
2004 34,713,455 22,646,836
2005 35,796,484 22,729,753
2006 36,904,008 22,823,455
2007 38,036,349 22,917,444
2008 39,206,351 22,997,696
2009 40,408,891 23,078,402
2010 41,598,567 23,140,948
2011 42,758,461 23,193,518
2012 43,888,303 23,270,367
2013 44,986,791 23,344,670
2014 46,051,440 23,403,635
2015 47,088,526 23,462,914
2016 48,139,687 23,515,945
2017 49,197,766 23,555,522
2018 50,207,107 23,580,080
2019 51,202,827 23,596,027
2020 52,217,334 23,582,179
2021 53,219,166 23,468,275
2022 54,252,461 23,319,977
2023 55,339,003 23,342,541
2024 56,432,944 23,410,331

Fertility rates in Kenya and Taiwan

Fertility rate
Kenya

Taiwan
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Taiwan
1951 - 7.04
1952 - -
1953 - -
1954 - -
1955 - -
1956 - -
1957 - -
1958 - -
1959 - -
1960 7.65 -
1961 7.72 -
1962 7.77 -
1963 7.82 -
1964 7.87 -
1965 7.92 -
1966 7.96 -
1967 7.95 -
1968 7.95 -
1969 7.95 -
1970 7.94 -
1971 7.92 -
1972 7.89 -
1973 7.86 -
1974 7.82 -
1975 7.8 -
1976 7.77 -
1977 7.73 -
1978 7.67 -
1979 7.6 -
1980 7.53 -
1981 7.45 2.46
1982 7.35 -
1983 7.22 -
1984 7.08 -
1985 6.96 -
1986 6.84 -
1987 6.69 -
1988 6.52 -
1989 6.33 -
1990 6.14 -
1991 5.94 1.72
1992 5.74 -
1993 5.57 -
1994 5.44 -
1995 5.37 -
1996 5.31 -
1997 5.27 -
1998 5.24 -
1999 5.18 -
2000 5.14 -
2001 5.09 1.4
2002 5.03 -
2003 4.94 -
2004 4.86 -
2005 4.8 -
2006 4.75 -
2007 4.72 -
2008 4.66 -
2009 4.57 -
2010 4.45 -
2011 4.28 1.07
2012 4.12 -
2013 3.96 -
2014 3.84 -
2015 3.77 1.18
2016 3.69 1.17
2017 3.61 1.13
2018 3.54 1.06
2019 3.43 1.05
2020 3.36 0.99
2021 3.31 0.98
2022 3.26 0.87
2023 3.21 0.87
2024 - 0.89

Kenya and Taiwan demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Taiwan
Year Median age, years
Kenya Taiwan
1960 15.7 -
1961 15.5 -
1962 15.3 -
1963 15.2 -
1964 15.1 -
1965 14.9 -
1966 14.8 -
1967 14.6 -
1968 14.5 -
1969 14.5 -
1970 14.4 -
1971 14.4 -
1972 14.3 -
1973 14.3 -
1974 14.3 20.8
1975 14.3 21.2
1976 14.3 21.5
1977 14.3 21.9
1978 14.3 22.3
1979 14.4 22.6
1980 14.5 23
1981 14.5 23.4
1982 14.6 23.8
1983 14.7 24.1
1984 14.8 24.6
1985 14.9 25.1
1986 15 25.6
1987 15 26.1
1988 15.1 26.5
1989 15.2 27
1990 15.3 27.5
1991 15.5 28
1992 15.6 28.4
1993 15.7 28.9
1994 15.9 29.4
1995 16 29.8
1996 16.1 30.3
1997 16.2 30.7
1998 16.4 31.2
1999 16.5 31.6
2000 16.7 32.1
2001 16.8 32.6
2002 17 33.1
2003 17.1 33.6
2004 17.3 34.1
2005 17.4 34.7
2006 17.5 35.2
2007 17.6 35.8
2008 17.7 36.3
2009 17.8 36.8
2010 17.9 37.4
2011 18.1 37.9
2012 18.2 38.3
2013 18.4 38.9
2014 18.5 39.3
2015 18.7 39.9
2016 18.9 40.4
2017 19.1 41
2018 19.3 41.5
2019 19.6 42.1
2020 19.8 42.7
2021 20 43.3
2022 20.3 43.9
2023 20.6 44.5
2024 20.8 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Taiwan
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$825B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
15.9%
2024
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
+0.43%
2024
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
3.38%
2024
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
58.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
39.8%
2024
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
79.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
n/a
Number of millionaires n/a
788,799
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
4.01%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
54
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
n/a
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
n/a
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kenya Taiwan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
2,308 kg
2024
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
273.7 megatons
2022
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
11.7 tons
2022
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
n/a
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
n/a

Society

Kenya Taiwan
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.29%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
+47,029
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
n/a
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
78.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
67
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
88
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
0.8
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
2
2024
Visa free countries
78
2025
129
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
98.5%
2014
English speaking
78.7%
2023
30%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
n/a

Health

Kenya Taiwan
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
80.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
14
2024
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
11.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
53
2025
55
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Kenya Taiwan
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
597 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
3,000 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
8,495 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
25,771 mi
2019

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