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Kenya vs Tonga statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 104K in Tonga (ranked 183/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 278 sq mi for Tonga (ranked 45th vs. 176th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Tonga ranks 191/197 ($509M). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Tonga ranks 121/197 ($4,864).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Tonga
Population
58419239
103744
Population rank 26/197 183/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$509M
2023
GDP rank 64/197 191/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$4,864
2023
GDP per capita rank 152/197 121/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$7,853
2023
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$224M
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
44.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$2,138
2023
Government debt per person rank 131/185 117/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$4,126
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
278 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
375 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
3.13
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
21.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.2 years
2025

Kenya and Tonga: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Tonga economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Tonga
Year GDP
Kenya Tonga
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 $32,506,742
1976 $3,474,542,392 $30,036,417
1977 $4,494,378,764 $34,139,388
1978 $5,303,735,111 $41,567,472
1979 $6,234,391,113 $44,667,002
1980 $7,265,315,820 $53,260,077
1981 $6,854,491,706 $62,242,013
1982 $6,431,579,357 $62,068,161
1983 $5,979,198,314 $60,863,964
1984 $6,191,437,070 $64,248,355
1985 $6,135,034,214 $60,058,663
1986 $7,239,126,568 $68,195,856
1987 $7,970,820,369 $81,667,133
1988 $8,355,380,879 $106,657,267
1989 $8,283,114,514 $106,344,855
1990 $8,572,359,038 $113,563,822
1991 $8,151,488,783 $132,201,141
1992 $8,209,120,763 $137,066,291
1993 $5,751,786,643 $138,489,884
1994 $7,148,148,564 $195,990,986
1995 $9,046,320,255 $208,871,666
1996 $12,045,865,396 $222,100,576
1997 $13,115,764,358 $214,991,452
1998 $14,093,998,844 $191,504,893
1999 $12,896,010,459 $199,208,718
2000 $12,705,350,098 $204,848,488
2001 $12,986,007,426 $181,117,230
2002 $13,147,736,899 $182,764,281
2003 $14,904,517,650 $202,246,591
2004 $16,095,337,094 $230,678,011
2005 $18,737,895,513 $261,823,805
2006 $25,825,512,284 $292,232,703
2007 $31,958,195,182 $298,519,623
2008 $35,895,153,328 $344,438,844
2009 $42,347,217,913 $312,415,028
2010 $45,405,615,064 $366,887,375
2011 $46,869,473,151 $414,143,828
2012 $56,396,704,672 $471,122,971
2013 $61,671,440,408 $451,788,498
2014 $68,285,796,514 $440,997,735
2015 $70,120,446,897 $437,525,539
2016 $74,815,144,164 $420,828,255
2017 $82,036,510,877 $459,976,847
2018 $92,202,979,985 $489,714,530
2019 $100,378,436,207 $494,197,854
2020 $100,657,505,751 $496,856,304
2021 $109,703,658,905 $518,228,029
2022 $114,448,978,153 $518,180,029
2023 $108,038,588,971 $508,735,107
2024 $124,498,691,699 -

Kenya and Tonga economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Tonga
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Tonga
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 $349
1976 $248.9 $315
1977 $311 $353
1978 $355 $428
1979 $403 $458
1980 $454 $545
1981 $413 $636
1982 $374 $633
1983 $335 $621
1984 $334 $656
1985 $320 $613
1986 $364 $696
1987 $387 $830
1988 $391 $1,078
1989 $374 $1,070
1990 $374 $1,139
1991 $345 $1,323
1992 $337 $1,370
1993 $229 $1,383
1994 $276.4 $1,957
1995 $340 $2,084
1996 $441 $2,215
1997 $467 $2,136
1998 $488 $1,889
1999 $434 $1,952
2000 $415 $1,995
2001 $411 $1,754
2002 $403 $1,759
2003 $443 $1,936
2004 $464 $2,195
2005 $523 $2,478
2006 $700 $2,750
2007 $840 $2,797
2008 $916 $3,218
2009 $1,048 $2,914
2010 $1,092 $3,416
2011 $1,096 $3,850
2012 $1,285 $4,384
2013 $1,371 $4,219
2014 $1,483 $4,137
2015 $1,489 $4,124
2016 $1,554 $3,988
2017 $1,667 $4,366
2018 $1,836 $4,639
2019 $1,960 $4,677
2020 $1,928 $4,700
2021 $2,061 $4,913
2022 $2,110 $4,933
2023 $1,952 $4,864
2024 $2,206 -

Kenya vs. Tonga life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Tonga
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Tonga
1950 36.9 48.4
1951 38 49.8
1952 38.6 51.2
1953 39.8 52.4
1954 41 53.6
1955 42.3 54.7
1956 43.5 55.7
1957 45.3 56.5
1958 46.5 57.2
1959 47.5 57.8
1960 48.5 58.3
1961 49.3 58.8
1962 50.1 59.3
1963 50.8 59.8
1964 51.3 60.3
1965 51.9 60.7
1966 52.4 61.2
1967 52.8 61.7
1968 53.3 62.2
1969 53.7 62.7
1970 54.1 63.2
1971 54.5 63.6
1972 55 64.1
1973 55.5 64.4
1974 56 64.8
1975 56.6 65.1
1976 57.2 65.4
1977 57.7 65.6
1978 58.2 65.9
1979 58.7 66
1980 59.2 66.2
1981 59.6 66.4
1982 59.9 66.3
1983 60.3 66.7
1984 60.6 66.8
1985 60.9 66.9
1986 60.8 67.1
1987 60.7 67.2
1988 60.3 67.3
1989 60 67.4
1990 58.3 67.5
1991 57.8 67.7
1992 57.1 67.9
1993 56.7 68.2
1994 56.1 68.4
1995 55.9 68.6
1996 55.6 68.8
1997 55.5 69
1998 55.6 69.2
1999 55.9 69.4
2000 56.1 69.6
2001 56.5 69.8
2002 56.8 70
2003 57.4 70.2
2004 57.9 70.4
2005 58.5 70.6
2006 59.1 70.7
2007 59.4 70.9
2008 60 71
2009 60.5 70.9
2010 60.9 71.3
2011 61.3 71.4
2012 61.5 71.5
2013 61.7 71.6
2014 62 71.7
2015 62.3 71.9
2016 62.5 72
2017 62.7 72.1
2018 62.8 72.2
2019 62.9 72.3
2020 61.6 72.4
2021 61.2 72.1
2022 63.5 72.6
2023 63.6 72.9
2024 63.8 73.1
2025 64 73.2

Kenya and Tonga population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Tonga
Year Population
Kenya Tonga
1960 7,695,307 66,170
1961 7,987,770 68,037
1962 8,299,308 69,940
1963 8,627,971 71,885
1964 8,973,535 73,879
1965 9,338,078 75,924
1966 9,717,816 78,002
1967 10,111,057 79,814
1968 10,518,823 81,353
1969 10,939,695 82,885
1970 11,368,791 84,401
1971 11,788,904 85,896
1972 12,206,060 87,356
1973 12,634,835 88,805
1974 13,070,078 90,683
1975 13,511,671 93,017
1976 13,957,623 95,325
1977 14,428,819 96,725
1978 14,934,126 97,204
1979 15,460,666 97,544
1980 16,018,459 97,769
1981 16,601,507 97,909
1982 17,206,175 97,980
1983 17,846,374 97,998
1984 18,514,906 97,990
1985 19,201,768 97,984
1986 19,901,646 98,010
1987 20,616,096 98,376
1988 21,356,219 98,969
1989 22,118,434 99,403
1990 22,892,651 99,700
1991 23,646,514 99,895
1992 24,382,460 100,022
1993 25,117,188 100,103
1994 25,857,130 100,166
1995 26,601,751 100,225
1996 27,344,211 100,275
1997 28,101,768 100,674
1998 28,888,057 101,388
1999 29,733,408 102,046
2000 30,642,890 102,677
2001 31,619,170 103,288
2002 32,629,808 103,874
2003 33,652,223 104,464
2004 34,713,455 105,071
2005 35,796,484 105,671
2006 36,904,008 106,253
2007 38,036,349 106,726
2008 39,206,351 107,020
2009 40,408,891 107,203
2010 41,598,567 107,400
2011 42,758,461 107,570
2012 43,888,303 107,460
2013 44,986,791 107,078
2014 46,051,440 106,609
2015 47,088,526 106,095
2016 48,139,687 105,524
2017 49,197,766 105,356
2018 50,207,107 105,567
2019 51,202,827 105,669
2020 52,217,334 105,704
2021 53,219,166 105,490
2022 54,252,461 105,042
2023 55,339,003 104,597
2024 56,432,944 104,175

Fertility rates in Kenya and Tonga

Fertility rate
Kenya

Tonga
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Tonga
1960 7.65 6.65
1961 7.72 6.61
1962 7.77 6.57
1963 7.82 6.52
1964 7.87 6.46
1965 7.92 6.41
1966 7.96 6.35
1967 7.95 6.29
1968 7.95 6.23
1969 7.95 6.17
1970 7.94 6.07
1971 7.92 5.96
1972 7.89 5.86
1973 7.86 5.8
1974 7.82 5.77
1975 7.8 5.75
1976 7.77 5.73
1977 7.73 5.7
1978 7.67 5.68
1979 7.6 5.65
1980 7.53 5.6
1981 7.45 5.55
1982 7.35 5.5
1983 7.22 5.45
1984 7.08 5.41
1985 6.96 5.34
1986 6.84 5.27
1987 6.69 5.19
1988 6.52 5.1
1989 6.33 5.01
1990 6.14 4.93
1991 5.94 4.85
1992 5.74 4.79
1993 5.57 4.73
1994 5.44 4.66
1995 5.37 4.56
1996 5.31 4.46
1997 5.27 4.38
1998 5.24 4.31
1999 5.18 4.23
2000 5.14 4.16
2001 5.09 4.13
2002 5.03 4.14
2003 4.94 4.18
2004 4.86 4.19
2005 4.8 4.2
2006 4.75 4.14
2007 4.72 4.09
2008 4.66 4.01
2009 4.57 3.95
2010 4.45 3.88
2011 4.28 3.83
2012 4.12 3.77
2013 3.96 3.7
2014 3.84 3.62
2015 3.77 3.54
2016 3.69 3.46
2017 3.61 3.39
2018 3.54 3.33
2019 3.43 3.27
2020 3.36 3.23
2021 3.31 3.2
2022 3.26 3.17
2023 3.21 3.13

Kenya and Tonga demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Tonga
Year Median age, years
Kenya Tonga
1960 15.7 17.1
1961 15.5 17.1
1962 15.3 17.1
1963 15.2 17
1964 15.1 17
1965 14.9 17
1966 14.8 17
1967 14.6 17
1968 14.5 16.9
1969 14.5 16.8
1970 14.4 16.8
1971 14.4 16.7
1972 14.3 16.7
1973 14.3 16.8
1974 14.3 16.8
1975 14.3 16.7
1976 14.3 16.7
1977 14.3 16.8
1978 14.3 17.1
1979 14.4 17.3
1980 14.5 17.4
1981 14.5 17.6
1982 14.6 17.8
1983 14.7 17.9
1984 14.8 18
1985 14.9 18.1
1986 15 18.2
1987 15 18.3
1988 15.1 18.6
1989 15.2 18.9
1990 15.3 19.1
1991 15.5 19.3
1992 15.6 19.5
1993 15.7 19.6
1994 15.9 19.6
1995 16 19.6
1996 16.1 19.6
1997 16.2 19.7
1998 16.4 19.9
1999 16.5 20.1
2000 16.7 20.3
2001 16.8 20.5
2002 17 20.7
2003 17.1 20.8
2004 17.3 20.8
2005 17.4 20.8
2006 17.5 20.8
2007 17.6 20.9
2008 17.7 21
2009 17.8 21.1
2010 17.9 21.2
2011 18.1 21.2
2012 18.2 21.4
2013 18.4 21.6
2014 18.5 21.7
2015 18.7 21.8
2016 18.9 21.9
2017 19.1 21.9
2018 19.3 22
2019 19.6 22
2020 19.8 22.1
2021 20 22.1
2022 20.3 22
2023 20.6 21.9
2024 20.8 21.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Tonga
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$578M
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
49.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
5.15%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
-7.9%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
1.65%
2023
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
50.2%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
13.5%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
58.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
22%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
4%
2021
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$377M
2024
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$257M
2024
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
94,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
47.8%
2020
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
n/a

Energy

Kenya Tonga
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
543 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$7.94
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
0.22 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
2.1 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
2.3%
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
14.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Tonga
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.001%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
-2,149
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
23.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
5.45 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
42.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
50
2025
Higher education index
66
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
0.95
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
33
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
127
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
99.4%
2021
English speaking
78.7%
2023
30%
2023
People using the Internet
35%
2024
58.5%
2023

Health

Kenya Tonga
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$378
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$11.1
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
73.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
45.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
1.01
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
24.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
67
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
9.9
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
72.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
19.6%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
91
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
31.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
0.36 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Tonga
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0005%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
2,669 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
135.1 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
34.6 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
423 mi
2011

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