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Kenya vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 45th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Turkmenistan
Population
58419239
7713465
Population rank 26/197 104/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 64/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 152/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 131/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
20.8 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Kenya and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Kenya and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Kenya

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Kenya Turkmenistan
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 -
1976 $3,474,542,392 -
1977 $4,494,378,764 -
1978 $5,303,735,111 -
1979 $6,234,391,113 -
1980 $7,265,315,820 -
1981 $6,854,491,706 -
1982 $6,431,579,357 -
1983 $5,979,198,314 -
1984 $6,191,437,070 -
1985 $6,135,034,214 -
1986 $7,239,126,568 -
1987 $7,970,820,369 $2,331,358,820
1988 $8,355,380,879 $3,010,982,414
1989 $8,283,114,514 $3,006,988,217
1990 $8,572,359,038 $3,189,539,641
1991 $8,151,488,783 $3,208,098,919
1992 $8,209,120,763 $3,200,539,816
1993 $5,751,786,643 $3,179,225,949
1994 $7,148,148,564 $2,561,118,608
1995 $9,046,320,255 $2,482,228,440
1996 $12,045,865,396 $2,378,759,975
1997 $13,115,764,358 $2,450,350,625
1998 $14,093,998,844 $2,605,689,134
1999 $12,896,010,459 $2,450,564,100
2000 $12,705,350,098 $2,904,663,311
2001 $12,986,007,426 $3,534,772,732
2002 $13,147,736,899 $4,462,029,109
2003 $14,904,517,650 $5,977,440,583
2004 $16,095,337,094 $6,838,351,088
2005 $18,737,895,513 $8,103,901,996
2006 $25,825,512,284 $10,276,674,365
2007 $31,958,195,182 $12,664,165,103
2008 $35,895,153,328 $19,271,523,179
2009 $42,347,217,913 $20,214,385,965
2010 $45,405,615,064 $22,583,157,895
2011 $46,869,473,151 $29,233,333,333
2012 $56,396,704,672 $35,164,210,526
2013 $61,671,440,408 $39,197,543,860
2014 $68,285,796,514 $43,524,210,526
2015 $70,120,446,897 $35,799,714,286
2016 $74,815,144,164 $36,169,428,571
2017 $82,036,510,877 $37,926,285,714
2018 $92,202,979,985 $40,765,428,571
2019 $100,378,436,207 $45,232,857,143
2020 $100,657,505,751 $45,818,000,000
2021 $109,703,658,905 $50,007,428,571
2022 $114,448,978,153 $58,972,000,000
2023 $108,038,588,971 $60,628,857,143
2024 $124,498,691,699 $64,239,891,739

Kenya and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Kenya

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Kenya Turkmenistan
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 -
1976 $248.9 -
1977 $311 -
1978 $355 -
1979 $403 -
1980 $454 -
1981 $413 -
1982 $374 -
1983 $335 -
1984 $334 -
1985 $320 -
1986 $364 -
1987 $387 $675
1988 $391 $846
1989 $374 $821
1990 $374 $848
1991 $345 $832
1992 $337 $811
1993 $229 $788
1994 $276.4 $622
1995 $340 $592
1996 $441 $558
1997 $467 $565
1998 $488 $591
1999 $434 $546
2000 $415 $634
2001 $411 $756
2002 $403 $936
2003 $443 $1,229
2004 $464 $1,379
2005 $523 $1,604
2006 $700 $1,997
2007 $840 $2,415
2008 $916 $3,606
2009 $1,048 $3,708
2010 $1,092 $4,059
2011 $1,096 $5,144
2012 $1,285 $6,054
2013 $1,371 $6,600
2014 $1,483 $7,164
2015 $1,489 $5,759
2016 $1,554 $5,687
2017 $1,667 $5,828
2018 $1,836 $6,125
2019 $1,960 $6,648
2020 $1,928 $6,593
2021 $2,061 $7,051
2022 $2,110 $8,156
2023 $1,952 $8,233
2024 $2,206 $8,572

Kenya vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Turkmenistan
1950 36.9 48.1
1951 38 48.6
1952 38.6 49
1953 39.8 49.4
1954 41 49.8
1955 42.3 50.2
1956 43.5 50.6
1957 45.3 51
1958 46.5 51.4
1959 47.5 51.8
1960 48.5 52.1
1961 49.3 52.5
1962 50.1 52.9
1963 50.8 53.2
1964 51.3 53.6
1965 51.9 54
1966 52.4 54.4
1967 52.8 54.8
1968 53.3 55.3
1969 53.7 55.7
1970 54.1 56
1971 54.5 56.3
1972 55 56.6
1973 55.5 56.8
1974 56 57
1975 56.6 57.2
1976 57.2 57.4
1977 57.7 57.7
1978 58.2 58.3
1979 58.7 59.1
1980 59.2 60.2
1981 59.6 61
1982 59.9 61.6
1983 60.3 62
1984 60.6 62.4
1985 60.9 62.8
1986 60.8 63.2
1987 60.7 63.5
1988 60.3 63.7
1989 60 63.8
1990 58.3 63.9
1991 57.8 63.8
1992 57.1 63.8
1993 56.7 63.6
1994 56.1 63.5
1995 55.9 63.5
1996 55.6 63.5
1997 55.5 63.7
1998 55.6 64
1999 55.9 64.5
2000 56.1 64.9
2001 56.5 65.3
2002 56.8 65.6
2003 57.4 65.9
2004 57.9 66.1
2005 58.5 66.3
2006 59.1 66.6
2007 59.4 67
2008 60 67.6
2009 60.5 68.2
2010 60.9 68.6
2011 61.3 68.9
2012 61.5 69
2013 61.7 69
2014 62 69
2015 62.3 69.1
2016 62.5 69.1
2017 62.7 69.2
2018 62.8 69.3
2019 62.9 69.4
2020 61.6 68.8
2021 61.2 69.4
2022 63.5 69.9
2023 63.6 70.1
2024 63.8 70.2
2025 64 70.3

Kenya and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Kenya Turkmenistan
1960 7,695,307 1,643,457
1961 7,987,770 1,695,400
1962 8,299,308 1,749,214
1963 8,627,971 1,804,272
1964 8,973,535 1,859,997
1965 9,338,078 1,915,916
1966 9,717,816 1,971,737
1967 10,111,057 2,027,403
1968 10,518,823 2,083,069
1969 10,939,695 2,139,024
1970 11,368,791 2,195,616
1971 11,788,904 2,253,119
1972 12,206,060 2,311,430
1973 12,634,835 2,370,919
1974 13,070,078 2,432,028
1975 13,511,671 2,494,570
1976 13,957,623 2,558,521
1977 14,428,819 2,623,948
1978 14,934,126 2,691,088
1979 15,460,666 2,760,358
1980 16,018,459 2,832,203
1981 16,601,507 2,907,187
1982 17,206,175 2,985,557
1983 17,846,374 3,067,534
1984 18,514,906 3,154,079
1985 19,201,768 3,247,534
1986 19,901,646 3,347,809
1987 20,616,096 3,452,731
1988 21,356,219 3,559,363
1989 22,118,434 3,662,459
1990 22,892,651 3,760,562
1991 23,646,514 3,855,894
1992 24,382,460 3,944,689
1993 25,117,188 4,032,407
1994 25,857,130 4,116,662
1995 26,601,751 4,191,203
1996 27,344,211 4,263,819
1997 28,101,768 4,336,730
1998 28,888,057 4,410,507
1999 29,733,408 4,492,170
2000 30,642,890 4,582,677
2001 31,619,170 4,675,409
2002 32,629,808 4,769,465
2003 33,652,223 4,863,865
2004 34,713,455 4,958,093
2005 35,796,484 5,052,257
2006 36,904,008 5,147,105
2007 38,036,349 5,244,046
2008 39,206,351 5,345,029
2009 40,408,891 5,451,592
2010 41,598,567 5,564,356
2011 42,758,461 5,683,417
2012 43,888,303 5,808,546
2013 44,986,791 5,939,341
2014 46,051,440 6,075,283
2015 47,088,526 6,215,770
2016 48,139,687 6,360,041
2017 49,197,766 6,507,061
2018 50,207,107 6,655,524
2019 51,202,827 6,803,944
2020 52,217,334 6,949,912
2021 53,219,166 7,092,043
2022 54,252,461 7,230,193
2023 55,339,003 7,364,438
2024 56,432,944 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Kenya and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Kenya

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Kenya Turkmenistan
1960 7.65 6.59
1961 7.72 6.69
1962 7.77 6.76
1963 7.82 6.79
1964 7.87 6.79
1965 7.92 6.76
1966 7.96 6.7
1967 7.95 6.64
1968 7.95 6.56
1969 7.95 6.48
1970 7.94 6.4
1971 7.92 6.32
1972 7.89 6.2
1973 7.86 6.15
1974 7.82 6.09
1975 7.8 6
1976 7.77 5.9
1977 7.73 5.77
1978 7.67 5.61
1979 7.6 5.46
1980 7.53 5.3
1981 7.45 5.16
1982 7.35 5.04
1983 7.22 4.97
1984 7.08 4.96
1985 6.96 4.97
1986 6.84 4.94
1987 6.69 4.84
1988 6.52 4.68
1989 6.33 4.46
1990 6.14 4.29
1991 5.94 4.14
1992 5.74 3.96
1993 5.57 3.78
1994 5.44 3.62
1995 5.37 3.49
1996 5.31 3.29
1997 5.27 3.18
1998 5.24 3.08
1999 5.18 2.98
2000 5.14 2.9
2001 5.09 2.81
2002 5.03 2.71
2003 4.94 2.67
2004 4.86 2.67
2005 4.8 2.71
2006 4.75 2.72
2007 4.72 2.73
2008 4.66 2.75
2009 4.57 2.79
2010 4.45 2.85
2011 4.28 2.9
2012 4.12 2.96
2013 3.96 3.01
2014 3.84 3.02
2015 3.77 3.03
2016 3.69 2.99
2017 3.61 2.93
2018 3.54 2.88
2019 3.43 2.83
2020 3.36 2.79
2021 3.31 2.75
2022 3.26 2.73
2023 3.21 2.69

Kenya and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Kenya

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Kenya Turkmenistan
1960 15.7 21.3
1961 15.5 20.9
1962 15.3 20.4
1963 15.2 19.7
1964 15.1 19
1965 14.9 18.4
1966 14.8 18
1967 14.6 17.7
1968 14.5 17.5
1969 14.5 17.4
1970 14.4 17.4
1971 14.4 17.4
1972 14.3 17.5
1973 14.3 17.6
1974 14.3 17.7
1975 14.3 17.9
1976 14.3 18
1977 14.3 18.2
1978 14.3 18.3
1979 14.4 18.5
1980 14.5 18.7
1981 14.5 18.8
1982 14.6 19
1983 14.7 19.1
1984 14.8 19.2
1985 14.9 19.3
1986 15 19.3
1987 15 19.3
1988 15.1 19.3
1989 15.2 19.3
1990 15.3 19.3
1991 15.5 19.4
1992 15.6 19.4
1993 15.7 19.5
1994 15.9 19.6
1995 16 19.7
1996 16.1 19.9
1997 16.2 20.1
1998 16.4 20.3
1999 16.5 20.6
2000 16.7 20.9
2001 16.8 21.2
2002 17 21.5
2003 17.1 21.8
2004 17.3 22.1
2005 17.4 22.4
2006 17.5 22.8
2007 17.6 23.1
2008 17.7 23.4
2009 17.8 23.7
2010 17.9 24
2011 18.1 24.3
2012 18.2 24.5
2013 18.4 24.8
2014 18.5 25
2015 18.7 25.3
2016 18.9 25.5
2017 19.1 25.7
2018 19.3 25.9
2019 19.6 26.2
2020 19.8 26.4
2021 20 26.7
2022 20.3 26.9
2023 20.6 27.2
2024 20.8 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.02%
2024
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
0.91%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
24,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-5.38%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
2.4%
1998
Listed domestic companies
59
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$15B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$10.1B
2024
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$5B
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
2,049,000
2019
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
15.4%
2019
n/a
Banked people share
90.1%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Kenya Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
19.8%
2023
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
67.7%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
18.7%
2023
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
22.4%
2023
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
190.1 kWh
2023
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
78.1%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
21%
2023
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
76.2%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Kenya Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
30%
2024
54.5%
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
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
66
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
78
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
99.9%
2022
English speaking
78.7%
2023
2%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
21.3%
2017

Health

Kenya Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$90.4
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$21.9
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
18.4%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.1
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
20.3 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
149
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
53
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Kenya Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
n/a

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