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Kenya vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Kenya has a population of 56.4M (ranked 26/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). Kenya's land area is 224,278 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 45th vs. 197th).

By GDP, Kenya ranks 64/197 ($124B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, Kenya ranks 152/197 ($2,206), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Kenya Vatican
Population
58419239
949
Population rank 26/197 197/197
GDP
$124B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 64/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,206
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 152/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$6,619
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$81.7B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
68.3%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$1,447
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 131/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,811
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
224,278 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
251.6 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
3.21
2023
n/a
Median age
20.8 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
64 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Kenya and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Kenya vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Kenya

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Kenya Vatican
1950 36.9 65.9
1951 38 65.3
1952 38.6 65.7
1953 39.8 66.3
1954 41 67.5
1955 42.3 67.8
1956 43.5 67.3
1957 45.3 67.5
1958 46.5 68.7
1959 47.5 69.2
1960 48.5 69.2
1961 49.3 69.8
1962 50.1 69.2
1963 50.8 69.3
1964 51.3 70.3
1965 51.9 70.1
1966 52.4 70.9
1967 52.8 70.9
1968 53.3 70.7
1969 53.7 70.7
1970 54.1 71.5
1971 54.5 71.7
1972 55 72
1973 55.5 71.9
1974 56 72.7
1975 56.6 72.6
1976 57.2 72.9
1977 57.7 73.3
1978 58.2 73.7
1979 58.7 74
1980 59.2 74.1
1981 59.6 74.3
1982 59.9 74.8
1983 60.3 74.7
1984 60.6 75.1
1985 60.9 75.5
1986 60.8 75.7
1987 60.7 76.2
1988 60.3 76.4
1989 60 76.8
1990 58.3 76.9
1991 57.8 76.9
1992 57.1 77.3
1993 56.7 77
1994 56.1 77.7
1995 55.9 77.8
1996 55.6 78.5
1997 55.5 78.2
1998 55.6 78.3
1999 55.9 78.7
2000 56.1 79.3
2001 56.5 79.9
2002 56.8 80
2003 57.4 79.8
2004 57.9 80.2
2005 58.5 80.6
2006 59.1 81.2
2007 59.4 81.3
2008 60 81.4
2009 60.5 81.3
2010 60.9 81.5
2011 61.3 81.7
2012 61.5 82
2013 61.7 82.5
2014 62 82.6
2015 62.3 82.5
2016 62.5 82.9
2017 62.7 82.7
2018 62.8 83.3
2019 62.9 83.6
2020 61.6 83
2021 61.2 82.9
2022 63.5 83.3
2023 63.6 83
2024 63.8 83.1
2025 64 83.3

Kenya and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Kenya

Vatican
Year Population
Kenya Vatican
1960 7,695,307 -
1961 7,987,770 -
1962 8,299,308 -
1963 8,627,971 -
1964 8,973,535 -
1965 9,338,078 -
1966 9,717,816 -
1967 10,111,057 -
1968 10,518,823 -
1969 10,939,695 -
1970 11,368,791 -
1971 11,788,904 -
1972 12,206,060 -
1973 12,634,835 -
1974 13,070,078 -
1975 13,511,671 -
1976 13,957,623 -
1977 14,428,819 -
1978 14,934,126 -
1979 15,460,666 -
1980 16,018,459 -
1981 16,601,507 -
1982 17,206,175 -
1983 17,846,374 -
1984 18,514,906 -
1985 19,201,768 -
1986 19,901,646 -
1987 20,616,096 -
1988 21,356,219 -
1989 22,118,434 -
1990 22,892,651 -
1991 23,646,514 -
1992 24,382,460 -
1993 25,117,188 -
1994 25,857,130 -
1995 26,601,751 -
1996 27,344,211 -
1997 28,101,768 -
1998 28,888,057 -
1999 29,733,408 -
2000 30,642,890 880
2001 31,619,170 890
2002 32,629,808 900
2003 33,652,223 911
2004 34,713,455 921
2005 35,796,484 921
2006 36,904,008 932
2007 38,036,349 821
2008 39,206,351 824
2009 40,408,891 826
2010 41,598,567 829
2011 42,758,461 832
2012 43,888,303 836
2013 44,986,791 839
2014 46,051,440 842
2015 47,088,526 1,000
2016 48,139,687 -
2017 49,197,766 1,000
2018 50,207,107 -
2019 51,202,827 1,000
2020 52,217,334 -
2021 53,219,166 -
2022 54,252,461 -
2023 55,339,003 -
2024 56,432,944 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Kenya Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$119B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
23%
2025
n/a
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
n/a
Unemployment rate
5.44%
2022
n/a
Services, % of GDP
55.9%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
16.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
54.8
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
30.1%
2022
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
2.9%
2022
n/a
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 Vatican
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
545 kg
2023
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$11.6
2023
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
21.7 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.39 tons
2023
n/a
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 Vatican
% of world population
0.69%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-19,781
2024
n/a
Urban population
30%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.59 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.23 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
39.7
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
32
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
66
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
4.89
2022
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
28.3
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
78
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
82.9%
2022
100%
2013
English speaking
78.7%
2023
20%
2025
People using the Internet
35%
2024
n/a

Health

Kenya Vatican
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
83.3 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
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
39.9
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
12.9%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
3.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
53
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
10.7%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
2.47 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Kenya Vatican
% of world land
0.39%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
3,974 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
111,076 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
13,942 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
110,480 mi
2018
5.59 mi
2003

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