Kenya vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Rural population, per capita
Kenya
0.6779 units per person
in 2025
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
0.4404 units per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
27th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
26th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Kenya
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6779 units per person against 0.4404 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, a difference of 0.2375 units per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 216 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9097 units per person | 0.6757 units per person | 0.2339 units per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.8718 units per person | 0.6181 units per person | 0.2537 units per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.8292 units per person | 0.5632 units per person | 0.266 units per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8142 units per person | 0.5282 units per person | 0.2861 units per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7393 units per person | 0.5003 units per person | 0.2391 units per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.6833 units per person | 0.4677 units per person | 0.2155 units per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6839 units per person | 0.4472 units per person | 0.2367 units per person | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per capita, Kenya or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Kenya, at 0.6779 units per person against 0.4404 units per person in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 0.2375 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 26th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rural population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.