Kenya vs Other small states: Rural population, per capita
Kenya
0.6779 units per person
in 2025
Other small states
0.4482 units per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
27th
Other small states rank
24th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Kenya
- Other small states
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6779 units per person against 0.4482 units per person in Other small states, a difference of 0.2297 units per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Other small states's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 27th and Other small states ranks 24th of 216 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Other small states | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9097 units per person | 0.6072 units per person | 0.3025 units per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.8718 units per person | 0.56 units per person | 0.3117 units per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.8292 units per person | 0.5139 units per person | 0.3153 units per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8142 units per person | 0.4943 units per person | 0.32 units per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7393 units per person | 0.4814 units per person | 0.258 units per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.6833 units per person | 0.469 units per person | 0.2143 units per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6839 units per person | 0.454 units per person | 0.2299 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 Other small states?
- Kenya, at 0.6779 units per person against 0.4482 units per person in Other small states as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Kenya and Other small states?
- 0.2297 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Other small states?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Other small states rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 27th and Other small states ranks 24th 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.