Kenya vs World: Rural population, per capita
Kenya
0.6779 units per person
in 2025
World
0.4217 units per person
in 2025
Kenya rank
27th
World rank
27th
Rural population, per capita over time
- Kenya
- World
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0.6779 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World, a difference of 0.2562 units per person.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 27th and World ranks 27th of 217 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.9097 units per person | 0.6481 units per person | 0.2616 units per person | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0.8718 units per person | 0.6237 units per person | 0.2481 units per person | Kenya |
| 1980s | 0.8292 units per person | 0.5886 units per person | 0.2407 units per person | Kenya |
| 1990s | 0.8142 units per person | 0.5563 units per person | 0.258 units per person | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.7393 units per person | 0.5089 units per person | 0.2304 units per person | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.6833 units per person | 0.459 units per person | 0.2243 units per person | Kenya |
| 2020s | 0.6839 units per person | 0.4283 units per person | 0.2556 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 World?
- Kenya, at 0.6779 units per person against 0.4217 units per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in rural population, per capita between Kenya and World?
- 0.2562 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and World rank globally for rural population, per capita?
- Kenya ranks 27th and World ranks 27th of 217 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.