High income vs Kenya: Rural population, per square kilometre
High income
5.43 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
65.13 units per square kilometre
in 2023
High income rank
44th
Kenya rank
45th
Rural population, per square kilometre over time
- High income
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 65.13 units per square kilometre against 5.43 units per square kilometre in High income, a difference of 59.7 units per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 12.0 times High income's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
High income ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 45th of 45 groups.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.73 units per square kilometre | 14.99 units per square kilometre | 5.26 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1970s | 9.22 units per square kilometre | 20.39 units per square kilometre | 11.17 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 8.91 units per square kilometre | 27.57 units per square kilometre | 18.65 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 6.45 units per square kilometre | 37.55 units per square kilometre | 31.11 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2000s | 5.57 units per square kilometre | 45.7 units per square kilometre | 40.12 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2010s | 5.42 units per square kilometre | 55.54 units per square kilometre | 50.13 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 5.43 units per square kilometre | 63.49 units per square kilometre | 58.06 units per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rural population, per square kilometre, High income or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 65.13 units per square kilometre against 5.43 units per square kilometre in High income as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rural population, per square kilometre between High income and Kenya?
- 59.7 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and Kenya?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do High income and Kenya rank globally for rural population, per square kilometre?
- High income ranks 44th and Kenya ranks 45th of 45 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Rural population, per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.