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
0204060196119922023

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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Indicator
Rural population, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
263 places, 15,281 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

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.