Kenya vs United States
POP 6.0x GDP 238.8x LE 15.1 yrs LMC↔HIC
Widest indicator spreads · Kenya vs United States
Demographics: Population Ages 65+ (United States, 83% spread)
| Indicator | Kenya | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population Ages 65+ | 3.0% | 17.9% | 2024 |
| Population | 56.4M | 340.1M | 2024 |
| Population Density | 95.3 | 36.8 | 2023 |
| Urban Population | 31.9% | 80.1% | 2024 |
3 closer demographics rows sit on the Kenya and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Economy: Foreign Direct Investment (United States, 100% spread)
| Indicator | Kenya | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foreign Direct Investment | $463.4M | $297.1B | 2024 |
| GDP (Current USD) | $120.4B | $28.8T | 2024 |
| GDP Per Capita (Current USD) | $2,133.462 | $84,534.041 | 2024 |
| GDP Growth Rate | 4.7% | 2.8% | 2024 |
5 closer economy rows sit on the Kenya and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Health: Physicians (per 1,000 people) (United States, 92% spread)
| Indicator | Kenya | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians (per 1,000 people) | 0.3 | 3.7 | 2023 |
| Maternal Mortality Ratio | 149 | 17 | 2023 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 34.2 | 5.5 | 2024 |
| Under-5 Mortality Rate | 38.8 | 6.5 | 2024 |
3 closer health rows sit on the Kenya and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Education: School Enrollment (Tertiary) (United States, 87% spread)
| Indicator | Kenya | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| School Enrollment (Tertiary) | 10.4% | 79.4% | 2024 |
| Education Expenditure (% of GDP) | 4.0% | 5.4% | 2024 |
4 closer education rows sit on the Kenya and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Environment: Electric Power Consumption (United States, 98% spread)
| Indicator | Kenya | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electric Power Consumption | 195 | 12,839 | 2024 |
| CO2 Emissions Per Capita | 0.4 | 13.6 | 2024 |
| Renewable Energy Consumption | 67.7% | 10.9% | 2021 |
| Forest Area | 6.2% | 33.9% | 2023 |
1 closer environment rows sit on the Kenya and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Infrastructure: Access to Sanitation (United States, 63% spread)
| Indicator | Kenya | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to Sanitation | 35.8% | 97.0% | 2024 |
| Internet Users | 35.0% | 94.7% | 2024 |
| Access to Electricity | 76.2% | 100.0% | 2023 |
2 closer infrastructure rows sit on the Kenya and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
Social: Net Migration (United States, 102% spread)
| Indicator | Kenya | United States | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Net Migration | -19,781 | 1.3M | 2024 |
| Poverty (< $2.15/day) | 45.5% | 1.1% | 2022 |
| Intentional Homicides | 4.9 | 5.8 | 2022 |
3 closer social rows sit on the Kenya and United States profiles; this pair keeps the steep spreads only.
How to read this Kenya vs United States comparison
Kenya (LMC, Sub-Saharan Africa) vs United States (HIC, North America) is a WIDE WDI pair: population is 6.0x smaller (56.4M vs 340.1M) and total GDP is 238.8x smaller ($120.4B vs $28.8T). The gap board leads on Net Migration (~102% relative spread) across 48 indicators in 8 topics. Cross-tier pair; prefer per-capita and rate columns over raw totals. Figures may come from different reporting years; dollar values move with exchange rates; national averages conceal inequality. See our methodology.
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Kenya vs United States figures: World Bank Open Data and health rows: WHO Global Health Observatory. CC BY 4.0 · LMC↔HIC · WIDE scale band.