🇰🇪 Kenya vs 🇹🇿 Tanzania
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on forest coverage, where Tanzania’s figure is 8.1× higher.
Side by Side
Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.
Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.
Every Shared Indicator
35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.
| Indicator | Kenya | Tanzania | Kenya vs Tanzania |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 57,532,49326th of 240 | 70,545,86521st of 240 | 18% lower |
| Annual Growth Rate | +1.93%55th of 240 | +2.86%17th of 240 | 32% lower |
| Population Density/km² | 95/km²117th of 240 | 75/km²140th of 240 | 27% higher |
| Land Areakm² | 580,876 km²45th of 240 | 885,800 km²31st of 240 | 34% lower |
| Urban Population | 32.2%209th of 240 | 36.9%198th of 240 | 13% lower |
| GDP per Capita | $2,363197th of 240 | $1,319213th of 240 | 1.8× higher |
| GDP Growth | +4.6%58th of 210 | +5.9%37th of 210 | 21% lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 63.8 years220th of 240 | 67.2 years198th of 240 | 5% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 3.17 births per woman54th of 240 | 4.54 births per woman12th of 240 | 30% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 27.0 per 1,00043rd of 213 | 34.8 per 1,00010th of 213 | 23% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000106th of 213 | 5.7 per 1,000167th of 213 | 26% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 34.2 per 1,000 live births158th of 194 | 28.7 per 1,000 live births145th of 194 | 19% higher |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4%101st of 186 | 1.6%12th of 186 | 3.5× higher |
| Inflation Rate | 4.1%61st of 191 | 3.3%86th of 191 | 22% higher |
| Poverty Rate | 39.8%129th of 164 | 26.4%104th of 164 | 51% higher |
| Gini Index | 38.5109th of 170 | 40.5128th of 170 | 5% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 4.4% of GDP143rd of 192 | 3.1% of GDP176th of 192 | 43% higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.29 per 1,000164th of 206 | 0.13 per 1,000191st of 206 | 2.2× higher |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 1.33 per 1,000140th of 199 | 0.84 per 1,000166th of 199 | 58% higher |
| Literacy Rate | 82.2%121st of 175 | 78.2%128th of 175 | 5% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 4.0% of GDP108th of 202 | 3.2% of GDP146th of 202 | 27% higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 84.3% gross, secondary135th of 207 | 28.2% gross, secondary199th of 207 | 3.0× higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 67.7% of final consumption30th of 211 | 78.3% of final consumption20th of 211 | 14% lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 6.2% of land area175th of 211 | 50.1% of land area52nd of 211 | 8.1× lower |
| Internet Penetration | 35.0%175th of 211 | 31.2%182nd of 211 | 12% higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 126.5 per 100 people70th of 212 | 126.6 per 100 people69th of 212 | 0% lower |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 149 per 100,000 live births144th of 193 | 276 per 100,000 live births169th of 193 | 46% lower |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 1.00% of GDP117th of 163 | 1.16% of GDP113th of 163 | 13% lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 13.9% of land area132nd of 211 | 39.9% of land area13th of 211 | 2.9× lower |
| Median Ageyears | 20.0 years201st of 240 | 17.5 years227th of 240 | 15% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 6.7 years117th of 148 | 6.9 years114th of 148 | 2% lower |
| Human Development Index | 0.628142nd of 192 | 0.555164th of 192 | 13% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 4.67/ 10118th of 164 | 3.90/ 10148th of 164 | 20% higher |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.38 tonnes per capita183rd of 212 | 0.29 tonnes per capita188th of 212 | 29% higher |
| Obesity Rate | 10.4%168th of 198 | 10.5%167th of 198 | 1% lower |
Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.
Population, 1950–2100
Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.
| Series | Year | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 1950 | 5.77M |
| Kenya | 1975 | 13.5M |
| Kenya | 2000 | 30.6M |
| Kenya | 2025 | 57.5M |
| Kenya | 2050 | 83.6M |
| Kenya | 2075 | 100.1M |
| Kenya | 2100 | 104.2M |
| Tanzania | 1950 | 7.63M |
| Tanzania | 1975 | 16.1M |
| Tanzania | 2000 | 34.3M |
| Tanzania | 2025 | 70.5M |
| Tanzania | 2050 | 129.6M |
| Tanzania | 2075 | 198.8M |
| Tanzania | 2100 | 262.8M |
Reading This Comparison
Size is not the same as rate
Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.
Mind the vintages
Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.