🇰🇪 Kenya vs 🇺🇬 Uganda
35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on internet penetration, where Kenya’s figure is 3.9× 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 | Uganda | Kenya vs Uganda |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 57,532,49326th of 240 | 51,384,89431st of 240 | 12% higher |
| Annual Growth Rate | +1.93%55th of 240 | +2.70%22nd of 240 | 29% lower |
| Population Density/km² | 95/km²117th of 240 | 243/km²61st of 240 | 2.5× lower |
| Land Areakm² | 580,876 km²45th of 240 | 200,520 km²86th of 240 | 2.9× higher |
| Urban Population | 32.2%209th of 240 | 31.9%210th of 240 | 1% higher |
| GDP per Capita | $2,363197th of 240 | $1,206216th of 240 | 2.0× higher |
| GDP Growth | +4.6%58th of 210 | +6.3%29th of 210 | 27% lower |
| Life Expectancyyears | 63.8 years220th of 240 | 68.5 years188th of 240 | 7% lower |
| Fertility Ratebirths per woman | 3.17 births per woman54th of 240 | 4.17 births per woman19th of 240 | 24% lower |
| Birth Rateper 1,000 | 27.0 per 1,00043rd of 213 | 34.4 per 1,00011th of 213 | 22% lower |
| Death Rateper 1,000 | 7.2 per 1,000106th of 213 | 4.8 per 1,000195th of 213 | 51% higher |
| Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births | 34.2 per 1,000 live births158th of 194 | 35.9 per 1,000 live births164th of 194 | 5% lower |
| Unemployment Rate | 5.4%101st of 186 | 2.7%31st of 186 | 2.0× higher |
| Inflation Rate | 4.1%61st of 191 | 3.6%77th of 191 | 14% higher |
| Poverty Rate | 39.8%129th of 164 | 16.1%50th of 164 | 2.5× higher |
| Gini Index | 38.5109th of 170 | 42.7141st of 170 | 10% lower |
| Health Spendingof GDP | 4.4% of GDP143rd of 192 | 4.2% of GDP149th of 192 | 3% higher |
| Physiciansper 1,000 | 0.29 per 1,000164th of 206 | 0.19 per 1,000178th of 206 | 51% higher |
| Hospital Bedsper 1,000 | 1.33 per 1,000140th of 199 | 0.50 per 1,000182nd of 199 | 2.7× higher |
| Literacy Rate | 82.2%121st of 175 | 77.0%130th of 175 | 7% higher |
| Education Spendingof GDP | 4.0% of GDP108th of 202 | 2.6% of GDP166th of 202 | 57% higher |
| School Enrollmentgross, secondary | 84.3% gross, secondary135th of 207 | 24.1% gross, secondary200th of 207 | 3.5× higher |
| Renewable Energyof final consumption | 67.7% of final consumption30th of 211 | 90.9% of final consumption5th of 211 | 26% lower |
| Forest Coverageof land area | 6.2% of land area175th of 211 | 11.0% of land area159th of 211 | 44% lower |
| Internet Penetration | 35.0%175th of 211 | 9.0%205th of 211 | 3.9× higher |
| Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people | 126.5 per 100 people70th of 212 | 83.2 per 100 people165th of 212 | 52% higher |
| Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births | 149 per 100,000 live births144th of 193 | 170 per 100,000 live births149th of 193 | 12% lower |
| Military Spendingof GDP | 1.00% of GDP117th of 163 | 1.88% of GDP76th of 163 | 47% lower |
| Protected Areasof land area | 13.9% of land area132nd of 211 | 16.1% of land area114th of 211 | 14% lower |
| Median Ageyears | 20.0 years201st of 240 | 16.9 years231st of 240 | 19% higher |
| Mean Years of Schoolingyears | 6.7 years117th of 148 | 6.7 years119th of 148 | 1% higher |
| Human Development Index | 0.628142nd of 192 | 0.582156th of 192 | 8% higher |
| Happiness Index/ 10 | 4.67/ 10118th of 164 | 4.49/ 10126th of 164 | 4% higher |
| CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita | 0.38 tonnes per capita183rd of 212 | 0.13 tonnes per capita206th of 212 | 3.0× higher |
| Obesity Rate | 10.4%168th of 198 | 8.2%179th of 198 | 27% higher |
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 |
| Uganda | 1950 | 5.75M |
| Uganda | 1975 | 11.7M |
| Uganda | 2000 | 24M |
| Uganda | 2025 | 51.4M |
| Uganda | 2050 | 85.4M |
| Uganda | 2075 | 111.5M |
| Uganda | 2100 | 120.8M |
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.