Country Comparison

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Key Statistics

Kenya
United States
Population
56.4M 26th
340.1M 3rd
GDP
$120.3B 66th
$28.8T 1st
GDP per Capita
$2,132 173rd
$84,534 12th
GNI per Capita (PPP)
$6,540 155th
$85,980 10th
GDP Growth
4.7% 53rd
2.8% 122nd
Surface Area
591,969 km² 47th
9,831,510 km² 3rd
Population Density
95.3 /km²
34.6 /km²
Fertility Rate (births/woman)
3.2 51st
1.6 135th
Urban Population
31.9% 190th
80.1% 57th
Population 65+
3.0% 196th
17.9% 45th

Health

Kenya
United States
Life Expectancy
63.6 yrs 198th
78.4 yrs 63rd
Infant Mortality (per 1,000)
34.7 160th
5.5 56th
Maternal Mortality (per 100k)
149.0 145th
17.0 67th
Health Spending per Capita
$85 151st
$13,473 1st
Health Spending (% of GDP)
4.4% 145th
16.7% 3rd
Physicians (per 1,000)
0.29 163rd
3.68 39th
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)
1.33 138th
2.68 82nd

Economy & Environment

Kenya
United States
Unemployment Rate
5.5% 104th
4.0% 71st
GHG Emissions (tons/capita)
1.39 12th
17.74 175th
Agriculture (% of GDP)
22.5%
1.0%
Industry (% of GDP)
16.5%
17.9%
Services (% of GDP)
55.3%
77.6%
Exports (% of GDP)
17.1%
11.1%
Imports (% of GDP)
23.1%
14.3%

Education & Society

Kenya
United States
Literacy Rate
82.2% 109th
N/A
Education Spending (% GDP)
4.0% 105th
5.4% 44th
Gini Index
37.7 104th
41.8 134th
Poverty Rate ($2.15/day)
46.9% 158th
1.2% 68th
Homicide Rate (per 100K)
4.9 128th
5.8 134th
Women in Parliament
23.3% 107th
28.7% 76th
Female Labor Participation
63.0% 30th
56.6% 73rd
Military Spending (% GDP)
1.0% 120th
3.4% 24th

Technology & Infrastructure

Kenya
United States
Internet Users
35.0% 178th
93.1% 42nd
Mobile Subscriptions (per 100)
120.6 89th
112.4 111th
Access to Electricity
76.2% 172nd
100.0% 124th
Access to Water
65.6% 197th
100.0% 44th
Access to Sanitation
40.9% 187th
99.6% 34th
Renewable Energy
67.7% 30th
10.9% 143rd
Forest Area (% of land)
6.2% 177th
33.9% 96th

Population Pyramids

Kenya

Population pyramid of Kenya

United States

Population pyramid of United States

GDP Composition

Kenya

United States

Trade Balance (% of GDP)

Kenya

United States

Population Over Time

Kenya

United States

GDP Over Time

Kenya

United States

Life Expectancy Over Time

Kenya

United States

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