Germany vs Kenya: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Germany and Kenya: Kenya leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Germany (93,000); Kenya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (109,000) against Germany (2.46); Kenya leads on Oil Consumption (78,000) against Germany (2.50). Across 107 compared metrics, Germany wins on 65 and Kenya wins on 37.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)93.5 %34.98 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 94% (2024 est.)percent of population: 35% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score83.85 points49.41 points
Radios77.83.07
Televisions51.4730,000
Waterways7,300(2011) none specifically; the only significant inland waterway is the part of Lake Victoria within the boundaries of Kenya; Kisumu is the main port and has ferry connections to Uganda and Tanzania

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.94B $29.92B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars5.03T $125.39B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)0 %10 %
Coal Revenue0.020
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)1.67 %13.67 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)11.4 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index79.782.7
Electricity Consumption536.57.86
Electricity Exports78.8639.1
Electricity from Fossil Fuels4133
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants234
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels50
Electricity from Other Renewables5233
Electricity Imports28.34184
Electricity Installed Capacity208.52.4
Electricity Production612.89.63
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)120.46 USD per capita5.49 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient32.438.7
Gross Fixed Investment17.821.9
Gross National Saving2810.4
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)-3 %0.2 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)2.3 %4.5 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2.4 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption93.360
Natural Gas Exports34.610
Natural Gas Imports119.50
Natural Gas Production7.90
Natural Gas Proved Reserves39.50
Oil Consumption2.578,000
Oil Exports470,2008,061
Oil Imports2.6780,160
Oil Production147,200136
Oil Proved Reserves2760
Population Below Poverty Line14.8 people38.6 people
Public Debt63.953.2
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)-0.2 USD4.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption2.46109,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports494,000173
Refined Petroleum Products Imports883,80090,620
Refined Petroleum Products Production2.1613,960
Remittances0.53.9
Revenue from Forest Resources0.031.3
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)0.2444.43
Taxes and Other Revenues1114
Unemployment Rate3.5 %5.5 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)-21.45M39,712
Carbon Dioxide Emissions600.1919.02
Population Distributionsecond most populous country in Europe; a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations, particularly in the far-western part of the industrial state of North Rhine-Westphaliapopulation heavily concentrated in the west along the shore of Lake Victoria; other areas of high density include the capital of Nairobi, and in the southeast along the Indian Ocean coast, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country45.7 Cubic meters per year3.5 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources15430.7

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization9.82 %7.44 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)185.14200.38
Agricultural land165,134 sq. km288,791 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)2,389 km536 km
Dam capacity per capita47.27 cubic meters per inhabitant419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land5,0651,030

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country92.99 %47.74 %
Administrative Divisions1647
Independence1812
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.83.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)12.7 % of GDP4.5 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence RateNA4 %
Hospital Bed Density7.8 people/sq km1.3 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)4 %379 %
Mean Age at First Birth29.920.3
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)22.3 %7.1 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS93,0001.4
Underweight Children Under 50.69.8

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)183,00024,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Currently married (Percent)54.08 %52.3 %
Human Capital Index0.750.56
Life expectancy at birth84.11 years67.26 years
Median age of population45.59 years20.29 years
Population Change-741,055 persons1.15M persons
Population density242.59 per sq. km100.9 per sq. km
Total population83.60M persons58.63M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.880.86
Birth Rate (%)8.87 %25.93 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate67 %64.6 %
Death Rate (%)11.96 %4.72 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP4 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age16.48M persons15.72M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate43.7723.78
Learning-adjusted years of school11.24 years9.74 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother60 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population3.57 people5.33 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.88169.64
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization73.51 %77.4 %
Physician Density4.53 people/sq km0.29 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate-0.13 %2.15 %
Population living in slums0 %39.89 %
Total deaths1.07M persons399,364.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)61.31 %52.14 %
Total fertility rate1.4 per woman3.07 per woman
Total net-migration-349,130.8 persons-11,734 persons
Under-five mortality rate3.21 per live births36.49 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇩🇪 Germany🇰🇪 KenyaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)1.350.11
Airports840368
Civil Air Travel23919

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