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Kenya vs Malaysia: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 117 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kenya
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Leads on 41 of 117 metrics
Malaysia
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Leads on 70 of 117 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kenya and Malaysia: Kenya leads on Televisions (730,000) against Malaysia (10.80); Kenya leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Malaysia (92,000); Malaysia leads on Oil Production (664,800) against Kenya (136). Across 117 compared metrics, Kenya wins on 41 and Malaysia wins on 70.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 51 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 10 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 28 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared
  • Other: 1 metric compared

Communications

7 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)34.98 %98.02 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)34.98 %98.02 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 98% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.41 points56.09 points★
Radios3.0710.9★
Televisions730,000★10.8
Waterways(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 Tanzania7,200

Economy

51 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country29.92B $47.38B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars125.39B $466.53B $★
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.78 %21.95 %★
Apple Import Volume15.74M tonnes101.62M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★3 %
Coal Revenue00.02★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.67 %★4.61 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index82.783.3★
Electricity Consumption7.86136.9★
Electricity Exports39.1★3
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3378★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants34★18
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables33★4
Electricity Imports184★33
Electricity Installed Capacity2.433★
Electricity Production9.63148.3★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.49 USD per capita113.16 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.740.7★
Gross Fixed Investment21.925.2★
Gross National Saving10.428.5★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %1.8 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP★1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption030.44★
Natural Gas Exports038.23★
Natural Gas Imports02.8★
Natural Gas Production069.49★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves01.18★
Number of AI Patents Filed1 patents11 patents★
Oil Consumption78,000561,000★
Oil Exports8,061644,900★
Oil Imports80,160355,300★
Oil Production136664,800★
Oil Proved Reserves04★
Population Below Poverty Line38.6 people6.2 people★
Public Debt53.2★64.3
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.5 USD5.1 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption109,000704,000★
Refined Petroleum Products Exports173208,400★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports90,620304,600★
Refined Petroleum Products Production13,960528,300★
Remittances3.9★0.4
Revenue from Forest Resources1.31.57★
Robotics Research Funding0.41 USD1.01 USD★
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)46.450.01★
Taxes and Other Revenues14★12.6
Top Exporting Countries20.54B USD301.22B USD★
Unemployment Rate5.5 %3.9 %★
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.39 %66.12 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)39,712★13.93M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.02★260.01
Population Distributionpopulation 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 mapa highly uneven distribution, with over 80% of the population residing on the Malay Peninsula
Protected Land Area for Adaptation14.38 sq km★13.3 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.5 Cubic meters per year64 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources30.7580★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.44 %★4.11 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)200.38209.87★
Agricultural land288,791 sq. km★85,710 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)536 km4,675 km★
Dam capacity per capita419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant611.58 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,0304,420★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.74 %67.87 %★
Administrative Divisions47★13
Independence1231★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.121.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita327.76 USD1,703.34 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP★4.4 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate4 %0.3 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)379 %26 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)7.1 %★15.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1.4★92,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people1 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 59.8★15.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,000136,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Currently married (Percent)52.3 %58.88 %★
Human Capital Index0.560.65★
Life expectancy at birth67.26 years80.87 years★
Median age of population20.29 years31.44 years★
Population Change1.15M persons★428,622.9 persons
Population density100.9 per sq. km★110.8 per sq. km
Total population58.63M persons★36.40M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.29
Birth Rate (%)25.93 %★14.05 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate64.6 %★52.2 %
Death Rate (%)4.72 %★5.8 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP★3.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age15.72M persons★9.69M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate23.78★18.26
Learning-adjusted years of school9.74 years★9.72 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.33 people8.62 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.64★167.88
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.4 %83.21 %★
Physician Density0.29 people/sq km2.34 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.15 %★0.97 %
Population living in slums39.89 %★0.2 %
Total deaths399,364.9 persons179,998.3 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.14 %★42.17 %
Total fertility rate3.07 per woman★1.53 per woman
Total net-migration-11,734 persons162,673.4 persons★
Under-five mortality rate36.49 per live births5.53 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.111.58★
Airports368★100
Civil Air Travel1953★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇾 MalaysiaShare
Current Bank Rate8.75 %★2.75 %

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