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Kenya vs Mauritius: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 115 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kenya
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Leads on 56 of 115 metrics
Mauritius
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Leads on 42 of 115 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kenya and Mauritius: Mauritius leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (894,000) against Kenya (2.40); Mauritius leads on Radios (420,000) against Kenya (3.07); Mauritius leads on Major Urban Areas Population (149,000 people) against Kenya (5.33 people). Across 115 compared metrics, Kenya wins on 56 and Mauritius wins on 42.

  • Communications: 7 metrics compared
  • Economy: 49 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🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Internet Penetration Rate (%)34.98 %73.31 %★
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)22.67 %61.73 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 80% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.41 points67.31 points★
Radios3.07420,000★
Televisions730,000★258,000
WaterwaysNA note: part of the Lake Victoria system is within the boundaries of Kenyanone

Economy

49 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country29.92B $★450.94M $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars125.39B $★16.70B $
AI Investment (% of GDP)16.78 %21.21 %★
Apple Import Volume15.74M tonnes★6.30M tonnes
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★9 %
Coal Revenue00
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.67 %★8.5 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP5.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index82.794.5★
Electricity Consumption7.86★2.73
Electricity Exports39.1★0
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3379★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants34★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables33★14
Electricity Imports184★0
Electricity Installed Capacity2.4894,000★
Electricity Production9.63★2.9
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.49 USD per capita60.19 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.7★36.8
Gross Fixed Investment21.923.3★
Gross National Saving10.416.9★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %4.7 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %3.6 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP★0.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption00
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports00
Natural Gas Production00
Natural Gas Proved Reserves00
Oil Consumption78,000★23,000
Oil Exports8,061★0
Oil Imports80,160★20,750
Oil Production136★0
Oil Proved Reserves00
Population Below Poverty Line38.6 people10.3 people★
Public Debt53.2★58
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.5 USD4.7 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption109,000★27,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports173★0
Refined Petroleum Products Imports90,620★26,960
Refined Petroleum Products Production13,960★0
Remittances3.9★2.2
Revenue from Forest Resources1.3★0
Robotics Research Funding0.81 USD★0.26 USD
Taxes and Other Revenues1420.5★
Top Exporting Countries20.54B USD★10.03B USD
Unemployment Rate5.5 %5.5 %
Youth Labor Force Participation Rate67.39 %58.55 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)39,712★85,995
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.025.55★
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 mappopulation density is one of the highest in the world; urban clusters are found throughout the main island, with a greater density in and around Port Luis; the population on Rodrigues Island is fairly evenly spread, with a slightly denser cluster on the n
Protected Land Area for Adaptation14.38 sq km★5.09 sq km
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.5 Cubic meters per year★0.89 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources30.7★2.75

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.44 %23.94 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)200.38★124.18
Agricultural land288,791 sq. km★860 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)536 km★177 km
Dam capacity per capita419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant★73.48 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land1,030★143

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.74 %80.45 %★
Administrative Divisions47★9
Independence1212
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.120.1★
Health Care Spending per Capita327.76 USD1,789.21 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP6.4 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate4 %1.4 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km3.7 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)379 %66 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)7.1 %★10.8 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1.4★14,000
Psychiatrist Density Per 100,000 People0 per 100,000 people3 per 100,000 people★
Underweight Children Under 510.1NA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,000★3,000

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Currently married (Percent)52.3 %★50.8 %
Human Capital Index0.560.64★
Life expectancy at birth67.26 years79.32 years★
Median age of population20.29 years38.2 years★
Population Change1.15M persons★-2,329.9 persons
Population density100.9 per sq. km★623.38 per sq. km
Total population58.63M persons★1.27M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.59
Birth Rate (%)25.93 %★9.73 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate64.6 %★63.8 %
Death Rate (%)4.72 %★9.14 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP4.1 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age15.72M persons★320,971.85 persons
Labor Force Participation Rate23.78594,900★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.74 years★9.74 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.33 people149,000 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.64170.5★
Military Service Age and Obligationno conscription; 18-26 years of age for male and female voluntary service (under 18 with parental consent; upper limit 30 years of age for specialists, tradesmen, or women with a diploma; 39 years of age for chaplains/imams); 9-year service obligation (7 service is voluntary (2022)
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.4 %90.85 %★
Physician Density0.29 people/sq km1.44 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.15 %★0.06 %
Population living in slums39.89 %43.35 %★
Total deaths399,364.9 persons11,057.5 persons★
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.14 %★43.25 %
Total fertility rate3.07 per woman★1.16 per woman
Total net-migration-11,734 persons-2,173.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate36.49 per live births12.52 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.111.36★
Airports368★5
Civil Air Travel19★7

Other

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇲🇺 MauritiusShare
Current Bank Rate8.75 %★4.5 %

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