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Kenya vs Thailand: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 110 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Kenya
ken
Leads on 39 of 110 metrics
Thailand
tha
Leads on 62 of 110 metrics

Summary

Comparing Kenya and Thailand: Kenya leads on People Living With HIV/AIDS (1.40) against Thailand (500,000); Kenya leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (109,000) against Thailand (1.33); Kenya leads on Televisions (730,000) against Thailand (15.19). Across 110 compared metrics, Kenya wins on 39 and Thailand wins on 62.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 46 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 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

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)34.98 %90.87 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 35% (2023 est.)percent of population: 90% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score49.41 points56.72 points★
Radios3.0713.96★
Televisions730,000★15.19
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 Tanzania4,000

Economy

46 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country29.92B $45.86B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars125.39B $533.67B $★
Apple Import Volume15.74M tonnes186.16M tonnes★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)10 %★1.5 %
Coal Revenue00.03★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)13.67 %★4.42 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)5.2 % of GDP★3.8 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index82.784.6★
Electricity Consumption7.86187.7★
Electricity Exports39.1★2.27
Electricity from Fossil Fuels3376★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants34★8
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables33★16
Electricity Imports184★19.83
Electricity Installed Capacity2.444.89★
Electricity Production9.63181.5★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)5.49 USD per capita80.6 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient38.7★33.5
Gross Fixed Investment21.928.8★
Gross National Saving10.434.1★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.2 %0.9 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)4.5 %1.4 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.1 % of GDP1.1 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption052.64★
Natural Gas Exports00
Natural Gas Imports014.41★
Natural Gas Production038.59★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves0193.4★
Oil Consumption78,000988,000★
Oil Exports8,061269,100★
Oil Imports80,160807,100★
Oil Production136406,800★
Oil Proved Reserves0435★
Population Below Poverty Line38.6 people5.4 people★
Public Debt53.2★61.1
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)4.5 USD★2.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption109,000★1.33
Refined Petroleum Products Exports173278,300★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports90,620134,200★
Refined Petroleum Products Production13,960★1.33
Remittances3.9★1.8
Revenue from Forest Resources1.3★0.34
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)46.880.02★
Taxes and Other Revenues1415.4★
Unemployment Rate5.5 %0.7 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)39,712★3.03M
Carbon Dioxide Emissions19.02★336.69
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 maphighest population density is found in and around Bangkok; significant population clusters throughout large parts of the country, particularly north and northeast of Bangkok and in the extreme southern region of the country
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country3.5 Cubic meters per year41.9 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources30.7438.61★

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization7.44 %★5.23 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)200.38★142.5
Agricultural land288,791 sq. km★243,086.8 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)536 km3,219 km★
Dam capacity per capita419.81 cubic meters per inhabitant1,098 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land1,03064,150★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Rule of Law Index by Country47.74 %56.88 %★
Administrative Divisions4776★
Independence12123★
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

10 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)3.110.2★
Health Care Spending per Capita327.76 USD1,465.74 USD★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)4.5 % of GDP5.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate4 %1 %★
Hospital Bed Density1.3 people/sq km2.3 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)379 %34 %★
Mean Age at First Birth20.323.3★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)7.1 %★10 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS1.4★500,000
Underweight Children Under 59.86.7★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)24,000455,000★

People and Society

28 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Currently married (Percent)52.3 %★50.17 %
Human Capital Index0.560.63★
Life expectancy at birth67.26 years80.78 years★
Median age of population20.29 years41.03 years★
Population Change1.15M persons★-87,807.2 persons
Population density100.9 per sq. km★140.16 per sq. km
Total population58.63M persons71.57M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.86★0.38
Birth Rate (%)25.93 %★9.82 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate64.6 %73 %★
Death Rate (%)4.72 %★8.08 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)4 % of GDP★2.5 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age15.72M persons16.94M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate23.7840.62★
Learning-adjusted years of school9.74 years★8.95 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.33 people11.07 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)169.64★169.16
Military Service Age and Obligation1818
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization77.4 %★62.64 %
Physician Density0.29 people/sq km0.54 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.15 %★0.13 %
Population living in slums39.89 %★2 %
Total deaths399,364.9 persons★685,767.7 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)52.14 %★44.11 %
Total fertility rate3.07 per woman★1.18 per woman
Total net-migration-11,734 persons36,266.2 persons★
Under-five mortality rate36.49 per live births10.25 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.111.01★
Airports368★105
Civil Air Travel1941★

Other

1 metric
Metric🇰🇪 Kenya🇹🇭 ThailandShare
Current Bank Rate8.75 %★1.5 %

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