What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Kenya and Uganda?

0.0027 units per person, with Kenya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Urban population, per capita

Kenya

0.3221 units per person

in 2025

Uganda

0.3194 units per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

192nd

Uganda rank

193rd

Urban population, per capita over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.3221 units per person against 0.3194 units per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0027 units per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 192nd and Uganda ranks 193rd of 218 countries.

Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0903 units per person	0.0528 units per person	0.0376 units per person	Kenya
1970s	0.1282 units per person	0.064 units per person	0.0642 units per person	Kenya
1980s	0.1708 units per person	0.0799 units per person	0.0909 units per person	Kenya
1990s	0.1858 units per person	0.1062 units per person	0.0795 units per person	Kenya
2000s	0.2607 units per person	0.1394 units per person	0.1212 units per person	Kenya
2010s	0.3167 units per person	0.2392 units per person	0.0775 units per person	Kenya
2020s	0.3161 units per person	0.3025 units per person	0.0136 units per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher urban population, per capita, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 0.3221 units per person against 0.3194 units per person in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in urban population, per capita between Kenya and Uganda?: 0.0027 units per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for urban population, per capita?: Kenya ranks 192nd and Uganda ranks 193rd of 218 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Urban population, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 266 places, 17,526 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 14 September 2026

Urban population divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.