Kenya vs United States: Urban population, per square kilometre
Kenya
30.14 units per square kilometre
in 2023
United States
29.48 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
147th
United States rank
149th
Urban population, per square kilometre over time
- Kenya
- United States
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 30.14 units per square kilometre against 29.48 units per square kilometre in United States, a difference of 0.66 units per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was United States ahead.
Kenya ranks 147th and United States ranks 149th of 216 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.51 units per square kilometre | 15.27 units per square kilometre | 13.76 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 1970s | 3.05 units per square kilometre | 17.28 units per square kilometre | 14.24 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 1980s | 5.71 units per square kilometre | 19.22 units per square kilometre | 13.52 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 1990s | 8.58 units per square kilometre | 22.25 units per square kilometre | 13.67 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2000s | 16.43 units per square kilometre | 25.72 units per square kilometre | 9.29 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2010s | 25.73 units per square kilometre | 28.2 units per square kilometre | 2.46 units per square kilometre | United States |
| 2020s | 29.05 units per square kilometre | 29.19 units per square kilometre | 0.1335 units per square kilometre | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher urban population, per square kilometre, Kenya or United States?
- Kenya, at 30.14 units per square kilometre against 29.48 units per square kilometre in United States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in urban population, per square kilometre between Kenya and United States?
- 0.66 units per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and United States rank globally for urban population, per square kilometre?
- Kenya ranks 147th and United States ranks 149th of 216 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Urban population, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Urban population divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.