Kenya vs Rwanda
Kenya vs Rwanda: National power
National power in 2022: 0.23% of world capability in Kenya and 0.07% of world capability in Rwanda, by Correlates of War estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Kenya, by 0.16 percentage points, or 3.34 times that in Rwanda.
% of world capability · Correlates of War
What the numbers say
- Kenya has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1963.
- In 2022, Kenya ranked 60 and Rwanda ranked 109 of 195 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
% of world capability · Correlates of War
| Year | Kenya | Rwanda |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.23 | 0.07 |
| 2021 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| 2020 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| 2019 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| 2018 | 0.22 | 0.07 |
| 2017 | 0.21 | 0.07 |
| 2016 | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| 2015 | 0.2 | 0.06 |
| 2014 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 2013 | 0.19 | 0.06 |
| 2012 | 0.19 | 0.07 |
| 2011 | 0.18 | 0.07 |
| 2010 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 2009 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 2008 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 2007 | 0.18 | 0.06 |
| 2006 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 2005 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 2004 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 2003 | 0.17 | 0.08 |
| 2002 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 2001 | 0.16 | 0.09 |
| 2000 | 0.15 | 0.08 |
| 1999 | 0.16 | 0.06 |
| 1998 | 0.16 | 0.06 |
| 1997 | 0.16 | 0.05 |
| 1996 | 0.16 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | 0.16 | 0.04 |
| 1994 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| 1993 | 0.15 | 0.04 |
| 1992 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 1991 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| 1990 | 0.14 | 0.03 |
| 1989 | 0.14 | 0.03 |
| 1988 | 0.14 | 0.03 |
| 1987 | 0.14 | 0.03 |
| 1986 | 0.13 | 0.03 |
| 1985 | 0.13 | 0.03 |
| 1984 | 0.13 | 0.03 |
| 1983 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 1982 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 1981 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 1979 | 0.12 | 0.03 |
| 1978 | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| 1977 | 0.11 | 0.03 |
| 1976 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| 1975 | 0.1 | 0.03 |
| 1974 | 0.1 | 0.02 |
| 1973 | 0.1 | 0.02 |
| 1972 | 0.1 | 0.02 |
| 1971 | 0.1 | 0.02 |
| 1970 | 0.09 | 0.02 |
| 1969 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| 1968 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| 1967 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| 1966 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| 1965 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| 1964 | 0.08 | 0.02 |
| 1963 | 0.07 | 0.02 |
| 1962 | – | 0.02 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The Correlates of War’s Composite Index of National Capability: the country’s share of the world’s military spending, soldiers, iron and steel, energy use, people and city dwellers, averaged.
- Source: Correlates of War Project, National Material Capabilities v7.0; Singer, Bremer and Stuckey (1972), “Capability Distribution, Uncertainty, and Major Power War, 1820–1965”, in Bruce Russett (ed.), Peace, War, and Numbers, Sage, 19–48.
- Ranks count the 195 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kenya vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023