Kenya vs Türkiye
Kenya vs Türkiye: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $1,908 in Kenya and $15,880 in Türkiye, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Türkiye, by $13,972, or 8.32 times that in Kenya.
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
What the numbers say
- Türkiye has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Kenya ranked 145 and Türkiye ranked 57 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Kenya | Türkiye | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,908 | $15,880 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $1,859 | $15,400 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $1,811 | $14,930 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $1,748 | $14,270 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $1,699 | $13,670 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $1,609 | $12,340 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $1,646 | $12,240 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $1,597 | $12,260 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $1,542 | $12,010 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $1,518 | $11,280 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $1,489 | $11,060 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $1,451 | $10,600 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $1,414 | $10,270 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $1,396 | $9,588 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $1,371 | $9,266 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $1,340 | $8,473 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $1,277 | $7,925 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $1,274 | $8,448 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $1,310 | $8,478 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $1,264 | $8,079 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $1,223 | $7,623 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $1,191 | $7,062 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $1,169 | $6,496 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $1,171 | $6,212 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $1,202 | $5,907 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $1,195 | $6,326 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $1,225 | $5,990 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $1,232 | $6,261 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $1,226 | $6,230 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $1,254 | $5,888 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $1,238 | $5,578 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $1,220 | $5,256 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $1,224 | $5,610 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $1,256 | $5,302 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $1,305 | $5,134 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $1,329 | $5,188 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $1,321 | $4,838 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $1,306 | $4,919 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $1,274 | $4,905 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $1,246 | $4,572 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $1,205 | $4,364 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $1,198 | $4,281 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $1,222 | $4,105 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $1,251 | $4,004 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $1,277 | $3,949 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $1,275 | $3,842 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $1,251 | $4,018 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $1,204 | $4,123 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $1,165 | $4,145 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $1,101 | $4,092 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $1,113 | $3,781 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $1,141 | $3,602 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $1,134 | $3,487 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $1,108 | $3,456 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $980 | $3,295 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $832 | $3,197 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $907 | $3,170 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $873 | $3,121 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $841 | $2,998 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $847 | $2,938 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $768 | $2,710 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $784 | $2,702 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $777 | $2,630 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $742 | $2,477 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $705 | $2,411 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $793 | $2,449 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kenya vs Türkiye
Health
- Life expectancyKenya: 63.7 years in 2023Türkiye: 77.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKenya: 3.9 per 100 live births in 2024Türkiye: 1 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKenya: 29.7 per 1,000 live births in 2023Türkiye: 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionKenya: 3.51% in 2017Türkiye: 3.72% in 2017
- Suicide rateKenya: 11.1 per 100,000 people in 2017Türkiye: 3.3 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKenya: 55.3 million people in 2023Türkiye: 87.3 million people in 2023
- Population growthKenya: 1.97% a year in 2023Türkiye: 0.23% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKenya: 3.21 births per woman in 2023Türkiye: 1.63 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKenya: 32.2% in 2025Türkiye: 89.5% in 2025
- Median ageKenya: 19.5 years in 2023Türkiye: 32.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKenya: 2.9% in 2023Türkiye: 10% in 2023
- Net migration rateKenya: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Türkiye: -3.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKenya: 1.07% of GDP in 2025Türkiye: 1.91% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsKenya: $1.36B in 2025Türkiye: $26.8B in 2025
- Military spending per personKenya: $26 in 2025Türkiye: $342 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingKenya: 4.6% of government spending in 2025Türkiye: 5.9% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelKenya: 24,000 people in 2020Türkiye: 512,000 people in 2020
- National powerKenya: 0.23% of world capability in 2022Türkiye: 1.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKenya: 0.11% of the labour force in 2020Türkiye: 1.61% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKenya: 117 million TIV in 2025Türkiye: 381 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKenya: 2 million TIV in 1993Türkiye: 539 million TIV in 2025