Benin vs Kenya: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Benin
174,471 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
185,067 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
153rd
Kenya rank
151st

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 185,067 current US$ per square kilometre against 174,471 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 10,596 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 153rd and Kenya ranks 151st of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 3 and Kenya in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 2,515 current US$ per square kilometre 1,912 current US$ per square kilometre 602.79 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
1970s 5,657 current US$ per square kilometre 5,927 current US$ per square kilometre 270.6 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 11,686 current US$ per square kilometre 12,423 current US$ per square kilometre 736.97 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 19,906 current US$ per square kilometre 17,400 current US$ per square kilometre 2,506 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2000s 56,950 current US$ per square kilometre 39,464 current US$ per square kilometre 17,487 current US$ per square kilometre Benin
2010s 107,962 current US$ per square kilometre 121,876 current US$ per square kilometre 13,915 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 156,246 current US$ per square kilometre 186,060 current US$ per square kilometre 29,815 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Benin or Kenya?
Kenya, at 185,067 current US$ per square kilometre against 174,471 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Benin and Kenya?
10,596 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 153rd and Kenya ranks 151st of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
258 places, 13,774 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) 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.