Kenya vs Lesotho: General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

Kenya
23,383 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Lesotho
25,055 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya rank
117th
Lesotho rank
116th

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) over time

  • Kenya
  • Lesotho
010.0k20.0k30.0k196119922023

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 25,055 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 23,383 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Kenya, a difference of 1,672 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 116th of 166 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 942.24 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 31.37 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 910.87 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1970s 2,461 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 86.9 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2,374 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1980s 3,852 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 742.59 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 3,109 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Kenya
1990s 6,802 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5,312 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 1,490 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Kenya
2000s 9,059 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 19,192 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 10,133 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2010s 15,177 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 28,117 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 12,940 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Lesotho
2020s 21,884 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 25,520 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 3,636 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$), Kenya or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 25,055 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 23,383 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$) between Kenya and Lesotho?
1,672 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Lesotho?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Kenya and Lesotho rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 us$)?
Kenya ranks 117th and Lesotho ranks 116th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
199 places, 8,054 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 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.