Benin vs Kenya: GNI (current US$), per square kilometre
Benin
172,870 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
181,713 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
149th
Kenya rank
147th
GNI (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 181,713 current US$ per square kilometre against 172,870 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 8,843 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 149th and Kenya ranks 147th of 206 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 | 2,507 current US$ per square kilometre | 1,860 current US$ per square kilometre | 647.09 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 5,652 current US$ per square kilometre | 5,736 current US$ per square kilometre | 83.83 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1980s | 11,514 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,005 current US$ per square kilometre | 490.4 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 1990s | 19,595 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,902 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,693 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 56,710 current US$ per square kilometre | 38,352 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,358 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 107,494 current US$ per square kilometre | 114,154 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,660 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 154,879 current US$ per square kilometre | 183,515 current US$ per square kilometre | 28,636 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (current us$), per square kilometre, Benin or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 181,713 current US$ per square kilometre against 172,870 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gni (current us$), per square kilometre between Benin and Kenya?
- 8,843 current US$ 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 gni (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 149th and Kenya ranks 147th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GNI (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.