Benin vs Kenya: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Benin
295,232 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Kenya
327,715 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Benin rank
117th
Kenya rank
115th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Benin
  • Kenya
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 327,715 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 295,232 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 32,483 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 117th and Kenya ranks 115th of 164 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 31,132 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 20,971 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 10,161 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Benin
1970s 42,388 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 36,314 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 6,074 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Benin
1980s 64,323 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 57,081 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 7,242 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Benin
1990s 91,121 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 84,899 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 6,222 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Benin
2000s 130,882 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 135,223 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 4,341 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Kenya
2010s 193,264 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 240,190 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 46,926 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Kenya
2020s 277,464 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 309,334 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 31,870 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Benin or Kenya?
Kenya, at 327,715 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 295,232 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Benin as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Benin and Kenya?
32,483 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Benin ranks 117th and Kenya ranks 115th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) 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.