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

Burundi
528,158 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
542,956 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Burundi rank
125th
Kenya rank
124th

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

  • Burundi
  • Kenya
0200.0k400.0k600.0k196119922023

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 542,956 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 528,158 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Burundi, a difference of 14,798 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 125th and Kenya ranks 124th of 181 countries.

Burundi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Kenya Difference Ahead
1960s 93,424 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 38,314 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 55,110 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Burundi
1970s 140,344 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 58,379 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 81,965 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Burundi
1980s 202,855 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 91,994 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 110,861 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Burundi
1990s 221,341 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 130,925 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 90,416 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Burundi
2000s 237,939 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 171,438 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 66,502 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Burundi
2010s 375,878 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 345,388 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 30,490 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Burundi
2020s 504,500 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 500,906 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3,594 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Burundi or Kenya?
Kenya, at 542,956 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 528,158 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Burundi and Kenya?
14,798 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Kenya?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Kenya rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Burundi ranks 125th and Kenya ranks 124th of 181 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 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.