Benin vs Kenya: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre
Benin
182,592 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Kenya
194,878 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Benin rank
131st
Kenya rank
130th
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre over time
- Benin
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 194,878 current US$ per square kilometre against 182,592 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin, a difference of 12,286 current US$ per square kilometre.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 131st and Kenya ranks 130th of 183 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 5 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2,953 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,087 current US$ per square kilometre | 865.61 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1970s | 6,582 current US$ per square kilometre | 6,108 current US$ per square kilometre | 474.04 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1980s | 13,745 current US$ per square kilometre | 12,940 current US$ per square kilometre | 804.6 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 1990s | 21,400 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,302 current US$ per square kilometre | 3,098 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2000s | 59,381 current US$ per square kilometre | 43,246 current US$ per square kilometre | 16,135 current US$ per square kilometre | Benin |
| 2010s | 113,368 current US$ per square kilometre | 133,843 current US$ per square kilometre | 20,475 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
| 2020s | 163,547 current US$ per square kilometre | 199,444 current US$ per square kilometre | 35,897 current US$ per square kilometre | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre, Benin or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 194,878 current US$ per square kilometre against 182,592 current US$ per square kilometre in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre between Benin and Kenya?
- 12,286 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Kenya?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Kenya rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per square kilometre?
- Benin ranks 131st and Kenya ranks 130th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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
Gross national expenditure (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.