Afghanistan vs Kenya: Long term urban population region
Afghanistan
30.2
in 2025
Kenya
30.03
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
180th
Kenya rank
181st
Long term urban population region over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 30.2 against 30.03 in Kenya, a difference of 0.17.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 180th and Kenya ranks 181st of 199 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 8 and Kenya in 32.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.0002 | Kenya |
| 1100s | 0.0003 | 0.0008 | 0.0005 | Kenya |
| 1200s | 0.0008 | 0.0023 | 0.0015 | Kenya |
| 1300s | 0.0025 | 0.0069 | 0.0044 | Kenya |
| 1400s | 0.0074 | 0.0207 | 0.0133 | Kenya |
| 1500s | 0.0222 | 0.0621 | 0.0399 | Kenya |
| 1600s | 0.0667 | 0.1863 | 0.1197 | Kenya |
| 1700s | 0.2 | 0.559 | 0.359 | Kenya |
| 1710s | 0.3611 | 0.6298 | 0.2687 | Kenya |
| 1720s | 0.4062 | 0.6898 | 0.2836 | Kenya |
| 1730s | 0.457 | 0.7555 | 0.2985 | Kenya |
| 1740s | 0.5141 | 0.8274 | 0.3133 | Kenya |
| 1750s | 0.5784 | 0.9062 | 0.3279 | Kenya |
| 1760s | 0.6506 | 0.9925 | 0.3419 | Kenya |
| 1770s | 0.732 | 1.09 | 0.3551 | Kenya |
| 1780s | 0.8235 | 1.19 | 0.3671 | Kenya |
| 1790s | 0.9264 | 1.3 | 0.3776 | Kenya |
| 1800s | 1.04 | 1.43 | 0.386 | Kenya |
| 1810s | 1.17 | 1.56 | 0.3917 | Kenya |
| 1820s | 1.32 | 1.71 | 0.3941 | Kenya |
| 1830s | 1.48 | 1.88 | 0.3924 | Kenya |
| 1840s | 1.67 | 2.06 | 0.3856 | Kenya |
| 1850s | 1.88 | 2.25 | 0.3727 | Kenya |
| 1860s | 2.11 | 2.47 | 0.3523 | Kenya |
| 1870s | 2.38 | 2.7 | 0.3229 | Kenya |
| 1880s | 2.67 | 2.96 | 0.2829 | Kenya |
| 1890s | 3.01 | 3.24 | 0.2303 | Kenya |
| 1900s | 3.38 | 3.55 | 0.1627 | Kenya |
| 1910s | 3.81 | 3.88 | 0.0774 | Kenya |
| 1920s | 4.28 | 4.25 | 0.0285 | Afghanistan |
| 1930s | 4.82 | 4.66 | 0.1587 | Afghanistan |
| 1940s | 5.42 | 5.1 | 0.3172 | Afghanistan |
| 1950s | 7.16 | 6.35 | 0.806 | Afghanistan |
| 1960s | 9.88 | 8.51 | 1.37 | Afghanistan |
| 1970s | 13.27 | 12.67 | 0.5987 | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 16.18 | 16.83 | 0.6458 | Kenya |
| 1990s | 18.13 | 18.94 | 0.8092 | Kenya |
| 2000s | 20.69 | 20.9 | 0.2118 | Kenya |
| 2010s | 24.84 | 24.5 | 0.343 | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 28.89 | 28.68 | 0.2098 | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Afghanistan, at 30.2 against 30.03 in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 0.17, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Afghanistan ranks 180th and Kenya ranks 181st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Long term urban population region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.