Kenya vs Tonga: Long term urban population region
Kenya
30.03
in 2025
Tonga
28
in 2025
Kenya rank
183rd
Tonga rank
186th
Long term urban population region over time
- Kenya
- Tonga
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 30.03 against 28 in Tonga, a difference of 2.03.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 108 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 186th of 202 countries.
Across the 40 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 28 and Tonga in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 0.0003 | 0 | 0.0002 | Kenya |
| 1100s | 0.0008 | 0.0001 | 0.0006 | Kenya |
| 1200s | 0.0023 | 0.0004 | 0.0019 | Kenya |
| 1300s | 0.0069 | 0.0012 | 0.0057 | Kenya |
| 1400s | 0.0207 | 0.0037 | 0.017 | Kenya |
| 1500s | 0.0621 | 0.0111 | 0.051 | Kenya |
| 1600s | 0.1863 | 0.0333 | 0.153 | Kenya |
| 1700s | 0.559 | 0.1 | 0.459 | Kenya |
| 1710s | 0.6298 | 0.0608 | 0.569 | Kenya |
| 1720s | 0.6898 | 0.0761 | 0.6137 | Kenya |
| 1730s | 0.7555 | 0.0951 | 0.6604 | Kenya |
| 1740s | 0.8274 | 0.1188 | 0.7086 | Kenya |
| 1750s | 0.9062 | 0.1485 | 0.7577 | Kenya |
| 1760s | 0.9925 | 0.1857 | 0.8069 | Kenya |
| 1770s | 1.09 | 0.2321 | 0.855 | Kenya |
| 1780s | 1.19 | 0.2901 | 0.9005 | Kenya |
| 1790s | 1.3 | 0.3627 | 0.9413 | Kenya |
| 1800s | 1.43 | 0.4533 | 0.9749 | Kenya |
| 1810s | 1.56 | 0.5667 | 0.9975 | Kenya |
| 1820s | 1.71 | 0.7083 | 1 | Kenya |
| 1830s | 1.88 | 0.8854 | 0.9909 | Kenya |
| 1840s | 2.06 | 1.11 | 0.9483 | Kenya |
| 1850s | 2.25 | 1.38 | 0.8673 | Kenya |
| 1860s | 2.47 | 1.73 | 0.7358 | Kenya |
| 1870s | 2.7 | 2.16 | 0.5382 | Kenya |
| 1880s | 2.96 | 2.7 | 0.255 | Kenya |
| 1890s | 3.24 | 3.38 | 0.1389 | Tonga |
| 1900s | 3.55 | 4.22 | 0.6749 | Tonga |
| 1910s | 3.88 | 5.28 | 1.39 | Tonga |
| 1920s | 4.25 | 6.6 | 2.34 | Tonga |
| 1930s | 4.66 | 8.25 | 3.59 | Tonga |
| 1940s | 5.1 | 10.31 | 5.2 | Tonga |
| 1950s | 6.35 | 15.7 | 9.35 | Tonga |
| 1960s | 8.51 | 21.55 | 13.04 | Tonga |
| 1970s | 12.67 | 22.22 | 9.55 | Tonga |
| 1980s | 16.83 | 22.12 | 5.29 | Tonga |
| 1990s | 18.94 | 23.03 | 4.09 | Tonga |
| 2000s | 20.9 | 23.36 | 2.46 | Tonga |
| 2010s | 24.5 | 24.41 | 0.0856 | Kenya |
| 2020s | 28.68 | 26.81 | 1.87 | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher long term urban population region, Kenya or Tonga?
- Kenya, at 30.03 against 28 in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in long term urban population region between Kenya and Tonga?
- 2.03, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tonga?
- 108 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Tonga rank globally for long term urban population region?
- Kenya ranks 183rd and Tonga ranks 186th of 202 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.