How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Uganda: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita

Kenya

0.3221 people per person

in 2025

Uganda

0.3194 people per person

in 2025

Kenya rank

189th

Uganda rank

190th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita over time

Kenya
Uganda

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.3221 people per person against 0.3194 people per person in Uganda, a difference of 0.0027 people per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 190th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0903 people per person	0.0528 people per person	0.0376 people per person	Kenya
1970s	0.1282 people per person	0.064 people per person	0.0642 people per person	Kenya
1980s	0.1708 people per person	0.0799 people per person	0.0909 people per person	Kenya
1990s	0.1858 people per person	0.1062 people per person	0.0795 people per person	Kenya
2000s	0.2607 people per person	0.1394 people per person	0.1212 people per person	Kenya
2010s	0.3167 people per person	0.2392 people per person	0.0775 people per person	Kenya
2020s	0.3161 people per person	0.3025 people per person	0.0136 people per person	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita, Kenya or Uganda?: Kenya, at 0.3221 people per person against 0.3194 people per person in Uganda as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita between Kenya and Uganda?: 0.0027 people per person, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita?: Kenya ranks 189th and Uganda ranks 190th of 215 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per capita
Unit: people per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 215 places, 14,160 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.