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

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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Kenya vs Libya: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Kenya

0.0001 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Libya

0.0001 people per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Kenya rank

62nd

Libya rank

63rd

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

Kenya
Libya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Libya, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Kenya ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 63rd of 211 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0008 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1970s	0.0006 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1980s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	Kenya
1990s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0004 people per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2000s	0.0005 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0003 people per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2010s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	Kenya
2020s	0.0002 people per US$ of GDP	0.0001 people per US$ of GDP	0 people per US$ of GDP	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 unit of gdp, Kenya or Libya?: Kenya, at 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Kenya and Libya?: 0 people per US$ of GDP, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Libya rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?: Kenya ranks 62nd and Libya ranks 63rd of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: people per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

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