Kenya vs Madagascar: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
32.2%
in 2025
Madagascar
32.9%
in 2025
Kenya rank
206th
Madagascar rank
204th
Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 32.9% against 32.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Madagascar ahead.
Kenya ranks 206th and Madagascar ranks 204th of 236 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.0% | 9.2% | 2.1% | Madagascar |
| 1960s | 9.0% | 12.3% | 3.2% | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 12.8% | 16.2% | 3.4% | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 17.1% | 20.1% | 3.0% | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 18.6% | 23.3% | 4.7% | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 26.1% | 26.3% | 0.3% | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 29.0% | 2.6% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 31.8% | 0.2% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 32.9% against 32.2% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and Madagascar?
- 0.7%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Madagascar?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Madagascar rank globally for share of population living in urban areas vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 206th and Madagascar ranks 204th of 236 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.