Kenya vs Mali: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita

Kenya

32.2%

in 2025

Mali

32.2%

in 2025

Kenya rank

206th

Mali rank

205th

Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita over time

Mali currently reports 32.2% against 32.2% in Kenya, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 206th and Mali ranks 205th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Share of population living in urban areas vs. GDP per capita
Unit: %
Source: United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 237 places, 18,012 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of the population living in urban areas, based on each country's national definition.