Kenya vs Uganda: Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre

Kenya
6,490 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Uganda
5,761 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2021
Kenya rank
123rd
Uganda rank
125th

Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre over time

  • Kenya
  • Uganda
02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k197019952021

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 6,490 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,761 current US$ per square kilometre in Uganda, a difference of 729 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Uganda ahead.

Kenya ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 125th of 193 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s 1,028 current US$ per square kilometre 1,164 current US$ per square kilometre 136.5 current US$ per square kilometre Uganda
2000s 707.57 current US$ per square kilometre 2,165 current US$ per square kilometre 1,458 current US$ per square kilometre Uganda
2010s 2,862 current US$ per square kilometre 5,139 current US$ per square kilometre 2,277 current US$ per square kilometre Uganda
2020s 5,920 current US$ per square kilometre 5,528 current US$ per square kilometre 391.99 current US$ per square kilometre Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre, Kenya or Uganda?
Kenya, at 6,490 current US$ per square kilometre against 5,761 current US$ per square kilometre in Uganda as of 2021.
What is the difference in personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre between Kenya and Uganda?
729 current US$ per square kilometre, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
23 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2021.
How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre?
Kenya ranks 123rd and Uganda ranks 125th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal remittances and foreign aid received, per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
193 places, 6,437 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Personal remittances and foreign aid received divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.