Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Angola 2.1 times
Angola: 1,246,700 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Angola’s coastline is 3 times as long as Kenya’s
Angola: 1,600 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,579 m above Angola’s
Angola: 2,620 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 36% of Angola
Angola: 36.3% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 47% more people than Angola
Angola: 39 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 3.2 times as densely populated as Angola
Angola: 31 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kenya are 2.0 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 168.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 1.3 cm taller than in Angola
Angola: 158.1 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kenya is 3.1 years older than in Angola
Angola: 16.5 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Angola have 1.9 more children on average than in Kenya
Angola: 5.05 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Kenya and Angola are practically level
Angola: 2.9% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 16 times as many refugees per resident as Angola
Angola: 0.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Angola 1
Angola: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 11% larger than Angola’s
Angola: $122 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Angola produces 46% more per person than Kenya
Angola: Int$10,251 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Angola than in Kenya (Gini 12.8 points higher)
Angola: 51.3 (2018) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 39% in Angola
Angola: 39.3% (2018) · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 14% in Angola, versus 5.4% in Kenya
Angola: 14.1% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Angola and Kenya are practically level
Angola: 1.4% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Angola’s 7.6%
Angola: 7.6% (2024) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Angola’s
Angola: 31% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya spends 12% more on health per person than Angola
Angola: $76 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Angola live 0.97 year longer than in Kenya
Angola: 64.8 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 7% more likely to die before turning one than in Angola
Angola: 32.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kenya has 18% more doctors per person than Angola
Angola: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kenya has 77% more hospital beds per person than Angola
Angola: 0.8 per 1,000 (2019) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 9% higher than in Angola
Angola: 17.6 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Angola are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Angola: 11.8% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Angola: no data · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.88 points higher than in Angola
Angola: 3.80 (2017) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Angola drink 68% more alcohol than in Kenya
Angola: 3.8 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Angola has 83% more meat per person than Kenya
Angola: 18.6 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Angola has 253 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Angola: 2,399 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Angola put in 80 more hours a year than in Kenya
Angola: 2,115 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 2.7 years longer than in Angola
Angola: 6 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya welcomed 7.6 times as many tourists per resident as Angola (2019)
Angola: 0.0036 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 7 more World Heritage sites than Angola (8 against 1)
Angola: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Angola none
Angola: 0 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Angola are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Angola: 41% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kenya is 9% faster than in Angola
Angola: 38 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
77% of people in Kenya have electricity, versus 56% in Angola
Angola: 55.5% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Angola live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Angola: 71% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Angola 70
Angola: 70 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 38% longer than Angola’s
Angola: 2,761 km (2022) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 2.6 times as many passengers per resident as those from Angola
Angola: 0.03 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Angola, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Angola: 51.2% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Angola emits 57% more CO₂ than someone in Kenya
Angola: 0.6 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 74% in Angola
Angola: 73.7% (2024) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Angola carries 19% more fine dust than in Kenya
Angola: 26.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 19% more likely to be murdered in Kenya than in Angola
Angola: 4.1 per 100k (2016) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2.8 times as deadly as in Angola
Angola: 20 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 3.0 °C warmer than Angola
Angola: 22.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Angola gets 59% more rain than Kenya
Angola: 1,105 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Angola bigger than Kenya?
Angola is larger. Kenya fits inside Angola 2.1 times.
Which has more people, Angola or Kenya?
Kenya has 47% more people than Angola (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Angola or Kenya?
People in Angola live 0.97 year longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 64.8 years in Angola and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Angola or Kenya?
Men in Kenya are 2.0 cm taller than in Angola (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
