How much coast is there?

Australia’s coastline is 48 times as long as Kenya’s.

Australia: 25,760 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,971 m above Australia’s.

Australia: 2,228 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 2.1 times as many people as Australia.

Australia: 27.6 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kenya is 28 times as densely populated as Australia.

Australia: 4 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Australia is 18 years older than in Kenya.

Australia: 37.8 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kenya have 1.7 more children on average than in Australia.

Australia: 1.48 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in Australia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.

Australia: 18.1% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Australia has produced 3.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.

Australia: 3.6 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kenya has 2 official languages, Australia 1.

Australia: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Australia’s economy is 13 times the size of Kenya’s.

Australia: $1.8 trillion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Australia produces 10 times as much per person as Kenya.

Australia: Int$71,934 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Australia (Gini 4.7 points higher).

Australia: 33.8 (2020) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 4.1% in Australia.

Australia: 4.1% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Australia spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.

Australia: 1.9% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Australia’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Kenya’s.

Australia: 91% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Australia spends 82 times as much on health per person as Kenya.

Australia: $6,980 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kenya is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Australia.

Australia: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Australia has 14 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.

Australia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

32% of adults in Australia are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Australia: 32.4% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

12% of adults in Australia smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.

Australia: 11.6% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Australia rate their lives 2.24 points higher than in Kenya.

Australia: 6.92 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Australia drink 4.7 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.

Australia: 10.5 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Australia has 11 times as much meat per person as Kenya.

Australia: 116.8 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Australia has 1,416 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.

Australia: 3,562 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kenya put in 424 more hours a year than in Australia.

Australia: 1,611 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Australia went to school 4.2 years longer than in Kenya.

Australia: 12.9 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Australia: no data · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Australia are online, versus 35% in Kenya.

Australia: 96% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Australia have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.

Australia: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Australia live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.

Australia: 88% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Australia 113.

Australia: 113 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Australia’s railway network is 8.5 times as long as Kenya’s.

Australia: 32,606 km (2022) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Australia fly 28 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.

Australia: 2.5 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 17% of Australia, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Australia: 17.4% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Australia emits 38 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.

Australia: 14.5 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Australia.

Australia: 38.6% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Australia.

Australia: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 5.7 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Australia.

Australia: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 6.3 times as deadly as in Australia.

Australia: 4.5 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Kenya is on average 3.2 °C warmer than Australia.

Australia: 22.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Kenya gets 56% more rain than Australia.

Australia: 447 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)