Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Austria fits inside Kenya 7.1 times
Austria: 83,879 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Austria: 0 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 1,401 m above Austria’s
Austria: 3,798 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 31% of Austria
Austria: 31.1% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 6.2 times as many people as Austria
Austria: 9.21 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Austria is 13% more densely populated than Kenya
Austria: 112 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Austria are 8.1 cm taller than in Kenya
Austria: 178.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Austria are 7.5 cm taller than in Kenya
Austria: 166.9 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Austria is 24 years older than in Kenya
Austria: 43.1 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.9 more children on average than in Austria
Austria: 1.31 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Austria are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Austria: 21.1% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Austria hosts 2.9 times as many refugees per resident as Kenya
Austria: 31.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Austria has produced 20.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Austria: 20.6 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Austria 1
Austria: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Austria’s economy is 4.3 times the size of Kenya’s
Austria: $579 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Austria produces 11 times as much per person as Kenya
Austria: Int$76,778 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Austria (Gini 7.3 points higher)
Austria: 31.2 (2023) · 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 0.5% in Austria
Austria: 0.5% (2023) · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Austria and Kenya are practically level
Austria: 5.6% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Austria and Kenya are practically level
Austria: 1.1% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Austria’s central government collects 26% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Austria: 25.8% (2024) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Austria’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Kenya’s
Austria: 82% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Austria spends 79 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Austria: $6,739 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Austria live 18 years longer than in Kenya
Austria: 82 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Austria
Austria: 2.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Austria has 19 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Austria: 5.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Austria has 5 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Austria: 6.7 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 50% higher than in Austria
Austria: 12.7 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Austria are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Austria: 18.3% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Austria smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Austria: 23.8% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Austria rate their lives 2.17 points higher than in Kenya
Austria: 6.85 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Austria drink 5.2 times as much alcohol as in Kenya
Austria: 11.6 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Austria has 7.2 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Austria: 73.7 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Austria has 1,610 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Austria: 3,756 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 596 more hours a year than in Austria
Austria: 1,438 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Austria went to school 3.7 years longer than in Kenya
Austria: 12.4 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Austria welcomed 105 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Austria: 2.9 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Austria has 4 more World Heritage sites than Kenya (12 against 8)
Austria: 12 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Austria has won 367 Olympic medals, Kenya 124
Austria: 367 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
92% of people in Austria are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Austria: 92% (2025) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Austria is 4.2 times as fast as in Kenya
Austria: 174 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Austria have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Austria: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Austria live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Austria: 70% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Austria 124
Austria: 124 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Austria’s railway network is 30% longer than Kenya’s
Austria: 4,962 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Austria fly 56 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya
Austria: 5 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 47% of Austria, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Austria: 47.3% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Austria emits 16 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Austria: 6.2 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 84% in Austria
Austria: 83.6% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Austria
Austria: 10.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.6 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Austria
Austria: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 8.5 times as deadly as in Austria
Austria: 6.5 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 17.8 °C warmer than Austria
Austria: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Austria gets 82% more rain than Kenya
Austria: 1,268 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 Austria bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Austria fits inside Kenya 7.1 times.
Which has more people, Austria or Kenya?
Kenya has 6.2 times as many people as Austria (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Austria or Kenya?
People in Austria live 18 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 82.0 years in Austria and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Austria or Kenya?
Men in Austria are 8.1 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).