Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Bangladesh fits inside Kenya 4 times.
Bangladesh: 147,570 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Bangladesh’s coastline is 8% longer than Kenya’s.
Bangladesh: 580 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 4,139 m above Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 1,060 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Bangladesh has 3.1 times as many people as Kenya.
Bangladesh: 176 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Bangladesh is 14 times as densely populated as Kenya.
Bangladesh: 1,352 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kenya are 5.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 165.1 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 7.1 cm taller than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 152.4 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Bangladesh is 5.8 years older than in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 25.3 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.0 more children on average than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.14 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.7% of people in Bangladesh are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 6.7% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Bangladesh 0.1.
Bangladesh: 0.1 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Bangladesh 1.
Bangladesh: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Bangladesh’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Kenya’s.
Bangladesh: $456 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Bangladesh produces 45% more per person than Kenya.
Bangladesh: Int$10,154 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Bangladesh (Gini 7.6 points higher).
Bangladesh: 30.9 (2022) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 3.8% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 3.8% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya and Bangladesh are practically level.
Bangladesh: 0.9% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 26% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya spends 59% more on health per person than Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: $53 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Bangladesh live 11 years longer than in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 74.9 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 40% more likely to die before turning one than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 24.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Bangladesh has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Bangladesh: 0.7 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Kenya are obese, versus 5.7% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 5.7% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
32% of adults in Bangladesh smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 32% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.36 points higher than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.32 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kenya drink 772 times as much alcohol as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.0029 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kenya has 2.3 times as much meat per person as Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 4.5 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Bangladesh has 442 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Bangladesh: 2,588 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Bangladesh put in 349 more hours a year than in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 2,383 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 1.8 years longer than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 6.8 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya welcomed 14 times as many tourists per resident as Bangladesh (2019).
Bangladesh: 0 (2019) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
53% of people in Bangladesh are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 53% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Bangladesh have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 99.5% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
33% of people in Bangladesh live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 33% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Bangladesh 108.
Bangladesh: 108 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 33% longer than Bangladesh’s.
Bangladesh: 2,877 km (2019) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 2.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 0.04 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 14% of Bangladesh, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Bangladesh: 14.5% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Bangladesh emits 66% more CO₂ than someone in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 0.6 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 2.1% in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.1% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Bangladesh carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Kenya.
Bangladesh: 65 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.1 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 2.3 per 100k (2018) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 52% deadlier than in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: 18.6 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Bangladesh and Kenya are practically level.
Bangladesh: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Bangladesh gets 3 times as much rain as Kenya.
Bangladesh: 2,096 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Bangladesh bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Bangladesh fits inside Kenya 4 times.
Which has more people, Bangladesh or Kenya?
Bangladesh has 3.1 times as many people as Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Bangladesh or Kenya?
People in Bangladesh live 11 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 74.9 years in Bangladesh and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Bangladesh or Kenya?
Men in Kenya are 5.4 cm taller than in Bangladesh (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
