Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Brazil 14 times.
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Brazil’s coastline is 14 times as long as Kenya’s.
Brazil: 7,491 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,205 m above Brazil’s.
Brazil: 2,994 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Brazil has 3.7 times as many people as Kenya.
Brazil: 213 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 3.9 times as densely populated as Brazil.
Brazil: 25 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Brazil are 5.3 cm taller than in Kenya.
Brazil: 175.7 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Brazil are 3.0 cm taller than in Kenya.
Brazil: 162.4 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Brazil is 14 years older than in Kenya.
Brazil: 33.9 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.6 more children on average than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
11% of people in Brazil are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Brazil: 11.5% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Brazil 0.0.
Brazil: 0 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Brazil 1.
Brazil: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Brazil’s economy is 17 times the size of Kenya’s.
Brazil: $2.28 trillion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Brazil produces 3.3 times as much per person as Kenya.
Brazil: Int$23,433 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Brazil than in Kenya (Gini 11.8 points higher).
Brazil: 50.3 (2024) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Brazil, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Brazil: 6% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya and Brazil are practically level.
Brazil: 1% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Brazil’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Kenya’s.
Brazil: 46% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Brazil spends 12 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Brazil: $1,010 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Brazil live 12 years longer than in Kenya.
Brazil: 76 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 2.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Brazil.
Brazil: 12.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Brazil has 8.2 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Brazil: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Brazil are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Brazil: 30.9% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in Brazil smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Brazil: 11.9% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Brazil rate their lives 1.96 points higher than in Kenya.
Brazil: 6.63 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Brazil drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Brazil: 10.4 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Brazil has 10 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Brazil: 104.6 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Brazil has 1,277 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Brazil: 3,423 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 41 more hours a year than in Brazil.
Brazil: 1,994 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 0.2 years longer than in Brazil.
Brazil: 8.4 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Brazil welcomed 15% more tourists per resident than Kenya (2019).
Brazil: 0.03 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
84% of people in Brazil are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Brazil: 84% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Brazil have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Brazil: 99.8% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
88% of people in Brazil live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Brazil: 88% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Brazil 102.
Brazil: 102 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Brazil’s railway network is 7.8 times as long as Kenya’s.
Brazil: 29,850 km (2014) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Brazil fly 5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Brazil: 0.45 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 59% of Brazil, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Brazil: 59% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Brazil emits 6.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Brazil: 2.3 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 87% in Brazil.
Brazil: 86.6% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 44% more fine dust than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4 times as likely to be murdered in Brazil as in Kenya.
Brazil: 19.3 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 80% deadlier than in Brazil.
Brazil: 15.7 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 0.4 °C warmer than Brazil.
Brazil: 25.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Brazil gets 2.4 times as much rain as Kenya.
Brazil: 1,661 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Brazil bigger than Kenya?
Brazil is larger. Kenya fits inside Brazil 14 times.
Which has more people, Brazil or Kenya?
Brazil has 3.7 times as many people as Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Brazil or Kenya?
People in Brazil live 12 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 76.0 years in Brazil and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Brazil or Kenya?
Men in Brazil are 5.3 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
