Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Brazil 14 times
Brazil: 8,510,420 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 28% of Brazil
Brazil: 28.4% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 8.2 times as many refugees per resident as Brazil
Brazil: 1.3 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, Brazil 0.0
Brazil: 0.047 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 3.0% in Brazil
Brazil: 3% (2024) · Kenya: 45.5% (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: 1.1% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Brazil’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Brazil: 15.4% (2024) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Brazil has 89% more hospital beds per person than Kenya
Brazil: 2.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2.2 times that in Brazil
Brazil: 8.8 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
Brazil has 18 more World Heritage sites than Kenya (26 against 8)
Brazil: 26 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Brazil has won 171 Olympic medals, Kenya 124
Brazil: 171 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Brazil is 7.1 times as fast as in Kenya
Brazil: 293 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
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 6.6% of Kenya
Brazil: 58.5% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
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 2.1 times as deadly as in Brazil
Brazil: 25.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).