Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Canada 26 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 377 times as long as Kenya’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 760 m above Kenya’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 38% more people than Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 21 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 8.3 cm taller than in Kenya.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 5.3 cm taller than in Kenya.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 21 years older than in Kenya.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.9 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Canada and Kenya are practically level.
Canada: 2 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 17 times the size of Kenya’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 9.5 times as much per person as Kenya.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Canada (Gini 7 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and Kenya are practically level.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Kenya’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 75 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 18 years longer than in Kenya.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 7.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 9.8 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Canada smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.07 points higher than in Kenya.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 4.1 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 9.3 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,444 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 304 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 5.2 years longer than in Kenya.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 17 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Canada: 94% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Canada: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Canada: 83% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Canada 94.
Canada: 94 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 13 times as long as Kenya’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 24 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 39% of Canada, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 36 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.5 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Canada.
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 6 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 28.6 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 2% more rain than Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than Kenya?
Canada is larger. Kenya fits inside Canada 26 times.
Which has more people, Canada or Kenya?
Kenya has 38% more people than Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or Kenya?
People in Canada live 18 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Canada or Kenya?
Men in Canada are 8.3 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
