Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Colombia is 93% bigger than Kenya.
Colombia: 1,140,620 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Colombia’s coastline is 6 times as long as Kenya’s.
Colombia: 3,208 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Colombia’s highest peak towers 531 m above Kenya’s.
Colombia: 5,730 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 8% more people than Colombia.
Colombia: 53.4 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 2.1 times as densely populated as Colombia.
Colombia: 48 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Colombia are 1.4 cm taller than in Kenya.
Colombia: 171.9 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 1.5 cm taller than in Colombia.
Colombia: 158 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Colombia is 12 years older than in Kenya.
Colombia: 31.6 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.5 more children on average than in Colombia.
Colombia: 1.63 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Colombia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Colombia: 10.2% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Colombia has produced 0.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Colombia: 0.4 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Colombia 1.
Colombia: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Colombia’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Kenya’s.
Colombia: $457 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Colombia produces 3.2 times as much per person as Kenya.
Colombia: Int$22,640 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Colombia than in Kenya (Gini 15.9 points higher).
Colombia: 54.4 (2024) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.3% in Colombia, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Colombia: 8.3% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Colombia spends 3.4% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Colombia: 3.4% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Colombia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kenya’s.
Colombia: 38% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Colombia spends 7.6 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Colombia: $644 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Colombia live 14 years longer than in Kenya.
Colombia: 77.9 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 3.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Colombia.
Colombia: 10.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Colombia has 8.8 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Colombia: 2.5 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
25% of adults in Colombia are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Colombia: 25.3% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
9.6% of adults in Kenya smoke, versus 8.0% in Colombia.
Colombia: 8% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Colombia rate their lives 1.37 points higher than in Kenya.
Colombia: 6.04 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Colombia drink 2.2 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Colombia: 4.9 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Colombia has 6.1 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Colombia: 62.6 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Colombia has 980 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Colombia: 3,126 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Colombia put in 436 more hours a year than in Kenya.
Colombia: 2,471 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Colombia went to school 0.41 years longer than in Kenya.
Colombia: 9 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Colombia welcomed 3.2 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Colombia: 0.09 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
79% of people in Colombia are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Colombia: 79% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Colombia have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Colombia: 98.9% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Colombia live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Colombia: 79% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Colombia has 174 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.
Colombia: 174 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 78% longer than Colombia’s.
Colombia: 2,141 km (2019) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Colombia fly 8.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Colombia: 0.79 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Colombia, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Colombia: 52.8% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Colombia emits 4.7 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Colombia: 1.8 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 77% in Colombia.
Colombia: 77% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 46% more fine dust than in Colombia.
Colombia: 15.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.1 times as likely to be murdered in Colombia as in Kenya.
Colombia: 24.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 74% deadlier than in Colombia.
Colombia: 16.2 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Colombia.
Colombia: 24.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Colombia gets 4.5 times as much rain as Kenya.
Colombia: 3,155 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Colombia bigger than Kenya?
Colombia is larger. Colombia is 93% bigger than Kenya.
Which has more people, Colombia or Kenya?
Kenya has 8% more people than Colombia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Colombia or Kenya?
People in Colombia live 14 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 77.9 years in Colombia and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Colombia or Kenya?
Men in Colombia are 1.4 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
