Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Czechia fits inside Kenya 7.5 times
Czechia: 78,871 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Czechia: 0 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 3,597 m above Czechia’s
Czechia: 1,602 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 46% of Czechia
Czechia: 45.8% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 5.3 times as many people as Czechia
Czechia: 10.9 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Czechia is 42% more densely populated than Kenya
Czechia: 141 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Czechia are 10.7 cm taller than in Kenya
Czechia: 181.2 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Czechia are 8.5 cm taller than in Kenya
Czechia: 168 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Czechia is 23 years older than in Kenya
Czechia: 42.7 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.8 more children on average than in Czechia
Czechia: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Czechia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Czechia: 21.2% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Czechia hosts 3.4 times as many refugees per resident as Kenya
Czechia: 36.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Czechia has produced 5.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Czechia: 5.5 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Czechia and Kenya are practically level
Czechia: 2 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Czechia’s economy is 2.9 times the size of Kenya’s
Czechia: $391 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Czechia produces 8.6 times as much per person as Kenya
Czechia: Int$60,487 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Czechia (Gini 12.8 points higher)
Czechia: 25.7 (2023) · 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 0% in Czechia
Czechia: 0% (2023) · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 2.8% in Czechia
Czechia: 2.8% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Czechia spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Czechia: 1.8% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Czechia’s central government collects 19% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Czechia: 18.6% (2024) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Czechia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kenya’s
Czechia: 59% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Czechia spends 32 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Czechia: $2,693 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Czechia live 16 years longer than in Kenya
Czechia: 80 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Czechia
Czechia: 2.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Czechia has 15 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Czechia: 4.4 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Czechia has 4.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Czechia: 6.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 57% higher than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.2 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
32% of adults in Czechia are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Czechia: 31.6% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Czechia smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Czechia: 28.4% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Czechia rate their lives 2.15 points higher than in Kenya
Czechia: 6.82 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Czechia drink 6 times as much alcohol as in Kenya
Czechia: 13.5 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Czechia has 8.1 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Czechia: 82.3 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Czechia has 1,238 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Czechia: 3,384 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 261 more hours a year than in Czechia
Czechia: 1,774 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Czechia went to school 4.3 years longer than in Kenya
Czechia: 13 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Czechia welcomed 50 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Czechia: 1.37 (2019) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Czechia has 9 more World Heritage sites than Kenya (17 against 8)
Czechia: 17 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Czechia 111
Czechia: 111 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Czechia are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Czechia: 88% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Czechia is 4.5 times as fast as in Kenya
Czechia: 186 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Czechia have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Czechia: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
73% of people in Czechia live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Czechia: 73% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Czechia and Kenya are practically level
Czechia: 127 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Czechia’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Kenya’s
Czechia: 9,357 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Czechia fly 2.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya
Czechia: 0.2 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 38% of Czechia, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Czechia: 38.4% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Czechia emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Czechia: 7 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Czechia
Czechia: 16.8% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 82% more fine dust than in Czechia
Czechia: 12.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Czechia
Czechia: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 7.8 times as deadly as in Czechia
Czechia: 7.1 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 16.2 °C warmer than Czechia
Czechia: 9.4°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Czechia gets 16% more rain than Kenya
Czechia: 805 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 Czechia bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Czechia fits inside Kenya 7.5 times.
Which has more people, Czechia or Kenya?
Kenya has 5.3 times as many people as Czechia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Czechia or Kenya?
People in Czechia live 16 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 80.0 years in Czechia and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Czechia or Kenya?
Men in Czechia are 10.7 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).