Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Denmark fits inside Kenya 14 times
Denmark: 42,920 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Denmark’s coastline is 14 times as long as Kenya’s
Denmark: 7,314 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 5,028 m above Denmark’s
Denmark: 171 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 65% of Denmark, versus 50% of Kenya
Denmark: 65.1% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 9.6 times as many people as Denmark
Denmark: 6.01 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Denmark is 52% more densely populated than Kenya
Denmark: 150 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Denmark are 11.4 cm taller than in Kenya
Denmark: 181.9 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Denmark are 10.0 cm taller than in Kenya
Denmark: 169.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Denmark is 22 years older than in Kenya
Denmark: 41.2 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.7 more children on average than in Denmark
Denmark: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Denmark are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Denmark: 21.1% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Denmark hosts 47% more refugees per resident than Kenya
Denmark: 15.8 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Denmark has produced 20.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Denmark: 20 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Denmark 1
Denmark: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Denmark’s economy is 3.4 times the size of Kenya’s
Denmark: $463 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Denmark produces 12 times as much per person as Kenya
Denmark: Int$83,218 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Denmark (Gini 8.6 points higher)
Denmark: 29.9 (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 0.4% in Denmark
Denmark: 0.4% (2023) · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Denmark and Kenya are practically level
Denmark: 5.5% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Denmark spends 3.3% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Denmark: 3.3% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Denmark’s central government collects 33% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Denmark: 33.4% (2024) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Denmark’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Kenya’s
Denmark: 92% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Denmark spends 79 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Denmark: $6,745 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Denmark live 18 years longer than in Kenya
Denmark: 82.3 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 9.8 times as likely to die before turning one as in Denmark
Denmark: 3.5 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Denmark has 16 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Denmark: 4.5 per 1,000 (2021) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Denmark has 83% more hospital beds per person than Kenya
Denmark: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2.2 times that in Denmark
Denmark: 8.6 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
15% of adults in Denmark are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Denmark: 15.2% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Denmark smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Denmark: 15.7% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Denmark rate their lives 2.86 points higher than in Kenya
Denmark: 7.54 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Denmark drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Kenya
Denmark: 9.5 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Denmark has 9.9 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Denmark: 101.3 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Denmark has 1,588 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Denmark: 3,734 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 655 more hours a year than in Denmark
Denmark: 1,380 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Denmark went to school 4.4 years longer than in Kenya
Denmark: 13 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Denmark welcomed 87 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Denmark: 2.4 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Denmark has 5 more World Heritage sites than Kenya (13 against 8)
Denmark: 13 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Denmark has won 216 Olympic medals, Kenya 124
Denmark: 216 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
100% of people in Denmark are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Denmark is 7.6 times as fast as in Kenya
Denmark: 314 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Denmark have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Denmark: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Denmark live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Denmark: 89% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Denmark and Kenya are practically level
Denmark: 127 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 42% longer than Denmark’s
Denmark: 2,682 km (2020) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Denmark: no data · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 16% of Denmark, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Denmark: 16% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Denmark emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Denmark: 4.7 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Denmark’s electricity is renewable, versus 90% in Kenya
Denmark: 91.2% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Denmark
Denmark: 9 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.8 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Denmark
Denmark: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 13 times as deadly as in Denmark
Denmark: 4.2 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 16.1 °C warmer than Denmark
Denmark: 9.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Denmark gets 21% more rain than Kenya
Denmark: 845 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 Denmark bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Denmark fits inside Kenya 14 times.
Which has more people, Denmark or Kenya?
Kenya has 9.6 times as many people as Denmark (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Denmark or Kenya?
People in Denmark live 18 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Denmark and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Denmark or Kenya?
Men in Denmark are 11.4 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
