Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Egypt is 69% bigger than Kenya.
Egypt: 1,001,450 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Egypt’s coastline is 4.6 times as long as Kenya’s.
Egypt: 2,450 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,570 m above Egypt’s.
Egypt: 2,629 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Egypt has 2.1 times as many people as Kenya.
Egypt: 118 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Egypt is 20% more densely populated than Kenya.
Egypt: 119 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Egypt are 4.1 cm taller than in Kenya.
Egypt: 174.6 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Egypt are 1.4 cm taller than in Kenya.
Egypt: 160.9 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Egypt is 4.5 years older than in Kenya.
Egypt: 24 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 0.4 more children on average than in Egypt.
Egypt: 2.74 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.3% of people in Egypt are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Egypt: 5.3% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Egypt has produced 0.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Egypt: 0.5 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Egypt 1.
Egypt: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Egypt’s economy is 2.7 times the size of Kenya’s.
Egypt: $365 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Egypt produces 2.9 times as much per person as Kenya.
Egypt: Int$20,204 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Egypt (Gini 10 points higher).
Egypt: 28.5 (2021) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.8% in Egypt, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Egypt: 6.8% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya and Egypt are practically level.
Egypt: 0.7% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 2.2× Egypt’s.
Egypt: 15% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Egypt spends 66% more on health per person than Kenya.
Egypt: $141 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Egypt live 8 years longer than in Kenya.
Egypt: 71.8 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 64% more likely to die before turning one than in Egypt.
Egypt: 20.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Egypt has 2.3 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Egypt: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
43% of adults in Egypt are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Egypt: 42.8% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
25% of adults in Egypt smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Egypt: 25% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.81 points higher than in Egypt.
Egypt: 3.86 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kenya drink 22 times as much alcohol as in Egypt.
Egypt: 0.1 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Egypt has 2.7 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Egypt: 27.6 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Egypt has 948 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Egypt: 3,094 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Egypt put in 334 more hours a year than in Kenya.
Egypt: 2,369 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Egypt went to school 1.5 years longer than in Kenya.
Egypt: 10.1 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Egypt welcomed 3.7 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Egypt: 0.1 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
75% of people in Egypt are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Egypt: 75% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Egypt have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Egypt: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
43% of people in Egypt live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Egypt: 43% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Egypt 97.
Egypt: 97 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Egypt’s railway network is 35% longer than Kenya’s.
Egypt: 5,153 km (2016) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Egypt fly 58% more passengers per resident than those from Kenya.
Egypt: 0.14 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.2% of Kenya, but only 0.0% of Egypt.
Egypt: 0% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Egypt emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Egypt: 2.2 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 13% in Egypt.
Egypt: 13% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Egypt carries 88% more fine dust than in Kenya.
Egypt: 41.3 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.7 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Egypt.
Egypt: 1.3 per 100k (2017) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 3 times as deadly as in Egypt.
Egypt: 9.4 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 2.1 °C warmer than Egypt.
Egypt: 23.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 57 times as much rain as Egypt.
Egypt: 12 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Egypt bigger than Kenya?
Egypt is larger. Egypt is 69% bigger than Kenya.
Which has more people, Egypt or Kenya?
Egypt has 2.1 times as many people as Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Egypt or Kenya?
People in Egypt live 8 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 71.8 years in Egypt and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Egypt or Kenya?
Men in Egypt are 4.1 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
