Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 75% bigger than Finland.
Finland: 338,480 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Finland’s coastline is 2.3 times as long as Kenya’s.
Finland: 1,250 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 3,871 m above Finland’s.
Finland: 1,328 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 10 times as many people as Finland.
Finland: 5.65 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 5.3 times as densely populated as Finland.
Finland: 19 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Finland are 10.1 cm taller than in Kenya.
Finland: 180.6 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Finland are 7.0 cm taller than in Kenya.
Finland: 166.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Finland is 23 years older than in Kenya.
Finland: 42.8 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.9 more children on average than in Finland.
Finland: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Finland are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Finland: 24.2% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Finland has produced 8.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Finland: 8.9 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Finland and Kenya are practically level.
Finland: 2 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Finland’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Kenya’s.
Finland: $317 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Finland produces 9.4 times as much per person as Kenya.
Finland: Int$65,885 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Finland (Gini 11.1 points higher).
Finland: 27.4 (2023) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.5% in Finland, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Finland: 9.5% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Finland spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Finland: 2.3% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Finland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Kenya’s.
Finland: 85% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Finland spends 65 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Finland: $5,515 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Finland live 19 years longer than in Kenya.
Finland: 82.3 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Finland.
Finland: 1.9 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Finland has 12 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Finland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2021) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Finland are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Finland: 26.2% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Finland smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Finland: 21.4% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Finland rate their lives 3.09 points higher than in Kenya.
Finland: 7.76 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Finland drink 4.2 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Finland: 9.4 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Finland has 6.8 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Finland: 69.4 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Finland has 1,200 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Finland: 3,346 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 538 more hours a year than in Finland.
Finland: 1,497 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Finland went to school 4.4 years longer than in Kenya.
Finland: 13 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Finland welcomed 29 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Finland: 0.8 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Finland are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Finland: 94% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Finland have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Finland: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Finland live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Finland: 75% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya and Finland are practically level.
Finland: 126 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Finland’s railway network is 55% longer than Kenya’s.
Finland: 5,918 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Finland fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Finland: 1.91 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 74% of Finland, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Finland: 73.7% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Finland emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Finland: 5.3 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Finland.
Finland: 56.5% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Finland.
Finland: 5.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Finland.
Finland: 1 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 6.7 times as deadly as in Finland.
Finland: 4.2 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 22.1 °C warmer than Finland.
Finland: 3.6°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Finland gets 9% more rain than Kenya.
Finland: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Finland bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Kenya is 75% bigger than Finland.
Which has more people, Finland or Kenya?
Kenya has 10 times as many people as Finland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Finland or Kenya?
People in Finland live 19 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 82.3 years in Finland and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Finland or Kenya?
Men in Finland are 10.1 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
