Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
France is 2% bigger than Kenya.
France: 606,410 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
France’s coastline is 9.1 times as long as Kenya’s.
France: 4,853 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 389 m above France’s.
France: 4,810 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
France has 19% more people than Kenya.
France: 68.7 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
France is 29% more densely populated than Kenya.
France: 128 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in France are 8.1 cm taller than in Kenya.
France: 178.6 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in France are 5.1 cm taller than in Kenya.
France: 164.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in France is 22 years older than in Kenya.
France: 41.8 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.6 more children on average than in France.
France: 1.61 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
23% of people in France are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
France: 22.5% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
France has produced 9.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
France: 9.3 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, France 1.
France: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
France’s economy is 25 times the size of Kenya’s.
France: $3.37 trillion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
France produces 9.1 times as much per person as Kenya.
France: Int$63,975 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in France (Gini 6.7 points higher).
France: 31.8 (2023) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in France, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
France: 7.5% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
France spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
France: 2.1% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
France’s price level (US = 100) is 2.3× Kenya’s.
France: 77% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
France spends 63 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
France: $5,327 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in France live 19 years longer than in Kenya.
France: 83 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 10 times as likely to die before turning one as in France.
France: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
France has 11 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
France: 3.3 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
13% of adults in France are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
France: 12.5% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
34% of adults in France smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
France: 33.6% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in France rate their lives 1.91 points higher than in Kenya.
France: 6.59 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in France drink 5 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
France: 11.2 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
France has 7.9 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
France: 80.3 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
France has 1,344 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
France: 3,490 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 548 more hours a year than in France.
France: 1,487 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in France went to school 3.1 years longer than in Kenya.
France: 11.8 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
France welcomed 49 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
France: 1.35 (2019) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in France are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
France: 89% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in France have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
France: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in France live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
France: 79% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, France 117.
France: 117 (2023) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
France’s railway network is 7.3 times as long as Kenya’s.
France: 27,716 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from France fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
France: 0.94 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 32% of France, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
France: 32.5% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in France emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
France: 4 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 26% in France.
France: 26.1% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in France.
France: 8.9 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.6 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in France.
France: 1.3 per 100k (2024) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 6 times as deadly as in France.
France: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 11.5 °C warmer than France.
France: 14.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
France gets 66% more rain than Kenya.
France: 1,158 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is France bigger than Kenya?
France is larger. France is 2% bigger than Kenya.
Which has more people, France or Kenya?
France has 19% more people than Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, France or Kenya?
People in France live 19 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in France and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in France or Kenya?
Men in France are 8.1 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
