Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 66% bigger than Germany.
Germany: 357,680 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Germany’s coastline is 4.5 times as long as Kenya’s.
Germany: 2,389 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,236 m above Germany’s.
Germany: 2,963 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Germany has 45% more people than Kenya.
Germany: 83.5 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Germany is 2.4 times as densely populated as Kenya.
Germany: 239 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Germany are 9.8 cm taller than in Kenya.
Germany: 180.3 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Germany are 6.8 cm taller than in Kenya.
Germany: 166.2 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Germany is 26 years older than in Kenya.
Germany: 45.1 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.8 more children on average than in Germany.
Germany: 1.36 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Germany are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Germany: 23.7% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Germany has produced 10.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Germany: 10.1 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Germany 1.
Germany: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Germany’s economy is 37 times the size of Kenya’s.
Germany: $5.05 trillion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Germany produces 11 times as much per person as Kenya.
Germany: Int$75,407 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Germany (Gini 4.8 points higher).
Germany: 33.7 (2022) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 3.7% in Germany.
Germany: 3.7% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Germany spends 1.9% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Germany: 1.9% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Germany’s price level (US = 100) is 2.4× Kenya’s.
Germany: 80% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Germany spends 81 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Germany: $6,849 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Germany live 17 years longer than in Kenya.
Germany: 80.8 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 11 times as likely to die before turning one as in Germany.
Germany: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Germany has 16 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Germany: 4.5 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Germany are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Germany: 24.5% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Germany smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Germany: 22% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Germany rate their lives 2.21 points higher than in Kenya.
Germany: 6.88 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Germany drink 4.9 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Germany: 10.9 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Germany has 6.9 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Germany: 70.7 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Germany has 1,389 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Germany: 3,535 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 699 more hours a year than in Germany.
Germany: 1,335 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Germany went to school 5.7 years longer than in Kenya.
Germany: 14.3 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Germany welcomed 16 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Germany: 0.45 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Germany are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Germany: 94% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Germany have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Germany: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
82% of people in Germany live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Germany: 82% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Germany has 129 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.
Germany: 129 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Germany’s railway network is 8.7 times as long as Kenya’s.
Germany: 33,401 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Germany fly 11 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Germany: 0.96 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Germany, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Germany: 32.7% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Germany emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Germany: 6.8 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 59% in Germany.
Germany: 59.1% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Germany.
Germany: 9.1 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 5.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Germany.
Germany: 0.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 8.5 times as deadly as in Germany.
Germany: 3.3 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 15.4 °C warmer than Germany.
Germany: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Germany gets 25% more rain than Kenya.
Germany: 871 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Germany bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Kenya is 66% bigger than Germany.
Which has more people, Germany or Kenya?
Germany has 45% more people than Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Germany or Kenya?
People in Germany live 17 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 80.8 years in Germany and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Germany or Kenya?
Men in Germany are 9.8 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
