Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Greece fits inside Kenya 4.5 times.
Greece: 131,960 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Greece’s coastline is 26 times as long as Kenya’s.
Greece: 13,676 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,282 m above Greece’s.
Greece: 2,917 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 5.5 times as many people as Greece.
Greece: 10.4 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 23% more densely populated than Greece.
Greece: 81 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Greece are 8.8 cm taller than in Kenya.
Greece: 179.3 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Greece are 6.4 cm taller than in Kenya.
Greece: 165.8 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Greece is 26 years older than in Kenya.
Greece: 45.7 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.9 more children on average than in Greece.
Greece: 1.24 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
24% of people in Greece are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Greece: 24.4% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Greece has produced 1.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Greece: 1 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Greece 1.
Greece: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Greece’s economy is 2.1 times the size of Kenya’s.
Greece: $281 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Greece produces 6.5 times as much per person as Kenya.
Greece: Int$45,264 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Greece (Gini 5.1 points higher).
Greece: 33.4 (2023) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.5% in Greece, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Greece: 8.5% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Greece spends 3.1% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Greece: 3.1% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Greece’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kenya’s.
Greece: 60% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Greece spends 23 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Greece: $1,963 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Greece live 18 years longer than in Kenya.
Greece: 81.8 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 Greece.
Greece: 3.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Greece has 23 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Greece: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
34% of adults in Greece are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Greece: 33.7% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Greece smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Greece: 30.2% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Greece rate their lives 1.02 points higher than in Kenya.
Greece: 5.70 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Greece drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Greece: 8.6 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Greece has 8.1 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Greece: 82 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Greece has 1,236 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Greece: 3,382 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 142 more hours a year than in Greece.
Greece: 1,893 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Greece went to school 2.9 years longer than in Kenya.
Greece: 11.6 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Greece welcomed 96 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Greece: 2.67 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
86% of people in Greece are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Greece: 86% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Greece have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Greece: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
79% of people in Greece live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Greece: 79% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Greece 114.
Greece: 114 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 63% longer than Greece’s.
Greece: 2,339 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Greece fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Greece: 1.83 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Greece, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Greece: 30.3% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Greece emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Greece: 5.3 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 50% in Greece.
Greece: 49.7% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 46% more fine dust than in Greece.
Greece: 15.1 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 Greece.
Greece: 0.8 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 3.9 times as deadly as in Greece.
Greece: 7.3 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 9.9 °C warmer than Greece.
Greece: 15.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Greece gets 15% more rain than Kenya.
Greece: 800 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Greece bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Greece fits inside Kenya 4.5 times.
Which has more people, Greece or Kenya?
Kenya has 5.5 times as many people as Greece (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Greece or Kenya?
People in Greece live 18 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 81.8 years in Greece and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Greece or Kenya?
Men in Greece are 8.8 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
