Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Guatemala fits inside Kenya 5.4 times.
Guatemala: 108,890 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kenya’s coastline is 34% longer than Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 400 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 979 m above Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 4,220 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 3.1 times as many people as Guatemala.
Guatemala: 18.7 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Guatemala is 76% more densely populated than Kenya.
Guatemala: 174 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kenya are 6.1 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 164.4 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 8.5 cm taller than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 150.9 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Guatemala is 3.1 years older than in Kenya.
Guatemala: 22.6 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 0.9 more children on average than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.29 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.0% of people in Guatemala are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Guatemala: 5% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Guatemala has produced 1.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Guatemala: 1.1 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Guatemala 1.
Guatemala: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 10% larger than Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: $123 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Guatemala produces 2.2 times as much per person as Kenya.
Guatemala: Int$15,197 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Guatemala than in Kenya (Gini 6.7 points higher).
Guatemala: 45.2 (2023) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 2.6% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 2.6% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya spends 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Guatemala 0.4%.
Guatemala: 0.4% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Guatemala’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kenya’s.
Guatemala: 43% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Guatemala spends 4.6 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Guatemala: $392 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Guatemala live 8.9 years longer than in Kenya.
Guatemala: 72.7 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 2 times as likely to die before turning one as in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 17.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Guatemala has 4.4 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Guatemala: 1.3 per 1,000 (2020) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Guatemala are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Guatemala: 26.7% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
11% of adults in Guatemala smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Guatemala: 11.2% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Guatemala rate their lives 1.86 points higher than in Kenya.
Guatemala: 6.53 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Guatemala drink 36% more alcohol than in Kenya.
Guatemala: 3.1 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Guatemala has 5.3 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Guatemala: 54.3 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Guatemala has 677 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Guatemala: 2,823 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Guatemala put in 116 more hours a year than in Kenya.
Guatemala: 2,151 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 2.8 years longer than in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 5.8 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Guatemala welcomed 3 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Guatemala: 0.08 (2022) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
60% of people in Guatemala are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Guatemala: 60% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
91% of people in Guatemala have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Guatemala: 90.9% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
56% of people in Guatemala live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Guatemala: 56% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Guatemala 113.
Guatemala: 113 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 4.8 times as long as Guatemala’s.
Guatemala: 800 km (2018) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 7.5 times as many passengers per resident as those from Guatemala.
Guatemala: 0.01 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Guatemala, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Guatemala: 32.6% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Guatemala emits 2.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Guatemala: 1.1 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 68% in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 68.3% (2024) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Guatemala carries 26% more fine dust than in Kenya.
Guatemala: 27.7 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.8 times as likely to be murdered in Guatemala as in Kenya.
Guatemala: 23.4 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2.2 times as deadly as in Guatemala.
Guatemala: 12.6 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Guatemala.
Guatemala: 23.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Guatemala gets 2.6 times as much rain as Kenya.
Guatemala: 1,811 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Guatemala bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Guatemala fits inside Kenya 5.4 times.
Which has more people, Guatemala or Kenya?
Kenya has 3.1 times as many people as Guatemala (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Guatemala or Kenya?
People in Guatemala live 8.9 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 72.7 years in Guatemala and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Guatemala or Kenya?
Men in Kenya are 6.1 cm taller than in Guatemala (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
