Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside India 5.6 times.
India: 3,287,260 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 13 times as long as Kenya’s.
India: 7,000 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,387 m above Kenya’s.
India: 8,586 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 25 times as many people as Kenya.
India: 1.46 billion (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 5 times as densely populated as Kenya.
India: 492 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kenya are 4.0 cm taller than in India.
India: 166.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 4.3 cm taller than in India.
India: 155.2 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 8.5 years older than in Kenya.
India: 28.1 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.2 more children on average than in India.
India: 1.96 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
India: 7.4% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
India: 0.1 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
India has 3 official languages, Kenya 2.
India: 3 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 29 times the size of Kenya’s.
India: $3.96 trillion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 67% more per person than Kenya.
India: Int$11,748 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in India (Gini 13 points higher).
India: 25.5 (2022) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 4.2% in India.
India: 4.2% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
India: 2.3% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× India’s.
India: 23% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya and India are nearly identical here.
India: $85 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 8.4 years longer than in Kenya.
India: 72.2 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 47% more likely to die before turning one than in India.
India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 2.5 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
10% of adults in Kenya are obese, versus 8.0% in India.
India: 8% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
India: 22.6% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.14 points higher than in India.
India: 4.54 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 2.3 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
India: 5.2 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kenya has 25% more meat per person than India.
India: 8.1 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 522 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
India: 2,669 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 348 more hours a year than in Kenya.
India: 2,383 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 1.7 years longer than in India.
India: 6.9 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya welcomed 4.1 times as many tourists per resident as India (2019).
India: 0.01 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
India: 70% (2025) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
India: 99.9% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
36% of people in India live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
India: 36% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, India 79.
India: 79 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 18 times as long as Kenya’s.
India: 68,103 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 38% more passengers per resident than those from Kenya.
India: 0.12 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 25% of India, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
India: 24.5% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 5.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
India: 2.2 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
India: 24.1% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 2 times as much fine dust as in Kenya.
India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 73% more likely to be murdered in Kenya than in India.
India: 2.8 per 100k (2022) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 93% deadlier than in India.
India: 14.6 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 1.2 °C warmer than India.
India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
India gets 82% more rain than Kenya.
India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is India bigger than Kenya?
India is larger. Kenya fits inside India 5.6 times.
Which has more people, India or Kenya?
India has 25 times as many people as Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, India or Kenya?
People in India live 8.4 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 72.2 years in India and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in India or Kenya?
Men in Kenya are 4.0 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
