Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ireland fits inside Kenya 8.4 times.
Ireland: 70,280 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Ireland’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Kenya’s.
Ireland: 1,448 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 4,158 m above Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,041 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 10 times as many people as Ireland.
Ireland: 5.48 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 24% more densely populated than Ireland.
Ireland: 80 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ireland are 8.6 cm taller than in Kenya.
Ireland: 179 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ireland are 5.1 cm taller than in Kenya.
Ireland: 164.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ireland is 19 years older than in Kenya.
Ireland: 38.4 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.7 more children on average than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1.47 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
16% of people in Ireland are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Ireland: 16.2% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ireland has produced 9.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Ireland: 9.1 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Ireland and Kenya are practically level.
Ireland: 2 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ireland’s economy is 5.3 times the size of Kenya’s.
Ireland: $722 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ireland produces 22 times as much per person as Kenya.
Ireland: Int$155,089 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Ireland (Gini 9.5 points higher).
Ireland: 29 (2023) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 4.6% in Ireland.
Ireland: 4.6% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya spends 1.0% of its GDP on the military, Ireland 0.2%.
Ireland: 0.2% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Ireland’s price level (US = 100) is 2.5× Kenya’s.
Ireland: 85% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ireland spends 87 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Ireland: $7,395 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Ireland live 19 years longer than in Kenya.
Ireland: 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 Ireland.
Ireland: 3.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ireland has 13 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Ireland: 3.9 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Ireland are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Ireland: 30.6% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Ireland smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Ireland: 18.2% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Ireland rate their lives 2.25 points higher than in Kenya.
Ireland: 6.93 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ireland drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Ireland: 10.3 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ireland has 9.7 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Ireland: 98.4 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ireland has 1,775 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Ireland: 3,921 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 381 more hours a year than in Ireland.
Ireland: 1,654 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ireland went to school 3.1 years longer than in Kenya.
Ireland: 11.7 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ireland welcomed 79 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Ireland: 2.2 (2019) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
97% of people in Ireland are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Ireland: 97% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ireland have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Ireland: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
65% of people in Ireland live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Ireland: 65% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Ireland 113.
Ireland: 113 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 2.3 times as long as Ireland’s.
Ireland: 1,650 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Ireland fly 393 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Ireland: 35.11 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Ireland, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Ireland: 11.5% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ireland emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Ireland: 6.3 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 48% in Ireland.
Ireland: 48.1% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 3 times as much fine dust as in Ireland.
Ireland: 7.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.4 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Ireland.
Ireland: 0.7 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 10 times as deadly as in Ireland.
Ireland: 2.8 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 Ireland.
Ireland: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Ireland gets 64% more rain than Kenya.
Ireland: 1,139 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Ireland bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Ireland fits inside Kenya 8.4 times.
Which has more people, Ireland or Kenya?
Kenya has 10 times as many people as Ireland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Ireland or Kenya?
People in Ireland live 19 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 83.0 years in Ireland and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Ireland or Kenya?
Men in Ireland are 8.6 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
