Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Israel fits inside Kenya 27 times
Israel: 22,070 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kenya’s coastline is 2 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 273 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,963 m above Israel’s
Israel: 2,236 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 24% of Israel
Israel: 23.8% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 5.7 times as many people as Israel
Israel: 10.1 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Israel is 4.7 times as densely populated as Kenya
Israel: 468 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Israel are 5.5 cm taller than in Kenya
Israel: 176 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Israel are 2.8 cm taller than in Kenya
Israel: 162.2 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Israel is 9.6 years older than in Kenya
Israel: 29.2 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 0.3 more children on average than in Israel
Israel: 2.87 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
13% of people in Israel are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Israel: 12.7% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 85 times as many refugees per resident as Israel
Israel: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Israel has produced 5.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Israel: 5.9 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Israel and Kenya are practically level
Israel: 2 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Israel’s economy is 4.5 times the size of Kenya’s
Israel: $611 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Israel produces 8.5 times as much per person as Kenya
Israel: Int$59,717 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Israel (Gini 0.2 points higher)
Israel: 38.3 (2022) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Israel
Israel: 0.4% (2022) · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 3.5% in Israel
Israel: 3.5% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Israel spends 7.8% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Israel: 7.8% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Israel’s central government collects 23% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Israel: 23.2% (2024) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Israel’s price level (US = 100) is 3× Kenya’s
Israel: 101% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Israel spends 46 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Israel: $3,928 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Israel live 19 years longer than in Kenya
Israel: 83.2 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Israel
Israel: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Israel has 13 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Israel: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Israel has 2.4 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Israel: 3.1 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2.8 times that in Israel
Israel: 6.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Israel are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Israel: 23.3% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Israel smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Israel: 21.2% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Israel rate their lives 2.51 points higher than in Kenya
Israel: 7.19 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Israel drink 86% more alcohol than in Kenya
Israel: 4.2 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Israel has 11 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Israel: 108.7 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Israel has 1,608 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Israel: 3,754 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 144 more hours a year than in Israel
Israel: 1,890 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Israel went to school 4.9 years longer than in Kenya
Israel: 13.5 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Israel welcomed 3.5 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Israel: 0.1 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Israel has 1 more World Heritage site than Kenya (9 against 8)
Israel: 9 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Israel 20
Israel: 20 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Israel are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Israel: 88% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Israel is 9.5 times as fast as in Kenya
Israel: 392 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Israel have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Israel: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
92% of people in Israel live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Israel: 92% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Israel has 177 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126
Israel: 177 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 2.2 times as long as Israel’s
Israel: 1,720 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Israel fly 8.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya
Israel: 0.73 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Israel and Kenya are practically level
Israel: 6.8% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Israel emits 15 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Israel: 5.6 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Israel
Israel: 16.9% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 8% more fine dust than in Israel
Israel: 20.4 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Israel
Israel: 1.6 per 100k (2022) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 8.1 times as deadly as in Israel
Israel: 6.8 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 4.5 °C warmer than Israel
Israel: 21.1°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 3.4 times as much rain as Israel
Israel: 205 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Israel bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Israel fits inside Kenya 27 times.
Which has more people, Israel or Kenya?
Kenya has 5.7 times as many people as Israel (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Israel or Kenya?
People in Israel live 19 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 83.2 years in Israel and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Israel or Kenya?
Men in Israel are 5.5 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
