Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Italy fits inside Kenya 2 times.
Italy: 302,070 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Italy’s coastline is 14 times as long as Kenya’s.
Italy: 7,600 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 451 m above Italy’s.
Italy: 4,748 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Italy has 2% more people than Kenya.
Italy: 58.9 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Italy is 2 times as densely populated as Kenya.
Italy: 199 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Italy are 4.0 cm taller than in Kenya.
Italy: 174.4 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Italy are 2.4 cm taller than in Kenya.
Italy: 161.8 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Italy is 28 years older than in Kenya.
Italy: 47.5 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 2.0 more children on average than in Italy.
Italy: 1.18 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Italy are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Italy: 25.1% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Italy has produced 3.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Italy: 3.4 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Italy 1.
Italy: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Italy’s economy is 19 times the size of Kenya’s.
Italy: $2.55 trillion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Italy produces 9 times as much per person as Kenya.
Italy: Int$62,803 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Italy (Gini 4.2 points higher).
Italy: 34.3 (2023) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.4% in Italy, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Italy: 6.4% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Italy spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Italy: 1.6% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Italy’s price level (US = 100) is 2× Kenya’s.
Italy: 69% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Italy spends 40 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Italy: $3,398 (2024) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Italy live 20 years longer than in Kenya.
Italy: 84 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 15 times as likely to die before turning one as in Italy.
Italy: 2.3 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Italy has 15 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Italy: 4.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
18% of adults in Italy are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Italy: 17.9% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Italy smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Italy: 22.4% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Italy rate their lives 1.90 points higher than in Kenya.
Italy: 6.57 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Italy drink 3.8 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Italy: 8.4 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Italy has 7 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Italy: 71.2 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Italy has 1,607 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Italy: 3,753 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 333 more hours a year than in Italy.
Italy: 1,701 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Italy went to school 2.2 years longer than in Kenya.
Italy: 10.8 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Italy welcomed 35 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Italy: 0.98 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Italy are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Italy: 89% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Italy have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Italy: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Italy live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Italy: 70% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Italy has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.
Italy: 133 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Italy’s railway network is 4.5 times as long as Kenya’s.
Italy: 17,305 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Italy fly 3.9 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Italy: 0.34 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of Italy, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Italy: 32.9% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Italy emits 14 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Italy: 5.1 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 49% in Italy.
Italy: 48.8% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 45% more fine dust than in Italy.
Italy: 15.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 8.6 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Italy.
Italy: 0.6 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 5.6 times as deadly as in Italy.
Italy: 5 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 11.8 °C warmer than Italy.
Italy: 13.9°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Italy gets 48% more rain than Kenya.
Italy: 1,030 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Italy bigger than Kenya?
Kenya is larger. Italy fits inside Kenya 2 times.
Which has more people, Italy or Kenya?
Italy has 2% more people than Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Italy or Kenya?
People in Italy live 20 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 84.0 years in Italy and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Italy or Kenya?
Men in Italy are 4.0 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
