CountryDuel

Land

Size, shape and altitude

Total area

How big is it, really?

Kenya is 84% bigger than Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)

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Coastline

How much coast is there?

Kenya’s coastline is 4% longer than Ivory Coast’s

Ivory Coast: 515 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)

Highest point

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 3,447 m above Ivory Coast’s

Ivory Coast: 1,752 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)

Farmland

How much of the land is farmed?

Farmland covers 84% of Ivory Coast, versus 50% of Kenya

Ivory Coast: 83.9% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)

How far apart are they?

People

Who lives there, and how closely

Population

How many people live there?

Kenya has 76% more people than Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)

Population density

How crowded is it?

Ivory Coast is 4% more densely populated than Kenya

Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)

Height of men

How tall are the men?

Men in Kenya are 2.2 cm taller than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 168.2 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)

Height of women

How tall are the women?

Kenya and Ivory Coast are practically level

Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)

Median age

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kenya is 1.4 years older than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 18.1 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)

Fertility rate

How many children per woman?

Women in Ivory Coast have 1.1 more children on average than in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 4.23 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)

Aged 65 and over

How many people are 65 or older?

Kenya and Ivory Coast are practically level

Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)

Refugees hosted per 1,000 residents

How many refugees does it host?

Kenya hosts 4.7 times as many refugees per resident as Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 2.3 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)

Nobel laureates per 10 million people

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast none

Ivory Coast: 0 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)

Official languages

How many official languages?

Kenya has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1

Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)

What shape is the population?

Money

What an economy looks like per person

Economy size (GDP)

How big is the economy?

Kenya’s economy is 36% larger than Ivory Coast’s

Ivory Coast: $99.8 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)

GDP per person (PPP)

How much is produced per person?

Ivory Coast produces 17% more per person than Kenya

Ivory Coast: Int$8,209 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)

Income inequality (Gini)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Ivory Coast (Gini 3.2 points higher)

Ivory Coast: 35.3 (2021) · Kenya: 38.5 (2022)

Extreme poverty ($3.00 a day)

How many live on less than $3 a day?

46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 21% in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 20.8% (2021) · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)

Unemployment

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 2.3% in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 2.3% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)

Military spending

How much goes to the military?

Kenya and Ivory Coast are practically level

Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)

Tax revenue (central government)

How much does the central government collect in tax?

Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Ivory Coast’s 13%

Ivory Coast: 13% (2023) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)

Price level (US = 100)

How expensive is it?

Ivory Coast’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kenya’s

Ivory Coast: 37% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)

Health

Long lives, small beginnings

Health spending per person

How much is spent on health?

Ivory Coast spends 3% more on health per person than Kenya

Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)

Life expectancy

How long do people live?

People in Kenya live 1.7 years longer than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 62.1 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)

Infant mortality

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Ivory Coast is 31% more likely to die before turning one than in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 44.8 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)

Doctors

How many doctors are there?

Kenya has 74% more doctors per person than Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 0.2 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)

Hospital beds

How many hospital beds are there?

Ivory Coast: no data · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)

Suicide rate

How common is suicide?

The suicide rate in Kenya is 16% higher than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 16.5 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)

Adult obesity

How common is obesity?

12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 10% in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)

Smoking

How many adults smoke?

9.6% of adults in Kenya smoke, versus 7.3% in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 7.3% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)

Everyday life

Plates, glasses and happiness

Life satisfaction

How do people rate their lives?

People in Ivory Coast rate their lives 0.47 points higher than in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 5.15 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)

Alcohol consumption

How much do people drink?

Adults in Ivory Coast drink 86% more alcohol than in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 4.2 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)

Meat supply

How much meat is on the menu?

Ivory Coast has 18% more meat per person than Kenya

Ivory Coast: 12 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)

Daily calories

How much food is there per day?

Ivory Coast has 792 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya

Ivory Coast: 2,938 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)

Working hours

How long do people work?

Workers in Ivory Coast put in 68 more hours a year than in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 2,103 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)

Years of schooling

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kenya went to school 3.8 years longer than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 4.9 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)

Tourists per resident

How many tourists visit?

Ivory Coast: no data · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)

World Heritage sites

How many World Heritage sites?

Kenya has 3 more World Heritage sites than Ivory Coast (8 against 5)

Ivory Coast: 5 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)

Olympic medals (all time)

How many Olympic medals has it won?

Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Ivory Coast 5

Ivory Coast: 5 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)

Connected

Online, electrified, urban

Internet users

How many people are online?

41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 35% in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)

Fixed broadband download speed

How fast is home internet?

Home internet in Ivory Coast is 2.1 times as fast as in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 85 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)

Access to electricity

Who has electricity at home?

77% of people in Kenya have electricity, versus 73% in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 72.9% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)

Urban population

How many live in cities?

55% of people in Ivory Coast live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 55% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)

Mobile subscriptions

How many phones per person?

Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126

Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)

Railway network

How much railway is there?

Kenya’s railway network is 6 times as long as Ivory Coast’s

Ivory Coast: 639 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)

Air passengers per resident

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kenya fly 4.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 0.02 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)

Planet

Air, forests and energy

Forest cover

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 12% of Ivory Coast, but only 6.6% of Kenya

Ivory Coast: 12.1% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)

CO₂ per person

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Ivory Coast emits 23% more CO₂ than someone in Kenya

Ivory Coast: 0.5 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)

Renewable electricity

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 29% in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 28.9% (2024) · Kenya: 90% (2025)

Air pollution (PM2.5)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 9% more fine dust than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 20.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)

Where does the power come from?

Safety

Measured risk, not vibes

Homicide rate

How common is murder?

Ivory Coast: no data · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)

Road deaths

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 79% deadlier than in Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast: 30.9 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)

Climate

What the year feels like

Average temperature

How warm is it?

Ivory Coast is on average 1.1 °C warmer than Kenya

Ivory Coast: 26.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

Rainfall

How much rain falls?

Ivory Coast gets 76% more rain than Kenya

Ivory Coast: 1,226 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg)

What does the year feel like?

Between them

People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other

Who has moved between them?
Can they visit without a visa?
What do they sell each other?
Have they met on the pitch?
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Quick answers

Is Ivory Coast bigger than Kenya?

Kenya is larger. Kenya is 84% bigger than Ivory Coast.

Which has more people, Ivory Coast or Kenya?

Kenya has 76% more people than Ivory Coast (2025 estimates).

Where do people live longer, Ivory Coast or Kenya?

People in Kenya live 1.7 years longer than in Ivory Coast. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in Ivory Coast and 63.8 in Kenya.

Are people taller in Ivory Coast or Kenya?

Men in Kenya are 2.2 cm taller than in Ivory Coast (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).

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