Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 84% bigger than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 322,460 km² (2023) · Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023)
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)
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)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 76% more people than Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 32.7 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Ivory Coast is 4% more densely populated than Kenya.
Ivory Coast: 103 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
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)
How tall are the women?
Kenya and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 158.7 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
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)
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)
How many people are 65 or older?
Kenya and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 2.7% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Ivory Coast 0.0.
Ivory Coast: 0 (2025) · Kenya: 0.2 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Ivory Coast 1.
Ivory Coast: 1 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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)
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)
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)
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)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya and Ivory Coast are practically level.
Ivory Coast: 0.8% (2024) · Kenya: 1% (2024)
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
How much is spent on health?
Ivory Coast spends 3% more on health per person than Kenya.
Ivory Coast: $88 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
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)
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)
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)
How common is obesity?
12% of adults in Ivory Coast are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Ivory Coast: 12% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
How many tourists visit?
Ivory Coast: no data · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
41% of people in Ivory Coast are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Ivory Coast: 41% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
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)
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)
How many phones per person?
Ivory Coast has 184 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.
Ivory Coast: 184 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
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)
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
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 7.9% of Ivory Coast, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Ivory Coast: 7.9% (2023) · Kenya: 6.2% (2023)
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)
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)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Ivory Coast: no data · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 37% deadlier than in Ivory Coast.
Ivory Coast: 20.6 per 100k (2021) · Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
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)
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)
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).
