Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Kazakhstan 4.6 times
Kazakhstan: 2,724,900 km² (2024) · Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kazakhstan: 0 km (2026 edition) · Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kazakhstan’s highest peak towers 1,811 m above Kenya’s
Kazakhstan: 7,010 m (2026 edition) · Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 79% of Kazakhstan, versus 50% of Kenya
Kazakhstan: 79.2% (2024) · Kenya: 50% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 2.8 times as many people as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.8 million (2025) · Kenya: 57.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 13 times as densely populated as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 8 per km² (2025) · Kenya: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kazakhstan are 5.0 cm taller than in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 175.5 cm (2019) · Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kazakhstan are 2.3 cm taller than in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 161.7 cm (2019) · Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kazakhstan is 9.9 years older than in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 29.5 years (2023) · Kenya: 19.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 0.2 more children on average than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.98 children per woman (2024) · Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
9.0% of people in Kazakhstan are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 9% (2025) · Kenya: 3% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 51 times as many refugees per resident as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0.2 per 1,000 (2025) · Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kazakhstan none
Kazakhstan: 0 (2026) · Kenya: 0.2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kazakhstan and Kenya are practically level
Kazakhstan: 2 (2026) · Kenya: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kazakhstan’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Kenya’s
Kazakhstan: $306 billion (2025) · Kenya: $136 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kazakhstan produces 6.3 times as much per person as Kenya
Kazakhstan: Int$44,294 (2025) · Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Kazakhstan (Gini 9.3 points higher)
Kazakhstan: 29.2 (2021) · 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% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 0% (2021) · Kenya: 45.5% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 4.8% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 4.8% (2025) · Kenya: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya spends 1.1% of its GDP on the military, Kazakhstan 0.4%
Kazakhstan: 0.4% (2025) · Kenya: 1.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Kazakhstan’s 12%
Kazakhstan: 11.9% (2023) · Kenya: 14.1% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1× Kazakhstan’s
Kazakhstan: 33% (2025) · Kenya: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kazakhstan spends 5.8 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Kazakhstan: $490 (2023) · Kenya: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Kazakhstan live 11 years longer than in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 74.5 years (2024) · Kenya: 63.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 4.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kazakhstan has 13 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kazakhstan: 3.8 per 1,000 (2023) · Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kazakhstan has 4.9 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Kazakhstan: 6.5 per 1,000 (2020) · Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 5% higher than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 18.2 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
22% of adults in Kazakhstan are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 22.4% (2024) · Kenya: 10.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
21% of adults in Kazakhstan smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 21.1% (2024) · Kenya: 9.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kazakhstan rate their lives 1.96 points higher than in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 6.63 (2025) · Kenya: 4.67 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kazakhstan drink 2.7 times as much alcohol as in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 6 litres (2023) · Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Kazakhstan has 6.4 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kazakhstan: 64.9 kg (2023) · Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Kazakhstan has 990 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kazakhstan: 3,136 kcal (2023) · Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 60 more hours a year than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1,975 hours (2023) · Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kazakhstan went to school 3.9 years longer than in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 12.5 years (2023) · Kenya: 8.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kazakhstan welcomed 18 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Kazakhstan: 0.5 (2024) · Kenya: 0.03 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 1 more World Heritage site than Kazakhstan (8 against 7)
Kazakhstan: 7 (2026) · Kenya: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Kazakhstan 87
Kazakhstan: 87 (2026 edition) · Kenya: 124 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
93% of people in Kazakhstan are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 93% (2024) · Kenya: 35% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kazakhstan is 4 times as fast as in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 165 Mbps (2026) · Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Kazakhstan have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 100% (2024) · Kenya: 77% (2024)
How many live in cities?
62% of people in Kazakhstan live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 62% (2025) · Kenya: 32% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kazakhstan and Kenya are practically level
Kazakhstan: 127 (2024) · Kenya: 126 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kazakhstan’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Kenya’s
Kazakhstan: 16,006 km (2021) · Kenya: 3,819 km (2018)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kazakhstan fly 6.4 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya
Kazakhstan: 0.57 (2023) · Kenya: 0.09 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.6% of Kenya, but only 1.3% of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 1.3% (2024) · Kenya: 6.6% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kazakhstan emits 37 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Kazakhstan: 13.9 t (2024) · Kenya: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 15% in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 14.9% (2025) · Kenya: 90% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 38% more fine dust than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 16 µg/m³ (2024) · Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 91% more likely to be murdered in Kenya than in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 2.6 per 100k (2022) · Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2.7 times as deadly as in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 20.4 per 100k (2023) · Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 17.9 °C warmer than Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 7.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 2.1 times as much rain as Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 328 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 Kazakhstan bigger than Kenya?
Kazakhstan is larger. Kenya fits inside Kazakhstan 4.6 times.
Which has more people, Kazakhstan or Kenya?
Kenya has 2.8 times as many people as Kazakhstan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kazakhstan or Kenya?
People in Kazakhstan live 11 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 74.5 years in Kazakhstan and 63.8 in Kenya.
Are people taller in Kazakhstan or Kenya?
Men in Kazakhstan are 5.0 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).