How much coast is there?

New Zealand’s coastline is 28 times as long as Kenya’s.

Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 15,134 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 5,169 m above New Zealand’s.

Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · New Zealand: 30 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 11 times as many people as New Zealand.

Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · New Zealand: 5.32 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kenya is 4.9 times as densely populated as New Zealand.

Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · New Zealand: 20 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in New Zealand is 18 years older than in Kenya.

Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · New Zealand: 37.3 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kenya have 1.6 more children on average than in New Zealand.

Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · New Zealand: 1.57 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

18% of people in New Zealand are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.

Kenya: 3% (2025) · New Zealand: 17.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

New Zealand has produced 5.6 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.

Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · New Zealand: 5.6 (2025)

How many official languages?

New Zealand has 3 official languages, Kenya 2.

Kenya: 2 (2026) · New Zealand: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

New Zealand’s economy is 94% larger than Kenya’s.

Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · New Zealand: $264 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

New Zealand produces 8.2 times as much per person as Kenya.

Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · New Zealand: Int$57,350 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · New Zealand: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Kenya and New Zealand are practically level.

Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · New Zealand: 5.1% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

New Zealand and Kenya are practically level.

Kenya: 1% (2024) · New Zealand: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

New Zealand’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kenya’s.

Kenya: 34% (2025) · New Zealand: 86% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

New Zealand spends 59 times as much on health per person as Kenya.

Kenya: $85 (2023) · New Zealand: $5,022 (2024)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kenya is 8.6 times as likely to die before turning one as in New Zealand.

Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · New Zealand: 4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

New Zealand has 12 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · New Zealand: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in New Zealand are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · New Zealand: 34.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Kenya and New Zealand are practically level.

Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · New Zealand: 9.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in New Zealand rate their lives 2.32 points higher than in Kenya.

Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · New Zealand: 7.00 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in New Zealand drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.

Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · New Zealand: 8.9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

New Zealand has 7.8 times as much meat per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · New Zealand: 79.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

New Zealand has 975 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.

Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · New Zealand: 3,122 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kenya put in 327 more hours a year than in New Zealand.

Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · New Zealand: 1,708 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in New Zealand went to school 4.3 years longer than in Kenya.

Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · New Zealand: 12.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

New Zealand welcomed 22 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).

Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · New Zealand: 0.6 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in New Zealand are online, versus 35% in Kenya.

Kenya: 35% (2024) · New Zealand: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in New Zealand have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.

Kenya: 77% (2024) · New Zealand: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

84% of people in New Zealand live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.

Kenya: 32% (2025) · New Zealand: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

New Zealand has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.

Kenya: 126 (2024) · New Zealand: 130 (2024)

How much railway is there?

New Zealand’s railway network is 8% longer than Kenya’s.

Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · New Zealand: 4,128 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from New Zealand fly 32 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.

Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · New Zealand: 2.82 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 38% of New Zealand, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · New Zealand: 37.8% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in New Zealand emits 17 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.

Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · New Zealand: 6.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 89% in New Zealand.

Kenya: 90% (2025) · New Zealand: 88.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 3.1 times as much fine dust as in New Zealand.

Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · New Zealand: 7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 3.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in New Zealand.

Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · New Zealand: 1.5 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 4.3 times as deadly as in New Zealand.

Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · New Zealand: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Kenya is on average 14.6 °C warmer than New Zealand.

Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 11.1°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

New Zealand gets 2.3 times as much rain as Kenya.

Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · New Zealand: 1,596 mm (2016–2025 avg)