How much coast is there?

Norway’s coastline is 47 times as long as Kenya’s.

Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Norway: 25,148 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,730 m above Norway’s.

Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Norway: 2,469 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 10 times as many people as Norway.

Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Norway: 5.61 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kenya is 6.4 times as densely populated as Norway.

Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Norway: 15 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Norway is 20 years older than in Kenya.

Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Norway: 39.5 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kenya have 1.7 more children on average than in Norway.

Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Norway: 1.45 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

19% of people in Norway are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.

Kenya: 3% (2025) · Norway: 19.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Norway has produced 23.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.

Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Norway: 23.2 (2025)

How many official languages?

Norway has 3 official languages, Kenya 2.

Kenya: 2 (2026) · Norway: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Norway’s economy is 3.9 times the size of Kenya’s.

Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Norway: $531 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Norway produces 15 times as much per person as Kenya.

Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Norway: Int$104,044 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Norway (Gini 12 points higher).

Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Norway: 26.5 (2023)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 4.6% in Norway.

Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Norway: 4.6% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Norway spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.

Kenya: 1% (2024) · Norway: 2.1% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Norway’s price level (US = 100) is 2.7× Kenya’s.

Kenya: 34% (2025) · Norway: 91% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Norway spends 98 times as much on health per person as Kenya.

Kenya: $85 (2023) · Norway: $8,296 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kenya is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Norway.

Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Norway: 2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Norway has 17 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Norway: 5 per 1,000 (2023)

How common is obesity?

21% of adults in Norway are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Norway: 20.7% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

13% of adults in Norway smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.

Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Norway: 12.9% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Norway rate their lives 2.57 points higher than in Kenya.

Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Norway: 7.24 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Norway drink 3.1 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.

Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Norway: 7 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Norway has 6.9 times as much meat per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Norway: 70.4 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Norway has 1,330 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.

Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Norway: 3,476 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in Kenya put in 623 more hours a year than in Norway.

Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Norway: 1,412 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Norway went to school 4.5 years longer than in Kenya.

Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Norway: 13.1 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Norway welcomed 33 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).

Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Norway: 0.91 (2022)

How many people are online?

99% of people in Norway are online, versus 35% in Kenya.

Kenya: 35% (2024) · Norway: 99% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

Kenya: 77% (2024) · Norway: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

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

Kenya: 32% (2025) · Norway: 84% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Norway 109.

Kenya: 126 (2024) · Norway: 109 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Norway’s railway network is 2% longer than Kenya’s.

Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Norway: 3,885 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Norway: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 34% of Norway, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Norway: 33.5% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Norway emits 18 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.

Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Norway: 6.7 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

99% of Norway’s electricity is renewable, versus 90% in Kenya.

Kenya: 90% (2025) · Norway: 99% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 3.3 times as much fine dust as in Norway.

Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Norway: 6.7 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 6.7 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Norway.

Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Norway: 0.7 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 19 times as deadly as in Norway.

Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Norway: 1.5 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Kenya is on average 24.1 °C warmer than Norway.

Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Norway gets 81% more rain than Kenya.

Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Norway: 1,259 mm (2016–2025 avg)