Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Pakistan is 34% bigger than Kenya
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Pakistan: 796,100 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Pakistan’s coastline is 2 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 1,046 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Pakistan’s highest peak towers 3,412 m above Kenya’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 8,611 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 47% of Pakistan
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Pakistan: 47.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Pakistan has 4.4 times as many people as Kenya
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Pakistan: 255 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Pakistan is 3.3 times as densely populated as Kenya
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Pakistan: 331 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kenya are 3.1 cm taller than in Pakistan
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 167.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 4.7 cm taller than in Pakistan
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Pakistan: 154.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Pakistan is 0.76 years older than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Pakistan: 20.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Pakistan have 0.4 more children on average than in Kenya
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Pakistan: 3.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
4.4% of people in Pakistan are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Pakistan: 4.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 2.4 times as many refugees per resident as Pakistan
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Pakistan 0.1
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Pakistan: 0.1 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya and Pakistan are practically level
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Pakistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Pakistan’s economy is 3 times the size of Kenya’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Pakistan: $407 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kenya produces 7% more per person than Pakistan
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Pakistan: Int$6,573 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Pakistan (Gini 5 points higher)
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Pakistan: 33.5 (2024)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 23% in Pakistan
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Pakistan: 23% (2024)
How many people are looking for work?
Kenya and Pakistan are practically level
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Pakistan: 5.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Pakistan spends 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Pakistan: 2.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Pakistan: no data
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Pakistan’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Pakistan: 24% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya spends 2.8 times as much on health per person as Pakistan
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Pakistan: $30 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Pakistan live 4 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Pakistan: 67.8 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Pakistan is 41% more likely to die before turning one than in Kenya
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Pakistan: 48.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Pakistan has 4 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Pakistan: 1.2 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kenya has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Pakistan
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Pakistan: 0.6 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2.1 times that in Pakistan
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 9.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in Pakistan are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Pakistan: 23.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
18% of adults in Pakistan smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 17.9% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Pakistan rate their lives 0.19 points higher than in Kenya
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Pakistan: 4.87 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kenya drink 26 times as much alcohol as in Pakistan
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Pakistan: 0.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Pakistan has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Pakistan: 21.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Pakistan has 368 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Pakistan: 2,514 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Pakistan put in 436 more hours a year than in Kenya
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Pakistan: 2,471 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 4.3 years longer than in Pakistan
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Pakistan: 4.3 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Pakistan: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 2 more World Heritage sites than Pakistan (8 against 6)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Pakistan: 6 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Pakistan 11
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Pakistan: 11 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
57% of people in Pakistan are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Pakistan: 57% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Kenya is 74% faster than in Pakistan
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Pakistan: 24 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
96% of people in Pakistan have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Pakistan: 95.7% (2024)
How many live in cities?
40% of people in Pakistan live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Pakistan: 40% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Pakistan 77
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Pakistan: 77 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Pakistan’s railway network is 2 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Pakistan: 7,791 km (2019)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 3.2 times as many passengers per resident as those from Pakistan
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Pakistan: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 6.6% of Kenya, but only 4.1% of Pakistan
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Pakistan: 4.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Pakistan emits 90% more CO₂ than someone in Kenya
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Pakistan: 0.7 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 43% in Pakistan
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Pakistan: 42.7% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Pakistan carries 2.4 times as much fine dust as in Kenya
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Pakistan: 53.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 12% more likely to be murdered in Kenya than in Pakistan
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Pakistan: 4.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 3.3 times as deadly as in Pakistan
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Pakistan: 16.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 4.7 °C warmer than Pakistan
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 21°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 67% more rain than Pakistan
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Pakistan: 416 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Pakistan?
Pakistan is larger. Pakistan is 34% bigger than Kenya.
Which has more people, Kenya or Pakistan?
Pakistan has 4.4 times as many people as Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Pakistan?
People in Pakistan live 4 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 67.8 in Pakistan.
Are people taller in Kenya or Pakistan?
Men in Kenya are 3.1 cm taller than in Pakistan (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).