Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 89% bigger than Poland.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Poland: 313,930 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kenya’s coastline is 22% longer than Poland’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Poland: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,700 m above Poland’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Poland: 2,499 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 58% more people than Poland.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Poland: 36.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Poland is 20% more densely populated than Kenya.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Poland: 119 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Poland are 10.2 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Poland: 180.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Poland are 6.3 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Poland: 165.8 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Poland is 22 years older than in Kenya.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Poland: 41.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 2.0 more children on average than in Poland.
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Poland: 1.14 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Poland are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Poland: 20.8% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Poland has produced 7.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Poland: 7.7 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Poland 1.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Poland: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Poland’s economy is 7.6 times the size of Kenya’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Poland: $1.04 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Poland produces 7.7 times as much per person as Kenya.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Poland: Int$54,262 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Poland (Gini 10 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Poland: 28.5 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 3.0% in Poland.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Poland: 3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Poland spends 4.2% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Poland: 4.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Poland’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Kenya’s.
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Poland: 52% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Poland spends 24 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Poland: $2,014 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Poland live 15 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Poland: 78.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 9.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Poland.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Poland: 3.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Poland has 14 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Poland: 4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Poland are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Poland: 25.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
22% of adults in Poland smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Poland: 21.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Poland rate their lives 2.09 points higher than in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Poland: 6.77 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Poland drink 5.1 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Poland: 11.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Poland has 8.2 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Poland: 83.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Poland has 1,584 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Poland: 3,730 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 228 more hours a year than in Poland.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Poland: 1,807 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Poland went to school 4.6 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Poland: 13.2 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Poland welcomed 19 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Poland: 0.54 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
89% of people in Poland are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Poland: 89% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Poland have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Poland: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
60% of people in Poland live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Poland: 60% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Poland has 138 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Poland: 138 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Poland’s railway network is 4.9 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Poland: 18,620 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Poland fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Poland: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 31% of Poland, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Poland: 31.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Poland emits 19 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Poland: 7.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 32% in Poland.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Poland: 31.5% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 41% more fine dust than in Poland.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Poland: 15.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.1 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Poland.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Poland: 0.8 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 4.3 times as deadly as in Poland.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Poland: 6.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 16.0 °C warmer than Poland.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 9.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Poland gets 10% more rain than Kenya.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Poland: 763 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Poland?
Kenya is larger. Kenya is 89% bigger than Poland.
Which has more people, Kenya or Poland?
Kenya has 58% more people than Poland (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Poland?
People in Poland live 15 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 78.4 in Poland.
Are people taller in Kenya or Poland?
Men in Poland are 10.2 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
