Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Portugal fits inside Kenya 6.4 times.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Portugal: 92,230 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Portugal’s coastline is 3.3 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Portugal: 1,793 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,848 m above Portugal’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Portugal: 2,351 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 5.3 times as many people as Portugal.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Portugal: 10.8 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Portugal is 19% more densely populated than Kenya.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Portugal: 118 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Portugal are 3.9 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Portugal: 174.4 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Portugal are 1.8 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Portugal: 161.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Portugal is 27 years older than in Kenya.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Portugal: 46.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.8 more children on average than in Portugal.
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Portugal: 1.41 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
25% of people in Portugal are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Portugal: 24.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Portugal has produced 1.9 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Portugal: 1.9 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Portugal 1.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Portugal: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Portugal’s economy is 2.5 times the size of Kenya’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Portugal: $347 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Portugal produces 7.6 times as much per person as Kenya.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Portugal: Int$53,146 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Portugal (Gini 4.6 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Portugal: 33.9 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.2% in Portugal, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Portugal: 6.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Portugal spends 1.5% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Portugal: 1.5% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Portugal’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kenya’s.
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Portugal: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Portugal spends 35 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Portugal: $2,971 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Portugal live 19 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Portugal: 82.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Portugal.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Portugal: 2.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Portugal has 20 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Portugal: 5.9 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Portugal are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Portugal: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
29% of adults in Portugal smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Portugal: 28.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Portugal rate their lives 1.35 points higher than in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Portugal: 6.03 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Portugal drink 6.1 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Portugal: 13.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Portugal has 9.8 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Portugal: 99.3 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Portugal has 1,407 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Portugal: 3,553 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 300 more hours a year than in Portugal.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Portugal: 1,735 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Portugal went to school 1.1 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Portugal: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Portugal welcomed 98 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Portugal: 2.71 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
88% of people in Portugal are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Portugal: 88% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Portugal have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Portugal: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
61% of people in Portugal live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Portugal: 61% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Portugal 124.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Portugal: 124 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 51% longer than Portugal’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Portugal: 2,527 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Portugal fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Portugal: 1.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 36% of Portugal, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Portugal: 36.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Portugal emits 9.1 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Portugal: 3.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 81% in Portugal.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Portugal: 81% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 2.1 times as much fine dust as in Portugal.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Portugal: 10.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 6.8 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Portugal.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Portugal: 0.7 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 3.9 times as deadly as in Portugal.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Portugal: 7.2 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 9.8 °C warmer than Portugal.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 15.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Portugal gets 12% more rain than Kenya.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Portugal: 777 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Portugal?
Kenya is larger. Portugal fits inside Kenya 6.4 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or Portugal?
Kenya has 5.3 times as many people as Portugal (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Portugal?
People in Portugal live 19 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 82.4 in Portugal.
Are people taller in Kenya or Portugal?
Men in Portugal are 3.9 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
