Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Romania fits inside Kenya 2.5 times.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Romania: 238,400 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Kenya’s coastline is 2.4 times as long as Romania’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Romania: 225 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,655 m above Romania’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Romania: 2,544 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 3 times as many people as Romania.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Romania: 19 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 20% more densely populated than Romania.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Romania: 83 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Romania are 7.4 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Romania: 177.8 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Romania are 5.3 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Romania: 164.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Romania is 23 years older than in Kenya.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Romania: 42.6 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.8 more children on average than in Romania.
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Romania: 1.39 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Romania are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Romania: 20.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Romania has produced 2.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Romania: 2.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Romania 1.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Romania: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Romania’s economy is 3.2 times the size of Kenya’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Romania: $429 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Romania produces 7.3 times as much per person as Kenya.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Romania: Int$50,895 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Romania (Gini 8.7 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Romania: 29.8 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.0% in Romania, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Romania: 6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Romania spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Romania: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Romania’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kenya’s.
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Romania: 44% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Romania spends 12 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Romania: $1,051 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Romania live 13 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Romania: 76.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 5.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Romania.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Romania: 6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Romania has 13 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Romania: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
38% of adults in Romania are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Romania: 37.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Romania smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Romania: 29.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Romania rate their lives 1.95 points higher than in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Romania: 6.63 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Romania drink 7.6 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Romania: 17.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Romania has 7.1 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Romania: 72.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Romania has 1,503 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Romania: 3,649 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 209 more hours a year than in Romania.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Romania: 1,826 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Romania went to school 2.9 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Romania: 11.6 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Romania welcomed 25 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Romania: 0.7 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
91% of people in Romania are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Romania: 91% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Romania have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Romania: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
52% of people in Romania live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Romania: 52% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Romania 120.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Romania: 120 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Romania’s railway network is 2.8 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Romania: 10,769 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Romania fly 65% more passengers per resident than those from Kenya.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Romania: 0.15 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 30% of Romania, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Romania: 30.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Romania emits 9.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Romania: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 47% in Romania.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Romania: 47% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 54% more fine dust than in Romania.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Romania: 14.3 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.3 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Romania.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Romania: 1.1 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2.9 times as deadly as in Romania.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Romania: 9.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 14.7 °C warmer than Romania.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 11°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Romania gets 9% more rain than Kenya.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Romania: 758 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Romania?
Kenya is larger. Romania fits inside Kenya 2.5 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or Romania?
Kenya has 3 times as many people as Romania (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Romania?
People in Romania live 13 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 76.5 in Romania.
Are people taller in Kenya or Romania?
Men in Romania are 7.4 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
