Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Russia 29 times
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Russia: 17,125,200 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Russia’s coastline is 70 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Russia: 37,653 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Russia’s highest peak towers 443 m above Kenya’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Russia: 5,642 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 13% of Russia
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Russia: 13.2% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Russia has 2.5 times as many people as Kenya
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Russia: 144 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 11 times as densely populated as Russia
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Russia: 9 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Russia are 6.2 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Russia: 176.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Russia are 5.1 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Russia: 164.5 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Russia is 20 years older than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Russia: 39.5 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.7 more children on average than in Russia
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Russia: 1.42 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
18% of people in Russia are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Russia: 17.8% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 130 times as many refugees per resident as Russia
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Russia: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Russia has produced 2.0 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Russia: 2 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Russia 1
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Russia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Russia’s economy is 19 times the size of Kenya’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Russia: $2.56 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Russia produces 7.1 times as much per person as Kenya
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Russia: Int$49,568 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Russia (Gini 5.5 points higher)
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Russia: 33 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.1% in Russia
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Russia: 0.1% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 2.1% in Russia
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Russia: 2.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Russia spends 7.5% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Russia: 7.5% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Russia’s 11%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Russia: 10.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Russia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Kenya’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Russia: 35% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Russia spends 12 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Russia: $1,003 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Russia live 9.6 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Russia: 73.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 8.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in Russia
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Russia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Russia has 18 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Russia: 5.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
Russia has 5.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Russia: 6.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Russia is 4% higher than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 19.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
21% of adults in Russia are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Russia: 21.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
27% of adults in Russia smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Russia: 27% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Russia rate their lives 1.16 points higher than in Kenya
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Russia: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Russia drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Kenya
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Russia: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Russia has 8.3 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Russia: 84.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Russia has 1,382 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Russia: 3,528 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Russia put in 52 more hours a year than in Kenya
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Russia: 2,087 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Russia went to school 3.8 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Russia: 12.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Russia: no data
How many World Heritage sites?
Russia has 25 more World Heritage sites than Kenya (33 against 8)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Russia: 33 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Russia has won 539 Olympic medals, Kenya 124
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Russia: 539 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Russia are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Russia: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Russia: no data
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Russia have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Russia: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
75% of people in Russia live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Russia: 75% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Russia has 186 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Russia: 186 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Russia’s railway network is 22 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Russia: 85,544 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Russia fly 7.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Russia: 0.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 51% of Russia, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Russia: 50.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Russia emits 33 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Russia: 12.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 17% in Russia
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Russia: 17.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 71% more fine dust than in Russia
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Russia: 12.9 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 61% more likely to be murdered in Russia than in Kenya
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Russia: 7.8 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 4.1 times as deadly as in Russia
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Russia: 13.4 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 28.2 °C warmer than Russia
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: -2.6°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 19% more rain than Russia
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Russia: 586 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Russia?
Russia is larger. Kenya fits inside Russia 29 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or Russia?
Russia has 2.5 times as many people as Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Russia?
People in Russia live 9.6 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 73.4 in Russia.
Are people taller in Kenya or Russia?
Men in Russia are 6.2 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
