How much coast is there?

Kenya’s coastline is 9% longer than the Seychelles’.

Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 491 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 4,294 m above the Seychelles’.

Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Seychelles: 905 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 469 times as many people as the Seychelles.

Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Seychelles: 122,730 (2025)

How crowded is it?

The Seychelles is 2.7 times as densely populated as Kenya.

Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Seychelles: 267 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in the Seychelles is 14 years older than in Kenya.

Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Seychelles: 33.7 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kenya have 1.3 more children on average than in the Seychelles.

Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Seychelles: 1.85 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

8.7% of people in the Seychelles are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.

Kenya: 3% (2025) · Seychelles: 8.7% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Seychelles: no data

How many official languages?

The Seychelles has 3 official languages, Kenya 2.

Kenya: 2 (2026) · Seychelles: 3 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Kenya’s economy is 57 times the size of the Seychelles’.

Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Seychelles: $2.39 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

The Seychelles produces 5.1 times as much per person as Kenya.

Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Seychelles: Int$35,854 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in the Seychelles (Gini 6.4 points higher).

Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Seychelles: 32.1 (2018)

How many people are looking for work?

Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Seychelles: no data

How much goes to the military?

The Seychelles and Kenya are practically level.

Kenya: 1% (2024) · Seychelles: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

The Seychelles’ price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Kenya’s.

Kenya: 34% (2025) · Seychelles: 54% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

The Seychelles spends 9 times as much on health per person as Kenya.

Kenya: $85 (2023) · Seychelles: $766 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kenya is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in the Seychelles.

Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Seychelles: 12.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

The Seychelles has 23 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Seychelles: 6.6 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

35% of adults in the Seychelles are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Seychelles: 34.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

17% of adults in the Seychelles smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.

Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Seychelles: 17.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Seychelles: no data

How much do people drink?

Adults in the Seychelles drink 4 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.

Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Seychelles: 9 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

The Seychelles has 6.9 times as much meat per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Seychelles: 70.7 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

The Seychelles has 742 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.

Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Seychelles: 2,888 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Seychelles: no data

How long do people go to school?

Adults in the Seychelles went to school 2.6 years longer than in Kenya.

Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Seychelles: 11.2 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

The Seychelles welcomed 100 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).

Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Seychelles: 2.77 (2022)

How many people are online?

88% of people in the Seychelles are online, versus 35% in Kenya.

Kenya: 35% (2024) · Seychelles: 88% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in the Seychelles have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.

Kenya: 77% (2024) · Seychelles: 100% (2024)

How many live in cities?

45% of people in the Seychelles live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.

Kenya: 32% (2025) · Seychelles: 45% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the Seychelles 126.

Kenya: 126 (2024) · Seychelles: 126 (2024)

How much railway is there?

Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Seychelles: no data

How much do they fly?

Airlines from the Seychelles fly 22 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.

Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Seychelles: 1.93 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 73% of the Seychelles, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Seychelles: 73.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in the Seychelles emits 13 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.

Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Seychelles: 5 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in the Seychelles.

Kenya: 90% (2025) · Seychelles: 15.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 3.2 times as much fine dust as in the Seychelles.

Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Seychelles: 6.9 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 64% more likely to be murdered in the Seychelles than in Kenya.

Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Seychelles: 8 per 100k (2022)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 4.3 times as deadly as in the Seychelles.

Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Seychelles: 6.6 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The Seychelles is on average 1.0 °C warmer than Kenya.

Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Seychelles: 26.7°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The Seychelles gets 2.8 times as much rain as Kenya.

Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Seychelles: 1,948 mm (2016–2025 avg)