How much coast is there?

Kenya’s coastline is 2.8 times as long as Singapore’s.

Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Singapore: 193 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 5,033 m above Singapore’s.

Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Singapore: 166 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 9.4 times as many people as Singapore.

Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Singapore: 6.11 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Singapore is 86 times as densely populated as Kenya.

Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,511 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Singapore is 16 years older than in Kenya.

Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Singapore: 35.1 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Kenya have 2.2 more children on average than in Singapore.

Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Singapore: 0.97 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

14% of people in Singapore are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.

Kenya: 3% (2025) · Singapore: 14.2% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore 0.0.

Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Singapore: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Singapore has 4 official languages, Kenya 2.

Kenya: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Singapore’s economy is 4.4 times the size of Kenya’s.

Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Singapore: $604 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Singapore produces 23 times as much per person as Kenya.

Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Singapore: Int$163,354 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Singapore: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 2.8% in Singapore.

Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Singapore: 2.8% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Singapore spends 2.8% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.

Kenya: 1% (2024) · Singapore: 2.8% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kenya’s.

Kenya: 34% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Singapore spends 46 times as much on health per person as Kenya.

Kenya: $85 (2023) · Singapore: $3,922 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Kenya is 16 times as likely to die before turning one as in Singapore.

Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Singapore: 2.2 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Singapore has 9.8 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

17% of adults in Singapore are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Singapore: 16.8% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

14% of adults in Singapore smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.

Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Singapore: 13.8% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Singapore rate their lives 1.91 points higher than in Kenya.

Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Singapore: 6.59 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kenya drink 3% more alcohol than in Singapore.

Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Singapore: 2.2 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Singapore: no data

How much food is there per day?

Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Singapore: no data

How long do people work?

Workers in Singapore put in 249 more hours a year than in Kenya.

Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Singapore: 2,283 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Singapore went to school 3.4 years longer than in Kenya.

Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Singapore: 12 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Singapore welcomed 78 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).

Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Singapore: 2.16 (2024)

How many people are online?

94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 35% in Kenya.

Kenya: 35% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

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

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

How many live in cities?

100% of people in Singapore live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.

Kenya: 32% (2025) · Singapore: 100% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Singapore has 171 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.

Kenya: 126 (2024) · Singapore: 171 (2024)

How much railway is there?

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

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Singapore fly 87 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.

Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Singapore: 7.77 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 21% of Singapore, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Singapore: 20.9% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Singapore emits 25 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.

Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Singapore: 9.2 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 5.5% in Singapore.

Kenya: 90% (2025) · Singapore: 5.5% (2025)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 80% more fine dust than in Singapore.

Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Singapore: 12.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

You are 71 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Singapore.

Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Singapore: 0.1 per 100k (2023)

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 15 times as deadly as in Singapore.

Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Singapore: 1.9 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data

How much rain falls?

Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Singapore: no data