Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Singapore fits inside Kenya 805 times
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Singapore: 736 km² (2024)
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 much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 0.9% of Singapore
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Singapore: 0.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
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 85 times as densely populated as Kenya
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Singapore: 8,432 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Singapore are 3.0 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Singapore: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Singapore are 1.9 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Singapore: 161.3 cm (2019)
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 refugees does it host?
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Singapore: 0 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Singapore none
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Singapore: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Singapore has 4 official languages, Kenya 2
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Singapore: 4 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
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 live on less than $3 a day?
Kenya: 45.5% (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 3.0% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Singapore: 3% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Singapore’s 14%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Singapore: 13.6% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Singapore’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× Kenya’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Singapore: 60% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
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 long do people live?
People in Singapore live 20 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Singapore: 83.3 years (2024)
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 many hospital beds are there?
Singapore has 2.1 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Singapore: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2.6 times that in Singapore
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 7.3 per 100k (2023)
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)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
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 World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 7 more World Heritage sites than Singapore (8 against 1)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Singapore: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Singapore 6
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Singapore: 6 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Singapore are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Singapore: 94% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Singapore is 17 times as fast as in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Singapore: 702 Mbps (2026)
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)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 22% of Singapore, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Singapore: 21.8% (2024)
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)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
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 24 times as deadly as in Singapore
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Singapore: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
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
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Singapore?
Kenya is larger. Singapore fits inside Kenya 805 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or Singapore?
Kenya has 9.4 times as many people as Singapore (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Singapore?
People in Singapore live 20 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 83.3 in Singapore.
Are people taller in Kenya or Singapore?
Men in Singapore are 3.0 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
