How much coast is there?

Somalia’s coastline is 5.6 times as long as Kenya’s.

Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Somalia: 3,025 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,739 m above Somalia’s.

Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Somalia: 2,460 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 2.9 times as many people as Somalia.

Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Somalia: 19.7 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kenya is 3.2 times as densely populated as Somalia.

Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Somalia: 31 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kenya is 4.1 years older than in Somalia.

Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Somalia: 15.4 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in Somalia have 2.8 more children on average than in Kenya.

Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Somalia: 6.01 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

Kenya and Somalia are practically level.

Kenya: 3% (2025) · Somalia: 2.6% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Somalia: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kenya and Somalia are practically level.

Kenya: 2 (2026) · Somalia: 2 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Kenya’s economy is 10 times the size of Somalia’s.

Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Somalia: $13 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Kenya produces 4.3 times as much per person as Somalia.

Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Somalia: Int$1,643 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Somalia: no data

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 19% in Somalia, versus 5.4% in Kenya.

Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Somalia: 18.9% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Somalia spends 1.6% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.

Kenya: 1% (2024) · Somalia: 1.6% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Somalia’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Kenya’s.

Kenya: 34% (2025) · Somalia: 40% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Kenya spends 3.8 times as much on health per person as Somalia.

Kenya: $85 (2023) · Somalia: $22 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in Somalia is 91% more likely to die before turning one than in Kenya.

Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Somalia: 65.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kenya has 6 times as many doctors per person as Somalia.

Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Somalia: 0.048 per 1,000 (2014)

How common is obesity?

13% of adults in Somalia are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.

Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Somalia: 13% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Somalia: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kenya rate their lives 0.17 points higher than in Somalia.

Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Somalia: 4.51 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Somalia: no data

How much meat is on the menu?

Somalia has 9% more meat per person than Kenya.

Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Somalia: 11.1 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

Kenya has 334 kcal more food per person per day than Somalia.

Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Somalia: 1,812 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

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

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kenya went to school 6.7 years longer than in Somalia.

Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Somalia: 1.9 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Somalia: no data

How many people are online?

35% of people in Kenya are online, versus 28% in Somalia.

Kenya: 35% (2024) · Somalia: 28% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

77% of people in Kenya have electricity, versus 54% in Somalia.

Kenya: 77% (2024) · Somalia: 54.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

55% of people in Somalia live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.

Kenya: 32% (2025) · Somalia: 55% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Somalia 54.

Kenya: 126 (2024) · Somalia: 54 (2023)

How much railway is there?

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

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Kenya fly 52 times as many passengers per resident as those from Somalia.

Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Somalia: 0 (2019)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 9.2% of Somalia, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Somalia: 9.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kenya emits 5.4 times as much CO₂ as someone in Somalia.

Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Somalia: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 21% in Somalia.

Kenya: 90% (2025) · Somalia: 20.9% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in Kenya carries 91% more fine dust than in Somalia.

Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Somalia: 11.5 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Somalia: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 40% deadlier than in Somalia.

Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Somalia: 20.2 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

Somalia is on average 1.3 °C warmer than Kenya.

Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Somalia: 27°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

Kenya gets 2.7 times as much rain as Somalia.

Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Somalia: 258 mm (2016–2025 avg)