How much coast is there?

Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · South Sudan: 0 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,012 m above South Sudan’s.

Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · South Sudan: 3,187 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

Kenya has 4.7 times as many people as South Sudan.

Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · South Sudan: 12.2 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Kenya is 5.1 times as densely populated as South Sudan.

Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · South Sudan: 19 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Kenya is 1.6 years older than in South Sudan.

Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · South Sudan: 18 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in South Sudan have 0.6 more children on average than in Kenya.

Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · South Sudan: 3.79 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

South Sudan and Kenya are practically level.

Kenya: 3% (2025) · South Sudan: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

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

Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · South Sudan: 0 (2025)

How many official languages?

Kenya has 2 official languages, South Sudan 1.

Kenya: 2 (2026) · South Sudan: 1 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Kenya’s economy is 11 times the size of South Sudan’s.

Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · South Sudan: $12 billion (2015)

How much is produced per person?

Kenya produces 6.1 times as much per person as South Sudan.

Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · South Sudan: Int$1,155 (2015)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in South Sudan than in Kenya (Gini 5.5 points higher).

Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · South Sudan: 44 (2016)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 12% in South Sudan, versus 5.4% in Kenya.

Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · South Sudan: 12.4% (2023)

How much goes to the military?

South Sudan spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.

Kenya: 1% (2024) · South Sudan: 2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

South Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 2.8× Kenya’s.

Kenya: 34% (2025) · South Sudan: 94% (2015)

How much is spent on health?

Kenya spends 17% more on health per person than South Sudan.

Kenya: $85 (2023) · South Sudan: $73 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in South Sudan is 2.1 times as likely to die before turning one as in Kenya.

Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · South Sudan: 71.9 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Kenya has 7 times as many doctors per person as South Sudan.

Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · South Sudan: 0.041 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

10% of adults in Kenya are obese, versus 8.2% in South Sudan.

Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · South Sudan: 8.2% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · South Sudan: no data

How do people rate their lives?

People in Kenya rate their lives 1.86 points higher than in South Sudan.

Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · South Sudan: 2.82 (2019)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Kenya drink 5.5 times as much alcohol as in South Sudan.

Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · South Sudan: 0.4 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

South Sudan has 2.1 times as much meat per person as Kenya.

Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · South Sudan: 21.4 kg (2022)

How much food is there per day?

South Sudan has 245 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.

Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · South Sudan: 2,391 kcal (2022)

How long do people work?

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

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Kenya went to school 2.9 years longer than in South Sudan.

Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · South Sudan: 5.7 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · South Sudan: no data

How many people are online?

35% of people in Kenya are online, versus 6.7% in South Sudan.

Kenya: 35% (2024) · South Sudan: 7% (2019)

Who has electricity at home?

77% of people in Kenya have electricity, versus 5.4% in South Sudan.

Kenya: 77% (2024) · South Sudan: 5.4% (2024)

How many live in cities?

32% of people in Kenya live in cities, versus 22% in South Sudan.

Kenya: 32% (2025) · South Sudan: 22% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, South Sudan 47.

Kenya: 126 (2024) · South Sudan: 47 (2023)

How much railway is there?

Kenya’s railway network is 15 times as long as South Sudan’s.

Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · South Sudan: 248 km (2018)

How much do they fly?

Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · South Sudan: no data

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 11% of South Sudan, but only 6.2% of Kenya.

Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · South Sudan: 11.3% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Kenya emits 2.6 times as much CO₂ as someone in South Sudan.

Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · South Sudan: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 1.8% in South Sudan.

Kenya: 90% (2025) · South Sudan: 1.8% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in South Sudan carries 10% more fine dust than in Kenya.

Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · South Sudan: 24.1 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

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

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in Kenya are 21% deadlier than in South Sudan.

Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · South Sudan: 23.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

South Sudan is on average 2.9 °C warmer than Kenya.

Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · South Sudan: 28.6°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

South Sudan gets 13% more rain than Kenya.

Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · South Sudan: 785 mm (2016–2025 avg)