Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 17% bigger than Spain.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Spain: 505,976 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 9.3 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 1,481 m above Spain’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 17% more people than Spain.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya and Spain are nearly identical here.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 5.7 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 2.6 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 25 years older than in Kenya.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 2.1 more children on average than in Spain.
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Spain: 1.4 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Spain 1.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 14 times the size of Kenya’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 8.5 times as much per person as Kenya.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Spain (Gini 5.1 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain and Kenya are practically level.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Spain: 1.4% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× Kenya’s.
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 37 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 20 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 13 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 15 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 1.87 points higher than in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 5.4 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 9.9 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 1,231 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 397 more hours a year than in Spain.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 2.1 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 69 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 37% of Spain, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Spain: 37.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 2.2 times as much fine dust as in Spain.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 7.1 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Spain.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 8.1 times as deadly as in Spain.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Spain: 3.5 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 10.8 °C warmer than Spain.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 5% more rain than Spain.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Spain?
Kenya is larger. Kenya is 17% bigger than Spain.
Which has more people, Kenya or Spain?
Kenya has 17% more people than Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Spain?
People in Spain live 20 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in Kenya or Spain?
Men in Spain are 5.7 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
