Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya fits inside Sudan 3.2 times
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Sudan: 1,878,000 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Sudan’s coastline is 59% longer than Kenya’s
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Sudan: 853 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,157 m above Sudan’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Sudan: 3,042 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 60% of Sudan, versus 50% of Kenya
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Sudan: 60.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 11% more people than Sudan
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Sudan: 51.7 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 3.6 times as densely populated as Sudan
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Sudan: 28 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sudan are 1.6 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Sudan: 172.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sudan are 0.9 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Sudan: 160.4 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kenya is 1.3 years older than in Sudan
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Sudan: 18.3 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Sudan have 1.1 more children on average than in Kenya
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Sudan: 4.26 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Sudan and Kenya are practically level
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Sudan: 3.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Sudan hosts 46% more refugees per resident than Kenya
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Sudan: 15.7 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Sudan none
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Sudan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya and Sudan are practically level
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Sudan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 2.3 times the size of Sudan’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Sudan: $60.2 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kenya produces 3.2 times as much per person as Sudan
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Sudan: Int$2,192 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Sudan (Gini 4.3 points higher)
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Sudan: 34.2 (2014)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Sudan: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 7.5% in Sudan, versus 5.4% in Kenya
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Sudan: 7.5% (2022)
How much goes to the military?
Kenya and Sudan are practically level
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Sudan: 0.9% (2021)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Sudan’s 7.4%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Sudan: 7.4% (2016)
How expensive is it?
Sudan’s price level (US = 100) is 1.6× Kenya’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Sudan: 53% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya spends 4 times as much on health per person as Sudan
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Sudan: $21 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Sudan live 2.7 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Sudan: 66.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Sudan is 25% more likely to die before turning one than in Kenya
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sudan: 42.9 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kenya has 16% more doctors per person than Sudan
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sudan: 0.3 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kenya has 2 times as many hospital beds per person as Sudan
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Sudan: 0.7 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 5.2 times that in Sudan
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 3.7 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
16% of adults in Sudan are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Sudan: 16.1% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Sudan: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.54 points higher than in Sudan
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Sudan: 4.14 (2017)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kenya drink 61% more alcohol than in Sudan
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Sudan: 1.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sudan has 80% more meat per person than Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Sudan: 18.4 kg (2022)
How much food is there per day?
Sudan has 367 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Sudan: 2,513 kcal (2022)
How long do people work?
Workers in Sudan put in 623 more hours a year than in Kenya
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Sudan: 2,658 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 4.7 years longer than in Sudan
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Sudan: 4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya welcomed 47% more tourists per resident than Sudan (2019)
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Sudan: 0.02 (2018)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 5 more World Heritage sites than Sudan (8 against 3)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Sudan: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Sudan 1
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Sudan: 1 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
35% of people in Kenya are online, versus 19% in Sudan
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Sudan: 19% (2017)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Sudan is 92% faster than in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Sudan: 79 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
77% of people in Kenya have electricity, versus 66% in Sudan
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Sudan: 66% (2024)
How many live in cities?
35% of people in Sudan live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Sudan: 35% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Sudan 70
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Sudan: 70 (2022)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 39% longer than Sudan’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Sudan: 2,747 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 5.1 times as many passengers per resident as those from Sudan
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Sudan: 0.02 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 12% of Sudan, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Sudan: 11.9% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kenya emits 7% more CO₂ than someone in Sudan
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Sudan: 0.4 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 80% in Sudan
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Sudan: 79.7% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Sudan carries 31% more fine dust than in Kenya
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Sudan: 28.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Sudan: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 2 times as deadly as in Sudan
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Sudan: 28.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Sudan is on average 2.0 °C warmer than Kenya
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 27.7°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 4.1 times as much rain as Sudan
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sudan: 171 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Sudan?
Sudan is larger. Kenya fits inside Sudan 3.2 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or Sudan?
Kenya has 11% more people than Sudan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Sudan?
People in Sudan live 2.7 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 66.5 in Sudan.
Are people taller in Kenya or Sudan?
Men in Sudan are 1.6 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
