Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 12% bigger than Sweden.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Sweden: 528,660 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Sweden’s coastline is 6 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Sweden: 3,218 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 3,099 m above Sweden’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Sweden: 2,100 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 5.4 times as many people as Sweden.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Sweden: 10.6 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 3.8 times as densely populated as Sweden.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Sweden: 26 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Sweden are 10.0 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Sweden: 180.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Sweden are 7.2 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Sweden: 166.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Sweden is 20 years older than in Kenya.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Sweden: 39.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.7 more children on average than in Sweden.
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Sweden: 1.43 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
21% of people in Sweden are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Sweden: 20.9% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Sweden has produced 28.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Sweden: 28.3 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Sweden 1.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Sweden: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Sweden’s economy is 4.9 times the size of Kenya’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Sweden: $669 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Sweden produces 10 times as much per person as Kenya.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Sweden: Int$72,529 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Sweden (Gini 9.2 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Sweden: 29.3 (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 8.7% in Sweden, versus 5.4% in Kenya.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Sweden: 8.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Sweden spends 2.0% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Sweden: 2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Sweden’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kenya’s.
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Sweden: 87% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Sweden spends 76 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Sweden: $6,485 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in Sweden live 20 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Sweden: 84.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 17 times as likely to die before turning one as in Sweden.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Sweden: 2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Sweden has 15 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Sweden: 4.4 per 1,000 (2021)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Sweden are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Sweden: 18.7% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
20% of adults in Sweden smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Sweden: 20.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Sweden rate their lives 2.58 points higher than in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Sweden: 7.26 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Sweden drink 3.9 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Sweden: 8.7 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Sweden has 6.7 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Sweden: 68.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Sweden has 1,221 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Sweden: 3,367 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 603 more hours a year than in Sweden.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Sweden: 1,432 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Sweden went to school 4.1 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Sweden: 12.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Sweden welcomed 23 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Sweden: 0.63 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Sweden are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Sweden: 96% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Sweden have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Sweden: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Sweden live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Sweden: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Sweden has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Sweden: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Sweden’s railway network is 2.5 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Sweden: 9,714 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Sweden fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Sweden: 1.85 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 69% of Sweden, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Sweden: 68.7% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Sweden emits 9.5 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Sweden: 3.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 71% in Sweden.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Sweden: 71.2% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 3.9 times as much fine dust as in Sweden.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Sweden: 5.7 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.2 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Sweden.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Sweden: 1.1 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 13 times as deadly as in Sweden.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Sweden: 2.1 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 21.3 °C warmer than Sweden.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 4.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Sweden gets 15% more rain than Kenya.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Sweden: 801 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Sweden?
Kenya is larger. Kenya is 12% bigger than Sweden.
Which has more people, Kenya or Sweden?
Kenya has 5.4 times as many people as Sweden (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Sweden?
People in Sweden live 20 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 84.1 in Sweden.
Are people taller in Kenya or Sweden?
Men in Sweden are 10.0 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
