Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Tanzania is 60% bigger than Kenya.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Tanzania: 947,300 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Tanzania’s coastline is 2.7 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 1,424 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Tanzania’s highest peak towers 696 m above Kenya’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Tanzania: 5,895 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Tanzania has 23% more people than Kenya.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Tanzania: 70.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 24% more densely populated than Tanzania.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Tanzania: 80 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Kenya are 3.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 167 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Kenya are 2.5 cm taller than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Tanzania: 156.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Kenya is 2.3 years older than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Tanzania: 17.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Tanzania have 1.4 more children on average than in Kenya.
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Tanzania: 4.54 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
Tanzania and Kenya are practically level.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Tanzania: 3% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Tanzania 0.0.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Tanzania: 0 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya and Tanzania are practically level.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Tanzania: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 51% larger than Tanzania’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Tanzania: $90.1 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kenya produces 57% more per person than Tanzania.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Tanzania: Int$4,471 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Tanzania than in Kenya (Gini 2 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Tanzania: 40.5 (2018)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 1.6% in Tanzania.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Tanzania: 1.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Tanzania and Kenya are practically level.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Tanzania: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Tanzania’s.
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Tanzania: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Kenya spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Tanzania.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Tanzania: $36 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Tanzania live 3.4 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Tanzania: 67.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 19% more likely to die before turning one than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Tanzania: 28.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Kenya has 2.2 times as many doctors per person as Tanzania.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
Tanzania and Kenya are practically level.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Tanzania: 10.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
9.6% of adults in Kenya smoke, versus 7.7% in Tanzania.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Tanzania: 7.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Kenya rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Tanzania: 3.90 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kenya drink 50% more alcohol than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Tanzania: 1.5 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Tanzania has 20% more meat per person than Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Tanzania: 12.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Tanzania has 372 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Tanzania: 2,518 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Tanzania put in 94 more hours a year than in Kenya.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Tanzania: 2,129 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Kenya went to school 2.6 years longer than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Tanzania: 6.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya welcomed 23% more tourists per resident than Tanzania (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Tanzania: 0.02 (2022)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
35% of people in Kenya are online, versus 31% in Tanzania.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Tanzania: 31% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
77% of people in Kenya have electricity, versus 52% in Tanzania.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Tanzania: 52.4% (2024)
How many live in cities?
37% of people in Tanzania live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Tanzania: 37% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Tanzania and Kenya are practically level.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Tanzania: 127 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 41% longer than Tanzania’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Tanzania: 2,701 km (2017)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 3.3 times as many passengers per resident as those from Tanzania.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Tanzania: 0.03 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 50% of Tanzania, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Tanzania: 50.1% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Kenya emits 29% more CO₂ than someone in Tanzania.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Tanzania: 0.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 33% in Tanzania.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Tanzania: 32.9% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Tanzania carries 12% more fine dust than in Kenya.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Tanzania: 24.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 30% more likely to be murdered in Kenya than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Tanzania: 3.7 per 100k (2020)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 78% deadlier than in Tanzania.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Tanzania: 15.8 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 2.5 °C warmer than Tanzania.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 23.1°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Tanzania gets 58% more rain than Kenya.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Tanzania: 1,102 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Tanzania?
Tanzania is larger. Tanzania is 60% bigger than Kenya.
Which has more people, Kenya or Tanzania?
Tanzania has 23% more people than Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Tanzania?
People in Tanzania live 3.4 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 67.2 in Tanzania.
Are people taller in Kenya or Tanzania?
Men in Kenya are 3.5 cm taller than in Tanzania (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
