Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Ukraine is 2% bigger than Kenya
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Ukraine: 603,550 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Ukraine’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,782 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 3,138 m above Ukraine’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 2,061 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 71% of Ukraine, versus 50% of Kenya
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Ukraine: 71.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 48% more people than Ukraine
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Ukraine: 39 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 47% more densely populated than Ukraine
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Ukraine: 67 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Ukraine are 10.5 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 181 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Ukraine are 7.2 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Ukraine: 166.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Ukraine is 22 years older than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Ukraine: 42 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 2.2 more children on average than in Ukraine
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Ukraine: 0.99 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
19% of people in Ukraine are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Ukraine: 19% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 176 times as many refugees per resident as Ukraine
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Ukraine: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Ukraine has produced 1.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1.3 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Ukraine 1
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Ukraine: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Ukraine’s economy is 58% larger than Kenya’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Ukraine: $214 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Ukraine produces 2.7 times as much per person as Kenya
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Ukraine: Int$18,905 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Ukraine (Gini 12.9 points higher)
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Ukraine: 25.6 (2020)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 0% in Ukraine
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Ukraine: 0% (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 9.8% in Ukraine, versus 5.4% in Kenya
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Ukraine: 9.8% (2021)
How much goes to the military?
Ukraine spends 40% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Ukraine: 39.6% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Ukraine’s central government collects 21% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Ukraine: 21% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.1× Ukraine’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Ukraine: 31% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Ukraine spends 4.4 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Ukraine: $370 (2021)
How long do people live?
People in Ukraine live 11 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Ukraine: 74.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 4.5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Ukraine
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Ukraine: 7.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Ukraine has 12 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Ukraine: 3.5 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
Ukraine has 4.6 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Ukraine: 6.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 1% higher than in Ukraine
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.9 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
28% of adults in Ukraine are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Ukraine: 27.8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
24% of adults in Ukraine smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 23.7% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
Kenya and Ukraine are practically level
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Ukraine: 4.66 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Ukraine drink 73% more alcohol than in Kenya
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Ukraine: 3.9 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Ukraine has 4.9 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Ukraine: 49.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Ukraine has 640 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Ukraine: 2,786 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Ukraine put in 10 more hours a year than in Kenya
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Ukraine: 2,045 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Ukraine went to school 2.5 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Ukraine: 11.1 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Ukraine welcomed 2.4 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Ukraine: 0.07 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya and Ukraine are practically level
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Ukraine: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Ukraine has won 160 Olympic medals, Kenya 124
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Ukraine: 160 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in Ukraine are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Ukraine: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Ukraine is 4.3 times as fast as in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Ukraine: 178 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Ukraine have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Ukraine: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
70% of people in Ukraine live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Ukraine: 70% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Ukraine has 133 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Kenya 126
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Ukraine: 133 (2023)
How much railway is there?
Ukraine’s railway network is 5.7 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Ukraine: 21,626 km (2020)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 7.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Ukraine
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Ukraine: 0.01 (2022)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 17% of Ukraine, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Ukraine: 17.3% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Ukraine emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Ukraine: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 16% in Ukraine
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Ukraine: 16.4% (2022)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 55% more fine dust than in Ukraine
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Ukraine: 14.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 29% more likely to be murdered in Kenya than in Ukraine
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Ukraine: 3.8 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 3 times as deadly as in Ukraine
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Ukraine: 18.7 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 15.4 °C warmer than Ukraine
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 10.3°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 12% more rain than Ukraine
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Ukraine: 619 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Ukraine?
Ukraine is larger. Ukraine is 2% bigger than Kenya.
Which has more people, Kenya or Ukraine?
Kenya has 48% more people than Ukraine (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Ukraine?
People in Ukraine live 11 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 74.7 in Ukraine.
Are people taller in Kenya or Ukraine?
Men in Ukraine are 10.5 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).