Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Kenya 2.4 times.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
The United Kingdom’s coastline is 23 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 12,429 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 3,854 m above the United Kingdom’s.
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,345 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The United Kingdom has 21% more people than Kenya.
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · United Kingdom: 69.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The United Kingdom is 2.9 times as densely populated as Kenya.
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · United Kingdom: 287 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.8 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 178.2 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the United Kingdom are 4.5 cm taller than in Kenya.
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · United Kingdom: 163.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the United Kingdom is 20 years older than in Kenya.
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 39.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.6 more children on average than in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · United Kingdom: 1.55 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in the United Kingdom are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya.
Kenya: 3% (2025) · United Kingdom: 19.7% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The United Kingdom has produced 15.8 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2025)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, the United Kingdom 1.
Kenya: 2 (2026) · United Kingdom: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The United Kingdom’s economy is 29 times the size of Kenya’s.
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · United Kingdom: $4 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The United Kingdom produces 9.2 times as much per person as Kenya.
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · United Kingdom: Int$64,607 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in the United Kingdom (Gini 6.1 points higher).
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · United Kingdom: 32.4 (2021)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 4.7% in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · United Kingdom: 4.7% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The United Kingdom spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · United Kingdom: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The United Kingdom’s price level (US = 100) is 2.6× Kenya’s.
Kenya: 34% (2025) · United Kingdom: 89% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The United Kingdom spends 69 times as much on health per person as Kenya.
Kenya: $85 (2023) · United Kingdom: $5,860 (2024)
How long do people live?
People in the United Kingdom live 18 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · United Kingdom: 81.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 8.3 times as likely to die before turning one as in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.1 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The United Kingdom has 11 times as many doctors per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.3 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is obesity?
29% of adults in the United Kingdom are obese, versus 10% in Kenya.
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · United Kingdom: 29.2% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
13% of adults in the United Kingdom smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya.
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 12.8% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the United Kingdom rate their lives 2.02 points higher than in Kenya.
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · United Kingdom: 6.69 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the United Kingdom drink 4.6 times as much alcohol as in Kenya.
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · United Kingdom: 10.4 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The United Kingdom has 8.3 times as much meat per person as Kenya.
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · United Kingdom: 84.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The United Kingdom has 1,289 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya.
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · United Kingdom: 3,435 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 512 more hours a year than in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · United Kingdom: 1,523 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the United Kingdom went to school 4.9 years longer than in Kenya.
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.5 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The United Kingdom welcomed 20 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019).
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · United Kingdom: 0.55 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
95% of people in the United Kingdom are online, versus 35% in Kenya.
Kenya: 35% (2024) · United Kingdom: 95% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the United Kingdom have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya.
Kenya: 77% (2024) · United Kingdom: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in the United Kingdom live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya.
Kenya: 32% (2025) · United Kingdom: 83% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the United Kingdom 122.
Kenya: 126 (2024) · United Kingdom: 122 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The United Kingdom’s railway network is 4.2 times as long as Kenya’s.
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · United Kingdom: 16,179 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the United Kingdom fly 19 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya.
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · United Kingdom: 1.71 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 13% of the United Kingdom, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · United Kingdom: 13.3% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the United Kingdom emits 12 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya.
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · United Kingdom: 4.5 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 52% in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 90% (2025) · United Kingdom: 52% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 2.5 times as much fine dust as in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · United Kingdom: 8.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 4.4 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · United Kingdom: 1.1 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 12 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 15.7 °C warmer than the United Kingdom.
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 9.9°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The United Kingdom gets 54% more rain than Kenya.
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · United Kingdom: 1,070 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than the United Kingdom?
Kenya is larger. The United Kingdom fits inside Kenya 2.4 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or the United Kingdom?
The United Kingdom has 21% more people than Kenya (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or the United Kingdom?
People in the United Kingdom live 18 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 81.4 in the United Kingdom.
Are people taller in Kenya or the United Kingdom?
Men in the United Kingdom are 7.8 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
