Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The United Kingdom fits inside Kenya 2.4 times
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · United Kingdom: 243,610 km² (2024)
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)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of the United Kingdom, versus 50% of Kenya
Kenya: 50% (2024) · United Kingdom: 69.2% (2024)
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 refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 28% more refugees per resident than the United Kingdom
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · United Kingdom: 8.4 per 1,000 (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 (2026) · United Kingdom: 15.8 (2026)
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 live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in the United Kingdom
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · United Kingdom: 0.4% (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 2.4% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · United Kingdom: 2.4% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The United Kingdom’s central government collects 27% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · United Kingdom: 26.9% (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 many hospital beds are there?
The United Kingdom has 82% more hospital beds per person than Kenya
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · United Kingdom: 2.4 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2 times that in the United Kingdom
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 9.6 per 100k (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)
How many World Heritage sites?
The United Kingdom has 27 more World Heritage sites than Kenya (35 against 8)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · United Kingdom: 35 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
The United Kingdom has won 1,025 Olympic medals, Kenya 124
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · United Kingdom: 1,025 (2026 edition)
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)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the United Kingdom is 7.3 times as fast as in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · United Kingdom: 303 Mbps (2026)
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 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · United Kingdom: 13.5% (2024)
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 14 times as deadly as in the United Kingdom
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · United Kingdom: 3.9 per 100k (2023)
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)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
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).
