Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 32% bigger than Uzbekistan
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 556 m above Uzbekistan’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 50% of Kenya
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 55% more people than Uzbekistan
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 17% more densely populated than Uzbekistan
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Uzbekistan and Kenya are practically level
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 0.9 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 7.4 years older than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Uzbekistan have 0.3 more children on average than in Kenya
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 79,491 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya and Uzbekistan are practically level
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 8% larger than Kenya’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 94% more per person than Kenya
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in Uzbekistan (Gini 5.8 points higher)
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.3% in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.4% in Kenya, versus 4.6% in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya’s central government collects 14% of GDP in tax, Uzbekistan’s 11%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
Kenya’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Uzbekistan’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 2.3 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 8.7 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 2.7 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 9.7 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
Uzbekistan has 3.7 times as many hospital beds per person as Kenya
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2.4 times that in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 1.61 points higher than in Kenya
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Kenya drink 7% more alcohol than in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 4.7 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 1,151 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 64 more hours a year than in Kenya
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 3.3 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 7.9 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya and Uzbekistan are practically level
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Uzbekistan 50
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 5.2 times as fast as in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Uzbekistan 110
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 24% longer than Kenya’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 47% more passengers per resident than those from Kenya
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 8.8% of Uzbekistan, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 10 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Uzbekistan carries 36% more fine dust than in Kenya
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 3.5 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 4.3 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 11.3 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Kenya gets 3.1 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Uzbekistan?
Kenya is larger. Kenya is 32% bigger than Uzbekistan.
Which has more people, Kenya or Uzbekistan?
Kenya has 55% more people than Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 8.7 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in Kenya or Uzbekistan?
Uzbekistan and Kenya are practically level (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).