Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Kenya is 32% bigger than Uzbekistan.
Kenya: 591,969 km² (2023) · Uzbekistan: 448,920 km² (2023)
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)
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 18% 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 Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan 0.0.
Kenya: 0.2 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2025)
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 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 2.9% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.0%.
Kenya: 1% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 2.9% (2018)
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 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)
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)
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 8.5% of Uzbekistan, but only 6.2% of Kenya.
Kenya: 6.2% (2023) · Uzbekistan: 8.5% (2023)
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 3 times as deadly as in Uzbekistan.
Kenya: 28.2 per 100k (2021) · Uzbekistan: 9.3 per 100k (2021)
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)
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).