Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Venezuela is 54% bigger than Kenya
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · Venezuela: 912,050 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Venezuela’s coastline is 5.2 times as long as Kenya’s
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 2,800 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 221 m above Venezuela’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 4,978 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 24% of Venezuela
Kenya: 50% (2024) · Venezuela: 24.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 2 times as many people as Venezuela
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · Venezuela: 28.5 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya is 3.1 times as densely populated as Venezuela
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · Venezuela: 32 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Venezuela are 3.1 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Venezuela and Kenya are practically level
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · Venezuela: 160 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Venezuela is 9.5 years older than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · Venezuela: 29 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.1 more children on average than in Venezuela
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · Venezuela: 2.08 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
10% of people in Venezuela are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Kenya: 3% (2025) · Venezuela: 10% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 21 times as many refugees per resident as Venezuela
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · Venezuela: 0.5 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Venezuela has produced 0.7 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Kenya 0.2
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · Venezuela: 0.7 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, Venezuela 1
Kenya: 2 (2026) · Venezuela: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 36% larger than Venezuela’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · Venezuela: $99.7 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · Venezuela: no data
How evenly is income shared?
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How many live on less than $3 a day?
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · Venezuela: no data
How many people are looking for work?
Kenya and Venezuela are practically level
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · Venezuela: 5.3% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Venezuela spends 2.2% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · Venezuela: 2.2% (2017)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · Venezuela: no data
How expensive is it?
Kenya: 34% (2025) · Venezuela: no data
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Venezuela spends 2.2 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Kenya: $85 (2023) · Venezuela: $186 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Venezuela live 8.8 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · Venezuela: 72.7 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in Kenya is 61% more likely to die before turning one than in Venezuela
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · Venezuela: 21.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Venezuela has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · Venezuela: 1.7 per 1,000 (2017)
How many hospital beds are there?
Kenya has 34% more hospital beds per person than Venezuela
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · Venezuela: 1 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 2.4 times that in Venezuela
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
23% of adults in Venezuela are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · Venezuela: 23% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · Venezuela: no data
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Venezuela rate their lives 1.08 points higher than in Kenya
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · Venezuela: 5.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Venezuela drink 16% more alcohol than in Kenya
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · Venezuela: 2.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Venezuela has 3.7 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · Venezuela: 38 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Venezuela has 654 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · Venezuela: 2,800 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 205 more hours a year than in Venezuela
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · Venezuela: 1,829 hours (2014)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Venezuela went to school 1.1 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · Venezuela: 9.7 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Kenya welcomed 2 times as many tourists per resident as Venezuela (2019)
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · Venezuela: 0.01 (2017)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 5 more World Heritage sites than Venezuela (8 against 3)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · Venezuela: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, Venezuela 19
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · Venezuela: 19 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
77% of people in Venezuela are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · Venezuela: 77% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Venezuela is 4.3 times as fast as in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · Venezuela: 176 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Venezuela have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kenya: 77% (2024) · Venezuela: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
89% of people in Venezuela live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · Venezuela: 89% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, Venezuela 71
Kenya: 126 (2024) · Venezuela: 71 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 8.5 times as long as Venezuela’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · Venezuela: 447 km (2014)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Kenya fly 43% more passengers per resident than those from Venezuela
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · Venezuela: 0.06 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 53% of Venezuela, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · Venezuela: 53.4% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Venezuela emits 11 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · Venezuela: 4.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
91% of Venezuela’s electricity is renewable, versus 90% in Kenya
Kenya: 90% (2025) · Venezuela: 91.1% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 39% more fine dust than in Venezuela
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · Venezuela: 15.8 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.6 times as likely to be murdered in Venezuela as in Kenya
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · Venezuela: 12.6 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 3.7 times as deadly as in Venezuela
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · Venezuela: 14.8 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Venezuela is on average 0.2 °C warmer than Kenya
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 25.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
Venezuela gets 3 times as much rain as Kenya
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Venezuela: 2,117 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than Venezuela?
Venezuela is larger. Venezuela is 54% bigger than Kenya.
Which has more people, Kenya or Venezuela?
Kenya has 2 times as many people as Venezuela (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or Venezuela?
People in Venezuela live 8.8 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 72.7 in Venezuela.
Are people taller in Kenya or Venezuela?
Men in Venezuela are 3.1 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
