World median is the middle country on each statistic: half of all countries with data are above it, half below. It is not an average, so it is never pulled up or down by giants or microstates.
Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The median country fits inside Kenya 5.3 times
Kenya: 591,970 km² (2024) · World median: 111,370 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Kenya’s coastline is 22% longer than the median country’s
Kenya: 536 km (2026 edition) · World median: 440 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Kenya’s highest peak towers 2,864 m above the median country’s
Kenya: 5,199 m (2026 edition) · World median: 2,335 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 50% of Kenya, versus 38% of the median country
Kenya: 50% (2024) · World median: 37.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
Kenya has 7.8 times as many people as the median country
Kenya: 57.5 million (2025) · World median: 7.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Kenya and the median country are nearly identical here
Kenya: 99 per km² (2025) · World median: 98 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the median country are 3.1 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 170.5 cm (2019) · World median: 173.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the median country are 1.1 cm taller than in Kenya
Kenya: 159.4 cm (2019) · World median: 160.6 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in the median country is 12 years older than in Kenya
Kenya: 19.5 years (2023) · World median: 31.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in Kenya have 1.3 more children on average than in the median country
Kenya: 3.17 children per woman (2024) · World median: 1.9 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
8.6% of people in the median country are 65 or older, versus 3.0% in Kenya
Kenya: 3% (2025) · World median: 8.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Kenya hosts 13 times as many refugees per resident as the median country
Kenya: 10.7 per 1,000 (2025) · World median: 0.8 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Kenya has produced 0.2 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the median country none
Kenya: 0.2 (2026) · World median: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
Kenya has 2 official languages, the median country 1
Kenya: 2 (2026) · World median: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Kenya’s economy is 3 times the size of the median country’s
Kenya: $136 billion (2025) · World median: $45.5 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
The median country produces 3 times as much per person as Kenya
Kenya: Int$7,016 (2025) · World median: Int$21,072 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in Kenya than in the median country (Gini 4.1 points higher)
Kenya: 38.5 (2022) · World median: 34.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
46% of people in Kenya live on less than $3 a day, versus 1.6% in the median country
Kenya: 45.5% (2022) · World median: 1.6% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Kenya and the median country are practically level
Kenya: 5.4% (2025) · World median: 5.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The median country spends 1.8% of its GDP on the military, Kenya 1.1%
Kenya: 1.1% (2025) · World median: 1.8% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
The median country’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, Kenya’s 14%
Kenya: 14.1% (2023) · World median: 17% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The median country’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× Kenya’s
Kenya: 34% (2025) · World median: 45% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
The median country spends 5.5 times as much on health per person as Kenya
Kenya: $85 (2023) · World median: $470 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in the median country live 11 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 63.8 years (2024) · World median: 74.6 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 the median country
Kenya: 34.2 per 1,000 (2024) · World median: 12.7 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
The median country has 5.8 times as many doctors per person as Kenya
Kenya: 0.3 per 1,000 (2023) · World median: 1.7 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
The median country has 82% more hospital beds per person than Kenya
Kenya: 1.3 per 1,000 (2019) · World median: 2.4 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in Kenya is 91% higher than in the median country
Kenya: 19.1 per 100k (2023) · World median: 10 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
24% of adults in the median country are obese, versus 10% in Kenya
Kenya: 10.4% (2024) · World median: 24% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
19% of adults in the median country smoke, versus 9.6% in Kenya
Kenya: 9.6% (2024) · World median: 19% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in the median country rate their lives 1.16 points higher than in Kenya
Kenya: 4.67 (2025) · World median: 5.83 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the median country drink 93% more alcohol than in Kenya
Kenya: 2.2 litres (2023) · World median: 4.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
The median country has 5.5 times as much meat per person as Kenya
Kenya: 10.2 kg (2023) · World median: 56.2 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
The median country has 792 kcal more food per person per day than Kenya
Kenya: 2,146 kcal (2023) · World median: 2,938 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Kenya put in 60 more hours a year than in the median country
Kenya: 2,035 hours (2023) · World median: 1,974 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the median country went to school 1.3 years longer than in Kenya
Kenya: 8.6 years (2023) · World median: 9.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
The median country welcomed 12 times as many tourists per resident as Kenya (2019)
Kenya: 0.03 (2017) · World median: 0.34 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Kenya has 5 more World Heritage sites than the median country (8 against 3)
Kenya: 8 (2026) · World median: 3 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Kenya has won 124 Olympic medals, the median country 4
Kenya: 124 (2026 edition) · World median: 4 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
82% of people in the median country are online, versus 35% in Kenya
Kenya: 35% (2024) · World median: 82% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in the median country is 3.9 times as fast as in Kenya
Kenya: 41 Mbps (2026) · World median: 161 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in the median country have electricity, versus 77% in Kenya
Kenya: 77% (2024) · World median: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
64% of people in the median country live in cities, versus 32% in Kenya
Kenya: 32% (2025) · World median: 64% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Kenya has 126 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the median country 115
Kenya: 126 (2024) · World median: 115 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Kenya’s railway network is 78% longer than the median country’s
Kenya: 3,819 km (2018) · World median: 2,141 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from the median country fly 2.7 times as many passengers per resident as those from Kenya
Kenya: 0.09 (2023) · World median: 0.24 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 33% of the median country, but only 6.6% of Kenya
Kenya: 6.6% (2024) · World median: 32.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in the median country emits 7.9 times as much CO₂ as someone in Kenya
Kenya: 0.4 t (2024) · World median: 3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
90% of Kenya’s electricity is renewable, versus 31% in the median country
Kenya: 90% (2025) · World median: 30.8% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in Kenya carries 33% more fine dust than in the median country
Kenya: 22 µg/m³ (2024) · World median: 16.6 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
You are 2.2 times as likely to be murdered in Kenya as in the median country
Kenya: 4.9 per 100k (2022) · World median: 2.3 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in Kenya are 3 times as deadly as in the median country
Kenya: 55.3 per 100k (2023) · World median: 18.6 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Kenya is on average 2.7 °C warmer than the median country
Kenya: 25.7°C (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 23°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The median country gets 46% more rain than Kenya
Kenya: 696 mm (2016–2025 avg) · World median: 1,014 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Kenya bigger than the median country?
Kenya is larger. The median country fits inside Kenya 5.3 times.
Which has more people, Kenya or the median country?
Kenya has 7.8 times as many people as the median country (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Kenya or the median country?
People in the median country live 11 years longer than in Kenya. Life expectancy at birth is 63.8 years in Kenya and 74.6 in the median country.
Are people taller in Kenya or the median country?
Men in the median country are 3.1 cm taller than in Kenya (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
