Kenya
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Africa.
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Continent
- Africa
More Africa quizzes - Land neighbours
- Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda
- Population
- 57,532,493 (2025)
- Total area
- 591,969 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 0.6° N, 37.8° E
Kenya at a glance
Kenya is a country in Africa. Its capital is Nairobi. It shares land borders with 5 countries: Ethiopia, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
Flag of Kenya
Kenya’s flag is drawn in the proportions 2:3 (height to width), the most common shape among the 197 flags in our quizzes (87 of them).
Kenya and Malawi: black, red and green horizontal bands; Kenya adds a shield and spears with white edging, Malawi a red rising sun on the black band.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Malawi and South Sudan.
Kenya in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Africa |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 57,532,493 | 26thof 195 | 7thof 54 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 591,969 km² | 46thof 194 | 21stof 54 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $135.9B | 60thof 182 | 6thof 52 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $2,363 | 145thof 182 | 22ndof 52 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 63.8 years | 174thof 195 | 34thof 54 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 3.17 | 51stof 195 | 41stof 54 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $85 | 146thof 191 | 21stof 54 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 32.2% | 168thof 195 | 43rdof 54 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 35.0% | 156thof 180 | 30thof 51 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 6.2% | 164thof 191 | 45thof 54 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 0.38 t | 154thof 181 | 30thof 53 |
Each measure links to its higher-or-lower game. How these figures are compiled.
Kenya compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 57,532,493 | 591,969 km² | $2,363 |
| Ethiopia | 135,472,051 | 1,136,240 km² | $933 |
| Somalia | 19,654,739 | 637,660 km² | $661 |
| South Sudan | 12,188,788 | 646,883 km² | — |
| Tanzania | 70,545,865 | 947,300 km² | $1,319 |
| Uganda | 51,384,894 | 241,550 km² | $1,206 |
Quizzes featuring Kenya
Map quizzes
Flag, outline and capital quizzes
- Flags of the World
- Country Shapes
- World Capitals
- Guess the Flag
- Guess the Capital
- Flags of Africa
- Capitals of Africa
- Africa Country Shapes
New every day: Daily Country Shape and Daily Higher or Lower. All daily puzzles
Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Kenya · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Capitals, borders, outlines and the methods behind every profile: about the data. Found an error or a figure that needs updating? Send a correction with the country and a reference.