Kenya
Africa · Eastern Africa
Key facts
- Capital
- Nairobi
- Region
- Africa
- Subregion
- Eastern Africa
- Population (2025)
- 57.5 million (57,532,493) · rank 26 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 591,969 km² · rank 47 of 193
- People per km²
- 97 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Kenya, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with Kenya in the map data: 5.
- Ethiopia capitals 1,170 km apart
- Somalia capitals 1,020 km apart
- South Sudan capitals 900 km apart
- Tanzania capitals 560 km apart
- Uganda capitals 500 km apart
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Malawi, South Sudan, Belarus, Saudi Arabia.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Kenya is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| Africa | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| Giants by population | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Italiano | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Magyar | Kenya | Nairobi |
| Suomi | Kenia | Nairobi |