Kenya vs Tanzania
Kenya and Tanzania share the Serengeti-Mara ecosystem, the setting for East Africa's great wildebeest migration, which crosses the border between the two countries every year following the rains with no regard for the line on the map.
| 🇰🇪 Kenya | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Capital | Nairobi | Dodoma |
| Continent | Africa | Africa |
| Population | 55,100,000 | 67,400,000 |
| Area | 580,367 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Currency | Kenyan Shilling | Tanzanian Shilling |
| Main language | Swahili | Swahili |
The two countries are close in population — within a factor of two of each other.
Kenya's capital Nairobi is East Africa's largest commercial and financial hub, and Kenya's economy leans more heavily on services, finance and tech than most of its neighbours. Tanzania is larger in land area and includes Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest peak, along with Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous archipelago with its own centuries-old Swahili and Omani-influenced culture.
Swahili is a national language in both countries and serves as the region's main lingua franca, though English remains widely used in Kenyan business and government in particular.