Bolivia vs Kenya
Bolivia is 89% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Bolivia about 1.9 times.
BoliviaKenyaBolivia moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
1.89×
Bolivia is 1.89× the area of Kenya.
| Bolivia | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,098,581 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 12,581,843 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 11 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | La Paz | Nairobi |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Bolivia sits at about 17°S and is stretched to 1.09× its true area; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Bolivia bigger than Kenya?
- Yes. Bolivia is 89% larger than Kenya. Bolivia covers 1,098,581 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Bolivia?
- About 1.9 times: Bolivia has 1.89× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Bolivia and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Bolivia is drawn about 1.09× its true area there and Kenya about 1.0×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Bolivia or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 12,581,843. Density: Bolivia 11 per km², Kenya 99 per km².