Burundi vs Kenya
Kenya is 20.9 times larger than Burundi. Burundi would fit into Kenya about 21 times.
BurundiKenyaBurundi moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Burundi is 0.05× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 20.9× the size of Burundi.
| Burundi | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 27,834 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 14,390,003 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 517 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Bujumbura | Nairobi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Burundi sits at about 3°S and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Burundi bigger than Kenya?
- No. Burundi is 20.9 times smaller than Kenya. Burundi covers 27,834 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Burundi fit into Kenya?
- About 21 times: Kenya has 20.9× the area of Burundi.
- Why do Burundi and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Burundi is drawn about 1.0× 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, Burundi or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 14,390,003. Density: Burundi 517 per km², Kenya 99 per km².