Colombia vs Kenya
Colombia is 96% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Colombia about 2.0 times.
ColombiaKenyaColombia moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
1.96×
Colombia is 1.96× the area of Kenya.
| Colombia | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Nairobi |
| Region | South America | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Colombia sits at about 4°N 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 Colombia bigger than Kenya?
- Yes. Colombia is 96% larger than Kenya. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Colombia?
- About 2.0 times: Colombia has 1.96× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Colombia and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia 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, Colombia or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 53,425,635. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Kenya 99 per km².