Congo vs Kenya
Kenya is 70% larger than Congo. Congo would fit into Kenya about 1.7 times.
CongoKenyaCongo moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.59×
Congo is 0.59× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 1.7× the size of Congo.
| Congo | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 342,000 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 6,484,437 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 19 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Brazzaville | Nairobi |
| Region | Middle Africa | 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. Congo sits at about 1°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 Congo bigger than Kenya?
- No. Congo is 41% smaller than Kenya. Congo covers 342,000 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Congo fit into Kenya?
- About 1.7 times: Kenya has 1.7× the area of Congo.
- Why do Congo and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Congo 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, Congo or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 6,484,437. Density: Congo 19 per km², Kenya 99 per km².