Egypt vs Kenya
Egypt is 74% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Egypt about 1.7 times.
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1.74×
Egypt is 1.74× the area of Kenya.
| Egypt | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,010,408 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 118,365,995 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 117 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Cairo | Nairobi |
| Region | Northern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Egypt sits at about 26°N and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Egypt bigger than Kenya?
- Yes. Egypt is 74% larger than Kenya. Egypt covers 1,010,408 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Egypt?
- About 1.7 times: Egypt has 1.74× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Egypt and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Egypt is drawn about 1.25× 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, Egypt or Kenya?
- Egypt: 118,365,995 people against 57,532,493. Density: Egypt 117 per km², Kenya 99 per km².