Equatorial Guinea vs Kenya
Kenya is 20.7 times larger than Equatorial Guinea. Equatorial Guinea would fit into Kenya about 21 times.
Equatorial GuineaKenyaEquatorial Guinea moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Equatorial Guinea is 0.05× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 20.7× the size of Equatorial Guinea.
| Equatorial Guinea | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Nairobi |
| Region | Middle Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Kenya?
- No. Equatorial Guinea is 20.7 times smaller than Kenya. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Equatorial Guinea fit into Kenya?
- About 21 times: Kenya has 20.7× the area of Equatorial Guinea.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Kenya 99 per km².