Eritrea vs Kenya
Kenya is 4.94 times larger than Eritrea. Eritrea would fit into Kenya about 4.9 times.
EritreaKenyaEritrea moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 0.2× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 4.94× the size of Eritrea.
| Eritrea | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Nairobi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Kenya?
- No. Eritrea is 4.94 times smaller than Kenya. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Eritrea fit into Kenya?
- About 4.9 times: Kenya has 4.94× the area of Eritrea.
- Why do Eritrea and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Kenya 99 per km².