Eswatini vs Kenya
Kenya is 33.5 times larger than Eswatini. Eswatini would fit into Kenya about 33 times.
EswatiniKenyaEswatini moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
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Eswatini is 0.03× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 33.5× the size of Eswatini.
| Eswatini | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Nairobi |
| Region | Southern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Eswatini sits at about 27°S 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 Eswatini bigger than Kenya?
- No. Eswatini is 33.5 times smaller than Kenya. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Eswatini fit into Kenya?
- About 33 times: Kenya has 33.5× the area of Eswatini.
- Why do Eswatini and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini 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, Eswatini or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Kenya 99 per km².