Ethiopia vs Kenya
Ethiopia is 90% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Ethiopia about 1.9 times.
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1.9×
Ethiopia is 1.9× the area of Kenya.
| Ethiopia | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,104,300 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 135,472,051 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 123 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Addis Ababa | Nairobi |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 7 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Ethiopia sits at about 9°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Ethiopia bigger than Kenya?
- Yes. Ethiopia is 90% larger than Kenya. Ethiopia covers 1,104,300 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Ethiopia?
- About 1.9 times: Ethiopia has 1.9× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Ethiopia and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Ethiopia is drawn about 1.02× 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, Ethiopia or Kenya?
- Ethiopia: 135,472,051 people against 57,532,493. Density: Ethiopia 123 per km², Kenya 99 per km².