Guatemala vs Kenya
Kenya is 5.34 times larger than Guatemala. Guatemala would fit into Kenya about 5.3 times.
GuatemalaKenyaGuatemala moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.19×
Guatemala is 0.19× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 5.34× the size of Guatemala.
| Guatemala | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 108,889 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 18,687,881 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 172 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Guatemala City | Nairobi |
| Region | Central America | 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. Guatemala sits at about 16°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 Guatemala bigger than Kenya?
- No. Guatemala is 5.34 times smaller than Kenya. Guatemala covers 108,889 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Guatemala fit into Kenya?
- About 5.3 times: Kenya has 5.34× the area of Guatemala.
- Why do Guatemala and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Guatemala 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, Guatemala or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 18,687,881. Density: Guatemala 172 per km², Kenya 99 per km².