Indonesia vs Kenya
Indonesia is 3.28 times larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Indonesia about 3.3 times.
IndonesiaKenyaIndonesia moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
3.28×
Indonesia is 3.28× the area of Kenya.
| Indonesia | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,904,570 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 285,721,236 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 150 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Jakarta | Nairobi |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | 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. Indonesia sits at about 2°S 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 Indonesia bigger than Kenya?
- Yes. Indonesia is 3.28 times larger than Kenya. Indonesia covers 1,904,570 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Indonesia?
- About 3.3 times: Indonesia has 3.28× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Indonesia and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Indonesia 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, Indonesia or Kenya?
- Indonesia: 285,721,236 people against 57,532,493. Density: Indonesia 150 per km², Kenya 99 per km².