Iraq vs Kenya
Kenya is 33% larger than Iraq.
IraqKenyaIraq moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.75×
Iraq is 0.75× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 1.33× the size of Iraq.
| Iraq | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 437,072 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 47,020,774 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 108 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Baghdad | Nairobi |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Iraq sits at about 33°N and is stretched to 1.42× 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 Iraq bigger than Kenya?
- No. Iraq is 25% smaller than Kenya. Iraq covers 437,072 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Iraq fit into Kenya?
- About 1.3 times: Kenya has 1.33× the area of Iraq.
- Why do Iraq and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Iraq is drawn about 1.42× 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, Iraq or Kenya?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 47,020,774. Density: Iraq 108 per km², Kenya 99 per km².