Japan vs Kenya
Kenya is 54% larger than Japan. Japan would fit into Kenya about 1.5 times.
JapanKenyaJapan moved onto Kenya · Equal-area projection
0.65×
Japan is 0.65× the area of Kenya. Put the other way, Kenya is 1.54× the size of Japan.
| Japan | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 581,309 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 57,532,493 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 99 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Nairobi |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 5 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× its true area; Kenya at 1° N is stretched to 1.0×. That difference is why Japan looks so much bigger than it is next to Kenya. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Japan bigger than Kenya?
- No. Japan is 35% smaller than Kenya. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Kenya covers 581,309 km².
- How many times does Japan fit into Kenya?
- About 1.5 times: Kenya has 1.54× the area of Japan.
- Why do Japan and Kenya look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× its true area there and Kenya about 1.0×. That is why Japan looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kenya. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Japan or Kenya?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 57,532,493. Density: Japan 326 per km², Kenya 99 per km².