Kenya vs Maldives
Kenya is 1,951 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Kenya about 1951 times.
KenyaMaldivesKenya moved onto Maldives · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 1,951× the area of Maldives.
| Kenya | Maldives | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 298 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 529,676 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 1,777 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Male |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kenya sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Maldives at 4° 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 Kenya bigger than Maldives?
- Yes. Kenya is 1,951 times larger than Maldives. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Maldives covers 298 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Kenya?
- About 1951 times: Kenya has 1,951× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Kenya and Maldives look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Maldives 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, Kenya or Maldives?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 529,676. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Maldives 1,777 per km².