Kenya vs Mexico
Mexico is 3.39 times larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Mexico about 3.4 times.
KenyaMexicoKenya moved onto Mexico · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 0.29× the area of Mexico. Put the other way, Mexico is 3.39× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Mexico | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 1,972,550 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 131,946,900 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 67 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Mexico City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Central America |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Mexico at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- No. Kenya is 3.39 times smaller than Mexico. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Mexico covers 1,972,550 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Mexico?
- About 3.4 times: Mexico has 3.39× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Mexico 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 Mexico about 1.2×. 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 Mexico?
- Mexico: 131,946,900 people against 57,532,493. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Mexico 67 per km².