Kenya vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 38% larger than Kenya.
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Kenya is 0.73× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 1.38× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Maputo |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 6 |
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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Kenya is 27% smaller than Mozambique. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Mozambique?
- About 1.4 times: Mozambique has 1.38× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 35,631,653. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².