Kenya vs Namibia
Namibia is 42% larger than Kenya.
KenyaNamibiaKenya moved onto Namibia · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 0.7× the area of Namibia. Put the other way, Namibia is 1.42× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Namibia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 825,615 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 3,092,816 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 3.7 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Windhoek |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Namibia at 22° S is stretched to 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- No. Kenya is 30% smaller than Namibia. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Namibia covers 825,615 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Namibia?
- About 1.4 times: Namibia has 1.42× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Namibia 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 Namibia about 1.16×. 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 Namibia?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 3,092,816. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Namibia 3.7 per km².