Kenya vs Nigeria
Nigeria is 59% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Nigeria about 1.6 times.
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Kenya is 0.63× the area of Nigeria. Put the other way, Nigeria is 1.59× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Nigeria | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 923,768 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 237,527,782 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 257 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Abuja |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western 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; Nigeria at 10° N is stretched to 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- No. Kenya is 37% smaller than Nigeria. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Nigeria covers 923,768 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Nigeria?
- About 1.6 times: Nigeria has 1.59× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Nigeria 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 Nigeria about 1.03×. 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 Nigeria?
- Nigeria: 237,527,782 people against 57,532,493. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Nigeria 257 per km².