Kenya vs Pakistan
Pakistan is 52% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Pakistan about 1.5 times.
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0.66×
Kenya is 0.66× the area of Pakistan. Put the other way, Pakistan is 1.52× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Pakistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 881,913 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 255,219,554 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 289 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Islamabad |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Southern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 5 |
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; Pakistan at 30° N is stretched to 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- No. Kenya is 34% smaller than Pakistan. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Pakistan covers 881,913 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Pakistan?
- About 1.5 times: Pakistan has 1.52× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Pakistan 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 Pakistan about 1.33×. 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 Pakistan?
- Pakistan: 255,219,554 people against 57,532,493. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Pakistan 289 per km².