Kenya vs Peru
Peru is 2.21 times larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Peru about 2.2 times.
KenyaPeruKenya moved onto Peru · Equal-area projection
0.45×
Kenya is 0.45× the area of Peru. Put the other way, Peru is 2.21× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Peru | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 1,285,216 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 34,576,665 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Lima |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Peru at 9° S 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 Peru?
- No. Kenya is 2.21 times smaller than Peru. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Peru covers 1,285,216 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Peru?
- About 2.2 times: Peru has 2.21× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Peru 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 Peru 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 Peru?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 34,576,665. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Peru 27 per km².