Kenya vs Somalia
Somalia is 10% larger than Kenya.
KenyaSomaliaKenya moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 0.91× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 1.1× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Mogadishu |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 3 |
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; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- No. Kenya is 9% smaller than Somalia. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Somalia?
- About 1.1 times: Somalia has 1.1× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Somalia 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 Somalia about 1.01×. 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 Somalia?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 19,654,739. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Somalia 31 per km².