Kenya vs Switzerland
Kenya is 14.1 times larger than Switzerland. Switzerland would fit into Kenya about 14 times.
KenyaSwitzerlandKenya moved onto Switzerland · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 14.1× the area of Switzerland.
| Kenya | Switzerland | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 41,291 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 9,092,436 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Bern |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Europe |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Switzerland at 47° N is stretched to 2.13×. That difference is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it is next to Kenya. 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 Switzerland?
- Yes. Kenya is 14.1 times larger than Switzerland. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Switzerland covers 41,291 km².
- How many times does Switzerland fit into Kenya?
- About 14 times: Kenya has 14.1× the area of Switzerland.
- Why do Kenya and Switzerland 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 Switzerland about 2.13×. That is why Switzerland looks so much bigger than it really is next to Kenya. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Kenya or Switzerland?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 9,092,436. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Switzerland 220 per km².