Kenya vs Tanzania
Tanzania is 63% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Tanzania about 1.6 times.
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Kenya is 0.61× the area of Tanzania. Put the other way, Tanzania is 1.63× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Tanzania | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 947,303 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 70,545,865 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 74 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Dodoma |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 8 |
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; Tanzania at 6° S 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 Tanzania?
- No. Kenya is 39% smaller than Tanzania. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Tanzania covers 947,303 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Tanzania?
- About 1.6 times: Tanzania has 1.63× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Tanzania 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 Tanzania 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 Tanzania?
- Tanzania: 70,545,865 people against 57,532,493. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Tanzania 74 per km².