Kenya vs Timor-Leste
Kenya is 39.0 times larger than Timor-Leste. Timor-Leste would fit into Kenya about 39 times.
KenyaTimor-LesteKenya moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 39.0× the area of Timor-Leste.
| Kenya | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Dili |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Yes. Kenya is 39.0 times larger than Timor-Leste. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Timor-Leste fit into Kenya?
- About 39 times: Kenya has 39.0× the area of Timor-Leste.
- Why do Kenya and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste about 1.02×. 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 Timor-Leste?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 1,418,517. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².