Kenya vs Togo
Kenya is 10.2 times larger than Togo. Togo would fit into Kenya about 10 times.
KenyaTogoKenya moved onto Togo · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 10.2× the area of Togo.
| Kenya | Togo | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 56,785 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 8,591,626 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 151 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Lome |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western 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; Togo at 9° N 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 Togo?
- Yes. Kenya is 10.2 times larger than Togo. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Togo covers 56,785 km².
- How many times does Togo fit into Kenya?
- About 10 times: Kenya has 10.2× the area of Togo.
- Why do Kenya and Togo 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 Togo 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 Togo?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 8,591,626. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Togo 151 per km².