Kenya vs Turkey
Turkey is 35% larger than Kenya.
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Kenya is 0.74× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 1.35× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Ankara |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Western Asia |
| 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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. That difference is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- No. Kenya is 26% smaller than Turkey. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Turkey?
- About 1.3 times: Turkey has 1.35× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. That is why Turkey 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 57,532,493. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Turkey 110 per km².