Kenya vs Vanuatu
Kenya is 47.7 times larger than Vanuatu. Vanuatu would fit into Kenya about 48 times.
KenyaVanuatuKenya moved onto Vanuatu · Equal-area projection
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Kenya is 47.7× the area of Vanuatu.
| Kenya | Vanuatu | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 12,190 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 335,169 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 27 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Port-Vila |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 0 |
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; Vanuatu at 16° S is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Yes. Kenya is 47.7 times larger than Vanuatu. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Vanuatu covers 12,190 km².
- How many times does Vanuatu fit into Kenya?
- About 48 times: Kenya has 47.7× the area of Vanuatu.
- Why do Kenya and Vanuatu 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 Vanuatu about 1.08×. 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 Vanuatu?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 335,169. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Vanuatu 27 per km².