Kenya vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 57% larger than Kenya. Kenya would fit into Venezuela about 1.6 times.
KenyaVenezuelaKenya moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.64×
Kenya is 0.64× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 1.57× the size of Kenya.
| Kenya | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Caracas |
| Region | Eastern Africa | South America |
| 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; Venezuela at 7° 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 Venezuela?
- No. Kenya is 36% smaller than Venezuela. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Kenya fit into Venezuela?
- About 1.6 times: Venezuela has 1.57× the area of Kenya.
- Why do Kenya and Venezuela 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 Venezuela 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 Venezuela?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 28,516,896. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².