Kenya vs Zimbabwe
Kenya is 49% larger than Zimbabwe.
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1.49×
Kenya is 1.49× the area of Zimbabwe.
| Kenya | Zimbabwe | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 390,757 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 16,950,795 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 43 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Harare |
| Region | Eastern Africa | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 5 | 4 |
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; Zimbabwe at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Yes. Kenya is 49% larger than Zimbabwe. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Zimbabwe covers 390,757 km².
- How many times does Zimbabwe fit into Kenya?
- About 1.5 times: Kenya has 1.49× the area of Zimbabwe.
- Why do Kenya and Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe about 1.12×. 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 Zimbabwe?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 16,950,795. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Zimbabwe 43 per km².