Africa · True size
🇰🇪 Kenya
2.4×
Kenya is drawn 2.4× smaller on the old map than it really is.
True area
594,857 km²
On the old map
2.4×
drawn smaller than true
Distortion rank
#170
of 176 · 1 = most inflated
Share of world land
0.44%
On the old map
Kenya looks about the same size as Guinea on the old map — it isn't.
Shapes above: Kenya at the size the old map gives it, next to Guinea's true size. Kenya's real area is 594,857 km² — Guinea is 244,941 km².
By area
Kenya is big enough to fit Morocco inside it, by area — 582,386 km² combined.
How many fit?
The United Kingdom fits inside Kenya 2.5 times. United Arab Emirates fits inside Kenya 8.3 times.
Why the old map gets it wrong
The old map stretches land more the further it is from the equator — twice the area at 45°, four times at 60°. Kenya's middle sits at 1°N, where the stretch is about 1.0×.
Area stretch on the old map at each latitude, equator to 80°. The number at the top of this page compares Kenya's whole share of the old map with its real share of the world's land.