Kenya is 3.49× the size of Jiangxi
Kenya (Africa) covers about 586,000 km² (226,000 mi²) and Jiangxi (province of China) about 168,000 km² (64,800 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 586,000km²Kenya
- 168,000km²Jiangxi
200 km
- Kenya
- Jiangxi
What fits
- Jiangxi fits inside Kenya about 3.49 times by area.
- Kenya is larger by 418,000 km² (161,000 mi²), which is 249% of the area of Jiangxi.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kenya is about 19.1, Jiangxi about 5.47.
How they differ
- Kenya also has the larger population: 48.5 million against 45.2 million, 1.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 269 in Jiangxi against 83 in Kenya: Jiangxi is 3.25× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 8,790 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kenya at 1°N is drawn about 1.0× too large and Jiangxi at 28°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Kenya as 2.74× the size of Jiangxi instead of 3.49×.
- Together Kenya and Jiangxi cover 754,000 km², close to the size of Zambia (752,000 km², 0.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 418,000 km², is about the size of Paraguay (400,000 km²).
- At Jiangxi's density, Kenya would have 157.7 million people (it has 48.5 million). At Kenya's density, Jiangxi would have 13.9 million (it has 45.2 million).
- Jiangxi's centre is 27.1° of latitude, about 3,010 km, farther north than Kenya's.
- Kenya ranks 47th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Jiangxi is the 17th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 1.8% of its area; it is the 17th most densely populated of them.
- Jiangxi lies about 27° of latitude (roughly 3,010 km) north of Kenya.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kenya would have about 12,080 m² and each person in Jiangxi about 3,710 m².
- Laid side by side, Kenya and Jiangxi would cover 754,000 km², about the same size as Zambia.
- Together they have 93.7 million people, about as many people as Iran.
- Counted as a country, Jiangxi would rank 91st by area and 34th by population.
Side by side
| Kenya | Jiangxi | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAfrica | ProvinceChina |
| Area, measured | 586,000 km²226,000 mi² | 168,000 km²64,800 mi² |
| Official area | 581,000 km²Wikidata | 167,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 46th of 239worldwide | 17th of 31in China |
| Population | 48.5 millionWikidata, 2017 | 45.2 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 30th of 237worldwide | 13th of 31in China |
| Density | 83 per km² | 269 per km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Nanchang |
| Latitude range | 5°S to 5°N | 25°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2017 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 581,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 586,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 167,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 168,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12