Minas Gerais and Kenya are almost exactly the same size
Minas Gerais (state of Brazil) covers about 586,000 km² (226,000 mi²) and Kenya (Africa) about 586,000 km² (226,000 mi²). Their outlines are laid over each other below at one scale.
- 586,000km²Minas Gerais
- 586,000km²Kenya
200 km
- Minas Gerais
- Kenya
What fits
- Kenya is 100% of the size of Minas Gerais.
- The measured areas differ by 669 km², less than half a percent: closer than the measurement itself is certain.
- Measured in Belgiums: Minas Gerais is about 19.1, Kenya about 19.1.
How they differ
- Minas Gerais is larger, but Kenya has the larger population: 48.5 million against 20.5 million, 2.36× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 83 in Kenya against 35 in Minas Gerais: Kenya is 2.36× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,230 km apart.
- Together Minas Gerais and Kenya cover 1,172,000 km², close to the size of Niger (1,181,000 km², 0.8% bigger).
- At Kenya's density, Minas Gerais would have 48.5 million people (it has 20.5 million). At Minas Gerais's density, Kenya would have 20.5 million (it has 48.5 million).
- Kenya's centre is 19.0° of latitude, about 2,110 km, farther north than Minas Gerais's.
- Minas Gerais is the 4th largest of the 27 states and districts of Brazil and covers 6.9% of its area; it is the 14th most densely populated of them.
- Kenya ranks 47th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kenya lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,110 km) north of Minas Gerais, on the other side of the equator.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Minas Gerais would have about 28,550 m² and each person in Kenya about 12,080 m².
- Laid side by side, Minas Gerais and Kenya would cover 1,172,000 km², about the same size as Niger.
- Together they have 69.0 million people, about as many people as France.
- Counted as a country, Minas Gerais would rank 46th by area and 62nd by population.
Side by side
| Minas Gerais | Kenya | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateBrazil | CountryAfrica |
| Area, measured | 586,000 km²226,000 mi² | 586,000 km²226,000 mi² |
| Official area | 587,000 km²Wikidata | 581,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 4th of 27in Brazil | 46th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 20.5 millionWikidata, 2022 | 48.5 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Rank by population | 2nd of 27in Brazil | 30th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 35 per km² | 83 per km² |
| Capital | Belo Horizonte | Nairobi |
| Latitude range | 23°S to 14°S | 5°S to 5°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2017. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 587,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 586,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 581,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 586,000 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