Illinois is a state in the United States of America located in the mid-Western region of the country, whereas Kenya is a country located in Eastern Africa. Today in this article, we will discuss the comparison between Illinois and Kenya regarding various aspects.
Size
Is Illinois bigger than Kenya?
The total area of Illinois is 57,915 sq mi, and the total area of Kenya is 224,081 sq mi. Illinois is smaller than Kenya by 166,166 sq mi. Illinois is around 3.87 times smaller than Kenya.
Area of Illinois: 57,915 sq mi ( 149,997 km2 )
Area of Kenya: 224,081 sq mi ( 580,367 km2 )
Population
According to the United States Census Bureau, the total population of Illinois as of 1st July 2021 was estimated to be around 12,671,469.
Based on the Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data, the total population of Kenya as of 29th May 2022, is estimated to be around 56,122,808.
Here is some more data comparison between Illinois and Kenya.
The capital of Illinois is Springfield, and the capital city of Kenya is Nairobi.
Official Languages
Illinois: English
Kenya: Swahili
Demonym(s)
Illinois: Illinoisan
Kenya: Kenyan
ISO 3166 Code
Illinois: US-IL
Kenya: KE
Human Development Index
HDI of Illinois as of 2019: 0.934
HDI of Kenya as of 2019: 0.601
Illinois Time Zone:
UTC − 6 (Central Standard Time)
Summer (DST):
UTC − 5 (Central Daylight Time)
Kenya Time Zone:
UTC + 3 (East Africa Time)
Geological Coordinates
Coordinates of Illinois:
40° 2′ 30.12″ N, 89° 11′ 47.4″ W
Coordinates of Kenya:
1° 0′ 0″ N, 38° 0′ 0″ E
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