Afghanistan vs Kuwait
Afghanistan is 36.6 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Afghanistan about 37 times.
AfghanistanKuwaitAfghanistan moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
36.6×
Afghanistan is 36.6× the area of Kuwait.
| Afghanistan | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 652,230 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 43,844,111 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 67 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Kabul | Kuwait City |
| Region | Southern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 6 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Afghanistan sits at about 34°N and is stretched to 1.45× its true area; Kuwait at 29° N is stretched to 1.32×. 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 Afghanistan bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Afghanistan is 36.6 times larger than Kuwait. Afghanistan covers 652,230 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Afghanistan?
- About 37 times: Afghanistan has 36.6× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Afghanistan and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Afghanistan is drawn about 1.45× its true area there and Kuwait about 1.32×. 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, Afghanistan or Kuwait?
- Afghanistan: 43,844,111 people against 4,865,298. Density: Afghanistan 67 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².