Botswana vs Kuwait
Botswana is 32.6 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Botswana about 33 times.
BotswanaKuwaitBotswana moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
32.6×
Botswana is 32.6× the area of Kuwait.
| Botswana | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Kuwait City |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Botswana is 32.6 times larger than Kuwait. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Botswana?
- About 33 times: Botswana has 32.6× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Botswana and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².