Brazil vs Kuwait
Brazil is 478 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Brazil about 478 times.
BrazilKuwaitBrazil moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
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Brazil is 478× the area of Kuwait.
| Brazil | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,515,767 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 212,812,405 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 25 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Brasilia | Kuwait City |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 10 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Brazil sits at about 11°S and is stretched to 1.04× 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 Brazil bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Brazil is 478 times larger than Kuwait. Brazil covers 8,515,767 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Brazil?
- About 478 times: Brazil has 478× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Brazil and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Brazil is drawn about 1.04× 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, Brazil or Kuwait?
- Brazil: 212,812,405 people against 4,865,298. Density: Brazil 25 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².