Cambodia vs Kuwait
Cambodia is 10.2 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Cambodia about 10 times.
CambodiaKuwaitCambodia moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
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Cambodia is 10.2× the area of Kuwait.
| Cambodia | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181,035 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 17,847,982 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Phnom Penh | Kuwait City |
| Region | South-Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | 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. Cambodia sits at about 13°N and is stretched to 1.05× 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 Cambodia bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Cambodia is 10.2 times larger than Kuwait. Cambodia covers 181,035 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Cambodia?
- About 10 times: Cambodia has 10.2× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Cambodia and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cambodia is drawn about 1.05× 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, Cambodia or Kuwait?
- Cambodia: 17,847,982 people against 4,865,298. Density: Cambodia 99 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².