Equatorial Guinea vs Kuwait
Equatorial Guinea is 57% larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 1.6 times.
Equatorial GuineaKuwaitEquatorial Guinea moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
1.57×
Equatorial Guinea is 1.57× the area of Kuwait.
| Equatorial Guinea | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,051 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 1,938,431 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 69 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Malabo | Kuwait City |
| Region | Middle Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 57% larger than Kuwait. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Equatorial Guinea?
- About 1.6 times: Equatorial Guinea has 1.57× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Equatorial Guinea and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea is drawn about 1.0× 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, Equatorial Guinea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².