Eritrea vs Kuwait
Eritrea is 6.6 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Eritrea about 6.6 times.
EritreaKuwaitEritrea moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
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Eritrea is 6.6× the area of Kuwait.
| Eritrea | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 117,600 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 3,607,003 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 31 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Asmara | Kuwait City |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Eritrea sits at about 15°N and is stretched to 1.08× 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 Eritrea bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Eritrea is 6.6 times larger than Kuwait. Eritrea covers 117,600 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Eritrea?
- About 6.6 times: Eritrea has 6.6× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Eritrea and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eritrea is drawn about 1.08× 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, Eritrea or Kuwait?
- Kuwait: 4,865,298 people against 3,607,003. Density: Eritrea 31 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².