Israel vs Kuwait
Israel is 17% larger than Kuwait.
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Israel is 1.17× the area of Kuwait.
| Israel | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Kuwait City |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Israel is 17% larger than Kuwait. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Israel?
- About 1.2 times: Israel has 1.17× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Israel and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Kuwait?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 4,865,298. Density: Israel 487 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².