Japan vs Kuwait
Japan is 21.2 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Japan about 21 times.
JapanKuwaitJapan moved onto Kuwait · Equal-area projection
21.2×
Japan is 21.2× the area of Kuwait.
| Japan | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 377,972 km² | 17,818 km² |
| Population | 123,366,734 | 4,865,298 |
| Density | 326 / km² | 273 / km² |
| Capital | Tokyo | Kuwait City |
| Region | Eastern Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 2 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Japan sits at about 37°N and is stretched to 1.59× 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 Japan bigger than Kuwait?
- Yes. Japan is 21.2 times larger than Kuwait. Japan covers 377,972 km² and Kuwait covers 17,818 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Japan?
- About 21 times: Japan has 21.2× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Japan and Kuwait look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Japan is drawn about 1.59× 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, Japan or Kuwait?
- Japan: 123,366,734 people against 4,865,298. Density: Japan 326 per km², Kuwait 273 per km².