Kazakhstan vs United States
United States is 3.61 times larger than Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan would fit into United States about 3.6 times.
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Kazakhstan is 0.28× the area of United States. Put the other way, United States is 3.61× the size of Kazakhstan.
| Kazakhstan | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 2,724,900 km² | 9,826,675 km² |
| Population | 20,843,754 | 341,784,857 |
| Density | 7.6 / km² | 35 / km² |
| Capital | Astana | Washington D.C. |
| Region | Central Asia | Northern America |
| Coastline | Landlocked | 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. Kazakhstan sits at about 48°N and is stretched to 2.27× its true area; United States at 45° N is stretched to 1.98×. 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 Kazakhstan bigger than United States?
- No. Kazakhstan is 3.61 times smaller than United States. Kazakhstan covers 2,724,900 km² and United States covers 9,826,675 km².
- How many times does Kazakhstan fit into United States?
- About 3.6 times: United States has 3.61× the area of Kazakhstan.
- Why do Kazakhstan and United States look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kazakhstan is drawn about 2.27× its true area there and United States about 1.98×. 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, Kazakhstan or United States?
- United States: 341,784,857 people against 20,843,754. Density: Kazakhstan 7.6 per km², United States 35 per km².