Kuwait vs Liberia
Liberia is 6.25 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Liberia about 6.3 times.
KuwaitLiberiaKuwait moved onto Liberia · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.16× the area of Liberia. Put the other way, Liberia is 6.25× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Liberia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 111,369 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 5,731,206 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 51 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Monrovia |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Kuwait sits at about 29°N and is stretched to 1.32× its true area; Liberia at 6° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Kuwait bigger than Liberia?
- No. Kuwait is 6.25 times smaller than Liberia. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Liberia covers 111,369 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Liberia?
- About 6.3 times: Liberia has 6.25× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Liberia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kuwait is drawn about 1.32× its true area there and Liberia about 1.01×. 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, Kuwait or Liberia?
- Liberia: 5,731,206 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Liberia 51 per km².