Kuwait vs Libya
Libya is 98.8 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Libya about 99 times.
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Kuwait is 0.01× the area of Libya. Put the other way, Libya is 98.8× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Libya | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 1,759,541 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 7,458,555 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 4.2 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Tripoli |
| Region | Western Asia | Northern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 6 |
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; Libya at 27° N is stretched to 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- No. Kuwait is 98.8 times smaller than Libya. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Libya covers 1,759,541 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Libya?
- About 99 times: Libya has 98.8× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Libya 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 Libya about 1.26×. 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 Libya?
- Libya: 7,458,555 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Libya 4.2 per km².