Kuwait vs Madagascar
Madagascar is 33.0 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Madagascar about 33 times.
KuwaitMadagascarKuwait moved onto Madagascar · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.03× the area of Madagascar. Put the other way, Madagascar is 33.0× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Madagascar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 587,295 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 32,740,678 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 56 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Antananarivo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Madagascar at 19° S is stretched to 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- No. Kuwait is 33.0 times smaller than Madagascar. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Madagascar covers 587,295 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Madagascar?
- About 33 times: Madagascar has 33.0× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Madagascar 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 Madagascar about 1.12×. 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 Madagascar?
- Madagascar: 32,740,678 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Madagascar 56 per km².