Kuwait vs Malaysia
Malaysia is 18.6 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Malaysia about 19 times.
KuwaitMalaysiaKuwait moved onto Malaysia · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.05× the area of Malaysia. Put the other way, Malaysia is 18.6× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Malaysia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 330,803 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 35,977,838 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 109 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Kuala Lumpur |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| 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; Malaysia at 4° N is stretched to 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- No. Kuwait is 18.6 times smaller than Malaysia. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Malaysia covers 330,803 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Malaysia?
- About 19 times: Malaysia has 18.6× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Malaysia 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 Malaysia about 1.0×. 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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia: 35,977,838 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Malaysia 109 per km².