Kuwait vs Mozambique
Mozambique is 45.0 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Mozambique about 45 times.
KuwaitMozambiqueKuwait moved onto Mozambique · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.02× the area of Mozambique. Put the other way, Mozambique is 45.0× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Mozambique | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 801,590 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 35,631,653 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 44 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Maputo |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern 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; Mozambique at 17° S is stretched to 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- No. Kuwait is 45.0 times smaller than Mozambique. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Mozambique covers 801,590 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Mozambique?
- About 45 times: Mozambique has 45.0× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Mozambique 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 Mozambique about 1.1×. 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 Mozambique?
- Mozambique: 35,631,653 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Mozambique 44 per km².