Kuwait vs North Korea
North Korea is 6.77 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into North Korea about 6.8 times.
KuwaitNorth KoreaKuwait moved onto North Korea · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.15× the area of North Korea. Put the other way, North Korea is 6.77× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | North Korea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 120,540 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 26,571,036 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 220 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Pyongyang |
| Region | Western Asia | 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; North Korea at 40° N is stretched to 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- No. Kuwait is 6.77 times smaller than North Korea. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and North Korea covers 120,540 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into North Korea?
- About 6.8 times: North Korea has 6.77× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and North Korea 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 North Korea about 1.71×. 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 North Korea?
- North Korea: 26,571,036 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², North Korea 220 per km².