Kuwait vs Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is 26.0 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Papua New Guinea about 26 times.
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Kuwait is 0.04× the area of Papua New Guinea. Put the other way, Papua New Guinea is 26.0× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Papua New Guinea | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 462,840 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 10,762,817 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 23 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Port Moresby |
| Region | Western Asia | Melanesia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
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; Papua New Guinea at 6° S is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- No. Kuwait is 26.0 times smaller than Papua New Guinea. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Papua New Guinea covers 462,840 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Papua New Guinea?
- About 26 times: Papua New Guinea has 26.0× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Papua New Guinea 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 Papua New Guinea about 1.01×. 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea: 10,762,817 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Papua New Guinea 23 per km².