Kuwait vs Somalia
Somalia is 35.8 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Somalia about 36 times.
KuwaitSomaliaKuwait moved onto Somalia · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.03× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 35.8× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| 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; Somalia at 5° N 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 Somalia?
- No. Kuwait is 35.8 times smaller than Somalia. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Somalia?
- About 36 times: Somalia has 35.8× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Somalia 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 Somalia 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 Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Somalia 31 per km².