Kuwait vs Taiwan
Taiwan is 2.03 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Taiwan about 2.0 times.
KuwaitTaiwanKuwait moved onto Taiwan · Equal-area projection
0.49×
Kuwait is 0.49× the area of Taiwan. Put the other way, Taiwan is 2.03× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Taiwan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 36,193 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 23,262,544 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 643 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Taipei |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 0 |
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; Taiwan at 24° N is stretched to 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- No. Kuwait is 2.03 times smaller than Taiwan. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Taiwan covers 36,193 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Taiwan?
- About 2.0 times: Taiwan has 2.03× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Taiwan 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 Taiwan about 1.19×. 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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan: 23,262,544 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Taiwan 643 per km².