Kuwait vs Thailand
Thailand is 28.8 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Thailand about 29 times.
KuwaitThailandKuwait moved onto Thailand · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.03× the area of Thailand. Put the other way, Thailand is 28.8× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Thailand | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 513,120 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 71,619,863 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 140 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Bangkok |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 4 |
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; Thailand at 15° N is stretched to 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- No. Kuwait is 28.8 times smaller than Thailand. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Thailand covers 513,120 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Thailand?
- About 29 times: Thailand has 28.8× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Thailand 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 Thailand about 1.07×. 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 Thailand?
- Thailand: 71,619,863 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Thailand 140 per km².