Kuwait vs Turkey
Turkey is 44.0 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Turkey about 44 times.
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Kuwait is 0.02× the area of Turkey. Put the other way, Turkey is 44.0× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Turkey | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 783,562 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 85,878,556 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 110 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Ankara |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 8 |
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; Turkey at 39° N is stretched to 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- No. Kuwait is 44.0 times smaller than Turkey. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Turkey covers 783,562 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Turkey?
- About 44 times: Turkey has 44.0× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Turkey 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 Turkey about 1.66×. 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 Turkey?
- Turkey: 85,878,556 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Turkey 110 per km².