Kuwait vs Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan is 27.6 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Turkmenistan about 28 times.
KuwaitTurkmenistanKuwait moved onto Turkmenistan · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.04× the area of Turkmenistan. Put the other way, Turkmenistan is 27.6× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Turkmenistan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 491,210 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 7,618,847 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 16 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Ashgabat |
| Region | Western Asia | Central Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| 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; Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- No. Kuwait is 27.6 times smaller than Turkmenistan. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Turkmenistan covers 491,210 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Turkmenistan?
- About 28 times: Turkmenistan has 27.6× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan 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 Turkmenistan?
- Turkmenistan: 7,618,847 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Turkmenistan 16 per km².