Kuwait vs Venezuela
Venezuela is 51.2 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Venezuela about 51 times.
KuwaitVenezuelaKuwait moved onto Venezuela · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Kuwait is 0.02× the area of Venezuela. Put the other way, Venezuela is 51.2× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Venezuela | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 912,050 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 28,516,896 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Caracas |
| Region | Western Asia | South America |
| 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; Venezuela at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- No. Kuwait is 51.2 times smaller than Venezuela. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Venezuela covers 912,050 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Venezuela?
- About 51 times: Venezuela has 51.2× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Venezuela 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 Venezuela about 1.02×. 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 Venezuela?
- Venezuela: 28,516,896 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Venezuela 31 per km².