Kuwait vs Yemen
Yemen is 25.6 times larger than Kuwait. Kuwait would fit into Yemen about 26 times.
KuwaitYemenKuwait moved onto Yemen · Equal-area projection
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Kuwait is 0.04× the area of Yemen. Put the other way, Yemen is 25.6× the size of Kuwait.
| Kuwait | Yemen | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,818 km² | 455,503 km² |
| Population | 4,865,298 | 41,773,878 |
| Density | 273 / km² | 92 / km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Sana'a |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 2 |
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; Yemen at 16° N is stretched to 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- No. Kuwait is 25.6 times smaller than Yemen. Kuwait covers 17,818 km² and Yemen covers 455,503 km².
- How many times does Kuwait fit into Yemen?
- About 26 times: Yemen has 25.6× the area of Kuwait.
- Why do Kuwait and Yemen 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 Yemen about 1.08×. 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 Yemen?
- Yemen: 41,773,878 people against 4,865,298. Density: Kuwait 273 per km², Yemen 92 per km².