Alberta is 38.0× the size of Kuwait
Alberta (province of Canada) covers about 664,000 km² (256,000 mi²) and Kuwait (Asia) about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 664,000km²Alberta
- 17,500km²Kuwait
200 km
- Alberta
- Kuwait
What fits
- Kuwait fits inside Alberta about 38.0 times by area.
- Alberta is larger by 646,000 km² (250,000 mi²), which is 3,698% of the area of Kuwait.
- Measured in Belgiums: Alberta is about 21.6, Kuwait about 0.57.
How they differ
- Alberta is larger, but Kuwait has the larger population: 4.5 million against 4.3 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 6.4 in Alberta: Kuwait is 39.8× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 10,500 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Alberta at 55°N is drawn about 3.0× too large and Kuwait at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Alberta as 87.7× the size of Kuwait instead of 38.0×.
- Together Alberta and Kuwait cover 681,000 km², close to the size of Myanmar (663,000 km², 2.7% smaller).
- The gap between them, 646,000 km², is about the size of Afghanistan (642,000 km²).
- At Kuwait's density, Alberta would have 169.6 million people (it has 4.3 million). At Alberta's density, Kuwait would have 112,000 (it has 4.5 million).
- Alberta's centre is 25.6° of latitude, about 2,850 km, farther north than Kuwait's.
- Alberta is the 6th largest of the 13 provinces and territories of Canada and covers 6.7% of its area; it is the 5th most densely populated of them.
- Kuwait ranks 158th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Alberta lies about 26° of latitude (roughly 2,850 km) north of Kuwait.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Alberta would have about 155,710 m² and each person in Kuwait about 3,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Alberta and Kuwait would cover 681,000 km², about the same size as Myanmar.
- Together they have 8.7 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
- Counted as a country, Alberta would rank 40th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Alberta | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | ProvinceCanada | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 664,000 km²256,000 mi² | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² |
| Official area | 662,000 km²Wikidata | 17,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 13in Canada | 157th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.3 millionWikidata, 2021 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 4th of 13in Canada | 129th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 6.4 per km² | 255 per km² |
| Capital | Edmonton | Kuwait City |
| Latitude range | 49°N to 60°N | 29°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2021 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 662,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 664,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 17,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 17,500 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12