Emilia-Romagna is 1.29× the size of Kuwait
Emilia-Romagna (region of Italy) covers about 22,500 km² (8,690 mi²) and Kuwait (Asia) about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 22,500km²Emilia-Romagna
- 17,500km²Kuwait
50 km
- Emilia-Romagna
- Kuwait
What fits
- Kuwait is 78% of the size of Emilia-Romagna.
- Emilia-Romagna is larger by 5,040 km² (1,940 mi²), which is 29% of the area of Kuwait.
- Measured in Belgiums: Emilia-Romagna is about 0.73, Kuwait about 0.57.
How they differ
- Emilia-Romagna is larger, but Kuwait has the larger population: 4.5 million against 4.5 million, 1.00× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 198 in Emilia-Romagna: Kuwait is 1.29× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,620 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Emilia-Romagna at 45°N is drawn about 2.0× too large and Kuwait at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Emilia-Romagna as 1.93× the size of Kuwait instead of 1.29×.
- Together Emilia-Romagna and Kuwait cover 40,000 km², close to the size of Bhutan (40,400 km², 1.1% bigger).
- The gap between them, 5,040 km², is about the size of Trinidad and Tobago (5,120 km²).
- At Kuwait's density, Emilia-Romagna would have 5.8 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Emilia-Romagna's density, Kuwait would have 3.5 million (it has 4.5 million).
- Emilia-Romagna's centre is 15.2° of latitude, about 1,690 km, farther north than Kuwait's.
- Emilia-Romagna is the 6th largest of the 20 regions of Italy and covers 7.5% of its area; it is the 7th most densely populated of them.
- Kuwait ranks 158th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Emilia-Romagna lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,690 km) north of Kuwait.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Emilia-Romagna would have about 5,050 m² and each person in Kuwait about 3,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Emilia-Romagna and Kuwait would cover 40,000 km², about the same size as Bhutan.
- Together they have 8.9 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
- Counted as a country, Emilia-Romagna would rank 150th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Emilia-Romagna | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | RegionItaly | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 22,500 km²8,690 mi² | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² |
| Official area | 22,100 km²Wikidata | 17,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 6th of 20in Italy | 157th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2019 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 6th of 20in Italy | 129th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 198 per km² | 255 per km² |
| Capital | Bologna | Kuwait City |
| Latitude range | 44°N to 45°N | 29°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2019 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 22,100 km² agrees with our measured area of 22,500 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. The outline of Emilia-Romagna is the provinces Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
- 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