Kentucky is 5.98× the size of Kuwait
Kentucky (state of the United States) covers about 105,000 km² (40,400 mi²) and Kuwait (Asia) about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 105,000km²Kentucky
- 17,500km²Kuwait
200 km
- Kentucky
- Kuwait
What fits
- Kuwait fits inside Kentucky about 5.98 times by area.
- Kentucky is larger by 87,100 km² (33,600 mi²), which is 498% of the area of Kuwait.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kentucky is about 3.41, Kuwait about 0.57.
How they differ
- Kentucky also has the larger population: 4.5 million against 4.5 million, 1.01× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 43 in Kentucky: Kuwait is 5.93× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,100 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kentucky at 38°N is drawn about 1.6× too large and Kuwait at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Kentucky as 7.23× the size of Kuwait instead of 5.98×.
- Together Kentucky and Kuwait cover 122,000 km², close to the size of North Korea (122,000 km², 0.3% bigger).
- The gap between them, 87,100 km², is about the size of Azerbaijan (86,200 km²).
- At Kuwait's density, Kentucky would have 26.7 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kentucky's density, Kuwait would have 753,000 (it has 4.5 million).
- Kentucky's centre is 8.2° of latitude, about 910 km, farther north than Kuwait's.
- Kentucky is the 36th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 1.1% of its area; it is the 23rd most densely populated of them.
- Kuwait ranks 158th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Kentucky lies about 8° of latitude (roughly 912 km) north of Kuwait.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kentucky would have about 23,210 m² and each person in Kuwait about 3,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Kentucky and Kuwait would cover 122,000 km², about the same size as North Korea.
- Together they have 9.0 million people, about as many people as Austria.
- Counted as a country, Kentucky would rank 107th by area and 129th by population.
Side by side
| Kentucky | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 105,000 km²40,400 mi² | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² |
| Official area | 105,000 km²Wikidata | 17,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 36th of 51in the United States | 157th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 26th of 51in the United States | 129th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 43 per km² | 255 per km² |
| Capital | Frankfort | Kuwait City |
| Latitude range | 36°N to 39°N | 29°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 105,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 105,000 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