Kuwait is 1.08× the size of Beijing
Kuwait (Asia) covers about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²) and Beijing (municipality of China) about 16,300 km² (6,270 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 17,500km²Kuwait
- 16,300km²Beijing
50 km
- Kuwait
- Beijing
What fits
- Beijing is 93% of the size of Kuwait.
- Kuwait is larger by 1,220 km² (472 mi²), which is 7.5% of the area of Beijing.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kuwait is about 0.57, Beijing about 0.53.
How they differ
- Kuwait is larger, but Beijing has the larger population: 21.9 million against 4.5 million, 4.90× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 1,347 in Beijing against 255 in Kuwait: Beijing is 5.27× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,240 km apart.
- On a standard web map Beijing looks larger than Kuwait: Kuwait at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Beijing at 40°N about 1.7×, so the map shows Beijing as 1.21× the size of Kuwait, when Kuwait is 1.08× the size of Beijing.
- Together Kuwait and Beijing cover 33,700 km², close to the size of Moldova (33,200 km², 1.5% smaller).
- The gap between them, 1,220 km², is about the size of São Tomé and Príncipe (1,040 km²).
- At Beijing's density, Kuwait would have 23.5 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kuwait's density, Beijing would have 4.2 million (it has 21.9 million).
- Beijing's centre is 10.8° of latitude, about 1,200 km, farther north than Kuwait's.
- Kuwait ranks 158th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Beijing is the 29th largest of the 31 provinces and regions of China and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 2nd most densely populated of them.
- Beijing lies about 11° of latitude (roughly 1,200 km) north of Kuwait.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kuwait would have about 3,910 m² and each person in Beijing about 740 m².
- Laid side by side, Kuwait and Beijing would cover 33,700 km², about the same size as Moldova.
- Together they have 26.4 million people, about as many people as North Korea.
- Counted as a country, Beijing would rank 159th by area and 60th by population.
Side by side
| Kuwait | Beijing | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | MunicipalityChina |
| Area, measured | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² | 16,300 km²6,270 mi² |
| Official area | 17,800 km²Wikidata | 16,400 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 157th of 239worldwide | 29th of 31in China |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 21.9 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 129th of 237worldwide | 26th of 31in China |
| Density | 255 per km² | 1,347 per km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | – |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 30°N | 39°N to 41°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 17,800 km² agrees with our measured area of 17,500 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 16,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 16,300 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