Kuwait is 1.16× the size of East Timor
Kuwait covers about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²) and East Timor about 15,100 km² (5,820 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 17,500km²Kuwait
- 15,100km²East Timor
100 km
- Kuwait
- East Timor
What fits
- East Timor is 86% of the size of Kuwait.
- Kuwait is larger by 2,390 km² (923 mi²), which is 16% of the area of East Timor.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kuwait is about 0.57, East Timor about 0.49.
How they differ
- Kuwait also has the larger population: 4.5 million against 1.4 million, 3.19× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 93 in East Timor: Kuwait is 2.75× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 9,370 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kuwait at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and East Timor at 9°S about 1.0×, so the map shows Kuwait as 1.49× the size of East Timor instead of 1.16×.
- Together Kuwait and East Timor cover 32,600 km², close to the size of Guinea-Bissau (32,800 km², 0.8% bigger).
- The gap between them, 2,390 km², is about the size of Luxembourg (2,610 km²).
- At East Timor's density, Kuwait would have 1.6 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kuwait's density, East Timor would have 3.9 million (it has 1.4 million).
- Kuwait's centre is 38.2° of latitude, about 4,240 km, farther north than East Timor's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Kuwait | 1.16× |
| More people | Kuwait | 3.19× |
| More crowded | Kuwait | 2.75× |
| Farther north | Kuwait | 38.2° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Kuwait | 1.3× against 1.0× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Kuwait | East Timor |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 0.57× | 0.49× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 0.07× | 0.06× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.04× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.05× | 0.04× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.03× | 0.03× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× | 1 in 209 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 485 | 1 in 562 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 541 | 1 in 626 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 972 | 1 in 1,126 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Kuwait | East Timor | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² | 15,100 km²5,820 mi² |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.4 millionWikidata, 2024 |
| Density | 255 per km² | 93 per km² |
| Official area | 17,800 km²Wikidata | 14,900 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Dili |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 30°N | 10°S to 8°S |
| Continent | Asia | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2020 and Wikidata 2024, covering each whole country. 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 14,900 km² agrees with our measured area of 15,100 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- 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
- 2026-11-11