Kuwait is 1.04× the size of Hawaii
Kuwait (Asia) covers about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²) and Hawaii (state of the United States) about 16,800 km² (6,510 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 17,500km²Kuwait
- 16,800km²Hawaii
100 km
- Kuwait
- Hawaii
What fits
- Hawaii is 96% of the size of Kuwait.
- Kuwait is larger by 626 km² (242 mi²), which is 3.7% of the area of Hawaii.
- Measured in Belgiums: Kuwait is about 0.57, Hawaii about 0.55.
How they differ
- Kuwait also has the larger population: 4.5 million against 1.5 million, 3.07× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 86 in Hawaii: Kuwait is 2.96× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 13,900 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Kuwait at 29°N is drawn about 1.3× too large and Hawaii at 20°N about 1.1×, so the map shows Kuwait as 1.20× the size of Hawaii instead of 1.04×.
- Together Kuwait and Hawaii cover 34,300 km², close to the size of Moldova (33,200 km², 3.2% smaller).
- The gap between them, 626 km², is about the size of Micronesia (634 km²).
- At Hawaii's density, Kuwait would have 1.5 million people (it has 4.5 million). At Kuwait's density, Hawaii would have 4.3 million (it has 1.5 million).
- Kuwait's centre is 9.1° of latitude, about 1,010 km, farther north than Hawaii's.
- Kuwait ranks 158th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Hawaii is the 47th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 0.2% of its area; it is the 13th most densely populated of them.
- Kuwait lies about 9° of latitude (roughly 1,010 km) north of Hawaii.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Kuwait would have about 3,910 m² and each person in Hawaii about 11,580 m².
- Laid side by side, Kuwait and Hawaii would cover 34,300 km², 1.03× the size of Moldova.
- Together they have 5.9 million people, about as many people as Denmark.
- Counted as a country, Hawaii would rank 159th by area and 155th by population.
Side by side
| Kuwait | Hawaii | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | CountryAsia | StateUnited States |
| Area, measured | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² | 16,800 km²6,510 mi² |
| Official area | 17,800 km²Wikidata | 28,300 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 157th of 239worldwide | 47th of 51in the United States |
| Population | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 | 1.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 129th of 237worldwide | 40th of 51in the United States |
| Density | 255 per km² | 86 per km² |
| Capital | Kuwait City | Honolulu |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 30°N | 19°N to 28°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%.
- Our measured 16,800 km² is 40% below Wikidata's official figure of 28,300 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently. This difference is flagged for review.
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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