Oregon is 14.4× the size of Kuwait
Oregon (state of the United States) covers about 252,000 km² (97,300 mi²) and Kuwait (Asia) about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 252,000km²Oregon
- 17,500km²Kuwait
200 km
- Oregon
- Kuwait
What fits
- Kuwait fits inside Oregon about 14.4 times by area.
- Oregon is larger by 234,000 km² (90,500 mi²), which is 1,342% of the area of Kuwait.
- Measured in Belgiums: Oregon is about 8.21, Kuwait about 0.57.
How they differ
- Oregon is larger, but Kuwait has the larger population: 4.5 million against 4.2 million, 1.05× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 17 in Oregon: Kuwait is 15.2× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 11,800 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Oregon at 44°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Kuwait at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Oregon as 21.1× the size of Kuwait instead of 14.4×.
- Together Oregon and Kuwait cover 269,000 km², close to the size of New Zealand (268,000 km², 0.3% smaller).
- The gap between them, 234,000 km², is about the size of Romania (236,000 km²).
- At Kuwait's density, Oregon would have 64.3 million people (it has 4.2 million). At Oregon's density, Kuwait would have 294,000 (it has 4.5 million).
- Oregon's centre is 14.6° of latitude, about 1,620 km, farther north than Kuwait's.
- Oregon is the 10th largest of the 51 states and districts of the United States and covers 2.7% of its area; it is the 39th most densely populated of them.
- Kuwait ranks 158th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Oregon lies about 15° of latitude (roughly 1,620 km) north of Kuwait.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Oregon would have about 59,450 m² and each person in Kuwait about 3,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Oregon and Kuwait would cover 269,000 km², about the same size as New Zealand.
- Together they have 8.7 million people, about as many people as Papua New Guinea.
- Counted as a country, Oregon would rank 78th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Oregon | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateUnited States | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 252,000 km²97,300 mi² | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² |
| Official area | 255,000 km²Wikidata | 17,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 51in the United States | 157th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.2 millionWikidata, 2020 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 27th of 51in the United States | 129th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 17 per km² | 255 per km² |
| Capital | Salem | Kuwait City |
| Latitude range | 42°N to 46°N | 29°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 255,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 252,000 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