Saxony is 1.04× the size of Kuwait
Saxony (state of Germany) covers about 18,200 km² (7,010 mi²) and Kuwait (Asia) about 17,500 km² (6,750 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 18,200km²Saxony
- 17,500km²Kuwait
50 km
- Saxony
- Kuwait
What fits
- Kuwait is 96% of the size of Saxony.
- Saxony is larger by 693 km² (268 mi²), which is 4.0% of the area of Kuwait.
- Measured in Belgiums: Saxony is about 0.59, Kuwait about 0.57.
How they differ
- Saxony is larger, but Kuwait has the larger population: 4.5 million against 4.1 million, 1.09× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 255 in Kuwait against 225 in Saxony: Kuwait is 1.14× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 3,720 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Saxony at 51°N is drawn about 2.5× too large and Kuwait at 29°N about 1.3×, so the map shows Saxony as 2.00× the size of Kuwait instead of 1.04×.
- Together Saxony and Kuwait cover 35,600 km², close to the size of Taiwan (36,200 km², 1.6% bigger).
- The gap between them, 693 km², is about the size of Bahrain (688 km²).
- At Kuwait's density, Saxony would have 4.6 million people (it has 4.1 million). At Saxony's density, Kuwait would have 3.9 million (it has 4.5 million).
- Saxony's centre is 21.7° of latitude, about 2,410 km, farther north than Kuwait's.
- Saxony is the 10th largest of the 16 states of Germany and covers 5.1% of its area; it is the 8th most densely populated of them.
- Kuwait ranks 158th of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Saxony lies about 22° of latitude (roughly 2,410 km) north of Kuwait.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Saxony would have about 4,450 m² and each person in Kuwait about 3,910 m².
- Laid side by side, Saxony and Kuwait would cover 35,600 km², 96% of the size of the Netherlands.
- Together they have 8.6 million people, about as many people as Honduras.
- Counted as a country, Saxony would rank 157th by area and 130th by population.
Side by side
| Saxony | Kuwait | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateGermany | CountryAsia |
| Area, measured | 18,200 km²7,010 mi² | 17,500 km²6,750 mi² |
| Official area | 18,400 km²Wikidata | 17,800 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 10th of 16in Germany | 157th of 239worldwide |
| Population | 4.1 millionWikidata, 2022 | 4.5 millionWikidata, 2020 |
| Rank by population | 7th of 16in Germany | 129th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 225 per km² | 255 per km² |
| Capital | Dresden | Kuwait City |
| Latitude range | 50°N to 52°N | 29°N to 30°N |
Population: Wikidata 2022 and Wikidata 2020. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 18,400 km² agrees with our measured area of 18,200 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