Kuwait vs East Timor: Land area in square kilometers
Kuwait
17,820 sq. km
in 2023
East Timor
14,870 sq. km
in 2023
Kuwait rank
154th
East Timor rank
156th
Land area in square kilometers over time
- Kuwait
- East Timor
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 17,820 sq. km against 14,870 sq. km in East Timor, a difference of 2,950 sq. km.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 154th and East Timor ranks 156th of 215 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17,820 sq. km | 14,870 sq. km | 2,950 sq. km | Kuwait |
| 1970s | 17,820 sq. km | 14,870 sq. km | 2,950 sq. km | Kuwait |
| 1980s | 17,820 sq. km | 14,870 sq. km | 2,950 sq. km | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 17,820 sq. km | 14,870 sq. km | 2,950 sq. km | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 17,820 sq. km | 14,870 sq. km | 2,950 sq. km | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 17,820 sq. km | 14,870 sq. km | 2,950 sq. km | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 17,820 sq. km | 14,870 sq. km | 2,950 sq. km | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area in square kilometers, Kuwait or East Timor?
- Kuwait, at 17,820 sq. km against 14,870 sq. km in East Timor as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land area in square kilometers between Kuwait and East Timor?
- 2,950 sq. km, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and East Timor?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and East Timor rank globally for land area in square kilometers?
- Kuwait ranks 154th and East Timor ranks 156th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Land area in square kilometers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total land area, measured in square kilometers (km²). Land area is a country's total area, excluding area under inland water bodies, national claims to continental shelf, and exclusive economic zones. In most cases the definition of inland water bodies includes major rivers and lakes.