Country size comparison
compared to
Kuwait is around the same size as New Jersey.
New Jersey is approximately 19,211 sq km, while Kuwait is approximately 17,818 sq km, making Kuwait 92.75% the size of New Jersey. Meanwhile, the population of New Jersey is ~8.8 million people (5.7 million fewer people live in Kuwait).
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