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Kuwait

State of Kuwait · دولة الكويت

Capital
Kuwait City
Population
4.87 million 2025
Area
17,818 km²
Neighbours
2
Locator map of KuwaitKUWAITKuwait CitySAUDI ARABIAIRAQPersian Gulf0100 km
Kuwait hatched, Kuwait City marked with a triangle, land neighbours shaded. Orthographic projection centred on 29.3°N 47.5°E; the scale bar is true at the centre.

In Western Asia, Kuwait has two land neighbours: Iraq and Saudi Arabia. At 17,818 km², it ranks 152nd of 195 by area, close in size to Fiji and Eswatini.

Its population was 4.87 million in 2025 (World Bank), the 69th-smallest of the 194 countries with data. Density is 273 people per km². Its urban share, 100.0% in 2025, is the highest of the 194. The population shrank by 0.65% in 2025.

GDP per capita was US$32,312 in 2025 (World Bank, current US$), 40th of 191 and 8th of 46 in Asia. Life expectancy at birth was 84.6 years in 2024, the 3rd-highest of the 194. Forest covers 0.4% of its land (2024). 100.0% of people used the internet in 2025.

Its main landmass lies entirely in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres. North to south it runs about 174 km, between 28.5°N and 30.1°N. Kuwait City's antipode is in the South Pacific Ocean, about 660 km from the Pitcairn Islands, the nearest land.

How it compares Asia: 47 countries

MeasureFigureWorldAsia
Population4,865,2982025, World Bank126th of 19438th of 47
Area17,818 km²world-countries152nd of 19539th of 47
GDPUS$157.2 billion2025, World Bank, current US$58th of 19121st of 46
GDP per capitaUS$32,3122025, World Bank, current US$40th of 1918th of 46
Population density273 per km²population 2025, World Bank; area, world-countries32nd of 19415th of 47
Life expectancy84.6 years2024, World Bank3rd of 1941st of 47
Urban population100.0%2025, World Bank1st of 1941st of 47
Forest area0.4% of land2024, World Bank187th of 19445th of 47
Population growth-0.65% a year2025, World Bank185th of 19446th of 47
Internet users100.0%2025, World Bank1st of 1881st of 45
Fertility rate1.56 births per woman2024, World Bank129th of 19436th of 47
Land neighbours2world-countries; among the 195112th of 19530th of 47
 Ranks run from the largest value (1st) among the countries with data; equal values share a rank.

Closest in areaFiji, Eswatini and Slovenia

Closest in populationCosta Rica, Panama and Mauritania

Neighbours 2 countries by land, nearest capital first

  • Saudi Arabia539 km
    Kuwait City to Riyadh, capital to capital
  • Iraq557 km
    Kuwait City to Baghdad, capital to capital

Where on Earth main landmass

Hemispheres
Northern and Eastern
Capital
Kuwait City
29.37°N 47.98°E
Northernmost latitude
30.10°N
Southernmost latitude
28.53°N
Westernmost longitude
46.53°E
Easternmost longitude
48.44°E
North to south
about 174 km
Antipode of Kuwait City
29.37°S 132.02°W
in the South Pacific Ocean, about 660 km from the nearest land (Pitcairn Islands)