Kuwait vs New Caledonia: Land area

Kuwait

17,820 sq. km

in 2023

New Caledonia

18,280 sq. km

in 2023

Kuwait rank

154th

New Caledonia rank

152nd

Land area over time

Kuwait
New Caledonia

How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports 18,280 sq. km against 17,820 sq. km in Kuwait, a difference of 460 sq. km.

Across all 63 years both countries report, New Caledonia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Kuwait ranks 154th and New Caledonia ranks 152nd of 216 countries.

Individual pages

Land area in Kuwait
Land area in New Caledonia
Full country ranking

About this data

Indicator: Land area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 263 places, 15,310 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

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.