Real size
How big is Kyrgyzstan really?
199,000 km²
76,700 sq mi · 82nd smallest of the 167 here · about the size of Senegal
Normal web maps draw it 1.8× too big
Kyrgyzstan covers 199,000 km² (76,700 sq mi), about the size of Senegal. A normal web map draws it about 1.8 times too big, because it lies far from the equator (around 42°N), and those maps stretch land more the closer it gets to the North Pole.
Measured from our map outlines, so official figures can differ by a few percent. Ranks count the 167 countries and territories on these pages: those over 5,000 km², not counting disputed territories.
- Real area
- 199,000 km²
- Size rank
- 86th of 167
- On a normal web map
- 1.8× too big
- Latitude
- 42°N
Countries about the same size
- SenegalAbout the same size
- BelarusAbout the same size
- GuyanaGuyana is 1.1 times the size of Kyrgyzstan
- SyriaKyrgyzstan is 1.1 times the size of Syria
- CambodiaKyrgyzstan is 1.1 times the size of Cambodia
Kyrgyzstan through history
Borders here have moved many times. Step through our maps, from 2000 BCE to today, to see who ruled this land before, and how big their realms really were.
Open the history map →Browse the eras →
Common questions
- How big is Kyrgyzstan?
- Kyrgyzstan covers about 199,000 km² (76,700 sq mi). It is the 82nd smallest of the 167 countries and territories on these pages (those over 5,000 km²).
- Why does Kyrgyzstan look so big on maps?
- Most web maps use the Mercator projection, which keeps shapes right but stretches area more and more toward the poles. Averaged over the whole country, it draws Kyrgyzstan about 1.8 times too big.
- Is Kyrgyzstan bigger than Senegal?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.
- Is Kyrgyzstan bigger than Belarus?
- They are about the same size: within 5% of each other.