Antigua and Barbuda vs Qatar
Qatar is 26.0 times larger than Antigua and Barbuda. Antigua and Barbuda would fit into Qatar about 26 times.
Antigua and BarbudaQatarAntigua and Barbuda moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Antigua and Barbuda is 0.04× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 26.0× the size of Antigua and Barbuda.
| Antigua and Barbuda | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 440 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 94,209 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 214 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Saint John's | Doha |
| Region | Caribbean | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda sits at about 17°N and is stretched to 1.1× its true area; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. Here the two are distorted about the same amount, so Mercator gets this pair roughly right. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Antigua and Barbuda bigger than Qatar?
- No. Antigua and Barbuda is 26.0 times smaller than Qatar. Antigua and Barbuda covers 440 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Antigua and Barbuda fit into Qatar?
- About 26 times: Qatar has 26.0× the area of Antigua and Barbuda.
- Why do Antigua and Barbuda and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Antigua and Barbuda is drawn about 1.1× its true area there and Qatar about 1.22×. For this pair the distortion is similar, so Mercator gets the comparison roughly right. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Antigua and Barbuda or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 94,209. Density: Antigua and Barbuda 214 per km², Qatar 260 per km².