Botswana vs Qatar
Botswana is 50.9 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Botswana about 51 times.
BotswanaQatarBotswana moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Botswana is 50.9× the area of Qatar.
| Botswana | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,737 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 2,562,122 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 4.4 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Gaborone | Doha |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Botswana sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.17× 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 Botswana bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Botswana is 50.9 times larger than Qatar. Botswana covers 581,737 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Botswana?
- About 51 times: Botswana has 50.9× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Botswana and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Botswana is drawn about 1.17× 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, Botswana or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 2,562,122. Density: Botswana 4.4 per km², Qatar 260 per km².