Colombia vs Qatar
Colombia is 99.8 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Colombia about 100 times.
ColombiaQatarColombia moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Colombia is 99.8× the area of Qatar.
| Colombia | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,141,748 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 53,425,635 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 47 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Bogota | Doha |
| Region | South America | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Colombia sits at about 4°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Colombia bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Colombia is 99.8 times larger than Qatar. Colombia covers 1,141,748 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Colombia?
- About 100 times: Colombia has 99.8× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Colombia and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Colombia is drawn about 1.0× 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, Colombia or Qatar?
- Colombia: 53,425,635 people against 2,972,215. Density: Colombia 47 per km², Qatar 260 per km².