Cyprus vs Qatar
Qatar is 24% larger than Cyprus.
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0.81×
Cyprus is 0.81× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 1.24× the size of Cyprus.
| Cyprus | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 9,242 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 1,370,754 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 148 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Nicosia | Doha |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Cyprus sits at about 35°N and is stretched to 1.49× 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 Cyprus bigger than Qatar?
- No. Cyprus is 19% smaller than Qatar. Cyprus covers 9,242 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Cyprus fit into Qatar?
- About 1.2 times: Qatar has 1.24× the area of Cyprus.
- Why do Cyprus and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Cyprus is drawn about 1.49× 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, Cyprus or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 1,370,754. Density: Cyprus 148 per km², Qatar 260 per km².