Equatorial Guinea vs Qatar

Equatorial Guinea is 2.45 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Equatorial Guinea about 2.5 times.

Equatorial GuineaQatarEquatorial Guinea moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
2.45×
Equatorial Guinea is 2.45× the area of Qatar.
Equatorial GuineaQatar
Area28,051 km²11,437 km²
Population1,938,4312,972,215
Density69 / km²260 / km²
CapitalMalaboDoha
RegionMiddle AfricaWestern Asia
CoastlineHas a coastHas a coast
Neighbours21

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea sits at about 2°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 Equatorial Guinea bigger than Qatar?
Yes. Equatorial Guinea is 2.45 times larger than Qatar. Equatorial Guinea covers 28,051 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
How many times does Qatar fit into Equatorial Guinea?
About 2.5 times: Equatorial Guinea has 2.45× the area of Qatar.
Why do Equatorial Guinea and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Equatorial Guinea 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, Equatorial Guinea or Qatar?
Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 1,938,431. Density: Equatorial Guinea 69 per km², Qatar 260 per km².