Eswatini vs Qatar
Eswatini is 52% larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Eswatini about 1.5 times.
EswatiniQatarEswatini moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
1.52×
Eswatini is 1.52× the area of Qatar.
| Eswatini | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 17,364 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 1,256,174 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 72 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Mbabane | Doha |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Landlocked | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 2 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Eswatini sits at about 27°S and is stretched to 1.25× 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 Eswatini bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Eswatini is 52% larger than Qatar. Eswatini covers 17,364 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Eswatini?
- About 1.5 times: Eswatini has 1.52× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Eswatini and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Eswatini is drawn about 1.25× 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, Eswatini or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 1,256,174. Density: Eswatini 72 per km², Qatar 260 per km².