Falkland Islands vs Qatar
Falkland Islands is 7% larger than Qatar.
Falkland IslandsQatarFalkland Islands moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Falkland Islands is 1.07× the area of Qatar.
 Falkland Islands |  Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaFalkland Islands: 1.07× the area | 12,200 km² | 11,437 km²#159 of 194 |
| Coastline | Coast, no land border | Has a coast |
| Land neighbours | 0 | 1 |
| People | ||
| PopulationQatar: 653× the population | 4,5502018 | 2,972,215#136 of 194 · 2025 |
| DensityQatar: 697× the density | 0.37 / km² | 260 / km²#36 of 194 |
| Urban population | — | 99%#6 of 192 · 2025 |
| Fertility rate | — | 1.72 per woman#115 of 192 · 2024 |
| Population growth | — | +3.92%#4 of 192 · 2025 |
| Birth rate | — | 9.5 per 1,000#150 of 192 · 2024 |
| Death rate | — | 1.1 per 1,000#191 of 192 · 2024 |
| Children under 15 | — | 15.0%#162 of 192 · 2025 |
| People over 65 | — | 1.7%#192 of 192 · 2025 |
| Net migration | — | +12.2 per 1,000#6 of 192 · 2025 |
| Refugees abroad | — | 0.02 per 1,000#145 of 190 · 2025 |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancy | — | 82.5 years#22 of 192 · 2024 |
| Infant mortality | — | 4.8 per 1,000 births#143 of 191 · 2024 |
| Doctors | — | 3.02 per 1,000#59 of 178 · 2023 |
| University enrolment | — | 43.0%#86 of 145 · 2024 |
| Human Development Index | — | 0.886#42 of 190 · 2023 |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | — | $74,330#9 of 185 · 2025 |
| GDP | — | $215.56B2025 |
| Income group | — | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP) | — | $128,883#4 of 184 · 2025 |
| GDP growth | — | +2.9%#104 of 187 · 2025 |
| Inflation | — | +1.3%#136 of 176 · 2024 |
| Unemployment | — | 0.1%#178 of 178 · 2025 |
| Extreme poverty | — | 0.0%#136 of 149 · 2017 |
| Income inequality (Gini) | — | 35.1#72 of 149 · 2017 |
| Jobs in agriculture | — | 1.6% of jobs#162 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in industry | — | 38.0% of jobs#2 of 178 · 2025 |
| Jobs in services | — | 60.4% of jobs#83 of 178 · 2025 |
| Foreign investment | — | 1.4% of GDP#112 of 184 · 2025 |
| Exports | — | 68.6% of GDP#26 of 168 · 2022 |
| Military spending | — | 6.5% of GDP#6 of 155 · 2022 |
| Internet users | — | 98%#11 of 184 · 2024 |
| Mobile subscriptions | — | 154 per 100#25 of 191 · 2024 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | — | 0% of land#187 of 192 · 2024 |
| CO₂ per person | — | 47.3 t a year#2 of 185 · 2024 |
| Renewable energy | — | 0.0%#188 of 190 · 2021 |
| Access to electricity | — | 100.0%#1 of 192 · 2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) | — | 107.8 µg/m³#1 of 191 · 2023 |
| Protected land | — | 15.6% of land#111 of 191 · 2025 |
| Arable land | — | 1.8% of land#165 of 190 · 2024 |
| Water stress | — | 431.0%#5 of 176 · 2022 |
| Precipitation | — | 74 mm#177 of 180 · 2022 |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stability | — | +1.04#31 of 193 · 2025 |
| Control of corruption | — | +0.88#38 of 193 · 2025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 0.1 per 100,000#144 of 146 · 2022 |
| State | ||
| Status | Territory of United Kingdom | Independent state |
| Government | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Legislative Assembly); self-governing overseas territory of the UK | Absolute monarchy |
| Capital | Stanley | Doha |
| Currency | Falkland Islands pound (FKP) | Qatari riyal (QAR) |
| Official languages | British English | Arabic |
| Traffic drives | On the left | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC−3 | UTC+3 |
| Calling code | +500 | +974 |
| Region | South America | Western Asia, Asia |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands sits at about 52° S and is stretched to 2.61× its true area; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. That difference is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it is next to Qatar. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is Falkland Islands bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Falkland Islands is 7% larger than Qatar. Falkland Islands covers 12,200 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Falkland Islands?
- About 1.1 times: Falkland Islands has 1.07× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Falkland Islands and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Falkland Islands is drawn about 2.61× its true area there and Qatar about 1.22×. That is why Falkland Islands looks so much bigger than it really is next to Qatar. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, Falkland Islands or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 4,550. Density: Falkland Islands 0.37 per km², Qatar 260 per km².
- What kind of government do Falkland Islands and Qatar have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — Falkland Islands: dependent territory; Qatar: absolute monarchy.