Faroe Islands vs Qatar
Qatar is 8.18 times larger than Faroe Islands. Faroe Islands would fit into Qatar about 8.2 times.
Faroe IslandsQatarFaroe Islands moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Faroe Islands is 0.12× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 8.18× the size of Faroe Islands.
| Faroe Islands | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 1,399 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 54,900 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 39 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Torshavn | Doha |
| Region | Northern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 0 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands sits at about 62°N and is stretched to 4.55× its true area; Qatar at 25° N is stretched to 1.22×. That difference is why Faroe 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 Faroe Islands bigger than Qatar?
- No. Faroe Islands is 8.18 times smaller than Qatar. Faroe Islands covers 1,399 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Faroe Islands fit into Qatar?
- About 8.2 times: Qatar has 8.18× the area of Faroe Islands.
- Why do Faroe Islands and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Faroe Islands is drawn about 4.55× its true area there and Qatar about 1.22×. That is why Faroe 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, Faroe Islands or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 54,900. Density: Faroe Islands 39 per km², Qatar 260 per km².