French Polynesia vs Qatar
Qatar is 2.74 times larger than French Polynesia. French Polynesia would fit into Qatar about 2.7 times.
French PolynesiaQatarFrench Polynesia moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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French Polynesia is 0.36× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 2.74× the size of French Polynesia.
| French Polynesia | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 4,167 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 282,465 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 68 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Papeete | Doha |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. French Polynesia sits at about 15°S and is stretched to 1.07× 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 French Polynesia bigger than Qatar?
- No. French Polynesia is 2.74 times smaller than Qatar. French Polynesia covers 4,167 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does French Polynesia fit into Qatar?
- About 2.7 times: Qatar has 2.74× the area of French Polynesia.
- Why do French Polynesia and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. French Polynesia is drawn about 1.07× 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, French Polynesia or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 282,465. Density: French Polynesia 68 per km², Qatar 260 per km².