Greece vs Qatar
Greece is 11.5 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Greece about 12 times.
GreeceQatarGreece moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Greece is 11.5× the area of Qatar.
| Greece | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 131,957 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 10,413,962 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 79 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Athens | Doha |
| Region | Southern Europe | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Greece sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.66× 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 Greece bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Greece is 11.5 times larger than Qatar. Greece covers 131,957 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Greece?
- About 12 times: Greece has 11.5× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Greece and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Greece is drawn about 1.66× 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, Greece or Qatar?
- Greece: 10,413,962 people against 2,972,215. Density: Greece 79 per km², Qatar 260 per km².