Israel vs Qatar
Israel is 82% larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Israel about 1.8 times.
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Israel is 1.82× the area of Qatar.
| Israel | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 20,770 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 10,122,800 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 487 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Jerusalem | Doha |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 5 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Israel sits at about 31°N and is stretched to 1.37× 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 Israel bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Israel is 82% larger than Qatar. Israel covers 20,770 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Israel?
- About 1.8 times: Israel has 1.82× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Israel and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Israel is drawn about 1.37× 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, Israel or Qatar?
- Israel: 10,122,800 people against 2,972,215. Density: Israel 487 per km², Qatar 260 per km².