Kenya vs Qatar
Kenya is 50.8 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Kenya about 51 times.
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Kenya is 50.8× the area of Qatar.
| Kenya | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 581,309 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 57,532,493 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 99 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Nairobi | Doha |
| Region | Eastern Africa | 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. Kenya sits at about 1°N and is stretched to 1.0× 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 Kenya bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Kenya is 50.8 times larger than Qatar. Kenya covers 581,309 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Kenya?
- About 51 times: Kenya has 50.8× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Kenya and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kenya is drawn about 1.0× 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, Kenya or Qatar?
- Kenya: 57,532,493 people against 2,972,215. Density: Kenya 99 per km², Qatar 260 per km².