Kiribati vs Qatar
Qatar is 14.1 times larger than Kiribati. Kiribati would fit into Qatar about 14 times.
KiribatiQatarKiribati moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Kiribati is 0.07× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 14.1× the size of Kiribati.
| Kiribati | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 811 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 136,488 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 168 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Tarawa | Doha |
| Region | Micronesia | 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. Kiribati 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 Kiribati bigger than Qatar?
- No. Kiribati is 14.1 times smaller than Qatar. Kiribati covers 811 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Kiribati fit into Qatar?
- About 14 times: Qatar has 14.1× the area of Kiribati.
- Why do Kiribati and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Kiribati 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, Kiribati or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 136,488. Density: Kiribati 168 per km², Qatar 260 per km².