Maldives vs Qatar
Qatar is 38.4 times larger than Maldives. Maldives would fit into Qatar about 38 times.
MaldivesQatarMaldives moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Maldives is 0.03× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 38.4× the size of Maldives.
| Maldives | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 298 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 529,676 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 1,777 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Male | Doha |
| Region | Southern Asia | 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. Maldives sits at about 4°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 Maldives bigger than Qatar?
- No. Maldives is 38.4 times smaller than Qatar. Maldives covers 298 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Maldives fit into Qatar?
- About 38 times: Qatar has 38.4× the area of Maldives.
- Why do Maldives and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Maldives 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, Maldives or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 529,676. Density: Maldives 1,777 per km², Qatar 260 per km².