Marshall Islands vs Qatar
Qatar is 63.2 times larger than Marshall Islands. Marshall Islands would fit into Qatar about 63 times.
Marshall IslandsQatarMarshall Islands moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Marshall Islands is 0.02× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 63.2× the size of Marshall Islands.
| Marshall Islands | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 181 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 36,282 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 200 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Majuro | 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. Marshall Islands sits at about 7°N and is stretched to 1.02× 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 Marshall Islands bigger than Qatar?
- No. Marshall Islands is 63.2 times smaller than Qatar. Marshall Islands covers 181 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Marshall Islands fit into Qatar?
- About 63 times: Qatar has 63.2× the area of Marshall Islands.
- Why do Marshall Islands and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Marshall Islands is drawn about 1.02× 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, Marshall Islands or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 36,282. Density: Marshall Islands 200 per km², Qatar 260 per km².