Namibia vs Qatar
Namibia is 72.2 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Namibia about 72 times.
NamibiaQatarNamibia moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
72.2×
Namibia is 72.2× the area of Qatar.
| Namibia | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 825,615 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 3,092,816 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 3.7 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Windhoek | Doha |
| Region | Southern Africa | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 4 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Namibia sits at about 22°S and is stretched to 1.16× 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 Namibia bigger than Qatar?
- Yes. Namibia is 72.2 times larger than Qatar. Namibia covers 825,615 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Namibia?
- About 72 times: Namibia has 72.2× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Namibia and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Namibia is drawn about 1.16× 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, Namibia or Qatar?
- Namibia: 3,092,816 people against 2,972,215. Density: Namibia 3.7 per km², Qatar 260 per km².