Palau vs Qatar
Qatar is 24.5 times larger than Palau. Palau would fit into Qatar about 25 times.
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Palau is 0.04× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 24.5× the size of Palau.
| Palau | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 466 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 17,663 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 38 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Koror | 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. Palau 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 Palau bigger than Qatar?
- No. Palau is 24.5 times smaller than Qatar. Palau covers 466 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Palau fit into Qatar?
- About 25 times: Qatar has 24.5× the area of Palau.
- Why do Palau and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palau 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, Palau or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 17,663. Density: Palau 38 per km², Qatar 260 per km².