Palestine vs Qatar
Qatar is 39% larger than Palestine.
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Palestine is 0.72× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 1.39× the size of Palestine.
| Palestine | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 8,220 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 5,413,596 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 659 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | East Jerusalem | Doha |
| Region | Western Asia | Western Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 3 | 1 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Palestine sits at about 32°N and is stretched to 1.39× 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 Palestine bigger than Qatar?
- No. Palestine is 28% smaller than Qatar. Palestine covers 8,220 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Palestine fit into Qatar?
- About 1.4 times: Qatar has 1.39× the area of Palestine.
- Why do Palestine and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Palestine is drawn about 1.39× 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, Palestine or Qatar?
- Palestine: 5,413,596 people against 2,972,215. Density: Palestine 659 per km², Qatar 260 per km².