Pitcairn Islands vs Qatar
Qatar is 243 times larger than Pitcairn Islands. Pitcairn Islands would fit into Qatar about 243 times.
Pitcairn IslandsQatarPitcairn Islands moved onto Qatar · Equal-area projection
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Pitcairn Islands is 0.0× the area of Qatar. Put the other way, Qatar is 243× the size of Pitcairn Islands.
| Pitcairn Islands | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 47 km² | 11,437 km² |
| Population | 50 | 2,972,215 |
| Density | 1.1 / km² | 260 / km² |
| Capital | Adamstown | Doha |
| Region | Polynesia | 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. Pitcairn Islands sits at about 24°S and is stretched to 1.21× 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 Pitcairn Islands bigger than Qatar?
- No. Pitcairn Islands is 243 times smaller than Qatar. Pitcairn Islands covers 47 km² and Qatar covers 11,437 km².
- How many times does Pitcairn Islands fit into Qatar?
- About 243 times: Qatar has 243× the area of Pitcairn Islands.
- Why do Pitcairn Islands and Qatar look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Pitcairn Islands is drawn about 1.21× 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, Pitcairn Islands or Qatar?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 50. Density: Pitcairn Islands 1.1 per km², Qatar 260 per km².