Qatar vs Somalia
Somalia is 55.8 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into Somalia about 56 times.
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Qatar is 0.02× the area of Somalia. Put the other way, Somalia is 55.8× the size of Qatar.
| Qatar | Somalia | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,437 km² | 637,657 km² |
| Population | 2,972,215 | 19,654,739 |
| Density | 260 / km² | 31 / km² |
| Capital | Doha | Mogadishu |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 3 |
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Qatar sits at about 25°N and is stretched to 1.22× its true area; Somalia at 5° N is stretched to 1.01×. 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 Qatar bigger than Somalia?
- No. Qatar is 55.8 times smaller than Somalia. Qatar covers 11,437 km² and Somalia covers 637,657 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Somalia?
- About 56 times: Somalia has 55.8× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Qatar and Somalia look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Qatar is drawn about 1.22× its true area there and Somalia about 1.01×. 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, Qatar or Somalia?
- Somalia: 19,654,739 people against 2,972,215. Density: Qatar 260 per km², Somalia 31 per km².