Qatar vs South Sudan
South Sudan is 56.3 times larger than Qatar. Qatar would fit into South Sudan about 56 times.
QatarSouth SudanQatar moved onto South Sudan · Equal-area projection
0.02×
Qatar is 0.02× the area of South Sudan. Put the other way, South Sudan is 56.3× the size of Qatar.
| Qatar | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,437 km² | 644,329 km² |
| Population | 2,972,215 | 12,188,788 |
| Density | 260 / km² | 19 / km² |
| Capital | Doha | Juba |
| Region | Western Asia | Eastern Africa |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Landlocked |
| Neighbours | 1 | 6 |
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; South Sudan at 7° N is stretched to 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- No. Qatar is 56.3 times smaller than South Sudan. Qatar covers 11,437 km² and South Sudan covers 644,329 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into South Sudan?
- About 56 times: South Sudan has 56.3× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Qatar and South Sudan 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 South Sudan about 1.02×. 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 South Sudan?
- South Sudan: 12,188,788 people against 2,972,215. Density: Qatar 260 per km², South Sudan 19 per km².