Qatar vs Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste is 30% larger than Qatar.
QatarTimor-LesteQatar moved onto Timor-Leste · Equal-area projection
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Qatar is 0.77× the area of Timor-Leste. Put the other way, Timor-Leste is 1.3× the size of Qatar.
| Qatar | Timor-Leste | |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 11,437 km² | 14,919 km² |
| Population | 2,972,215 | 1,418,517 |
| Density | 260 / km² | 95 / km² |
| Capital | Doha | Dili |
| Region | Western Asia | South-Eastern Asia |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Has a coast |
| Neighbours | 1 | 1 |
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; Timor-Leste at 9° S 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 Timor-Leste?
- No. Qatar is 23% smaller than Timor-Leste. Qatar covers 11,437 km² and Timor-Leste covers 14,919 km².
- How many times does Qatar fit into Timor-Leste?
- About 1.3 times: Timor-Leste has 1.3× the area of Qatar.
- Why do Qatar and Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste 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 Timor-Leste?
- Qatar: 2,972,215 people against 1,418,517. Density: Qatar 260 per km², Timor-Leste 95 per km².