Tajikistan vs United Arab Emirates

Tajikistan is 71% larger than United Arab Emirates. United Arab Emirates would fit into Tajikistan about 1.7 times.

TajikistanUnited Arab EmiratesTajikistan moved onto United Arab Emirates · Equal-area projection
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Tajikistan is 1.71× the area of United Arab Emirates.
TajikistanUnited Arab Emirates
Area143,100 km²83,600 km²
Population10,786,73411,513,149
Density75 / km²138 / km²
CapitalDushanbeAbu Dhabi
RegionCentral AsiaWestern Asia
CoastlineLandlockedHas a coast
Neighbours42

Why the map you grew up with disagrees

On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. Tajikistan sits at about 39°N and is stretched to 1.63× its true area; United Arab Emirates at 24° N is stretched to 1.2×. 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 Tajikistan bigger than United Arab Emirates?
Yes. Tajikistan is 71% larger than United Arab Emirates. Tajikistan covers 143,100 km² and United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km².
How many times does United Arab Emirates fit into Tajikistan?
About 1.7 times: Tajikistan has 1.71× the area of United Arab Emirates.
Why do Tajikistan and United Arab Emirates look different on Google Maps?
Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. Tajikistan is drawn about 1.63× its true area there and United Arab Emirates about 1.2×. 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, Tajikistan or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 people against 10,786,734. Density: Tajikistan 75 per km², United Arab Emirates 138 per km².