Italy is 27.0× the size of Qatar
Italy covers about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²) and Qatar about 11,200 km² (4,310 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 301,000km²Italy
- 11,200km²Qatar
200 km
- Italy
- Qatar
What fits
- Qatar fits inside Italy about 27.0 times by area.
- Italy is larger by 290,000 km² (112,000 mi²), which is 2,601% of the area of Qatar.
- Measured in Belgiums: Italy is about 9.82, Qatar about 0.36.
How they differ
- Italy also has the larger population: 58.9 million against 2.6 million, 22.3× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 237 in Qatar against 195 in Italy: Qatar is 1.21× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 4,030 km apart.
- A standard web map misstates the comparison: Italy at 43°N is drawn about 1.9× too large and Qatar at 25°N about 1.2×, so the map shows Italy as 40.9× the size of Qatar instead of 27.0×.
- Together Italy and Qatar cover 312,000 km², close to the size of Poland (313,000 km², 0.4% bigger).
- The gap between them, 290,000 km², is about the size of Philippines (293,000 km²).
- At Qatar's density, Italy would have 71.3 million people (it has 58.9 million). At Italy's density, Qatar would have 2.2 million (it has 2.6 million).
- Italy's centre is 17.4° of latitude, about 1,930 km, farther north than Qatar's.
Who wins on what
| Measure | Winner | By |
|---|---|---|
| Larger area | Italy | 27.0× |
| More people | Italy | 22.3× |
| More crowded | Qatar | 1.21× |
| Farther north | Italy | 17.4° of latitude |
| Stretched more on a web map | Italy | 1.9× against 1.2× |
Both against the same yardsticks
| Yardstick | Italy | Qatar |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium 30,700 km² | 9.82× | 0.36× |
| United Kingdom 244,000 km² | 1.24× | 0.05× |
| Germany 358,000 km² | 0.84× | 0.03× |
| Japan 374,000 km² | 0.81× | 0.03× |
| France 548,000 km² | 0.55× | 0.02× |
| India 3,151,000 km² | 0.10× | 1 in 283 |
| Brazil 8,473,000 km² | 0.04× | 1 in 760 |
| United States 9,447,000 km² | 0.03× | 1 in 847 |
| Russia 16,980,000 km² | 0.02× | 1 in 1,523 |
Each figure is the place's area divided by the yardstick's.
Side by side
| Italy | Qatar | |
|---|---|---|
| Area, main territory | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² | 11,200 km²4,310 mi² |
| Population | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 | 2.6 millionWikidata, 2017 |
| Density | 195 per km² | 237 per km² |
| Official area | 302,000 km²Wikidata | 11,400 km²Wikidata |
| Capital | Rome | Doha |
| Latitude range | 35°N to 47°N | 25°N to 26°N |
| Continent | Europe | Asia |
Population: Wikidata 2023 and Wikidata 2017, covering each whole country. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
- Our measured 11,200 km² is 2.5% below Wikidata's official figure of 11,400 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. Main territory: the largest landmass and every part within 1,000 km of it.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded. Comparisons use main-territory area.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-11